There are 10 ways to get from Philadelphia to McMaster University by plane, bus, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), train (Amtrak), car, train, or bus (Greyhound)
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Fly Philadelphia International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ)plane PHL - YYZ
- Take the bus from Pearson International Airport Terminal 1 to Main St. W. @ Paisley Ave. S.bus
5h 40m$863–2,717Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Philadelphia Bus Station to Newark Penn Stationbus
- Take the bus from Newark to Mississaugabus
- Take the bus from Erin Mills Transitway Station to McMaster Universitybus 41 / ...
13h 52m$118–455Train
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain Keystone Service / ...
- Take the train from New York Penn Station to Aldershottrain VIA Rail
15h$223–1,281Drive 659.7 km
- Drive from Philadelphia to McMaster Universitycar 659.7 km
8h 25m$132–190Train to Newark Liberty International Airport, fly to Toronto Pearson International Airport, bus
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airporttrain
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ)plane EWR - YYZ
- Take the bus from Pearson International Airport Terminal 1 to Main St. W. @ Paisley Ave. S.bus
6h 25m$290–1,105Fly Philadelphia International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF)plane PHL - BUF
- Take the bus from Buffalo to Niagara Fallsbus
- Take the train from Canadian Border to Aldershottrain
8h 45m$202–1,116Train to Newark Liberty International Airport, fly to Toronto Island Airport, train
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airporttrain
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Toronto Island Airport (YTZ)plane EWR - YTZ
- Take the train from Union Station GO to Aldershot GOtrain
7h 25m$283–760Train to Laguardia Airport, fly to Toronto Pearson International Airport, bus
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Fly from Laguardia Airport (LGA) to Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ)plane LGA - YYZ
- Take the bus from Pearson International Airport Terminal 1 to Main St. W. @ Paisley Ave. S.bus
7h 54m$279–1,820Fly Philadelphia International Airport to Rochester, train
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Rochester (ROC)plane PHL - ROC
- Take the train from Rochester to Aldershottrain
9h 37m$264–1,603Bus via Scranton
- Take the bus from Philadelphia Bus Station to Scranton Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Scranton Bus Station to Torontobus
- Take the bus from Union Station Bus Terminal to Main St. W. @ Paisley Ave. S.bus 18 / ...
19h 6m$141–216
Philadelphia to McMaster University by bus and foot
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Philadelphia to McMaster University is to drive which costs $130 - $190 and takes 8h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Philadelphia to McMaster University is to fly and bus which takes 5h 40m and costs $850 - $2,800.
No, there is no direct bus from Philadelphia station to McMaster University. However, there are services departing from Philadelphia Bus Station and arriving at McMaster University via Newark, Winston Churchill Station East Platform 6 and Erin Mills Transitway Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 52m.
No, there is no direct train from Philadelphia station to McMaster University. However, there are services departing from 30th Street Station and arriving at Aldershot via New York Penn Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h.
The distance between Philadelphia and McMaster University is 638 km. The road distance is 659.7 km.
The best way to get from Philadelphia to McMaster University without a car is to bus which takes 13h 52m and costs $110 - $460.
It takes approximately 5h 40m to get from Philadelphia to McMaster University, including transfers.
Philadelphia to McMaster University bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Philadelphia Bus Station.
Philadelphia to McMaster University train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from 30th Street Station.
The best way to get from Philadelphia to McMaster University is to bus which takes 13h 52m and costs $110 - $460. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $220 - $1,300 and takes 15h.
What companies run services between Philadelphia, PA, USA and McMaster University, ON, Canada?
You can take a bus from Philadelphia Bus Station to McMaster University via Newark, Winston Churchill Station East Platform 6, Erin Mills Station East Platform 6, Erin Mills Transitway Station, and McMaster University in around 13h 52m. Alternatively, you can take a train from 30th Street Station to McMaster University via Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station, New York Penn Station, Aldershot, Aldershot GO Bus, and Main St. W. @ Haddon Ave. S. in around 15h.
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–600
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–650
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–450
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Cleveland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–550
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Toronto Island Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–600
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–700
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–600
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–650
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–450
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Cleveland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–550
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–1,100
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–600
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Rochester via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,400
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–600
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–1,000
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–600
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Rochester
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–1,300
- Website
- flyporter.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–600
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Toronto Island Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–650
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Toronto Island Airport via Ottawa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–650
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–700
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–600
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- 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
- $65–110
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $60–95
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Canadian Border to Aldershot
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $60–95
- 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
- $65–110
- Website
- Amtrak
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $29–850
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- $29–650
- First Class
- $180–850
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $29–850
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- $29–650
- First Class
- $180–850
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- VIA Rail
Train from New York Penn Station to Aldershot
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $190–440
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- $190–420
- Business
- $250–420
- Business Plus
- $260–430
- Economy
- $210–430
- Economy Plus
- $230–440
Train from Rochester to Aldershot
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–260
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- $50–150
- Business
- $100–240
- Business Plus
- $110–260
- Economy
- $60–160
- Economy Plus
- $65–170
- Phone
- +1 888 438 6646
- Website
- GO Transit
Train from Union Station GO to Aldershot GO
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8–11
- Website
- GO Transit
- Phone
- +1 888 438 6646
- Website
- GO Transit
Bus from Pearson International Airport Terminal 1 to Main St. W. @ Paisley Ave. S.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–12
- Website
- GO Transit
Bus from Erin Mills Transitway Station to McMaster University
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- GO Transit
Bus from Pearson International Airport Terminal 1 to Main St. W. @ Paisley Ave. S.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–12
- Website
- GO Transit
Bus from Pearson International Airport Terminal 1 to Main St. W. @ Paisley Ave. S.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–12
- Website
- GO Transit
Bus from Union Station Bus Terminal to Main St. W. @ Paisley Ave. S.
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9–12
- Website
- GO Transit
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Philadelphia Bus Station to Newark Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $20–30
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Philadelphia Bus Station to Scranton Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Scranton Bus Station to Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–150
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Philadelphia Bus Station to Newark Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $17–26
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
- Phone
- +1 800-858-8555
- Website
- Trailways
Bus from Newark to Mississauga
- Saver
- $90–390
- Flexible
- $160–410
Bus from Buffalo to Niagara Falls
- Saver
- $19–25
- Flexible
- $25–45
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Booking & Getting There
Philadelphia to McMaster University bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Newark Penn Station.
Philadelphia to McMaster University train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Philadelphia to McMaster University is 660 km. It takes approximately 8h 25m to drive from Philadelphia to McMaster University.
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