There are 9 ways to get from Philadelphia to Playa Vista by plane, bus (Greyhound), train (Amtrak), car, train, or taxi
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 Los Angeles International Airport
best- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane PHL - LAX
8h 3m$244–377Train to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, fly to Los Angeles International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from 30th Street Station to BWI Thurgood Marshalltrain
- Fly from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane BWI - LAX
8h 51m$195–1,211Bus (Greyhound)
- Take the bus from Philadelphia Bus Station to St Louis Bus Stationbus Greyhound US0421
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Stationbus Greyhound US1210
2d 16h$505–743Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Rockville Amtrak to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Fullerton Amtrak Stationtrain
2d 18h$1,710–3,271Drive 2,710 mi
- Drive from Philadelphia to Playa Vistacar 2,710 mi
43h 49m$495–715Train to Newark Liberty International Airport, fly to Los Angeles International Airport
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airporttrain
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane EWR - LAX
8h 55m$234–669Fly Philadelphia International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR)plane PHL - BUR
11h 18m$268–1,109Train to John F. Kennedy International Airport, fly to Los Angeles International Airport
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane JFK - LAX
9h 44m$216–1,218Train, taxi
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Ontario Amtraktrain
- Take the taxi from El Monte Station Lower Level to Playa Vistataxi
3d 22h$2,103–3,346
Philadelphia to Playa Vista by bus (Greyhound)
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Philadelphia to Playa Vista is to fly which costs $240 - $380 and takes 8h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Philadelphia to Playa Vista is to fly which takes 8h 3m and costs $240 - $380.
No, there is no direct bus from Philadelphia station to Playa Vista. However, there are services departing from Philadelphia Bus Station and arriving at Lincoln Sb & Jefferson Fs via St Louis Bus Station, Patsaouras Transit Plaza and 4Th Sb & Santa Monica Fs. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 16h.
No, there is no direct train from Philadelphia station to Playa Vista. However, there are services departing from 30th Street Station and arriving at Commerce via Union Station, Red Line Center Platform, Rockville Amtrak, Chicago Union Station and Fullerton. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 18h.
The distance between Philadelphia and Playa Vista is 2425 miles. The road distance is 2725.9 miles.
The best way to get from Philadelphia to Playa Vista without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 16h and costs $500 - $750.
It takes approximately 8h 3m to get from Philadelphia to Playa Vista, including transfers.
Philadelphia to Playa Vista bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Philadelphia Bus Station.
Philadelphia to Playa Vista train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from 30th Street Station.
The best way to get from Philadelphia to Playa Vista is to fly which takes 8h 3m and costs $240 - $380. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $500 - $750 and takes 2 days 16h, you could also train, which costs $1,700 - $3,300 and takes 2 days 18h.
What companies run services between Philadelphia, PA, USA and Playa Vista, CA, USA?
American Airlines, Delta, and Southwest Airlines fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) hourly. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Philadelphia Bus Station to Lincoln Sb & Jefferson Fs via St Louis Bus Station, Patsaouras Transit Plaza, 5th / Santa Monica, and 4Th Sb & Santa Monica Fs in around 2d 16h.
- Website
- southwest.com
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
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 13m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Monday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 33m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
- Website
- aa.com
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
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–450
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–450
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–450
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–600
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact 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 Rockville Amtrak to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $410–650
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Fullerton Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,200–1,900
- 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 Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $50–80
- 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 Ontario Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 15h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $1,400–2,300
- Website
- Amtrak
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact DetailsContact 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
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Philadelphia Bus Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $160–240
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $340–500
- Website
- Greyhound
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Estimated price
- $90–110
Independent Cab Co.
- Phone
- +1 800-521-8294
- Website
- lataxi.com
LA City Cab
- Phone
- +1 888-248-9222
- Website
- lacitycab.com
Rosie Taxi Cab
- Phone
- +1 805-258-8937
- Website
- rosietaxicab.com
Taxi Service Yellow Cab
- Phone
- +1 323-980-6060
- Website
- taxislacounty.com
United Independent Taxi
- Phone
- +1 800-822-8294
- Website
- unitedtaxi.com
Affordable Yellow Cab
- Phone
- +1 714-235-3035
California Yellow Cab
- Phone
- (714) 444-4444
OCTAP
- Website
- octap.net
Yellow Cab Anaheim
- Phone
- +1 714-905-5453
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Booking & Getting There
Philadelphia to Playa Vista bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at St Louis Bus Station.
Playa Vista is 3h behind Philadelphia. It is currently 9:19 AM in Philadelphia and 6:19 AM in Playa Vista.
Philadelphia to Playa Vista train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Washington Union Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Philadelphia to Playa Vista is 2726 miles. It takes approximately 43h 49m to drive from Philadelphia to Playa Vista.
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