Trip cost
Philadelphia from New York: trip cost
For 2 travellers sharing a room, a 7-day trip to Philadelphia from New York comes to about $1,476 (about $1,579 with a 7% buffer), including flights, stay, food, local transport and activities. Flights are our distance estimate: no observed fares for this route yet.
Complete trip estimate, 7 days, 2 travellers
Shown for a default of 7 days and 2 travellers sharing one room. Those are our defaults, not your plans: change them above.
- Travel from New York and back by car From the distance (130 km each way) and the travel mode. Not a fare.
- about $20estimate
- Stay, 6 nights 45% of the destination's daily figure per night, one room. Hotel observations replace this as they arrive.
- about $378estimate
- Food 30% of the daily figure per person per day.
- about $588estimate
- Local transport 10% of the daily figure per person per day: buses, metro, taxis and transfers.
- about $196estimate
- Activities 15% of the daily figure per person per day.
- about $294estimate
The buffer is a default for the things a plan leaves out, not a fee. It is never folded into the estimate above.
Other trip lengths for 2: 3 days about $608, 5 days about $1,042, 10 days about $2,127.
Flights, New York to Philadelphia and back, are the observed range where we hold one and our distance estimate otherwise; stay, food, local transport and activities are planning figures from the destination's daily costs. Nothing here is a quote. How we calculate.
Typical fares by month, New York to Philadelphia
Round trip, per person, from fares observed on different days in the last 30 days. Prices last refreshed 15 Sep 2026. A range appears once a month has three observation days.
| Travel month | Typical fare, per person | Days sampled | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | range after 3 days | 1 | observing |
11 more months are not observed yet.
Often forgotten
- Tips and service charges · Any trip
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- Souvenirs and gifts · Any trip
Outside the activities line, which budgets what you do, not what you bring home.
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Best months to visit Philadelphia
April, May, June, September and October, from the destination's own record.
About Philadelphia
Pennsylvania's largest city sits on the Delaware River with a flat, gridded downtown you can cross on foot. Independence Hall and the Liberty Bell are free to enter, though Independence Hall issues timed tickets in the busy months, while other museums charge. Amtrak's Northeast Corridor stops at 30th Street Station and regional rail links the airport to the center. Summers are humid; spring and autumn are mild.
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