Boston to Philadelphia runs about 40 times a day, with the first departure around 06:08 and the last around 20:53. One passenger pays between £16.18 and £38.93, every fee included, depending on the operator and the way you travel. The fastest door to door is 5h 52m 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 20 October 2026
£16.18 to £38.93
- 150%Moves across the booking window
150%When it runs, leaving Boston
Typical first and last departure on this corridor.
- 06:08First departure
- 20:53Last departure
- 40Services per day
- 100%Run direct
06:08
20:53
40
100%Departures on 28 September 2026
Real departures, filed by the operators themselves. Times only, no fares.
05:0010:085h 8m
2151AmtrakDirect
Boston → Philadelphia
Calls at Boston 05:04 · Route 128 Amtrak Station · Providence 05:34 · New Haven 07:05 · Stamford Amtrak Station · Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station 08:51 · Newark 09:13
Amtrak timetable06:1012:106h
95Amtrak1 change
Boston → Jefferson Station
Amtrak timetable
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Fares by date
What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.
Typical fares
- about £34.55Mon5
- about £29.84Tue6
- about £29.37Wed7
- about £30.78Thu8
- about £29.37Fri9
- about £28.90Sat10
- about £27.01Sun11
- about £20.41Mon12
- about £19.01Tue13
- about £20.41Wed14
- about £24.65Thu15
- about £23.72Fri16
- about £23.72Sat17
- about £23.24Sun18
- about £17.11Mon19
- about £16.18Tue20
- about £17.59Wed21
- about £21.36Thu22
- about £20.41Fri23
- about £20.41Sat24
- about £19.01Sun25
Based on what this route has cost recently. The live fare is confirmed when you book.
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A room in Philadelphia for the night the flight gets in
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When to book Boston to Philadelphia
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- £17.5990 days
- £20.4160 days
- £15.2345 days
- £13.8230 days
- £19.0121 days
- £23.2414 days
- £27.017 days
- £29.373 days
- £34.551 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 30 days ahead, at £13.82.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 150 percent. The dearest point is £34.55, 1 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.
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This corridor, specifically
Facts that apply to Boston to Philadelphia and to no other route on the site.
Clocks
05:00 → 09:09
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 south-west.
Who lives at each end
653,833 → 1,573,916
Population at the departure city and at the arrival city, which is usually what decides how often anything runs.
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 Philadelphia 30th Street
Most of the points near Philadelphia 30th Street open before the first train and shut after the last one.
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Questions about Boston to Philadelphia
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 Boston to Philadelphia?
The Train from Boston to Philadelphia takes 5h 52m door to door, of which 5h 8m is spent moving. The route runs 435 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 it cost to travel from Boston to Philadelphia?
The cheapest fare from Boston to Philadelphia is £16.18, as of 4 October 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is £53.19. 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 Boston to Philadelphia?
The cheapest way from Boston to Philadelphia is by coach, at £16.18 for one passenger on 20 October 2026. The comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs side by side.
When should I book Boston to Philadelphia?
Fares from Boston to Philadelphia bottom out around 30 days before departure, at £13.82. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the dearest lead time is 150 percent, measured on 4 October 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Boston to Philadelphia?
Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from Boston to Philadelphia, at £19.01. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, as of 4 October 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Boston to Philadelphia?
February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Boston to Philadelphia, at £15.23 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 Boston to Philadelphia?
7 operators sell services from Boston to Philadelphia across 3 modes: American Airlines, Amtrak, Amtrak Vermonter, Bahamasair, Frontier Airlines, JetBlue Airways. Journey times, fares and fare conditions differ between them, and the operator table on this page compares all of them on speed, flexibility and what is provided on board.
Is there a direct service from Boston to Philadelphia?
Every service we sell from Boston to Philadelphia is direct, with a fastest journey of 5h 52m 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 Boston to Philadelphia produce?
Travelling from Boston to Philadelphia by train produces about 14.4 kg of CO2 per passenger, the lowest of any mode on this corridor. The same journey by Flight produces about 93.6 kg, roughly 7 times as much for one passenger.
Which station or terminal do services from Boston to Philadelphia use?
Services from Boston to Philadelphia by flight leave from Boston Logan International Airport BOS and arrive at Philadelphia International Airport PHL. Allow about 3h 10m 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 Boston to Philadelphia?
2 of the 7 operators we sell from Boston to Philadelphia allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs £4.28. 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.
Observed service A carrier record names this operator on this pair, carried through unchanged.
Prices come from the supplier wherever we hold a live quote. Elsewhere we show an indicative price built from the real distance, the real operator and a fare curve over lead time, day of the week and season. Those are labelled Estimated fare and cannot be booked.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Boston to Philadelphia on 4 October 2026: 443 km of route against 435 km in a straight line, 64 services a day, 7 operators a cheapest fare of £16.18, and 4h 9m 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 Philadelphia a set of days out that do not start at a station.
Day trips out of Philadelphia and across United States
Day trips that leave Philadelphia in the morning and cover a good part of United States by evening.
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The two ends, compared
Boston reaches 179 places in 40 countries on services we hold, over distances from 18 to 15,725 km. Philadelphia reaches 195 places in 28 countries, from 46 to 10,902 km.
Other ways to make this journey
Leaving Boston
- 179Places you can leave for
- 40Countries
- 58Operators
40
58Arriving in Philadelphia
Leaving Philadelphia
- 195Places you can leave for
- 28Countries
- 34Operators