There are 6 ways to get from Philadelphia to Durban by train, plane, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Newark Liberty International Airport, fly to King Shaka International Airport
best- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airporttrain
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to King Shaka International Airport (DUR)plane EWR - DUR
21h 45mR 16,543–33,982Train to Newark Liberty International Airport, fly to Richards Bay, bus
cheapest- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airporttrain
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Richards Bay (RCB)plane EWR - RCB
- Take the bus from Richards Bay to Durbanbus
35h 22mR 10,523–36,052Fly Philadelphia International Airport to King Shaka International Airport
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to King Shaka International Airport (DUR)plane PHL - DUR
32h 36mR 12,247–48,277Fly Philadelphia International Airport to Pietermaritzburg, bus
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Pietermaritzburg (PZB)plane PHL - PZB
- Take the bus from Burger St to Durban Bus Stnbus
36h 12mR 15,152–60,507Train to Newark Liberty International Airport, fly to Pietermaritzburg, bus
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airporttrain
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Pietermaritzburg (PZB)plane EWR - PZB
- Take the bus from Burger St to Durban Bus Stnbus
34h 7mR 11,448–39,212Train to Newark Liberty International Airport, fly to Margate, bus
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airporttrain
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Margate (MGH)plane EWR - MGH
- Take the bus from Margate Retirement Village to Durban Stationbus
39h 10mR 13,583–47,022
Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to King Shaka International Airport (DUR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Philadelphia to Durban is to train and fly which costs R 16 000 - R 34 000 and takes 21h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Philadelphia to Durban is to train and fly which takes 21h 45m and costs R 16 000 - R 34 000.
The distance between Philadelphia and Durban is 13473 km.
It takes approximately 21h 45m to get from Philadelphia to Durban, including transfers.
Durban is 6h ahead of Philadelphia. It is currently 10:02 AM in Philadelphia and 4:02 PM in Durban.
There are 2204+ hotels available in Durban.
What companies run services between Philadelphia, PA, USA and Durban, South Africa?
American Airlines, British Airways, and nine other airlines fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to King Shaka International Airport (DUR) every 4 hours.
- Website
- flyairlink.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Pietermaritzburg via London Heathrow, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 15,000–60,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Pietermaritzburg via Frankfurt, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 38h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 18,000–60,000
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Pietermaritzburg via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 11,000–38,000
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Pietermaritzburg via Capetown, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 17m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 12,000–40,000
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Richards Bay via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 10,000–35,000
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Richards Bay via Capetown, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 7m
- When
- Sunday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- R 11,000–37,000
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- R 340–750
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- R 340–750
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- R 340–750
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- R 340–750
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- 010 822 9000
- [email protected]
- Website
- eagleliner.co.za
Bus from Burger St to Durban Bus Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 65–200
- Schedules at
- eagleliner.co.za
- Single
- R 65–200
Bus from Burger St to Durban Bus Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 65–200
- Schedules at
- eagleliner.co.za
- Single
- R 65–200
Bus from Richards Bay to Durban
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- R 140–250
- Schedules at
- eagleliner.co.za
- Single
- R 140–250
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