There are 11 ways to get from Saint Paul to Philadelphia by plane, train (Amtrak), bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), car, train, or bus
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Fly to Philadelphia International Airport
best- Fly from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)plane MSP - PHL
4h 43m$175–856Fly to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI)plane MSP - BWI
- Take the train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to 30th Street Stationtrain
6h 5m$166–1,554Train via Washington (Amtrak)
- Take the train from St. Paul-Minneapolis to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Rockville Amtraktrain
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Stationtrain
27h 51m$362–798Bus
- Take the bus from Saint Paul Union Depot to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Newark Penn Stationbus
- Take the bus from Newark Penn Station to Philadelphia Bus Stationbus
27h 55m$180–324Drive 1,156 mi
- Drive from Saint Paul to Philadelphiacar 1,156 mi
18h 55m$211–305Fly to Laguardia Airport, train
- Fly from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Laguardia Airport (LGA)plane MSP - LGA
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to 30th Street Stationtrain
6h 30m$235–1,258Fly to John F. Kennedy International Airport, train
- Fly from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK)plane MSP - JFK
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to 30th Street Stationtrain
6h 21m$456–1,622Fly to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, train
- Fly from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)plane MSP - DCA
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Stationtrain
6h 18m$191–1,094Fly to Newark Liberty International Airport, train
- Fly from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)plane MSP - EWR
- Take the train from Newark Liberty International Airport to 30th Street Stationtrain
6h 21m$194–902Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from St. Paul-Minneapolis to Chicago Union Stationtrain Borealis / ...
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to 30th Street Stationtrain Cardinal
34h 28m$405–900Bus, train
- Take the bus from Minneapolis to Madisonbus
- Take the bus from 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus to W Jackson Blvd, after S Clinton Stbus
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to 30th Street Stationtrain
39h 23m$378–812
Saint Paul to Philadelphia by train and subway (Amtrak)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Saint Paul to Philadelphia is to bus which costs $180 - $330 and takes 27h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Saint Paul to Philadelphia is to fly which takes 4h 43m and costs $170 - $900.
No, there is no direct bus from Saint Paul to Philadelphia station. However, there are services departing from Saint Paul Union Depot and arriving at Philadelphia Bus Station via Chicago Bus Station and Newark Penn Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h 55m.
No, there is no direct train from Saint Paul to Philadelphia station. However, there are services departing from St. Paul-Minneapolis and arriving at 30th Street Station via Chicago Union Station, Rockville, Red Line Center Platform and Washington Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h 51m.
The distance between Saint Paul and Philadelphia is 1000 miles. The road distance is 1162.7 miles.
The best way to get from Saint Paul to Philadelphia without a car is to train via Washington which takes 27h 51m and costs $360 - $800.
It takes approximately 4h 43m to get from Saint Paul to Philadelphia, including transfers.
Saint Paul to Philadelphia bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Saint Paul Union Depot station.
Saint Paul to Philadelphia train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from St. Paul-Minneapolis station.
The best way to get from Saint Paul to Philadelphia is to fly which takes 4h 43m and costs $170 - $900. Alternatively, you can train via Washington, which costs $360 - $800 and takes 27h 51m, you could also bus, which costs $180 - $330 and takes 27h 55m.
What companies run services between Saint Paul, MN, USA and Philadelphia, PA, USA?
American Airlines, Delta, and Sun Country Airlines fly from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) every 3 hours. Alternatively, you can take a train from St. Paul-Minneapolis to 30th Street Station via Chicago Union Station, Rockville Amtrak, Rockville, Red Line Center Platform, Union Station, Red Line Center Platform, and Washington Union Station in around 27h 51m.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Laguardia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Laguardia Airport via Grand Rapids
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Laguardia Airport via Madison
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Laguardia Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–470
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Buffalo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–470
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Cleveland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 59m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–470
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–470
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–460
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–460
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–800
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
- Website
- suncountry.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–470
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $95–460
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–460
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from St. Paul-Minneapolis to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $110–250
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Rockville Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $210–460
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–85
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $29–65
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $25–55
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $25–55
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–85
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Newark Liberty International Airport to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $22–50
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from St. Paul-Minneapolis to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $110–250
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 56m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $290–650
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 56m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $290–650
- Website
- Amtrak
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–650
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- $30–470
- First Class
- $150–650
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $24–650
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- $24–460
- First Class
- $140–650
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–600
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- $20–460
- First Class
- $130–600
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–600
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- $20–460
- First Class
- $130–600
Train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- 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 Saint Paul Union Depot to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $60–120
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Newark Penn Station to Philadelphia Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–22
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Saint Paul Union Depot to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–95
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Newark Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $110–190
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Newark Penn Station to Philadelphia Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–18
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Minneapolis to Madison
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–100
- Book at
- Jefferson Lines
- Adult
- $70–100
- Phone
- +1 414-266-4409
- [email protected]
- Website
- Badger Bus
Bus from Minneapolis to Madison
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $60–80
- Website
- Badger Bus
- Phone
- +1 (866) 912 - 6224
- [email protected]
- Website
- Rockland Coaches
Bus from 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus to W Jackson Blvd, after S Clinton St
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $26–60
- Schedules at
- Rockland Coaches
- Adult
- $26–60
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More Questions & Answers
Saint Paul to Philadelphia bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Chicago Bus Station.
Philadelphia is 1h ahead of Saint Paul. It is currently 11:02 AM in Saint Paul and 12:02 PM in Philadelphia.
Saint Paul to Philadelphia train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Chicago Union Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Saint Paul to Philadelphia is 1163 miles. It takes approximately 18h 55m to drive from Saint Paul to Philadelphia.
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