There are 9 ways to get from Newark to Philadelphia by bus, plane, taxi, train, bus (Flixbus), car, or bus (Greyhound)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus, fly to Philadelphia International Airport
best- Take the bus from Newark COTC/OSU to John Glenn Columbus Intnl Airportbus
- Fly from John Glenn Columbus International Airport (CMH) to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)plane CMH - PHL
3h 58m$185–510Drive 436 mi
cheapest- Drive from Newark to Philadelphiacar 436 mi
7h 40m$80–115Taxi, bus, train
- Take the taxi from Newark to Cambridge, OHtaxi
- Take the bus from Cambridge, OH to Pittsburgh Intermodal Stationbus
- Take the train from Pittsburgh Amtrak Station to 30th Street Stationtrain
11h 30m$257–416Bus via State College Airport (SCE)
- Take the bus from Newark to Robert K Pfaff Transit Center - Akronbus
- Take the bus from Robert K Pfaff Transit Center - Akron to State College Regional Airportbus
- Take the bus from State College Regional Airport to Philadelphia Bus Stationbus
14h 1m$85–172Bus, fly to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Newark COTC/OSU to John Glenn Columbus Intnl Airportbus
- Fly from John Glenn Columbus International Airport (CMH) to Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI)plane CMH - BWI
- Take the train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to 30th Street Stationtrain
5h 14m$446–1,799Bus, fly to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, train
- Take the bus from Newark COTC/OSU to John Glenn Columbus Intnl Airportbus
- Fly from John Glenn Columbus International Airport (CMH) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)plane CMH - DCA
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Stationtrain
5h 19m$151–794Bus, fly to Laguardia Airport, train
- Take the bus from Newark COTC/OSU to John Glenn Columbus Intnl Airportbus
- Fly from John Glenn Columbus International Airport (CMH) to Laguardia Airport (LGA)plane CMH - LGA
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to 30th Street Stationtrain
5h 54m$225–1,203Bus, fly to Newark Liberty International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Newark COTC/OSU to John Glenn Columbus Intnl Airportbus
- Fly from John Glenn Columbus International Airport (CMH) to Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)plane CMH - EWR
- Take the train from Newark Liberty International Airport to 30th Street Stationtrain
5h 47m$277–1,102Bus
- Take the bus from Newark COTC/OSU to Columbus - 306 E Mount Stbus Route D
- Take the bus from Columbus to Philadelphia Bus Stationbus Greyhound US0421
14h 15m$88–163
John Glenn Columbus International Airport (CMH) to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Newark to Philadelphia is to drive which costs $75 - $120 and takes 7h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Newark to Philadelphia is to bus and fly which takes 3h 58m and costs $180 - $550.
No, there is no direct bus from Newark to Philadelphia station. However, there are services departing from Newark and arriving at Philadelphia Bus Station via Robert K Pfaff Transit Center - Akron and State College Regional Airport. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 1m.
The distance between Newark and Philadelphia is 447 miles. The road distance is 438.5 miles.
The best way to get from Newark to Philadelphia without a car is to taxi and bus and train which takes 11h 30m and costs $250 - $420.
It takes approximately 3h 58m to get from Newark to Philadelphia, including transfers.
Newark to Philadelphia bus services, operated by Barons Bus, depart from Newark station.
Newark to Philadelphia bus services, operated by Barons Bus, arrive at Robert K Pfaff Transit Center - Akron station.
Yes, the driving distance between Newark to Philadelphia is 438 miles. It takes approximately 7h 40m to drive from Newark to Philadelphia.
There are 1123+ hotels available in Philadelphia.
What companies run services between Newark, OH, USA and Philadelphia, PA, USA?
You can take a vehicle from Newark to Philadelphia Bus Station via Newark, Robert K Pfaff Transit Center - Akron, and State College Regional Airport in around 14h 1m.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–600
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–650
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Laguardia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–650
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Laguardia Airport via Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 24m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–650
- Website
- united.com
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Laguardia Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–360
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–370
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Laguardia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–650
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Laguardia Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–400
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–490
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–650
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Pittsburgh Amtrak Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–230
- 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 Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $28–60
- 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
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 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
- Phone
- +1 888 954 6287
- [email protected]
- Website
- ridegobus.com
Bus from Newark COTC/OSU to John Glenn Columbus Intnl Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- https://ridegobus.com
- Book at
- https://booking.ridegobus.com
Bus from Newark COTC/OSU to John Glenn Columbus Intnl Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- https://ridegobus.com
- Book at
- https://booking.ridegobus.com
Bus from Newark COTC/OSU to John Glenn Columbus Intnl Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- https://ridegobus.com
- Book at
- https://booking.ridegobus.com
Bus from Newark COTC/OSU to John Glenn Columbus Intnl Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- https://ridegobus.com
- Book at
- https://booking.ridegobus.com
Bus from Newark COTC/OSU to John Glenn Columbus Intnl Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- https://ridegobus.com
- Book at
- https://booking.ridegobus.com
Bus from Newark COTC/OSU to Columbus - 306 E Mount St
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $8–11
- Website
- https://ridegobus.com
- Book at
- https://booking.ridegobus.com
- Phone
- +1 888-378-3823
- [email protected]
- Website
- baronsbus.com
Bus from Newark COTC/OSU to John Glenn Columbus Intnl Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $2–35
- Website
- https://baronsbus.com
Bus from Newark to Robert K Pfaff Transit Center - Akron
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $10–45
- Website
- https://baronsbus.com
Bus from Newark COTC/OSU to John Glenn Columbus Intnl Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $2–35
- Website
- https://baronsbus.com
Bus from Newark COTC/OSU to John Glenn Columbus Intnl Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $2–35
- Website
- https://baronsbus.com
Bus from Newark COTC/OSU to John Glenn Columbus Intnl Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $2–35
- Website
- https://baronsbus.com
Bus from Newark COTC/OSU to John Glenn Columbus Intnl Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $2–35
- 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 Cambridge, OH to Pittsburgh Intermodal Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15–30
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Columbus to Philadelphia Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $70–140
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Robert K Pfaff Transit Center - Akron to State College Regional Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from State College Regional Airport to Philadelphia Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Estimated price
- $130–160
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