What is the fastest way to DC from Philly?|130589

Im going to visit Philly for Thanksgiving.
leaving cali on the 20th and getting to philly the morning of the 21st
I_d like to make it to DC the night of the 21st or on the 22nd
to make it to the washington national opera
so what is the fastest way to get to DC from Philly?
(besides driving)

thanks in advance!

Amtrak, it takes an hour and 45 minutes and you arrive at Union Station in the heart of DC not far from the Kennedy Center. You depart from 30th Street Station in the center of Philadelphia. It_s pretty much hassle-less. Arrive at the station 20-30 minutes before your scheduled departure, print your tickets from one of the many kiosks (that don_t have lines of people at them like the airlines) and board your train (no security lines). Advance book on the internet, trains pretty much depart hourly so plenty of choices. It_s too bad all travel isn_t as easy.

Amtrak is nice but very expensive. If you want something cheaper try one of the many bus services. I won_t recommend Greyhound because they don_t have a lot options as far as times and days. Try either the mega bus or the Chinatown bus. Chinatown bus is probably your best bet. It_ll get you there just as fast as Amtrak and be a whole lot cheaper.

Take Amtrak from 30th St station into Union Station. It takes about 2 hours and they run frequently. The local trains with the lower fares only take about an extra 15 minutes. Making reservations in advance is a good idea and tickets are easy to pick up at the kiosks.

Probably a plane, but if you want to drive it only takes about 3 and a half hours, if you go south on route 95.

Interstate 95................. Southbound

Amtrac Acela Express will get you there in 1h 44m.

They are not very far apart. The Greyhound would be as fast as anything.


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