There are 10 ways to get from Nashville to Philadelphia by plane, bus, train, car, or bus (Flixbus)
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Fly to Philadelphia International Airport
best- Fly from Nashville (BNA) to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)plane BNA - PHL
4h 20m$175–855Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Nashville, TN to New York, NYbus Ny
- Take the bus from New York City Chinatown to Philadelphia Bus Stationbus FlixBus 2608
19h 29m$123–162Bus, train
- Take the bus from Nashville Bus Station to Washington Union Stationbus Greyhound US0600
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Stationtrain Acela
17h 5m$145–284Drive 786.9 mi
- Drive from Nashville to Philadelphiacar 786.9 mi
13h 47m$144–208Fly to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, train
- Fly from Nashville (BNA) to Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI)plane BNA - BWI
- Take the train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to 30th Street Stationtrain
5h 37m$196–1,254Fly to Laguardia Airport, train
- Fly from Nashville (BNA) to Laguardia Airport (LGA)plane BNA - LGA
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to 30th Street Stationtrain
6h 8m$145–1,258Fly to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, train
- Fly from Nashville (BNA) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)plane BNA - DCA
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Stationtrain
5h 42m$896–1,199Fly to John F. Kennedy International Airport, train
- Fly from Nashville (BNA) to John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK)plane BNA - JFK
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to 30th Street Stationtrain
6h 9m$496–2,221Fly to Newark Liberty International Airport, train
- Fly from Nashville (BNA) to Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)plane BNA - EWR
- Take the train from Newark Liberty International Airport to 30th Street Stationtrain
6h 5m$528–1,657Bus, train via Roanoke
- Take the bus from Nashville Bus Station to Roanoke Bus Stopbus
- Take the train from Roanoke to Washington Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Stationtrain
17h 36m$179–369
Nashville to Philadelphia by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Nashville to Philadelphia is to bus which costs $120 - $170 and takes 19h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Nashville to Philadelphia is to fly which takes 4h 20m and costs $170 - $900.
No, there is no direct bus from Nashville to Philadelphia station. However, there are services departing from Central 4Th Ave - Bay 19 and arriving at Philadelphia Bus Station via Nashville, TN and New York City Chinatown. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 29m.
The distance between Nashville and Philadelphia is 696 miles. The road distance is 791.5 miles.
The best way to get from Nashville to Philadelphia without a car is to bus and train which takes 17h 5m and costs $140 - $290.
It takes approximately 4h 20m to get from Nashville to Philadelphia, including transfers.
Nashville to Philadelphia bus services, operated by NYTN Bus, depart from Nashville, TN station.
The best way to get from Nashville to Philadelphia is to fly which takes 4h 20m and costs $170 - $900. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $120 - $170 and takes 19h 29m.
Nashville to Philadelphia bus services, operated by NYTN Bus, arrive at New York, NY station.
Philadelphia is 1h ahead of Nashville. It is currently 7:54 PM in Nashville and 8:54 PM in Philadelphia.
What companies run services between Nashville, TN, USA and Philadelphia, PA, USA?
Frontier Airlines, American Airlines, and Southwest Airlines fly from Nashville (BNA) to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) every 3 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Central 4Th Ave - Bay 19 to Philadelphia Bus Station via Nashville, TN and New York City Chinatown in around 19h 29m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Nashville to Philadelphia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Nashville to Baltimore-Washington International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Nashville to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Columbus
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Nashville to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Covington
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Nashville to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Raleigh/Durham
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Nashville to Laguardia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Nashville to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Nashville to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Columbus
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–700
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Nashville to Philadelphia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Nashville to Laguardia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Nashville to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Nashville to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–380
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Nashville to Laguardia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Nashville to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Nashville to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–380
Flights from Nashville to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–380
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Nashville to Laguardia Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 39m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Nashville to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–380
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Nashville to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–380
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Nashville to Philadelphia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–500
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 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
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
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
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 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 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 Newark Liberty International Airport to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $26–55
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Roanoke to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $70–150
- 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 Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Nashville Bus Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–200
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Nashville Bus Station to Roanoke Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–130
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 615-939-8887
- [email protected]
- Website
- nytnbus.com
Bus from Nashville, TN to New York, NY
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–120
- Website
- https://www.nytnbus.com
- Adult One-way
- $100–120
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from New York City Chinatown to Philadelphia Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $21–40
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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