There are 9 ways to get from Miami to Altoona by plane, train, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), train (Amtrak), or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Miami International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport, train
best- 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 1m$635–1,025Fly Miami International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, train
cheapest- 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
11h 16m$159–1,232Bus
- Take the bus from Miami 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
30h 10m$206–352Train via Philadelphia (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Miami Amtrak Station to 30th Street Stationtrain Silver Meteor
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Altoona Amtrak Stationtrain Pennsylvanian
31h 45m$503–1,003Drive 1,166.9 mi
- Drive from Miami to Altoonacar 1,166.9 mi
20h 52m$213–308Fly Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport, train
- 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 27m$538–1,080Fly 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
12h 2m$242–1,567Fly Miami International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, train
- Fly from Miami International Airport (MIA) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)plane MIA - DCA
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Stationtrain
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Altoona Amtrak Stationtrain
11h 35m$289–1,257Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Miami Amtrak Station to Pittsburgh Amtrak Stationtrain Floridian
- Take the train from Pittsburgh Amtrak Station to Altoona Amtrak Stationtrain Pennsylvanian
40h 4m$555–1,100
Miami to Altoona by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Miami to Altoona is to bus which costs $200 - $360 and takes 30h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Miami to Altoona is to fly and train which takes 9h 1m and costs $600 - $1,100.
No, there is no direct bus from Miami to Altoona station. However, there are services departing from Miami and arriving at Altoona Bus Station via Washington Union Station and Harrisburg Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 30h 10m.
No, there is no direct train from Miami station to Altoona station. However, there are services departing from Miami Amtrak Station and arriving at Altoona Amtrak Station via 30th Street Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 31h 45m.
The distance between Miami and Altoona is 1163 miles. The road distance is 1173.7 miles.
The best way to get from Miami to Altoona without a car is to bus which takes 30h 10m and costs $200 - $360.
It takes approximately 9h 1m to get from Miami to Altoona, including transfers.
Miami to Altoona bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Miami station.
Miami to Altoona train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Miami Amtrak Station.
The best way to get from Miami to Altoona is to bus which takes 30h 10m and costs $200 - $360. Alternatively, you can train via Philadelphia, which costs $500 - $1,000 and takes 31h 45m.
What companies run services between Miami, FL, USA and Altoona, PA, USA?
You can take a bus from Miami to Altoona Bus Station via Washington Union Station and Harrisburg Bus Station in around 30h 10m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Miami Amtrak Station to Altoona Amtrak Station via 30th Street Station in around 31h 45m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Miami International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–480
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
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 Baltimore-Washington International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Miami International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Miami International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–480
Flights from Miami International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Miami International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Miami International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Jacksonville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 54m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $120–650
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
- 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
- $200–1,200
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport via Greenville/Spartanburg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 58m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–1,200
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Miami International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–380
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–310
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Miami International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
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 Miami Amtrak Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $420–850
- 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 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 Miami Amtrak Station to Pittsburgh Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 35m
- 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
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 Miami to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $160–280
- 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
- $20–40
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
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More Questions & Answers
Miami to Altoona bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Washington Union Station.
Miami to Altoona train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at 30th Street Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Miami to Altoona is 1174 miles. It takes approximately 20h 52m to drive from Miami to Altoona.
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