There are 9 ways to get from Philadelphia to Staunton by train (Amtrak), bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), car, plane, train, subway, or bus
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Train via Washington (Amtrak)
best- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Stationtrain Northeast Regional / ...
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to Staunton Amtrak Stationtrain Cardinal
6h 53m$76–733Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Philadelphia Bus Station to Washington Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Washington Union Station to Godwin Transit Centerbus
- Take the bus from JMU Godwin Transit Center to Staunton Hub / Lewis Stbus
9h 18m$50–75Drive 283.9 mi
- Drive from Philadelphia to Stauntoncar 283.9 mi
5h 21m$52–75Fly Philadelphia International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, train
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)plane PHL - DCA
- Take the train from Alexandria to Staunton Amtrak Stationtrain
7h 35m$125–701Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Staunton Amtrak Stationtrain Cardinal
7h 19m$90–190Fly Philadelphia International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport, train
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD)plane PHL - IAD
- Take the train from Alexandria to Staunton Amtrak Stationtrain
8h 23m$102–484Train, subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to Charlottesville
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Stationtrain
- Take the subway from Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platformsubway
- Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Charlottesville (CHO)plane IAD - CHO
- Take the train from Charlottesville to Staunton Amtrak Stationtrain
7h 17m$107–965Train to Laguardia Airport, fly to Charlottesville, train
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Fly from Laguardia Airport (LGA) to Charlottesville (CHO)plane LGA - CHO
- Take the train from Charlottesville to Staunton Amtrak Stationtrain
7h 29m$126–1,049Fly Philadelphia International Airport to Richmond International Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Richmond International Airport (RIC)plane PHL - RIC
- Take the bus from Richmond Main Street Amtrak Station to Charlottesville Amtrak Stationbus
- Take the train from Charlottesville to Staunton Amtrak Stationtrain
8h 43m$105–519
Philadelphia to Staunton by train (Amtrak)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Philadelphia to Staunton is to bus which costs $50 - $75 and takes 9h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Philadelphia to Staunton is to drive which takes 5h 21m and costs $50 - $75.
No, there is no direct bus from Philadelphia station to Staunton. However, there are services departing from Philadelphia Bus Station and arriving at Staunton Hub / Lewis St via Washington Union Station and JMU Godwin Transit Center. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 18m.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from 30th Street Station station and arriving at Staunton Amtrak Station station. Services depart three times a week, and operate Wednesday, Friday and Sunday. The journey takes approximately 7h 19m.
The distance between Philadelphia and Staunton is 286 miles. The road distance is 285.5 miles.
The best way to get from Philadelphia to Staunton without a car is to train via Washington which takes 6h 53m and costs $75 - $750.
It takes approximately 6h 53m to get from Philadelphia to Staunton, including transfers.
Philadelphia to Staunton bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Philadelphia Bus Station.
Philadelphia to Staunton train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from 30th Street Station.
The best way to get from Philadelphia to Staunton is to train via Washington which takes 6h 53m and costs $75 - $750. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $50 - $75 and takes 9h 18m.
What companies run services between Philadelphia, PA, USA and Staunton, VA, USA?
You can take a train from 30th Street Station to Staunton Amtrak Station via Washington Union Station in around 6h 53m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Philadelphia Bus Station to Staunton Hub / Lewis St via Washington Union Station and JMU Godwin Transit Center in around 9h 18m.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–380
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Charlottesville
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–260
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Charlottesville via Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–370
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–600
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Charlottesville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–370
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Richmond International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–450
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Charlottesville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–370
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
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 Staunton Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $45–100
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Alexandria to Staunton Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $45–95
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from 30th Street Station to Staunton Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 19m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $90–190
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Alexandria to Staunton Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $45–95
- 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 Charlottesville to Staunton Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $12–26
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $29–60
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Charlottesville to Staunton Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $12–26
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Charlottesville to Staunton Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $12–26
- 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 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
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
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
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $20–460
- First Class
- $130–600
- Phone
- +1 202 466 3876
- Website
- wmata.com
Subway from Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–3
- Website
- https://www.wmata.com
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- $2–3
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Philadelphia Bus Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $20–35
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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 Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $21–40
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1-800-827-3490
- [email protected]
- Website
- virginiabreeze.drpt.virginia.gov
Bus from Washington Union Station to Godwin Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $28–35
- Schedules at
- virginiabreeze.drpt.virginia.gov
- Phone
- +1 540-943-9302
- Website
- britebus.org
Bus from JMU Godwin Transit Center to Staunton Hub / Lewis St
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $1
- Website
- https://www.britebus.org/
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Richmond Main Street Amtrak Station to Charlottesville Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $25–40
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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More Questions & Answers
Philadelphia to Staunton bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Washington Union Station.
Philadelphia to Staunton train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Washington Union Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Philadelphia to Staunton is 286 miles. It takes approximately 5h 21m to drive from Philadelphia to Staunton.
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