Fastest€47.09
- Amtrak A333412:322h 55m15:27Philadelphia 30th StreetWabash Pittsburgh Terminal
Door to door 3h 39mCO2 13.7 kgChanges 0Refundable
Philadelphia to Pittsburgh train
Trains from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh start at €47.09 and take 3h 39m at their fastest.
Check dates and fares
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The Trains from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh starts at €47.09 and takes 3h 39m door to door, run by 1 operator over 414 km, with around 11 departures a day. Fares bottom out about 30 days before departure.
- 3h 39mDoor to door
- 2h 55mMoving
- €47.09 to €91.09From
- 06:46 to 21:00First and last departure
- 11Per day
- 13.7 kgCO2
First and last are taken from the services we sell on October 5, 2026. The return direction keeps its own timetable and is not these times reversed.
€47.09 to €91.09 for one passenger across the 14 departure dates priced here. The low end is one day, not every day. Worked out from this corridor rather than held for anybody. The operator sets the price on the day.
Fares by date
What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.
Typical fares
- about €80.09Tue15
- about €86.14Wed16
- about €91.09Thu17
- about €87.24Fri18
- about €86.14Sat19
- about €76.79Sun20
- about €54.79Mon21
- about €53.14Tue22
- about €58.09Wed23
- about €71.29Thu24
- about €69.09Fri25
- about €74.04Sat26
- about €66.89Sun27
- about €47.09Mon28
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 cheapest and the fastest on October 5, 2026
Rail operators
| Operator | From | Fastest | Typical speed | Flexibility | On board |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Amtrak | €41.59 | 3h 35m | 140 km/h | Refundable | Power outlets, Wi-Fi |
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When to book Philadelphia to Pittsburgh
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €23.2890 days
- €18.3360 days
- €21.6345 days
- €17.2330 days
- €18.8821 days
- €19.9814 days
- €23.287 days
- €38.683 days
- €33.731 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 30 days ahead, at €17.23.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 124 percent. The most expensive point is €38.68, 3 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 30 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
Which departure day costs least
Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.
- €28.78Sun
- €19.98Mon
- €22.73Tue
- €24.38Wed
- €31.53Thu
- €28.23Fri
- €29.33Sat
Where you leave from and where you arrive
Philadelphia
Rail
- Philadelphia 30th Street
- North Philadelphia station
- Baltimore & Ohio Railroad station, Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Rail
- Wabash Pittsburgh Terminal
- Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Railroad Station
- Boyce Station
What the journey actually looks like
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 414 km against 414 km in a straight line, a detour of 2 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- First and last departure
- The first service of the day leaves Philadelphia at 06:46 and the last at 21:00, across 11 departures The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Trains against the other ways to make this journey
| Mode | Door to door | Moving | At the ends | From | CO2 | Per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | 3h 39m | 2h 55m | 44m | €47.09 | 13.7 kg | 11 |
| Flight | 4h 7m | 57m | 3h 10m | €42.03 | 104.8 kg | 48 |
| Coach | 6h 10m | 5h 26m | 44m | €19.98 | 11.2 kg | 11 |
Questions about Philadelphia to Pittsburgh
The questions people actually ask about this trip, 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 the Train from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh take?
The Train from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh takes 3h 39m door to door, of which 2h 55m is spent moving. The route runs 414 km. The difference between the two times is reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end, which every time on this page includes.
How much does the Train from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh cost?
The Train from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh starts at €47.09 for one passenger, as of September 14, 2026. A typical fare is €48.74. Both are the total including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so the price here is the price at checkout.
Who runs the Train from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh?
1 operators run the Train from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh: Amtrak. Between them they file around 11 departures a day. The operator table on this page compares them on fare, journey time, cruising speed, fare conditions and what is provided on board.
Which terminal does the Train from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh use?
The Train from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh leaves from Philadelphia 30th Street and arrives at Wabash Pittsburgh Terminal. Allow about 44m for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one. That time is already inside every door to door figure quoted on this page.
Is the Train the best way from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh?
Traveling from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh by Flight costs €42.03 and takes 4h 7m door to door, against 3h 39m by Train. Which is better depends on whether the money or the hours matter more on this trip. The comparison table on this page shows every mode side by side.
When should I book the Train from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh?
Fares for the Train from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh bottom out around 30 days ahead, at €17.23. The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time across the window is 124 percent, measured on September 14, 2026. Booking inside the final week has consistently cost more.
How much CO2 does the Train from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh produce?
The Train from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh produces about 13.7 kg of CO2 per passenger over 414 km, which works out at roughly 33 grams per passenger kilometer. That figure is for the whole journey and for one traveler, not for the vehicle.
What is provided on board the Train from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh?
Operators on the Train from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh publish Power outlets, Wi-Fi. That is what 1 carriers on this corridor state about their own fleets, across a journey of 3h 39m door to door. Where a carrier publishes nothing, this page lists nothing for it.
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.
Observed service A carrier record shows this named operator serving this named pair, and we carry that through unchanged.
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
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Philadelphia to Pittsburgh on September 14, 2026: 414 km of route against 414 km in a straight line, 11 services a day, 1 operator a cheapest fare of €47.09, and 3h 39m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
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