Philadelphia to Boston runs about 40 times a day, with the first departure around 06:03 and the last around 20:53. One passenger pays between €19.98 and €46.75, every fee included, depending on the operator and the way you travel. The fastest door to door is 3h 43m over 443 km, on services run by 7 operators across 3 modes.
What one seat costs
The spread between the cheapest and dearest typical fare on this corridor, across 7 operators and 3 ways of making the journey. The operator sets the price on the day.
Typical fares · Priced for 7 October 2026
€19.98 to €46.75
- 184%Moves across the booking window
When it runs, leaving Philadelphia
No operator has filed a timetable for this direction yet, so the first and last departure below follow the pattern of the corridor. Read them as the shape of the service day rather than as times to turn up for.
- 06:03First departure
- 20:53Last departure
- 40Services per day
- 100%Run direct
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Buying this journey
Bookaway lists departures for Philadelphia to Boston on your date, and you pay on their side.
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Buying this journey
Bookaway lists departures for Philadelphia to Boston on your date, and you pay on their side.
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Fares by date
What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.
Typical fares
- about €53.53Thu17
- about €43.63Fri18
- about €46.93Sat19
- about €34.83Sun20
- about €29.33Mon21
- about €29.33Tue22
- about €30.98Wed23
- about €31.53Thu24
- about €30.43Fri25
- about €31.53Sat26
- about €29.88Sun27
- about €24.93Mon28
- about €23.83Tue29
- about €25.48Wed30
- about €24.93Thu1
- about €24.93Fri2
- about €26.03Sat3
- about €22.73Sun4
- about €20.53Mon5
- about €20.53Tue6
- about €19.98Wed7
Based on what this route has cost recently. The operator sets the price on the day, and the live fare is confirmed when you book.
The flight gets you into Boston. It does not get you a bed, and neither do we.
A room in Boston for the night the flight gets in
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When to book Philadelphia to Boston
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €19.9890 days
- €18.8860 days
- €21.6345 days
- €20.5330 days
- €19.9821 days
- €25.4814 days
- €30.987 days
- €46.933 days
- €53.531 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €18.88.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 184 percent. The dearest point is €53.53, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 60 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 60 days ahead. You are inside that window.
This corridor, specifically
Facts that apply to Philadelphia to Boston and to no other route on the site.
Clocks
Both ends keep the same time, so the arrival is the departure plus the journey.
The shape of it
443 km
435 km as the crow flies, 2% further by the route services take. The bearing runs north-east.
Who lives at each end
1,573,916 → 653,833
Population at the departure city and at the arrival city, which is usually what decides how often anything runs.
How we know
0/6
6 of these connections were inferred from service-area overlap rather than observed in a timetable. We would rather say so.
The route
What the journey looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 443 km against 435 km in a straight line, a detour of 2 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
Who runs this route
The flight gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.
Left luggage near Boston South Station
Most of the points near Boston South Station open before the first train and shut after the last one.
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Questions about Philadelphia to Boston
The questions people actually ask about this journey, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does it take to get from Philadelphia to Boston?
The fastest journey from Philadelphia to Boston takes 3h 43m door to door, of which 2h 59m is spent moving, on the train. Most services take around 4h 39m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
How much does it cost to travel from Philadelphia to Boston?
The cheapest fare from Philadelphia to Boston is €19.98, as of 16 September 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €63.59. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.
What is the cheapest way to get from Philadelphia to Boston?
The cheapest way from Philadelphia to Boston is by coach, at €19.98 for one passenger on 7 October 2026. That journey takes 6h 31m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.
What is the fastest way to get from Philadelphia to Boston?
The fastest way from Philadelphia to Boston is by train, at 3h 43m door to door. Only 2h 59m of that is spent moving; the remaining 44m is reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end. The cheapest fare on that mode is €45.44.
When should I book Philadelphia to Boston?
Fares from Philadelphia to Boston bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €18.88. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the dearest lead time is 184 percent, measured on 16 September 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Philadelphia to Boston?
Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from Philadelphia to Boston, at €23.83. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, as of 16 September 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Philadelphia to Boston?
February is the cheapest of the next 5 months to travel from Philadelphia to Boston, at €17.78 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.
Who runs services from Philadelphia to Boston?
No operator record names Philadelphia to Boston directly. American Airlines, Amtrak, Amtrak Vermonter, Bahamasair, Frontier Airlines, JetBlue Airways publish service areas covering both ends and may serve it, so we list them as possible operators rather than confirmed ones.
Is there a direct service from Philadelphia to Boston?
Every service we sell from Philadelphia to Boston is direct, with around 64 departures a day and a fastest journey of 3h 43m door to door. No connection is needed, so there is no missed connection risk to plan around on this corridor.
How much CO2 does the journey from Philadelphia to Boston produce?
Travelling from Philadelphia to Boston by coach produces about 11.7 kg of CO2 per passenger, the lowest of any mode on this corridor. The same journey by Flight produces about 110.2 kg, roughly 9 times as much for one passenger.
Which station or terminal do services from Philadelphia to Boston use?
Services from Philadelphia to Boston by train leave from Philadelphia 30th Street and arrive at Boston South Station. Allow about 44m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.
Can I change or refund a ticket from Philadelphia to Boston?
2 of the 7 operators we sell from Philadelphia to Boston allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.
Where these numbers come from
Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance on this page are real and come from open data. Where a corridor has a filed timetable the departure times are real too, and ferry fares are the prices the operators publish themselves.
Derived from service area No carrier record names this exact pair. The operators listed publish a service area covering both places at a distance their mode plausibly carries people, which is evidence that the corridor is served and not evidence of a specific service. Pages state which, because presenting the two as the same thing would be dishonest.
Where no operator publishes a fare for a corridor, the price here is our own estimate, worked out from the real distance and the real operator through a fare curve that follows lead time, day of the week and season. It tells you roughly what the journey costs. It is not a seat anyone has agreed to sell, and the payment step will not take it.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Philadelphia to Boston on 16 September 2026: 443 km of route against 435 km in a straight line, 64 services a day, 7 operators a cheapest fare of €19.98, and 3h 43m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
Being on the water gives Boston a set of days out that do not start at a station. We do not sell those either.
Day trips out of Boston and across United States
Day trips that leave Boston in the morning and cover a good part of United States by evening.
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The two ends, compared
Philadelphia reaches 183 places in 27 countries on services we hold, over distances from 46 to 10,902 km. Boston reaches 157 places in 37 countries, from 18 to 12,808 km.
Other ways to make this journey
Leaving Philadelphia
- 183Places you can leave for
- 27Countries
- 32Operators
Arriving in Boston
Leaving Boston
- 157Places you can leave for
- 37Countries
- 60Operators