There are 12 ways to get from Philadelphia to St. Petersburg by plane, bus, train, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), car, or train (Amtrak)
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Fly Philadelphia International Airport to Tampa, line 300 bus, line 11 bus
best- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Tampa (TPA)plane PHL - TPA
- Take the bus from Tpa Rental Car Facility to Psta 34Th St Complex - Shelter - Dbus
- Take the bus from Psta 34Th St Layby - Platform - B to Central Ave + 30Th St Nbus
7h 5m$119–469Train, Amtrak Thruway (Amtrak)
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Orlandotrain Silver Meteor
- Take the bus from Orlando, FL to St. Petersburgbus Amtrak Thruway Connecting Service
24h 57m$377–731Bus
- Take the bus from Philadelphia Bus Station to Baltimore Downtown Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Baltimore Downtown Bus Station to Orlando Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Orlando Bus Station to Tampa Bus Stationbus
26h 23m$175–301Drive 1,053.2 mi
- Drive from Philadelphia to St. Petersburgcar 1,053.2 mi
18h 9m$193–278Fly Philadelphia International Airport to Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport (SRQ)plane PHL - SRQ
7h 10m$185–913Train to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, fly to Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to BWI Thurgood Marshalltrain
- Fly from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport (SRQ)plane BWI - SRQ
8h 1m$166–1,318Train to Trenton Mercer Airport, fly to Tampa
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Trentontrain
- Fly from Trenton Mercer Airport (TTN) to Tampa (TPA)plane TTN - TPA
8h 3m$149–479Fly Philadelphia International Airport to Orlando, Amtrak Thruway
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Orlando (MCO)plane PHL - MCO
- Take the bus from Orlando, FL to St. Petersburgbus
9h 31m$185–611Train to New Castle Airport, fly to Tampa, line 300 bus, line 11 bus
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Wilmingtontrain
- Fly from New Castle Airport (ILG) to Tampa (TPA)plane ILG - TPA
- Take the bus from Tpa Rental Car Facility to Psta 34Th St Complex - Shelter - Dbus
- Take the bus from Psta 34Th St Layby - Platform - B to Central Ave + 30Th St Nbus
7h 42m$233–1,301Bus to Lehigh Valley International Airport, fly to Saint Petersburg–Clearwater International Airport
- Take the bus from Philadelphia 30th St Station to Allentown Transportation Centerbus
- Fly from Lehigh Valley International Airport (ABE) to Saint Petersburg–Clearwater International Airport (PIE)plane ABE - PIE
8h 26m$136–492Bus to Lehigh Valley International Airport, fly to Orlando Sanford, drive
- Take the bus from Philadelphia 30th St Station to Allentown Transportation Centerbus
- Fly from Lehigh Valley International Airport (ABE) to Orlando Sanford (SFB)plane ABE - SFB
- Drive from Orlando-Sanford-Airport-SFB to St. Petersburgcar
8h 41m$143–501Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Stationtrain Northeast Regional / ...
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to Tampatrain Floridian
26h 4m$426–1,413
Philadelphia to St. Petersburg by train and bus (Amtrak)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Philadelphia to St. Petersburg is to fly and line 300 bus and line 11 bus which costs $110 - $470 and takes 7h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Philadelphia to St. Petersburg is to fly and line 300 bus and line 11 bus which takes 7h 5m and costs $110 - $470.
No, there is no direct bus from Philadelphia station to St. Petersburg station. However, there are services departing from Philadelphia Bus Station and arriving at Grand Central Station - G via Baltimore Downtown Bus Station, Orlando Bus Station, Marion Transit Parking Lot and Gateway Mall - Shelter - 4. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 26h 23m.
No, there is no direct train from Philadelphia station to St. Petersburg. However, there are services departing from 30th Street Station and arriving at Tampa via Washington Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 26h 4m.
The distance between Philadelphia and St. Petersburg is 961 miles. The road distance is 1059.3 miles.
The best way to get from Philadelphia to St. Petersburg without a car is to train and Amtrak Thruway which takes 24h 57m and costs $370 - $750.
It takes approximately 7h 5m to get from Philadelphia to St. Petersburg, including transfers.
Philadelphia to St. Petersburg bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Philadelphia Bus Station.
Philadelphia to St. Petersburg train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from 30th Street Station.
The best way to get from Philadelphia to St. Petersburg is to bus which takes 26h 23m and costs $170 - $310. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $180 - $950 and takes 7h 10m, you could also train, which costs $420 - $1,500 and takes 26h 4m.
What companies run services between Philadelphia, PA, USA and St. Petersburg, FL, USA?
You can take a bus from Philadelphia Bus Station to Grand Central Station - G via Baltimore Downtown Bus Station, Orlando Bus Station, Tampa Bus Station, Marion Transit Parking Lot, and Gateway Mall - Shelter - 4 in around 26h 23m. Alternatively, American Airlines, Southwest Airlines, and Delta fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport (SRQ) every 4 hours.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Tampa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–900
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Tampa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–900
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Tampa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–200
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Tampa via Raleigh/Durham
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–200
Flights from Trenton Mercer Airport to Tampa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–450
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–250
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from Lehigh Valley International Airport to Saint Petersburg–Clearwater International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $95–440
Flights from Lehigh Valley International Airport to Orlando Sanford
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–420
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–950
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Tampa via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Orlando via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 29m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
- Website
- aveloair.com
Flights from New Castle Airport to Tampa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–750
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from 30th Street Station to Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $330–700
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from 30th Street Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from 30th Street Station to Trenton
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10–22
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from 30th Street Station to Wilmington
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–17
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–90
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Washington Union Station to Tampa
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $330–700
- 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 BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $24–650
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $24–460
- First Class
- $140–650
Train from 30th Street Station to Wilmington
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $5–550
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $5–440
- First Class
- $100–550
Train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–650
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $30–470
- First Class
- $150–650
- Phone
- +1 727-540-1900
- [email protected]
- Website
- psta.net
Bus from Tpa Rental Car Facility to Psta 34Th St Complex - Shelter - D
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $3
- Schedules at
- psta.net
- Adult
- $3
Bus from Psta 34Th St Layby - Platform - B to Central Ave + 30Th St N
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3
- Schedules at
- psta.net
- Adult
- $3
Bus from Tpa Rental Car Facility to Psta 34Th St Complex - Shelter - D
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $3
- Schedules at
- psta.net
- Adult
- $3
Bus from Psta 34Th St Layby - Platform - B to Central Ave + 30Th St N
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3
- Schedules at
- psta.net
- Adult
- $3
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Orlando, FL to St. Petersburg
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Bus from Orlando, FL to St. Petersburg
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Philadelphia Bus Station to Baltimore Downtown Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $16–30
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Orlando Bus Station to Tampa Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13–25
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Philadelphia Bus Station to Baltimore Downtown Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $15–26
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Baltimore Downtown Bus Station to Orlando Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $140–240
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Orlando Bus Station to Tampa Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $13–22
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- 570.821.3800
- [email protected]
- Website
- martzbus.com
Bus from Philadelphia 30th St Station to Allentown Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- https://martzbus.com
Bus from Philadelphia 30th St Station to Allentown Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- https://martzbus.com
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More Questions & Answers
Philadelphia to St. Petersburg bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Baltimore Downtown Bus Station.
Philadelphia to St. Petersburg train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Washington Union Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Philadelphia to St. Petersburg is 1059 miles. It takes approximately 18h 9m to drive from Philadelphia to St. Petersburg.
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