There are 2 ways to get from West Africa to Philadelphia by taxi, bus, plane, train, or subway
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Taxi, bus, fly to John F. Kennedy International Airport, train
best- Take the taxi from West Africa to Malanvilletaxi
- Take the bus from Malanville to Cotonoubus
- Take the bus from Cotonou to Ouagadougoubus
- Fly from Ouagadougou Airport (OUA) to John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK)plane OUA - JFK
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to 30th Street Stationtrain
2d 6hTaxi, bus, fly to Washington Dulles International Airport, subway, train
- Take the taxi from West Africa to Malanvilletaxi
- Take the bus from Malanville to Cotonoubus
- Take the bus from Cotonou to Ouagadougoubus
- Fly from Ouagadougou Airport (OUA) to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD)plane OUA - IAD
- Take the subway from Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform to Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 1 Platformsubway
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Stationtrain
2d 4h
Ouagadougou Airport (OUA) to John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between West Africa and Philadelphia is 6089 miles.
It takes approximately 2 days 6h to get from West Africa to Philadelphia, including transfers.
There are 1123+ hotels available in Philadelphia.
What companies run services between West Africa, Benin and Philadelphia, PA, USA?
There is no direct connection from West Africa to Philadelphia. However, you can take the taxi to Malanville, take the bus to Cotonou, take the bus to Ouagadougou, take the taxi to Ouagadougou Airport (OUA) airport, fly to John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK), walk to Terminal 4, take the vehicle to Jamaica Station, walk to Jamaica, take the train to New York Penn Station, walk to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station, then take the train to 30th Street Station. Alternatively, you can take the taxi to Malanville, take the bus to Cotonou, take the bus to Ouagadougou, take the taxi to Ouagadougou Airport (OUA) airport, fly to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD), walk to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform, take the subway to Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 1 Platform, walk to Farragut North, Red Line Center Platform, take the subway to Union Station, Red Line Center Platform, walk to Washington Union Station, then take the train to 30th Street Station.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Ouagadougou Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Ouagadougou Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,100
Flights from Ouagadougou Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Accra
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Ouagadougou Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Casablanca, Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,300
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Ouagadougou Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Ouagadougou Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,100
- Website
- royalairmaroc.com
Flights from Ouagadougou Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Casablanca
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
Flights from Ouagadougou Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Casablanca
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,200
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Ouagadougou Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Casablanca, Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,300
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $28–60
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
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
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- 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
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $30–470
- First Class
- $150–650
- Phone
- +1 202 466 3876
- Website
- wmata.com
Subway from Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform to Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 1 Platform
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–3
- Website
- https://www.wmata.com
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- $2–3
- Phone
- +227 7704 6600
Bus from Malanville to Cotonou
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 58m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
Bus from Malanville to Cotonou
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 58m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Phone
- +227 23 23 02 02
- [email protected]
- Website
- stmvoyageurs.com
Bus from Cotonou to Ouagadougou
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Schedules at
- stmvoyageurs.com
Bus from Cotonou to Ouagadougou
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Schedules at
- stmvoyageurs.com
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Estimated price
- $45–60
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