There are 8 ways to get from Madison to Philadelphia by train (Amtrak), car, plane, train, subway, or bus
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Train via Washington (Amtrak)
best- Take the train from Culpeper Amtrak Station to Washington Union Stationtrain Northeast Regional / ...
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Stationtrain Acela
5h 5m$62–134Drive 221.4 mi
cheapest- Drive from Madison to Philadelphiacar 221.4 mi
4h 14m$41–59Fly Charlottesville to Laguardia Airport, train
- Fly from Charlottesville (CHO) to Laguardia Airport (LGA)plane CHO - LGA
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to 30th Street Stationtrain
4h 21m$159–1,100Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Culpeper Amtrak Station to 30th Street Stationtrain Northeast Regional / ...
5h 43m$65–140Fly Charlottesville to Washington Dulles International Airport, subway, train
- Fly from Charlottesville (CHO) to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD)plane CHO - 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
4h 24m$145–430Train to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, fly to Philadelphia International Airport
- Take the train from Culpeper Amtrak Station to Alexandriatrain
- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)plane DCA - PHL
5h 54m$109–695Bus, train, subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to Philadelphia International Airport
- Take the bus from Madison - Food Lion to Culpeper Stationbus
- Take the train from Culpeper Amtrak Station to Alexandriatrain
- Take the subway from King St-Old Town, Yellow/Blue Line Center Platform to Rosslyn, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 1 Platformsubway
- Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)plane IAD - PHL
7hBus, bus to Richmond International Airport, fly to Philadelphia International Airport
- Take the bus from Madison - Food Lion to Charlottesville Stationbus
- Take the bus from Charlottesville to Richmondbus
- Fly from Richmond International Airport (RIC) to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)plane RIC - PHL
7h 26m
Madison to Philadelphia by bus and train (Amtrak)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Madison to Philadelphia is to drive which costs $40 - $60 and takes 4h 14m.
The fastest way to get from Madison to Philadelphia is to drive which takes 4h 14m and costs $40 - $60.
No, there is no direct train from Madison station to Philadelphia station. However, there are services departing from Culpeper Amtrak Station and arriving at 30th Street Station via Washington Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 5m.
The distance between Madison and Philadelphia is 220 miles. The road distance is 222.7 miles.
The best way to get from Madison to Philadelphia without a car is to train via Washington which takes 5h 5m and costs $60 - $140.
It takes approximately 5h 5m to get from Madison to Philadelphia, including transfers.
Madison to Philadelphia train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Culpeper Amtrak Station.
Madison to Philadelphia train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Washington Union Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Madison to Philadelphia is 223 miles. It takes approximately 4h 14m to drive from Madison to Philadelphia.
There are 940+ hotels available in Philadelphia.
What companies run services between Madison, VA, USA and Philadelphia, PA, USA?
You can take a bus from Madison - Food Lion to 30th Street Station via Culpeper Station, Culpeper Amtrak Station, and Washington Union Station in around 5h 5m.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Charlottesville to Laguardia Airport via Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–410
Flights from Charlottesville to Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–250
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–380
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $70–480
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Charlottesville to Laguardia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–410
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Philadelphia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–650
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–470
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Charlottesville to Laguardia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–410
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Culpeper Amtrak Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $21–45
- 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 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 Culpeper Amtrak Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $65–140
- 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 Culpeper Amtrak Station to Alexandria
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $19–40
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Culpeper Amtrak Station to Alexandria
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $19–40
- 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 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
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
Subway from King St-Old Town, Yellow/Blue Line Center Platform to Rosslyn, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 1 Platform
- Ave. Duration
- 18 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–3
- Website
- https://www.wmata.com
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- $2–3
- Phone
- +1 877-777-2708
- [email protected]
- Website
- vatransit.org
Bus from Madison - Food Lion to Culpeper Station
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.vatransit.org/
Bus from Madison - Food Lion to Charlottesville Station
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.vatransit.org/
- Website
- example.com
Bus from Charlottesville to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- example.com
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