There are 9 ways to get from Philadelphia to Sanford by train, bus, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), car, plane, or bus (Greyhound)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, bus via Washington
best- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to Fayetteville Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Fayetteville Bus Station to Sanfordbus
10h 51m$136–861Bus (Greyhound)
cheapest- Take the bus from Philadelphia Bus Station to Raleigh Bus Stationbus Greyhound US0670
- Take the bus from Raleigh Bus Station to Sanfordbus Greyhound US0647S
13h$74–141Bus via Washington
- Take the bus from Philadelphia Bus Station to Washington Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Washington Union Station to Fayetteville Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Fayetteville Bus Station to Sanfordbus
12h 5m$75–132Drive 439.9 mi
- Drive from Philadelphia to Sanfordcar 439.9 mi
7h 48m$81–116Fly to Piedmont Triad International Airport, bus
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Piedmont Triad International Airport (GSO)plane PHL - GSO
- Take the bus from High Point Transportation Terminal to Sanfordbus
7h 44m$156–797Train, bus
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Fayetteville Amtrak Stationtrain Silver Meteor / ...
- Take the bus from Fayetteville Bus Station to Sanfordbus Greyhound US0647S
11h 2m$149–308Fly to Wilmington International Airport, bus
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Wilmington International Airport (ILM)plane PHL - ILM
- Take the bus from Wilmington Cape Fear Public Transit to Fayetteville Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Fayetteville Bus Station to Sanfordbus
8h 49m$119–554Fly to Raleigh-Durham International Airport, bus
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU)plane PHL - RDU
- Take the bus from Raleigh Bus Station to Fayetteville Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Fayetteville Bus Station to Sanfordbus
8h 58m$97–405Fly to Charlotte Douglas International Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT)plane PHL - CLT
- Take the train from Charlotte Amtrak Station to High Pointtrain
- Take the bus from High Point Transportation Terminal to Sanfordbus
9h 57m$155–275
Philadelphia to Sanford by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Philadelphia to Sanford is to bus which costs $70 - $150 and takes 13h.
The fastest way to get from Philadelphia to Sanford is to fly and bus which takes 7h 44m and costs $150 - $800.
No, there is no direct bus from Philadelphia station to Sanford. However, there are services departing from Philadelphia Bus Station and arriving at Sanford via Washington Union Station and Fayetteville Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 5m.
The distance between Philadelphia and Sanford is 498 miles. The road distance is 442.5 miles.
The best way to get from Philadelphia to Sanford without a car is to train and bus via Washington which takes 10h 51m and costs $130 - $900.
It takes approximately 10h 51m to get from Philadelphia to Sanford, including transfers.
Philadelphia to Sanford bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Philadelphia Bus Station.
Philadelphia to Sanford bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Washington Union Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Philadelphia to Sanford is 442 miles. It takes approximately 7h 48m to drive from Philadelphia to Sanford.
Book your Philadelphia to Sanford bus tickets online with Omio and FlixBus.
What companies run services between Philadelphia, PA, USA and Sanford, NC, USA?
You can take a bus from Philadelphia Bus Station to Sanford via Washington Union Station and Fayetteville Bus Station in around 12h 5m.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Piedmont Triad International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–750
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Piedmont Triad International Airport via Charlotte Douglas International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–850
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Wilmington International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–490
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Wilmington International Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–500
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Wilmington International Airport via Charlotte Douglas International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–550
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport via Norfolk
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–750
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport via Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–750
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Piedmont Triad International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–750
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $85–550
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–750
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–160
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–190
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
- $40–90
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Washington Union Station to Fayetteville Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $100–220
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from 30th Street Station to Fayetteville Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $140–300
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Charlotte Amtrak Station to High Point
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $24–55
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Fayetteville Bus Station to Sanford
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $5–11
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Philadelphia Bus Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $20–40
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Fayetteville Bus Station to Sanford
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $5–11
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from High Point Transportation Terminal to Sanford
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $13–26
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Fayetteville Bus Station to Sanford
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $5–11
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Philadelphia Bus Station to Raleigh Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $55–120
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Raleigh Bus Station to Sanford
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $15–29
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Wilmington Cape Fear Public Transit to Fayetteville Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $17–35
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Fayetteville Bus Station to Sanford
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $5–11
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Raleigh Bus Station to Fayetteville Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–19
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Fayetteville Bus Station to Sanford
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $5–11
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from High Point Transportation Terminal to Sanford
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $13–26
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 704-348-1200
- [email protected]
- Website
- sunwaycharters.com
Bus from Fayetteville Bus Station to Sanford
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Schedules at
- sunwaycharters.com
- Passenger
- $5–8
Bus from Fayetteville Bus Station to Sanford
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Schedules at
- sunwaycharters.com
- Passenger
- $5–8
Bus from High Point Transportation Terminal to Sanford
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14–21
- Schedules at
- sunwaycharters.com
- Passenger
- $14–21
Bus from Fayetteville Bus Station to Sanford
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Schedules at
- sunwaycharters.com
- Passenger
- $5–8
Bus from Fayetteville Bus Station to Sanford
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Schedules at
- sunwaycharters.com
- Passenger
- $5–8
Bus from Fayetteville Bus Station to Sanford
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Schedules at
- sunwaycharters.com
- Passenger
- $5–8
Bus from High Point Transportation Terminal to Sanford
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14–21
- Schedules at
- sunwaycharters.com
- Passenger
- $14–21
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Philadelphia Bus Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $21–35
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Washington Union Station to Fayetteville Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–85
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Raleigh Bus Station to Fayetteville Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10–17
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
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