Lowest CO2€71.29
- Amtrak A968306:434h 5m10:48Raleigh Union StationPhiladelphia 30th Street
Door to door 4h 49mCO2 18.3 kgChanges 0Refundable
Raleigh to Philadelphia train
Trains from Raleigh to Philadelphia start at €54.79 and take 4h 32m at their fastest.
Check dates and fares
Fares and seats move by the day. Price Raleigh to Philadelphia on the date you actually want, rather than on the date this page was built.
The Trains from Raleigh to Philadelphia starts at €54.79 and takes 4h 32m door to door, run by 1 operator over 556 km, with around 12 departures a day. Fares bottom out about 60 days before departure.
- 4h 32mDoor to door
- 3h 48mMoving
- €71.29 to €160.94From
- 06:43 to 21:17First and last departure
- 12Per day
- 18.3 kgCO2
First and last are taken from the services we sell on October 6, 2026. The return direction keeps its own timetable and is not these times reversed.
€71.29 to €160.94 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.
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Buying this trip
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Fares by date
What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.
Typical fares
- about €160.94Fri18
- about €141.14Sat19
- about €130.69Sun20
- about €90.54Mon21
- about €89.44Tue22
- about €97.14Wed23
- about €115.84Thu24
- about €86.14Fri25
- about €97.69Sat26
- about €84.49Sun27
- about €71.29Mon28
- about €71.29Tue29
- about €79.54Wed30
- about €87.79Thu1
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 6, 2026
Rail operators
| Operator | From | Fastest | Typical speed | Flexibility | On board |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Amtrak | €54.79 | 4h 31m | 140 km/h | Refundable | Power outlets, Wi-Fi |
The train gets you into Philadelphia. It does not get you a bed, and neither do we.
A room in Philadelphia for the night the train gets in
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When to book Raleigh to Philadelphia
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €55.0190 days
- €42.0360 days
- €47.3445 days
- €53.8330 days
- €62.6821 days
- €73.3014 days
- €98.087 days
- €103.393 days
- €125.221 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €42.03.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 198 percent. The most expensive point is €125.22, 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.
Which departure day costs least
Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.
- €70.35Sun
- €61.50Mon
- €60.32Tue
- €64.45Wed
- €73.30Thu
- €73.30Fri
- €75.07Sat
Where you leave from and where you arrive
Raleigh
Rail
- Raleigh Union Station
- Raleigh Seaboard Station
- Raleigh Cabarrus Street station
Philadelphia
Rail
- Philadelphia 30th Street
- North Philadelphia station
- Baltimore & Ohio Railroad station, Philadelphia
What the journey looks like
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 556 km against 556 km in a straight line, a detour of 3 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- First and last departure
- The first service of the day leaves Raleigh at 06:43 and the last at 21:17, across 12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight | 4h 18m | 1h 8m | 3h 10m | €49.11 | 141.0 kg | 48 |
| Train | 4h 32m | 3h 48m | 44m | €54.79 | 18.3 kg | 12 |
Questions about Raleigh to Philadelphia
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 Raleigh to Philadelphia take?
The Train from Raleigh to Philadelphia takes 4h 32m door to door, of which 3h 48m is spent moving. The route runs 556 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 Raleigh to Philadelphia cost?
The Train from Raleigh to Philadelphia starts at €54.79 for one passenger, as of September 17, 2026. A typical fare is €62.77. 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 Raleigh to Philadelphia?
1 operators run the Train from Raleigh to Philadelphia: Amtrak. Between them they file around 12 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 Raleigh to Philadelphia use?
The Train from Raleigh to Philadelphia leaves from Raleigh Union Station and arrives at Philadelphia 30th Street. 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 Raleigh to Philadelphia?
Traveling from Raleigh to Philadelphia by Flight costs €49.11 and takes 4h 18m door to door, against 4h 32m 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 Raleigh to Philadelphia?
Fares for the Train from Raleigh to Philadelphia bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €42.03. The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time across the window is 198 percent, measured on September 17, 2026. Booking inside the final week has consistently cost more.
How much CO2 does the Train from Raleigh to Philadelphia produce?
The Train from Raleigh to Philadelphia produces about 18.3 kg of CO2 per passenger over 556 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 Raleigh to Philadelphia?
Operators on the Train from Raleigh to Philadelphia publish Power outlets, Wi-Fi. That is what 1 carriers on this corridor state about their own fleets, across a journey of 4h 32m 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.
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
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Raleigh to Philadelphia on September 17, 2026: 556 km of route against 556 km in a straight line, 12 services a day, 1 operator a cheapest fare of €54.79, and 4h 32m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
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