There are 9 ways to get from Philadelphia to Arrington by train, taxi, bus, car, subway, plane, or bus (Flixbus, Greyhound)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, taxi
best- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to Lynchburgtrain
- Take the taxi from Lynchburg to Arringtontaxi
7h 7m$156–843Drive 288.7 mi
cheapest- Drive from Philadelphia to Arringtoncar 288.7 mi
5h 32m$53–77Train, bus
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Stationtrain Northeast Regional / ...
- Take the bus from Washington Union Station to 171 S. Main St - Vintage Shoppes of Amherstbus Washington
7h 20m$93–733Train, subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to Charlottesville, taxi
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Stationtrain
- Take the subway from Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platformsubway
- Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Charlottesville (CHO)plane IAD - CHO
- Take the taxi from Charlottesville (CHO) to Arringtontaxi
5h 54m$215–1,089Bus
- Take the bus from Philadelphia Bus Station to Washington Union Stationbus FlixBus 2601 / ...
- Take the bus from Washington Union Station to 171 S. Main St - Vintage Shoppes of Amherstbus Washington
8h 7m$82–139Bus, subway
- Take the bus from Philadelphia, PA to Washington, DCbus
- Take the subway from McPherson Square, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platformsubway S
- Take the bus from Dulles International Airport Station to 171 S. Main St - Vintage Shoppes of Amherstbus
9h 13m$109–182Fly Philadelphia International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport, bus
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD)plane PHL - IAD
- Take the bus from Dulles International Airport Station to 171 S. Main St - Vintage Shoppes of Amherstbus
7h 10m$966–1,283Fly Philadelphia International Airport to Roanoke Regional Airport-Woodrum Field, train
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Roanoke Regional Airport-Woodrum Field (ROA)plane PHL - ROA
- Take the train from Roanoke to Lynchburgtrain
7h 55m$132–553Fly Philadelphia International Airport to Richmond International Airport, bus
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Richmond International Airport (RIC)plane PHL - RIC
- Take the bus from Richmond to Charlottesvillebus
- Take the bus from Alderman Rd / Floyd Dr - Charlottesville to 171 S. Main St - Vintage Shoppes of Amherstbus
8h 7m$126–573
Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Charlottesville (CHO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Philadelphia to Arrington is to drive which costs $50 - $80 and takes 5h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Philadelphia to Arrington is to drive which takes 5h 32m and costs $50 - $80.
No, there is no direct bus from Philadelphia station to Arrington. However, there are services departing from Philadelphia Bus Station and arriving at 171 S. Main St - Vintage Shoppes of Amherst via Washington Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 7m.
The distance between Philadelphia and Arrington is 336 miles. The road distance is 290.4 miles.
The best way to get from Philadelphia to Arrington without a car is to train and taxi which takes 7h 7m and costs $150 - $850.
It takes approximately 7h 7m to get from Philadelphia to Arrington, including transfers.
Philadelphia to Arrington bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Philadelphia Bus Station.
Philadelphia to Arrington bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Washington Union Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Philadelphia to Arrington is 290 miles. It takes approximately 5h 32m to drive from Philadelphia to Arrington.
There are 58+ hotels available in Arrington.
What companies run services between Philadelphia, PA, USA and Arrington, VA, USA?
You can take a bus from Philadelphia Bus Station to Arrington via Washington Union Station and 171 S. Main St - Vintage Shoppes of Amherst in around 8h 7m.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Charlottesville
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–260
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–390
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Roanoke Regional Airport-Woodrum Field via Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $65–430
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Roanoke Regional Airport-Woodrum Field
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–430
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Richmond International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–470
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–90
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Washington Union Station to Lynchburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $55–120
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–90
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–90
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Roanoke to Lynchburg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $16–35
- 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 30th Street Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- 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 30th Street Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- 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 30th Street Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- 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 Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform
- Ave. Duration
- 47 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 McPherson Square, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–3
- Website
- https://www.wmata.com
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- $2–3
- Phone
- +1-877-462-6342
- [email protected]
- Website
- us.megabus.com
Bus from Washington Union Station to 171 S. Main St - Vintage Shoppes of Amherst
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $27–55
- Website
- https://us.megabus.com
- Adult One-way
- $27–55
Bus from Washington Union Station to 171 S. Main St - Vintage Shoppes of Amherst
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $27–55
- Website
- https://us.megabus.com
- Adult One-way
- $27–55
Bus from Alderman Rd / Floyd Dr - Charlottesville to 171 S. Main St - Vintage Shoppes of Amherst
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–35
- Website
- https://us.megabus.com
- Adult One-way
- $12–35
- Phone
- +1-800-827-3490
- [email protected]
- Website
- virginiabreeze.drpt.virginia.gov
Bus from Washington Union Station to 171 S. Main St - Vintage Shoppes of Amherst
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–40
- Schedules at
- virginiabreeze.drpt.virginia.gov
Bus from Washington Union Station to 171 S. Main St - Vintage Shoppes of Amherst
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–40
- Schedules at
- virginiabreeze.drpt.virginia.gov
Bus from Dulles International Airport Station to 171 S. Main St - Vintage Shoppes of Amherst
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $28–35
- Schedules at
- virginiabreeze.drpt.virginia.gov
Bus from Dulles International Airport Station to 171 S. Main St - Vintage Shoppes of Amherst
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $28–35
- Schedules at
- virginiabreeze.drpt.virginia.gov
Bus from Alderman Rd / Floyd Dr - Charlottesville to 171 S. Main St - Vintage Shoppes of Amherst
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $17–22
- Schedules at
- virginiabreeze.drpt.virginia.gov
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Philadelphia Bus Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $21–40
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Richmond to Charlottesville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–20
- 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 Philadelphia Bus Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $20–40
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1-844-800-6828
- [email protected]
- Website
- ourbus.com
Bus from Philadelphia, PA to Washington, DC
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–100
- Website
- https://www.ourbus.com
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Estimated price
- $70–190
Allied Cabs
- Phone
- +1 434-845-7039
Gray Top Cab
- Phone
- +1 434-845-4554
Yellow Cab Lynchburg
- Phone
- +1 434-846-8888
1st Call Taxi
- Phone
- +1 434-906-6670
- Website
- 1stcalltaxi.wordpress.com
Anytime Taxi
- Phone
- +1 434-977-5522
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