There are 7 ways to get from Philadelphia to Captiva Island by plane, taxi, bus, train, or car
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Fly from Philadelphia International Airport, taxi
best- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Ft. Myers (RSW)plane PHL - RSW
- Take the taxi from Ft-Myers-Airport-RSW to Captiva Islandtaxi
5h 25m$283–784Drive 1,164 mi
cheapest- Drive from Philadelphia to Captiva Islandcar 1,164 mi
20h 39m$213–307Bus, taxi
- Take the bus from Philadelphia Bus Station to Baltimore Downtown Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Baltimore Downtown Bus Station to Orlando Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Orlando Bus Station to Fort Myers Bus Stopbus
- Take the taxi from Fort Myers Bus Stop to Captiva Islandtaxi
27h 54m$265–395Train, bus, taxi
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Orlandotrain
- Take the bus from Orlando to Fort Myers Amtrak Bus Stopbus
- Take the taxi from Fort Myers Amtrak Bus Stop to Captiva Islandtaxi
28h 38mTrain to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, fly, taxi
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to BWI Thurgood Marshalltrain
- Fly from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to Ft. Myers (RSW)plane BWI - RSW
- Take the taxi from Ft-Myers-Airport-RSW to Captiva Islandtaxi
6h 17m$244–1,388Train to New Castle Airport, fly, taxi
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Wilmingtontrain
- Fly from New Castle Airport (ILG) to Ft. Myers (RSW)plane ILG - RSW
- Take the taxi from Ft-Myers-Airport-RSW to Captiva Islandtaxi
6h 5m$307–1,425Train, bus, taxi via Kissimmee
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Kissimmee Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Orlando to Fort Myers Bus Stopbus
- Take the taxi from Cape Coral Transfer Center to Captiva Islandtaxi
31h 25m$693–1,050
Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Ft. Myers (RSW) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Philadelphia to Captiva Island is to drive which costs $210 - $310 and takes 20h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Philadelphia to Captiva Island is to fly and taxi which takes 5h 25m and costs $280 - $800.
The distance between Philadelphia and Captiva Island is 1047 miles. The road distance is 1170.7 miles.
The best way to get from Philadelphia to Captiva Island without a car is to bus and taxi which takes 27h 54m and costs $260 - $400.
It takes approximately 5h 25m to get from Philadelphia to Captiva Island, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Philadelphia to Captiva Island is 1171 miles. It takes approximately 20h 39m to drive from Philadelphia to Captiva Island.
There are 4375+ hotels available in Captiva Island.
What companies run services between Philadelphia, PA, USA and Captiva Island, FL, USA?
There is no direct connection from Philadelphia to Captiva Island. However, you can take the train to Airport Terminal A, walk to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) airport, fly to Ft. Myers (RSW), then take the taxi to Captiva Island. Alternatively, you can take the bus to Baltimore Downtown Bus Station, take the bus to Orlando Bus Station, take the bus to Fort Myers Bus Stop, then take the taxi to Captiva Island.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Ft. Myers via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Ft. Myers via Baltimore-Washington International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Ft. Myers
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Ft. Myers via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–650
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Ft. Myers
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
- Website
- aveloair.com
Flights from New Castle Airport to Ft. Myers
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–750
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Ft. Myers
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–650
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from 30th Street Station to Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $550–900
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from 30th Street Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $55–90
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from 30th Street Station to Wilmington
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $14–22
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from 30th Street Station to Kissimmee Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $550–900
- Website
- Amtrak
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from 30th Street Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $24–650
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- $24–460
- First Class
- $140–650
Train from 30th Street Station to Wilmington
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $5–550
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- $5–440
- First Class
- $100–550
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Philadelphia Bus Station to Baltimore Downtown Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $16–26
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Philadelphia Bus Station to Baltimore Downtown Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $14–23
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Baltimore Downtown Bus Station to Orlando Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $130–210
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Orlando Bus Station to Fort Myers Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Orlando to Fort Myers Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Orlando to Fort Myers Amtrak Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Estimated price
- $80–130
EJ Taxi
CT TAXI Transportation LLC
- Phone
- +1 239-218-9590
Gulf Coast Car Service
- Phone
- +1 941-391-8800
- Website
- gulfcoastcarservice.com
Island Taxi
- Phone
- +1 239-472-4888
- Website
- islandtaxi.com
CT TAXI Transportation LLC
- Phone
- +1 239-218-9590
Gulf Coast Car Service
- Phone
- +1 941-391-8800
- Website
- gulfcoastcarservice.com
EJ Taxi
CT TAXI Transportation LLC
- Phone
- +1 239-218-9590
Gulf Coast Car Service
- Phone
- +1 941-391-8800
- Website
- gulfcoastcarservice.com
EJ Taxi
CT TAXI Transportation LLC
- Phone
- +1 239-218-9590
Gulf Coast Car Service
- Phone
- +1 941-391-8800
- Website
- gulfcoastcarservice.com
Island Taxi
- Phone
- +1 239-472-4888
- Website
- islandtaxi.com
EJ Taxi
CT TAXI Transportation LLC
- Phone
- +1 239-218-9590
Gulf Coast Car Service
- Phone
- +1 941-391-8800
- Website
- gulfcoastcarservice.com
Island Taxi
- Phone
- +1 239-472-4888
- Website
- islandtaxi.com
CT TAXI Transportation LLC
- Phone
- +1 239-218-9590
Gulf Coast Car Service
- Phone
- +1 941-391-8800
- Website
- gulfcoastcarservice.com
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