There are 5 ways to get from Wilmington to Eastern State Penitentiary by train, bus, train (Amtrak), car, or taxi
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Train, line 49 bus
best- Take the train from Wilmington to 30th Street Stationtrain Carolinian / ...
- Take the bus from Market St & 30th St to Fairmount Av & 22nd Stbus 49
49 min$9–545Train (Amtrak)
cheapest- Take the train from Wilmington to 30th Street Stationtrain Carolinian / ...
50 min$5–550Drive 28.6 mi
- Drive from Wilmington to Eastern State Penitentiarycar 28.6 mi
41 min$6–8Taxi
- Take the taxi from Wilmington to Eastern State Penitentiarytaxi 28.6 mi
41 min$130–160Train via Suburban Station
- Take the train from Wilmington to Suburban Stationtrain Wil
1h 16m$6
Wilmington to Eastern State Penitentiary by train, bus, and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Wilmington to Eastern State Penitentiary is to train via Suburban Station which costs $6 and takes 1h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Wilmington to Eastern State Penitentiary is to drive which takes 41 min and costs $5 - $8.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Wilmington and arriving at 30th Street Station station. Services depart hourly, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 21 min.
The distance between Wilmington and Eastern State Penitentiary is 29 miles. The road distance is 28.8 miles.
The best way to get from Wilmington to Eastern State Penitentiary without a car is to train and line 49 bus which takes 49 min and costs $8 - $550.
It takes approximately 49 min to get from Wilmington to Eastern State Penitentiary, including transfers.
Wilmington to Eastern State Penitentiary train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Wilmington station.
Wilmington to Eastern State Penitentiary train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at 30th Street Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Wilmington to Eastern State Penitentiary is 29 miles. It takes approximately 41 min to drive from Wilmington to Eastern State Penitentiary.
There are 856+ hotels available in Eastern State Penitentiary.
What companies run services between Wilmington, DE, USA and Eastern State Penitentiary, PA, USA?
Amtrak operates a train from Wilmington to 30th Street Station hourly. Tickets cost $8–17 and the journey takes 21 min. Amtrak Acela also services this route every 3 hours.
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Wilmington to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–17
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Wilmington to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–17
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Wilmington to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $5–550
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- $5–440
- First Class
- $100–550
Train from Wilmington to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $5–550
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- $5–440
- First Class
- $100–550
- Phone
- +1 215-580-7800
- Website
- SEPTA
Train from Wilmington to Suburban Station
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- SEPTA
- Schedules at
- SEPTA: World Cup 2026
- Phone
- +1 215-580-7800
- Website
- SEPTA
Bus from Market St & 30th St to Fairmount Av & 22nd St
- Ave. Duration
- 13 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- SEPTA
- Schedules at
- SEPTA: World Cup 2026
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Estimated price
- $130–160
Delaware Wilmington Taxi
- Phone
- +1 302-345-1198
- Website
- delawareridetaxi.weebly.com
Wilmington Taxi Service
- Phone
- +1 302-804-1134
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