There are 12 ways to get from Michigan City to Philadelphia by train, plane, bus, train (Amtrak), or car
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Train to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly to Philadelphia International Airport
best- Take the train from 11th Street to Van Buren St.train
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)plane ORD - PHL
6h 8m$115–569Train to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly to Lancaster, drive
cheapest- Take the train from 11th Street to Van Buren St.train
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Lancaster (LNS)plane ORD - LNS
- Drive from Lancaster-Airport-LNS to Philadelphiacar
6h 48m$90–396Train, bus
- Take the train from 11th Street to Garytrain Ssl
- Take the bus from Gary Bus Station to Newark Penn Stationbus
- Take the bus from Newark Penn Station to Philadelphia Bus Stationbus
19h 59m$139–241Train via Washington
- Take the train from 11th Street to Van Buren St.train Ssl
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Rockville Amtraktrain
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Stationtrain
21h 55m$295–597Drive 704.2 mi
- Drive from Michigan City to Philadelphiacar 704.2 mi
11h 31m$129–186Train to Chicago Midway International Airport, fly to Philadelphia International Airport
- Take the train from 11th Street to Van Buren St.train
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)plane MDW - PHL
5h 48m$155–419Train to Chicago Midway International Airport, fly to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, train
- Take the train from 11th Street to Van Buren St.train
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI)plane MDW - BWI
- Take the train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to 30th Street Stationtrain
7h 10m$156–888Train to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly to Lehigh Valley International Airport, bus
- Take the train from 11th Street to Van Buren St.train
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Lehigh Valley International Airport (ABE)plane ORD - ABE
- Take the bus from Lehigh Valley International Airport to Philadelphia Bus Stationbus
8h 59m$91–404Train to Chicago Midway International Airport, fly to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, train
- Take the train from 11th Street to Van Buren St.train
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)plane MDW - DCA
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Stationtrain
7h 15m$176–813Train, train to General Mitchell International Airport, fly to Philadelphia International Airport
- Take the train from 11th Street to Van Buren St.train
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Milwaukeetrain
- Fly from General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)plane MKE - PHL
8h 25m$196–886Train, bus via Baltimore
- Take the train from 11th Street to Garytrain Ssl
- Take the bus from Gary Bus Station to Baltimore Downtown Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Baltimore Greyhound Garage to Philadelphia Bus Stationbus
24h 58m$144–283Train
- Take the train from 11th Street to Van Buren St.train Westbound to Chicago / ...
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to 30th Street Stationtrain Cardinal
28h 31m$353–714
Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Michigan City to Philadelphia is to drive which costs $120 - $190 and takes 11h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Michigan City to Philadelphia is to train and fly which takes 5h 48m and costs $150 - $420.
No, there is no direct train from Michigan City to Philadelphia station. However, there are services departing from 11th Street and arriving at 30th Street Station via Chicago Union Station, Rockville, Red Line Center Platform and Washington Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21h 55m.
The distance between Michigan City and Philadelphia is 762 miles. The road distance is 708.3 miles.
The best way to get from Michigan City to Philadelphia without a car is to train and bus which takes 19h 59m and costs $130 - $250.
It takes approximately 6h 8m to get from Michigan City to Philadelphia, including transfers.
Michigan City to Philadelphia train services, operated by South Shore Line, depart from 11th Street station.
Philadelphia is 1h ahead of Michigan City. It is currently 5:52 AM in Michigan City and 6:52 AM in Philadelphia.
Michigan City to Philadelphia train services, operated by South Shore Line, arrive at Van Buren St. station.
Yes, the driving distance between Michigan City to Philadelphia is 708 miles. It takes approximately 11h 31m to drive from Michigan City to Philadelphia.
What companies run services between Michigan City, IN, USA and Philadelphia, PA, USA?
You can take a train from 11th Street to 30th Street Station via Van Buren St., Michigan & Van Buren, Clinton & Jackson, Chicago Union Station, Rockville Amtrak, Rockville, Red Line Center Platform, Union Station, Red Line Center Platform, and Washington Union Station in around 21h 55m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via General Mitchell International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Cleveland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Columbus
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Columbus
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–850
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $210–1,000
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lehigh Valley International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–370
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–800
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–850
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–850
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lancaster
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–360
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lehigh Valley International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–370
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–850
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–600
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–700
- Phone
- +1 219-926-5744
- Website
- mysouthshoreline.com
Train from 11th Street to Van Buren St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10–11
- Schedules at
- mysouthshoreline.com
- Adults 14-64
- $10–11
Train from 11th Street to Gary
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–8
- Schedules at
- mysouthshoreline.com
- Adults 14-64
- $7–8
Train from 11th Street to Van Buren St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10–11
- Schedules at
- mysouthshoreline.com
- Adults 14-64
- $10–11
Train from 11th Street to Van Buren St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10–11
- Schedules at
- mysouthshoreline.com
- Adults 14-64
- $10–11
Train from 11th Street to Van Buren St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10–11
- Schedules at
- mysouthshoreline.com
- Adults 14-64
- $10–11
Train from 11th Street to Van Buren St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10–11
- Schedules at
- mysouthshoreline.com
- Adults 14-64
- $10–11
Train from 11th Street to Van Buren St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10–11
- Schedules at
- mysouthshoreline.com
- Adults 14-64
- $10–11
Train from 11th Street to Van Buren St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10–11
- Schedules at
- mysouthshoreline.com
- Adults 14-64
- $10–11
Train from 11th Street to Van Buren St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10–11
- Schedules at
- mysouthshoreline.com
- Adults 14-64
- $10–11
Train from 11th Street to Gary
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–8
- Schedules at
- mysouthshoreline.com
- Adults 14-64
- $7–8
Train from 11th Street to Van Buren St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10–11
- Schedules at
- mysouthshoreline.com
- Adults 14-64
- $10–11
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Chicago Union Station to Rockville Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $240–490
- 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 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 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 Chicago Union Station to Milwaukee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $28–55
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 56m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $340–700
- 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 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 Gary Bus Station to Newark Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–210
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Newark Penn Station to Philadelphia Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $12–20
- 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 Newark Penn Station to Philadelphia Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $12–23
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Lehigh Valley International Airport to Philadelphia Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–18
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Gary Bus Station to Baltimore Downtown Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–220
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Baltimore Greyhound Garage to Philadelphia Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $27–55
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
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