There are 5 ways to get from Philadelphia to Lyme by train (Amtrak), car, plane, bus, or train
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Train (Amtrak)
best- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Old Saybrook Amtrak Stationtrain Northeast Regional
4h 45m$91–162Drive 205.1 mi
cheapest- Drive from Philadelphia to Lymecar 205.1 mi
4h 4m$38–55Fly, bus
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Bradley International Airport (BDL)plane PHL - BDL
- Take the bus from Central Row South Side @ Travelers to Essex Park & Ride @ Middlesex Ave CT 9 Exit 4bus
5h 42m$95–458Train via New York (Amtrak)
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain Keystone Service / ...
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Old Saybrook Amtrak Stationtrain Northeast Regional
4h 50m$82–703Bus, train
- Take the bus from Philadelphia Bus Station to Port Authority Bus Terminalbus
- Take the train from Grand Central Terminal to New Haventrain
- Take the train from New Haven to Old Saybrook Amtrak Stationtrain
6h 13m$77–120
Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Bradley International Airport (BDL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Philadelphia to Lyme is to drive which costs $35 - $55 and takes 4h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Philadelphia to Lyme is to drive which takes 4h 4m and costs $35 - $55.
No, there is no direct train from Philadelphia station to Lyme station. However, there are services departing from 30th Street Station and arriving at Old Saybrook Amtrak Station via . The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 45m.
The distance between Philadelphia and Lyme is 208 miles. The road distance is 206.3 miles.
The best way to get from Philadelphia to Lyme without a car is to train which takes 4h 45m and costs $90 - $170.
It takes approximately 4h 45m to get from Philadelphia to Lyme, including transfers.
Philadelphia to Lyme train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from 30th Street Station.
Philadelphia to Lyme train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Old Saybrook Amtrak Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Philadelphia to Lyme is 206 miles. It takes approximately 4h 4m to drive from Philadelphia to Lyme.
There are 174+ hotels available in Lyme.
What companies run services between Philadelphia, PA, USA and Lyme, CT, USA?
Amtrak operates a train from 30th Street Station to Old Saybrook Amtrak Station every 4 hours. Tickets cost $65–130 and the journey takes 4h 29m.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Bradley International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–400
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from 30th Street Station to Old Saybrook Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $65–130
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $29–60
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Old Saybrook Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–75
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from New Haven to Old Saybrook Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10–22
- 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 Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–600
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $20–460
- First Class
- $130–600
- Phone
- +1 877.690.5114
- Website
- mta.info
Train from Grand Central Terminal to New Haven
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $19–29
- Website
- https://www.mta.info/agency/metro-north-railroad
- Schedules at
- https://www.mta.info/schedules
- Off-Peak
- $19–22
- Peak
- $26–29
- Website
- shorelineeast.com
Train from New Haven to Old Saybrook Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–8
- Schedules at
- shorelineeast.com
- Phone
- +1 860-525-9181
- Website
- cttransit.com
Bus from Central Row South Side @ Travelers to Essex Park & Ride @ Middlesex Ave CT 9 Exit 4
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2–6
- Website
- https://www.cttransit.com
- Book at
- https://buypasses.storesecured.com
- Two-Hour Pass
- $2
- Two-Hour Pass express
- $5–6
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Philadelphia Bus Station to Port Authority Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $22–45
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
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