There are 9 ways to get from Philadelphia to Chelsea by plane, bus, car, train, or bus (Greyhound, Flixbus)
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 Detroit Metro Airport to Ann Arbor- Blake Transit Ctr., MIbus
5h 36m$172–339Drive 593.3 mi
cheapest- Drive from Philadelphia to Chelseacar 593.3 mi
9h 53m$102–147Bus, drive (Flixbus)
- Take the bus from Philadelphia Bus Station to State College Regional Airportbus
- Take the bus from State College Regional Airport to Toledo Bus Stopbus
- Drive from Toledo Bus Stop to Chelseacar
14h 20m$105–157Train, drive (Amtrak)
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to Toledotrain
- Drive from Toledo to Chelseacar
17h 24m$332–1,110Train 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 Detroit Metro Airport to Ann Arbor- Blake Transit Ctr., MIbus
6h 30m$183–1,343Train 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 Detroit Metro Airport to Ann Arbor- Blake Transit Ctr., MIbus
6h 31m$282–1,102Train 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 Detroit Metro Airport to Ann Arbor- Blake Transit Ctr., MIbus
7h 58m$191–653Train to Laguardia Airport, fly, bus
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Fly from Laguardia Airport (LGA) to Detroit (DTW)plane LGA - DTW
- Take the bus from Detroit Metro Airport to Ann Arbor- Blake Transit Ctr., MIbus
8h 1m$238–1,148Bus
- Take the bus from Philadelphia Bus Station to Harrisburg Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Harrisburg Bus Station to Detroit Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Detroit - Grand Circus Park to Ann Arbor- Blake Transit Ctr., MIbus
18h 30m$167–244
Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Detroit (DTW) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Philadelphia to Chelsea is to bus and drive which costs $100 - $160 and takes 14h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Philadelphia to Chelsea is to fly and bus which takes 5h 36m and costs $170 - $340.
No, there is no direct bus from Philadelphia station to Chelsea. However, there are services departing from Philadelphia Bus Station and arriving at Ann Arbor- Blake Transit Ctr., MI via Harrisburg Bus Station, Lafayette & Sixth and Detroit - Grand Circus Park. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 30m.
The distance between Philadelphia and Chelsea is 514 miles. The road distance is 596.8 miles.
The best way to get from Philadelphia to Chelsea without a car is to bus which takes 18h 30m and costs $160 - $250.
It takes approximately 5h 36m 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 Harrisburg Bus Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Philadelphia to Chelsea is 597 miles. It takes approximately 9h 53m to drive from Philadelphia to Chelsea.
There are 76+ 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 Harrisburg Bus Station, Detroit Bus Station, Lafayette & Sixth, Rosa Parks Transit Center - Deboarding, Detroit - Grand Circus Park, and Ann Arbor- Blake Transit Ctr., MI in around 18h 30m.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–850
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–650
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–550
Flights from Harrisburg International Airport to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–480
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–700
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Detroit via Pittsburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–700
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Detroit via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–700
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Detroit via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–900
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–550
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Detroit via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Harrisburg International Airport to Detroit via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–550
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–850
Flights from Harrisburg International Airport to Detroit via Philadelphia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–550
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–700
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–230
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–650
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–450
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–650
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $70–120
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Washington Union Station to Toledo
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $290–460
- 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 Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–70
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from 30th Street Station to Harrisburg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $55–90
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $50–80
- Website
- Amtrak
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–650
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- 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
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- $24–460
- First Class
- $140–650
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–600
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- $20–460
- First Class
- $130–600
- Phone
- +1 517-333-0400
- [email protected]
- Website
- Michigan Flyer
Bus from Detroit Metro Airport to Ann Arbor- Blake Transit Ctr., MI
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–16
- Website
- Michigan Flyer
- Child 2-16
- $7–9
- Adult
- $11–16
Bus from Detroit Metro Airport to Ann Arbor- Blake Transit Ctr., MI
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–16
- Website
- Michigan Flyer
- Child 2-16
- $7–9
- Adult
- $11–16
Bus from Detroit Metro Airport to Ann Arbor- Blake Transit Ctr., MI
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–16
- Website
- Michigan Flyer
- Child 2-16
- $7–9
- Adult
- $11–16
Bus from Detroit Metro Airport to Ann Arbor- Blake Transit Ctr., MI
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–16
- Website
- Michigan Flyer
- Child 2-16
- $7–9
- Adult
- $11–16
Bus from Detroit Metro Airport to Ann Arbor- Blake Transit Ctr., MI
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–16
- Website
- Michigan Flyer
- Child 2-16
- $7–9
- Adult
- $11–16
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Philadelphia Bus Station to State College Regional Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from State College Regional Airport to Toledo Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $60–90
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Philadelphia Bus Station to Harrisburg Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $17–26
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Philadelphia Bus Station to Harrisburg Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $19–29
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Harrisburg Bus Station to Detroit Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $90–140
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 517-333-0400
- [email protected]
- Website
- D2A2
Bus from Detroit - Grand Circus Park to Ann Arbor- Blake Transit Ctr., MI
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8
- Website
- D2A2
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