There are 10 ways to get from Santa Monica to Pennsylvania by plane, bus (Greyhound), train (Amtrak), car, train, or bus
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Fly to Philadelphia International Airport
best- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)plane LAX - PHL
8h 4m$244–496Fly to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport (CLE)plane LAX - CLE
- Take the bus from Cleveland Bus Station to Eriebus
9h 49m$171–431Bus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to St Louis Bus Stationbus Greyhound US1210
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Philadelphia Bus Stationbus Greyhound US0421
2d 17h$442–882Train via Washington (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Washington Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Stationtrain
2d 17h$997–2,147Drive 2,703.6 mi
- Drive from Santa Monica to Philadelphiacar 2,703.6 mi
44h 3m$494–713Fly to Pittsburgh International Airport
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT)plane LAX - PIT
8h 17m$181–703Fly to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, train
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI)plane LAX - BWI
- Take the train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to 30th Street Stationtrain
9h 22m$258–1,308Fly to Newark Liberty International Airport, train
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)plane LAX - EWR
- Take the train from Newark Liberty International Airport to 30th Street Stationtrain
9h 34m$219–711Train, bus
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Readingbus
- Take the bus from Reading to Philadelphia Bus Stationbus
2d 20h$850–1,747Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to 30th Street Stationtrain
3d$1,045–2,205
Santa Monica to Pennsylvania by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santa Monica to Pennsylvania is to fly and bus which costs $170 - $440 and takes 9h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Santa Monica to Pennsylvania is to fly which takes 8h 4m and costs $240 - $500.
No, there is no direct bus from Santa Monica to Pennsylvania station. However, there are services departing from 2nd / Broadway and arriving at Philadelphia Bus Station via Los Angeles Union Station and St Louis Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 17h.
No, there is no direct train from Santa Monica station to Pennsylvania. However, there are services departing from Downtown Santa Monica Station and arriving at 15th St/City Hall via 7th Street / Metro Center Station - Metro B & D Lines, Los Angeles, Chicago Union Station, Washington Union Station and Drexel Station at 30th St. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 17h.
The distance between Santa Monica and Pennsylvania is 2431 miles. The road distance is 2719.3 miles.
The best way to get from Santa Monica to Pennsylvania without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 17h and costs $440 - $900.
It takes approximately 8h 4m to get from Santa Monica to Pennsylvania, including transfers.
Santa Monica to Pennsylvania bus services, operated by Greyhound-us, depart from Los Angeles Union Station.
Santa Monica to Pennsylvania train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Los Angeles station.
The best way to get from Santa Monica to Pennsylvania is to fly which takes 8h 4m and costs $240 - $500. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $440 - $900 and takes 2 days 17h, you could also train via Washington, which costs $950 - $2,200 and takes 2 days 17h.
What companies run services between Santa Monica, CA, USA and Pennsylvania, USA?
American Airlines and Southwest Airlines fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) every 3 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from 2nd / Broadway to Philadelphia Bus Station via Los Angeles Union Station and St Louis Bus Station in around 2d 17h.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 18m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 13m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Sunday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–850
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 23m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–850
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 8m
- When
- Saturday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- When
- Sunday, Saturday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Columbus
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 49m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 14m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–700
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
- Website
- flybreeze.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Los Angeles to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $700–1,500
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $250–550
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–90
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Newark Liberty International Airport to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $25–55
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Los Angeles to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $700–1,500
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Los Angeles to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $700–1,500
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 56m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $340–700
- 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 Washington Union Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- 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 BWI Thurgood Marshall to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- 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
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com
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Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $300–600
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Philadelphia Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $140–280
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Cleveland Bus Station to Erie
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $17–35
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $140–230
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Reading to Philadelphia Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $8–15
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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More Questions & Answers
Santa Monica to Pennsylvania bus services, operated by Greyhound-us, arrive at St Louis Bus Station.
Pennsylvania is 3h ahead of Santa Monica. It is currently 4:12 AM in Santa Monica and 7:12 AM in Pennsylvania.
Santa Monica to Pennsylvania train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Chicago Union Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Santa Monica to Pennsylvania is 2719 miles. It takes approximately 44h 3m to drive from Santa Monica to Pennsylvania.
There are 1021+ hotels available in Pennsylvania.









