There are 10 ways to get from Louisville to Philadelphia, PA by plane, bus (Greyhound), bus, train, car, or subway
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Fly Louisville International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport
best- Fly from Louisville International Airport (SDF) to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)plane SDF - PHL
4h 23m$115–656Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Louisville, KY Bus Station to N Wilson Rd & Ferrell Pl - Columbusbus Louisville
- Take the bus from Wilson & Ferrell Shell Station - Columbus to Philadelphia Bus Stationbus Greyhound US0421
17h 47m$100–218Bus, train (Amtrak)
- Take the bus from Louisville, KY to Indianapolis Union Stationbus
- Take the train from Indianapolis to 30th Street Stationtrain Cardinal
24h 1m$296–647Drive 666.5 mi
- Drive from Louisville to Philadelphia, PAcar 666.5 mi
11h 28m$122–176Drive to Blue Grass Airport, fly to Philadelphia International Airport
- Drive from Louisville to Lexington-Airport-LEXcar
- Fly from Blue Grass Airport (LEX) to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)plane LEX - PHL
4h 5m$146–772Fly Louisville International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, train
- Fly from Louisville International Airport (SDF) to Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI)plane SDF - BWI
- Take the train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to 30th Street Stationtrain
5h 28m$119–1,208Fly Louisville International Airport to Laguardia Airport, train
- Fly from Louisville International Airport (SDF) to Laguardia Airport (LGA)plane SDF - LGA
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to 30th Street Stationtrain
6h 11m$148–1,262Bus to Covington, fly to Philadelphia International Airport
- Take the bus from Louisville, KY Bus Station to Cincinnati - Downtownbus
- Fly from Covington (CVG) to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)plane CVG - PHL
6h 16m$175–848Fly Louisville International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport, train
- Fly from Louisville International Airport (SDF) to Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)plane SDF - EWR
- Take the train from Newark Liberty International Airport to 30th Street Stationtrain
6h 5m$100–431Fly Louisville International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport, subway, train
- Fly from Louisville International Airport (SDF) to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD)plane SDF - IAD
- Take the subway from Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform to Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 1 Platformsubway
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Stationtrain
6h 13m$119–502
Louisville to Philadelphia, PA by bus and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Louisville to Philadelphia, PA is to bus which costs $100 - $220 and takes 17h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Louisville to Philadelphia, PA is to drive and fly which takes 4h 5m and costs $140 - $800.
No, there is no direct bus from Louisville station to Philadelphia, PA station. However, there are services departing from Louisville, KY Bus Station and arriving at Philadelphia Bus Station via Wilson & Ferrell Shell Station - Columbus. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 47m.
The distance between Louisville and Philadelphia, PA is 594 miles. The road distance is 670.4 miles.
The best way to get from Louisville to Philadelphia, PA without a car is to bus which takes 17h 47m and costs $100 - $220.
It takes approximately 4h 23m to get from Louisville to Philadelphia, PA, including transfers.
Louisville to Philadelphia, PA bus services, operated by Barons Bus, depart from Louisville, KY Bus Station.
The best way to get from Louisville to Philadelphia, PA is to fly which takes 4h 23m and costs $110 - $700. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $100 - $220 and takes 17h 47m.
Louisville to Philadelphia, PA bus services, operated by Barons Bus, arrive at N Wilson Rd & Ferrell Pl - Columbus station.
Yes, the driving distance between Louisville to Philadelphia, PA is 670 miles. It takes approximately 11h 28m to drive from Louisville to Philadelphia, PA.
What companies run services between Louisville, KY, USA and Philadelphia, PA, USA?
American Airlines, United Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Louisville International Airport (SDF) to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Louisville, KY Bus Station to Philadelphia, PA via Wilson & Ferrell Shell Station - Columbus and Philadelphia Bus Station in around 17h 47m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–550
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Laguardia Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Sunday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Laguardia Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Covington to Philadelphia International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–850
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Laguardia Airport via Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Covington to Philadelphia International Airport via Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–370
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–370
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–400
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Philadelphia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–750
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Laguardia Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Covington to Philadelphia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–450
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–850
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–950
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Laguardia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Laguardia Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–400
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $85–450
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Indianapolis to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 36m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $270–600
- 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 Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $29–60
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Newark Liberty International Airport to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $25–55
- 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
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 Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–600
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $20–460
- First Class
- $130–600
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
- +1 202 466 3876
- Website
- wmata.com
Subway from Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform to Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 1 Platform
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–3
- Website
- https://www.wmata.com
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- $2–3
- Phone
- +1 888-378-3823
- [email protected]
- Website
- baronsbus.com
Bus from Louisville, KY Bus Station to N Wilson Rd & Ferrell Pl - Columbus
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $20–60
- Website
- https://baronsbus.com
Bus from Louisville, KY Bus Station to Cincinnati - Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $9–45
- Website
- https://baronsbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Wilson & Ferrell Shell Station - Columbus to Philadelphia Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $80–160
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Thruway
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Louisville, KY to Indianapolis Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $22–45
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Adult
- $22–45
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