There are 10 ways to get from Fort Lauderdale to Altoona by plane, train, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), train (Amtrak), or car
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Fly Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport, train
best- Fly from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport (FLL) to Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT)plane FLL - PIT
- Take the train from Pittsburgh Amtrak Station to Altoona Amtrak Stationtrain
9h 7m$587–1,078Train to Miami International Airport, fly to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, train
cheapest- Take the train from Fort Lauderdale Station to Miami Airport Stationtrain
- Fly from Miami International Airport (MIA) to Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI)plane MIA - BWI
- Take the train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to 30th Street Stationtrain
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Altoona Amtrak Stationtrain
12h 9m$163–1,238Bus
- Take the bus from Ft Lauderdale Broward Park & Ride to Washington Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Washington Union Station to Harrisburg Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Harrisburg Bus Station to Altoona Bus Stationbus
29h 20m$210–362Train via Philadelphia (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Fort Lauderdale Amtrak Station to 30th Street Stationtrain Silver Meteor
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Altoona Amtrak Stationtrain Pennsylvanian
31h 5m$486–999Drive 1,141.9 mi
- Drive from Fort Lauderdale to Altoonacar 1,141.9 mi
20h 30m$209–301Train to Miami International Airport, fly to Pittsburgh International Airport, train
- Take the train from Fort Lauderdale Station to Miami Airport Stationtrain
- Fly from Miami International Airport (MIA) to Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT)plane MIA - PIT
- Take the train from Pittsburgh Amtrak Station to Altoona Amtrak Stationtrain
9h 54m$589–1,031Fly Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport, train
- Fly from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport (FLL) to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)plane FLL - PHL
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Altoona Amtrak Stationtrain
10h 30m$180–626Fly Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, train
- Fly from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport (FLL) to Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI)plane FLL - BWI
- Take the train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to 30th Street Stationtrain
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Altoona Amtrak Stationtrain
11h 42m$231–1,415Fly Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, train
- Fly from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport (FLL) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)plane FLL - DCA
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Stationtrain
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Altoona Amtrak Stationtrain
11h 52m$771–1,860Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Fort Lauderdale Amtrak Station to Pittsburgh Amtrak Stationtrain Floridian
- Take the train from Pittsburgh Amtrak Station to Altoona Amtrak Stationtrain Pennsylvanian
39h 26m$536–1,097
Fort Lauderdale to Altoona by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Fort Lauderdale to Altoona is to bus which costs $210 - $370 and takes 29h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Fort Lauderdale to Altoona is to fly and train which takes 9h 7m and costs $550 - $1,100.
No, there is no direct bus from Fort Lauderdale to Altoona station. However, there are services departing from Ft Lauderdale Broward Park & Ride and arriving at Altoona Bus Station via Washington Union Station and Harrisburg Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 29h 20m.
No, there is no direct train from Fort Lauderdale station to Altoona station. However, there are services departing from Fort Lauderdale Amtrak Station and arriving at Altoona Amtrak Station via 30th Street Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 31h 5m.
The distance between Fort Lauderdale and Altoona is 1148 miles. The road distance is 1148.6 miles.
The best way to get from Fort Lauderdale to Altoona without a car is to bus which takes 29h 20m and costs $210 - $370.
It takes approximately 9h 7m to get from Fort Lauderdale to Altoona, including transfers.
Fort Lauderdale to Altoona bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Ft Lauderdale Broward Park & Ride station.
Fort Lauderdale to Altoona train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Fort Lauderdale Amtrak Station.
The best way to get from Fort Lauderdale to Altoona is to bus which takes 29h 20m and costs $210 - $370. Alternatively, you can train via Philadelphia, which costs $480 - $1,000 and takes 31h 5m.
What companies run services between Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA and Altoona, PA, USA?
You can take a bus from Ft Lauderdale Broward Park & Ride to Altoona Bus Station via Washington Union Station and Harrisburg Bus Station in around 29h 20m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Fort Lauderdale Amtrak Station to Altoona Amtrak Station via 30th Street Station in around 31h 5m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport via Tampa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Miami International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–490
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Miami International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–490
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Miami International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–490
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Miami International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–490
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–320
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–310
Flights from Miami International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–380
- Website
- flybreeze.com
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport via Charleston
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–1,100
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport via Greenville/Spartanburg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 58m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–1,100
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Pittsburgh Amtrak Station to Altoona Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–75
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Fort Lauderdale Amtrak Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $410–850
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from 30th Street Station to Altoona Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–160
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Pittsburgh Amtrak Station to Altoona Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–75
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from 30th Street Station to Altoona Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–160
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from 30th Street Station to Altoona Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–160
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from 30th Street Station to Altoona Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–160
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–90
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from 30th Street Station to Altoona Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–160
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Fort Lauderdale Amtrak Station to Pittsburgh Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 57m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $500–1,100
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Pittsburgh Amtrak Station to Altoona Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–75
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 800-874-7245
- [email protected]
- Website
- tri-rail.com
Train from Fort Lauderdale Station to Miami Airport Station
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Website
- https://www.tri-rail.com
- Weekend | Holiday
- $5
- Weekday
- $4–6
Train from Fort Lauderdale Station to Miami Airport Station
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Website
- https://www.tri-rail.com
- Weekend | Holiday
- $5
- Weekday
- $4–6
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $24–650
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $24–460
- First Class
- $140–650
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $24–650
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $24–460
- First Class
- $140–650
Train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–650
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $30–470
- First Class
- $150–650
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Ft Lauderdale Broward Park & Ride to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $170–290
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Washington Union Station to Harrisburg Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $17–35
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Harrisburg Bus Station to Altoona Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19–40
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
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More Questions & Answers
Fort Lauderdale to Altoona bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Washington Union Station.
Fort Lauderdale to Altoona train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at 30th Street Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Fort Lauderdale to Altoona is 1149 miles. It takes approximately 20h 30m to drive from Fort Lauderdale to Altoona.
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