There are 8 ways to get from Philadelphia to Chelsea by plane, bus, bus (Greyhound), train, car, or bus (Flixbus, Amtrak)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Philadelphia International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Detroit (DTW)plane PHL - DTW
- Take the bus from DTW McNamara Terminal to Blake Transit Centerbus
5h 4m$190–543Drive 593.3 mi
cheapest- Drive from Philadelphia to Chelseacar 593.3 mi
9h 54m$109–157Bus via Columbus
- Take the bus from Philadelphia Bus Station to Columbusbus Greyhound US0421
- Take the bus from Columbus - Mound St to Ann Arbor Amtrak Stationbus Columbus
17h 8m$134–259Train, bus
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to Toledotrain
- Take the bus from Toledo to Ann Arbor Amtrak Stationbus
18h 24m$273–1,078Train to Newark Liberty International Airport, fly, bus
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airporttrain
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Detroit (DTW)plane EWR - DTW
- Take the bus from DTW McNamara Terminal to Blake Transit Centerbus
5h 58m$253–1,331Train to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, fly, bus
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to BWI Thurgood Marshalltrain
- Fly from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to Detroit (DTW)plane BWI - DTW
- Take the bus from DTW McNamara Terminal to Blake Transit Centerbus
6h 1m$241–1,138Train to Harrisburg International Airport, fly, bus
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Harrisburgtrain
- Fly from Harrisburg International Airport (MDT) to Detroit (DTW)plane MDT - DTW
- Take the bus from DTW McNamara Terminal to Blake Transit Centerbus
7h 28m$231–998Bus
- Take the bus from Philadelphia Bus Station to New York Midtownbus
- Take the bus from New York Midtown to Toledo Bus Stopbus
- Take the bus from Toledo to Ann Arbor Amtrak Stationbus
17h 20m$195–313
Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Detroit (DTW) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Philadelphia to Chelsea is to drive which costs $100 - $160 and takes 9h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Philadelphia to Chelsea is to fly and bus which takes 5h 4m and costs $190 - $550.
No, there is no direct bus from Philadelphia station to Chelsea. However, there are services departing from Philadelphia Bus Station and arriving at Meijer Jackson Rd via Columbus - Mound St, Beakes + Summit and BTC - Fourth Ave Stop 3. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 8m.
The distance between Philadelphia and Chelsea is 505 miles. The road distance is 596.8 miles.
The best way to get from Philadelphia to Chelsea without a car is to bus via Columbus which takes 17h 8m and costs $130 - $260.
It takes approximately 5h 4m to get from Philadelphia to Chelsea, including transfers.
Philadelphia to Chelsea bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Philadelphia Bus Station.
Philadelphia to Chelsea bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Columbus station.
Yes, the driving distance between Philadelphia to Chelsea is 597 miles. It takes approximately 9h 54m to drive from Philadelphia to Chelsea.
There are 65+ hotels available in Chelsea.
What companies run services between Philadelphia, PA, USA and Chelsea, MI, USA?
You can take a bus from Philadelphia Bus Station to Chelsea via Columbus - Mound St, Ann Arbor Amtrak Station, Beakes + Summit, Blake Transit Center, BTC - Fourth Ave Stop 3, and Meijer Jackson Rd in around 17h 8m.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–440
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–490
Flights from Harrisburg International Airport to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–850
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Detroit via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–440
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Detroit via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–470
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Detroit via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–460
Flights from Harrisburg International Airport to Detroit via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–900
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Harrisburg International Airport to Detroit via Philadelphia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–950
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–440
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Detroit via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–460
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–490
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–220
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–600
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 Toledo
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $170–350
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $25–55
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from 30th Street Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from 30th Street Station to Harrisburg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- 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 BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- 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
- Phone
- +1 517-333-0400
- [email protected]
- Website
- michiganflyer.com
Bus from DTW McNamara Terminal to Blake Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $7–15
- Website
- https://www.michiganflyer.com/
- Child 2-16
- $7–9
- Adult
- $10–15
Bus from DTW McNamara Terminal to Blake Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $7–15
- Website
- https://www.michiganflyer.com/
- Child 2-16
- $7–9
- Adult
- $10–15
Bus from DTW McNamara Terminal to Blake Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $7–15
- Website
- https://www.michiganflyer.com/
- Child 2-16
- $7–9
- Adult
- $10–15
Bus from DTW McNamara Terminal to Blake Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $7–15
- Website
- https://www.michiganflyer.com/
- Child 2-16
- $7–9
- Adult
- $10–15
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 Columbus
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $75–150
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 888-378-3823
- [email protected]
- Website
- baronsbus.com
Bus from Columbus - Mound St to Ann Arbor Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $18–60
- Website
- https://baronsbus.com
Bus from Toledo to Ann Arbor Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $5–40
- Website
- https://baronsbus.com
Bus from Toledo to Ann Arbor Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $5–40
- Website
- https://baronsbus.com
- Website
- example.com
Bus from Columbus - Mound St to Ann Arbor Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- example.com
Bus from Toledo to Ann Arbor Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- example.com
Bus from Toledo to Ann Arbor Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- example.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Toledo to Ann Arbor Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $17–25
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Bus from Toledo to Ann Arbor Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $17–25
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Philadelphia Bus Station to New York Midtown
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $23–40
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from New York Midtown to Toledo Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $100–180
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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