--- title: "Dulles Virginia to Philadelphia – 4 ways by car, bus, train | Mixroutes" description: "Dulles Virginia to Philadelphia is 225 km. Fastest: drive in 3h 36m. Cheapest: drive from $21. Real timetables, prices labelled live, quoted or estimated." url: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/dulles-virginia-to-philadelphia" markdown: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/dulles-virginia-to-philadelphia.md" image: "https://www.mixroutes.com/og.png" --- # How to get from Dulles Virginia to Philadelphia [Plan it for your day](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Dulles+Virginia&to=Philadelphia) [Philadelphia to Dulles Virginia](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/philadelphia-to-dulles-virginia) **Fastest:** 3h 36m\ by car, door to door\ **Cheapest:** $21\ by car\ **Distance:** 225 km\ as the crow flies\ **Departures today:** 5\ 4 ways, Thu 29 Oct\ ## 4 ways to travel 225 km apart. Times are the timetables for Thu 29 Oct, planned from 08:00; every price says whether it is live, the operator's fare or our estimate. We add nothing to any fare. best 1h 10m quicker than the bus and $27 cheaper. - [**Drive** best fastest cheapest 3h 36m$21–28 Estimated 258 km · fuel only](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Dulles+Virginia&to=Philadelphia) - [**Bus** 4h 46m$35–134 Estimated 4 departures · FlixBus-us](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Dulles+Virginia&to=Philadelphia) - [**Train** Least hassle 4h 45m$34–95 Estimated 1 departure · Amtrak](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Dulles+Virginia&to=Philadelphia) - [**Taxi** 3h 36m$415–570 Estimated one-way cab](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Dulles+Virginia&to=Philadelphia) Data: [Timetables via Transitous](https://transitous.org/sources/) · [Roads © OpenStreetMap contributors, routed by OSRM](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright) · [Places © OpenStreetMap contributors](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright) · [Places from GeoNames, CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) · [All credits and licences](https://www.mixroutes.com/credits) ## Departures today 1. [08:04 → 12:49 4h 45m · 1 change · WMATA S$34–95](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Dulles+Virginia&to=Philadelphia&date=2026-10-29&time=08%3A00&it=t0) 2. [08:12 → 13:04 4h 52m · 2 changes · Fairfax Connector 697$59–98](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Dulles+Virginia&to=Philadelphia&date=2026-10-29&time=08%3A00&it=t1) 3. [08:17 → 13:50 5h 33m · 1 change · LCT 481$35–67](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Dulles+Virginia&to=Philadelphia&date=2026-10-29&time=08%3A00&it=t2) 4. [09:04 → 13:50 4h 46m · 2 changes · Fairfax Connector 494$70–114](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Dulles+Virginia&to=Philadelphia&date=2026-10-29&time=08%3A00&it=t3) 5. [09:54 → 15:43 5h 49m · 3 changes · WMATA F20$84–134](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Dulles+Virginia&to=Philadelphia&date=2026-10-29&time=08%3A00&it=t4) Timetable data via Transitous and the operators' own GTFS feeds. Live delays arrive when an operator publishes a real-time feed. ## Questions people ask How long does it take to get from Dulles Virginia to Philadelphia? The fastest way is by car: about 3h 36m door to door. The straight-line distance is 225 km. What is the cheapest way from Dulles Virginia to Philadelphia? Drive is the cheapest, from $21. That figure is an estimate from the operator's fare bands, not a live quote. Is there a direct train from Dulles Virginia to Philadelphia? Not today. Train journeys involve a change; the fastest takes 4h 45m. How much is the bus from Dulles Virginia to Philadelphia? Buses take about 4h 46m and cost $35–134 depending on operator and seat type. 4 departures appear in today's timetable window. How far is Philadelphia from Dulles Virginia by road? About 258 km, roughly 3h 36m of driving in normal traffic. Fuel alone costs around $21–28; tolls and parking are extra. ## Who runs it Metro - WMATA Railways - Amtrak Buses - Fairfax Connector - WMATA - FlixBus-us - LCT - Greyhound-us - Arlington Transit ART Read from today's timetables. Operators don't pay to be listed here. ## In Philadelphia Most populous city in Pennsylvania, US Philadelphia, colloquially referred to as Philly, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and the sixth-most populous city in the United States. Its population was 1.60 million at the 2020 census and estimated at 1.57 million in 2025. The Philadelphia metropolitan area, also known as the Delaware Valley, is located in both the Mid-Atlantic and northeastern United States; home to 6.33 million residents, it is the nation's ninth-largest metropolitan area. Philadelphia is known for its culture, cuisine, and history, maintaining contemporary influence in technology and business, sports, and music. 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