There are 12 ways to get from Philadelphia to El Centro by plane, bus, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), train, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Philadelphia International Airport to San Diego International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane PHL - SAN
- Take the bus from San Diego Greyhound Bus Stop to El Centro Bus Stopbus
11h 18m$163–289Bus
- Take the bus from Philadelphia Bus Station to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Indio Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Indio Bus Station to El Centro Bus Stopbus
2d 12h$486–733Train, bus via New Orleans
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminaltrain
- Take the train from New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal to Yuma Amtraktrain
- Take the bus from 3rd Street @ Gila Street to State Street @ 8th Streetbus 10
3d 2h$1,659–2,588Drive 2,568.2 mi
- Drive from Philadelphia to El Centrocar 2,568.2 mi
42h 20m$469–677Fly Philadelphia International Airport to Yuma International Airport, bus
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Yuma International Airport (YUM)plane PHL - YUM
- Take the bus from 3rd Street @ Gila Street to State Street @ 8th Streetbus
12h 31m$235–958Fly Philadelphia International Airport to Imperial County Airport
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Imperial County Airport (IPL)plane PHL - IPL
9h 7m$391–1,615Train to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, fly to San Diego International Airport, bus
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to BWI Thurgood Marshalltrain
- Fly from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane BWI - SAN
- Take the bus from San Diego Greyhound Bus Stop to El Centro Bus Stopbus
11h 58m$394–1,293Fly Philadelphia International Airport to Phoenix, bus
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Phoenix (PHX)plane PHL - PHX
- Take the bus from Phoenix Bus Station to El Centro Bus Stopbus
12h 53m$243–974Train to Newark Liberty International Airport, fly to San Diego International Airport, bus
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airporttrain
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane EWR - SAN
- Take the bus from San Diego Greyhound Bus Stop to El Centro Bus Stopbus
12h 6m$423–901Fly Philadelphia International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport, bus
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane PHL - LAX
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Downtown to El Centro Bus Stopbus
13h 58m$280–437Bus, train
- Take the bus from Philadelphia Bus Station to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Yuma Amtraktrain
- Take the bus from 3rd Street @ Gila Street to State Street @ 8th Streetbus
3d 11h$1,448–2,318Train, bus
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Yuma Amtraktrain
- Take the bus from 3rd Street @ Gila Street to State Street @ 8th Streetbus
3d 18h$1,878–2,987
Philadelphia to El Centro by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Philadelphia to El Centro is to fly and bus which costs $160 - $290 and takes 11h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Philadelphia to El Centro is to fly which takes 9h 7m and costs $390 - $1,700.
No, there is no direct bus from Philadelphia station to El Centro. However, there are services departing from Philadelphia Bus Station and arriving at El Centro Bus Stop via St Louis Bus Station and Indio Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 12h.
The distance between Philadelphia and El Centro is 2510 miles. The road distance is 2583.1 miles.
The best way to get from Philadelphia to El Centro without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 12h and costs $480 - $750.
It takes approximately 11h 18m to get from Philadelphia to El Centro, including transfers.
Philadelphia to El Centro bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Philadelphia Bus Station.
The best way to get from Philadelphia to El Centro is to bus which takes 2 days 12h and costs $480 - $750. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $390 - $1,700 and takes 9h 7m.
Philadelphia to El Centro bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at St Louis Bus Station.
El Centro is 3h behind Philadelphia. It is currently 3:04 PM in Philadelphia and 12:04 PM in El Centro.
What companies run services between Philadelphia, PA, USA and El Centro, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Philadelphia Bus Station to El Centro Bus Stop via St Louis Bus Station and Indio Bus Station in around 2d 12h. Alternatively, American Airlines, Advanced Air, LLC, and two other airlines fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Imperial County Airport (IPL) 3 times a day.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Yuma International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Yuma International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 59m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Yuma International Airport via St. Louis, Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 46m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Yuma International Airport via Kansas City, Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 46m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Yuma International Airport via Des Moines, Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 8m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–750
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to San Diego International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to San Diego International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Phoenix via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Phoenix via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 58m
- When
- Saturday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Phoenix via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 41m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
- Website
- advancedaircharters.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Imperial County Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Sunday and Monday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,600
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Imperial County Airport via St. Louis, Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 4m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,600
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Imperial County Airport via Kansas City, Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 4m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,600
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Imperial County Airport via Chicago Midway, Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 19m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,600
- Website
- iflysouthern.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Imperial County Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 51m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,700
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Imperial County Airport via Chicago Midway, Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 58m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,600
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Imperial County Airport via St. Louis, Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 28m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,600
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–750
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from 30th Street Station to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $700–1,100
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal to Yuma Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 49m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $950–1,500
- 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 Chicago Union Station to Yuma Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 11h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $1,300–2,100
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from 30th Street Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $550–900
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Yuma Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 11h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $1,300–2,100
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from San Diego Greyhound Bus Stop to El Centro Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20–35
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Philadelphia Bus Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $160–240
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Indio Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $310–470
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Indio Bus Station to El Centro Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15–23
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from San Diego Greyhound Bus Stop to El Centro Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20–35
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Phoenix Bus Station to El Centro Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–70
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from San Diego Greyhound Bus Stop to El Centro Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20–35
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Indio Bus Station to El Centro Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $13–20
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Phoenix Bus Station to El Centro Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Los Angeles Downtown to El Centro Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Philadelphia Bus Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $140–220
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
- Phone
- +1 928-783-2235
- Website
- Yuma County Area Transit
Bus from 3rd Street @ Gila Street to State Street @ 8th Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Website
- Yuma County Area Transit
- Youth 5-18 w/ Student ID, Seniors 65+, Disabled
- $1
- Adults 19-64
- $2
Bus from 3rd Street @ Gila Street to State Street @ 8th Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Website
- Yuma County Area Transit
- Youth 5-18 w/ Student ID, Seniors 65+, Disabled
- $1
- Adults 19-64
- $2
Bus from 3rd Street @ Gila Street to State Street @ 8th Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Website
- Yuma County Area Transit
- Youth 5-18 w/ Student ID, Seniors 65+, Disabled
- $1
- Adults 19-64
- $2
Bus from 3rd Street @ Gila Street to State Street @ 8th Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Website
- Yuma County Area Transit
- Youth 5-18 w/ Student ID, Seniors 65+, Disabled
- $1
- Adults 19-64
- $2
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Yes, the driving distance between Philadelphia to El Centro is 2583 miles. It takes approximately 42h 20m to drive from Philadelphia to El Centro.
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