There are 8 ways to get from Philadelphia to Sierra Nevada by plane, bus, unknown, car, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Bishop Airport, bus, travel
best- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Bishop Airport (BIH)plane PHL - BIH
- Take the bus from Bishop - Vons/Kmart, 1200 N. Main Street to Lone Pine - McDonald's, 601 S. Main Streetbus
- Walk from Whitney Portal to Sierra Nevadaunknown
13h 20mBus, drive, travel
- Take the bus from Philadelphia Bus Station to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to El Monte Bus Stopbus
- Drive from Fair Oaks / Loma Alta to Lancaster - Metrolink Station, 44812 Sierra Highwaycar
- Take the bus from Lancaster - Metrolink Station, 44812 Sierra Highway to Lone Pine - McDonald's, 601 S. Main Streetbus 395
- Walk from Lone Pine - McDonald's, 601 S. Main Street to Sierra Nevadaunknown
2d 20hTrain, bus, travel via Washington
- 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 Los Angelestrain
- Take the train from L.A. Union Station to Lancastertrain
- Take the bus from Lancaster - Metrolink Station, 44812 Sierra Highway to Lone Pine - McDonald's, 601 S. Main Streetbus
- Walk from Lone Pine - McDonald's, 601 S. Main Street to Sierra Nevadaunknown
3d 1hFly to Fresno Yosemite International Airport, bus, travel
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT)plane PHL - FAT
- Take the bus from Fresno Bus Station to Visalia Transit Stationbus
- Take the bus from Visalia Transit Center to Three Rivers Historical Museumbus
- Walk from Three Rivers Historical Museum to Sierra Nevadaunknown
15h 6mFly to Los Angeles International Airport, train, bus, travel
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane PHL - LAX
- Take the train from L.A. Union Station to Lancastertrain
- Take the bus from Lancaster - Metrolink Station, 44812 Sierra Highway to Lone Pine - McDonald's, 601 S. Main Streetbus
- Walk from Whitney Portal to Sierra Nevadaunknown
16h 27mFly to Meadows Field Airport, bus, travel
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Meadows Field Airport (BFL)plane PHL - BFL
- Take the bus from GET Downtown Transit Center to Carl's Jr./Inyo St.bus
- Take the bus from Mojave - Carl's Jr., 44812 Sierra Highway to Lone Pine - McDonald's, 601 S. Main Streetbus
- Walk from Whitney Portal to Sierra Nevadaunknown
16h 30mFly to Harry Reid International Airport, bus, travel
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Harry Reid International Airport (LAS)plane PHL - LAS
- Take the bus from South Strip Transit Terminal to Mojave Amtrak Bus Stopbus
- Take the bus from Mojave - Carl's Jr., 44812 Sierra Highway to Lone Pine - McDonald's, 601 S. Main Streetbus
- Walk from Whitney Portal to Sierra Nevadaunknown
17h 23mTrain, bus, travel
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Los Angelestrain
- Take the train from L.A. Union Station to Lancastertrain
- Take the bus from Lancaster - Metrolink Station, 44812 Sierra Highway to Lone Pine - McDonald's, 601 S. Main Streetbus
- Walk from Lone Pine - McDonald's, 601 S. Main Street to Sierra Nevadaunknown
3d 7h
Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Bishop Airport (BIH) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The distance between Philadelphia and Sierra Nevada is 2414 miles.
The best way to get from Philadelphia to Sierra Nevada without a car is to train and bus and travel via Washington which takes 3 days 1h and costs .
It takes approximately 13h 20m to get from Philadelphia to Sierra Nevada, including transfers.
Sierra Nevada is 3h behind Philadelphia. It is currently 9:22 AM in Philadelphia and 6:22 AM in Sierra Nevada.
There are 20+ hotels available in Sierra Nevada.
What companies run services between Philadelphia, PA, USA and Sierra Nevada, CA, USA?
There is no direct connection from Philadelphia to Sierra Nevada. However, you can take the train to Airport Terminal A, walk to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) airport, fly to Bishop Airport (BIH), take the taxi to Bishop - Vons/Kmart, 1200 N. Main Street, take the bus to Lone Pine - McDonald's, 601 S. Main Street, walk to Lone Pine CA, take the shuttle to Whitney Portal, then travel to Sierra Nevada. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Philadelphia Bus Station to Sierra Nevada via St Louis Bus Station, El Monte Station - Lower Level, Raymond / Del Mar, Fair Oaks / Loma Alta, Lancaster - Metrolink Station, 44812 Sierra Highway, and Lone Pine - McDonald's, 601 S. Main Street in around 2d 20h.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Harry Reid International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Meadows Field Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,300
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Meadows Field Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Meadows Field Airport via St. Louis, Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 47m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,300
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Harry Reid International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Harry Reid International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Harry Reid International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Harry Reid International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Harry Reid International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 16m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Harry Reid International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Harry Reid International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Bishop Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Bishop Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Meadows Field Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 58m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Meadows Field Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Harry Reid International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–270
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact 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 Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,200–1,900
- 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 Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,200–1,900
- Website
- Amtrak
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact 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
- Phone
- (800) 371-LINK (5465)
- Website
- Metrolink Trains
Train from L.A. Union Station to Lancaster
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–16
- Website
- Metrolink Trains
Train from L.A. Union Station to Lancaster
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–16
- Website
- Metrolink Trains
Train from L.A. Union Station to Lancaster
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–16
- Website
- Metrolink Trains
- Phone
- (800) 922 1930
- [email protected]
- Website
- Eastern Sierra Transit Authority
Bus from Bishop - Vons/Kmart, 1200 N. Main Street to Lone Pine - McDonald's, 601 S. Main Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–17
- Website
- Eastern Sierra Transit Authority
Bus from Lancaster - Metrolink Station, 44812 Sierra Highway to Lone Pine - McDonald's, 601 S. Main Street
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $26–40
- Website
- Eastern Sierra Transit Authority
Bus from Lancaster - Metrolink Station, 44812 Sierra Highway to Lone Pine - McDonald's, 601 S. Main Street
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $26–40
- Website
- Eastern Sierra Transit Authority
Bus from Lancaster - Metrolink Station, 44812 Sierra Highway to Lone Pine - McDonald's, 601 S. Main Street
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $26–40
- Website
- Eastern Sierra Transit Authority
Bus from Mojave - Carl's Jr., 44812 Sierra Highway to Lone Pine - McDonald's, 601 S. Main Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $21–35
- Website
- Eastern Sierra Transit Authority
Bus from Mojave - Carl's Jr., 44812 Sierra Highway to Lone Pine - McDonald's, 601 S. Main Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $21–35
- Website
- Eastern Sierra Transit Authority
Bus from Lancaster - Metrolink Station, 44812 Sierra Highway to Lone Pine - McDonald's, 601 S. Main Street
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $26–40
- Website
- Eastern Sierra Transit Authority
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Philadelphia Bus Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $160–250
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to El Monte Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $340–550
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Fresno Bus Station to Visalia Transit Station
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 202-208-6843
- Website
- National Parks Shuttle Bus
Bus from Visalia Transit Center to Three Rivers Historical Museum
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- National Parks Shuttle Bus
- Phone
- (661) 862 5100
- Website
- Kern Transit
Bus from GET Downtown Transit Center to Carl's Jr./Inyo St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- Kern Transit
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from South Strip Transit Terminal to Mojave Amtrak Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Amtrak
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