- Must visit
Philadelphia Museum of Art
Major art museum with wide-ranging collections and the famous steps. Worth visiting for both the galleries and the skyline views outside.
Cheapest price on 09 Oct
£9
Average ticket price on 09 Oct
£127
Fastest journey on 09 Oct
51 m
Average journey duration on 09 Oct
53 m
Trains on 09 Oct
67
Distance
121 km
The best way to find a cheap train ticket from Newark, NJ to Philadelphia, PA is to book your journey as far in advance as possible and to avoid travelling at rush hour.
The average ticket from Newark, NJ to Philadelphia, PA will cost around £127 if you buy it on the day, but you can find cheap train tickets today for only £9.
On Fri 09 Oct, we found 67 trains from Newark, NJ to Philadelphia, PA, including 67 direct services.
These direct trains cover the 121 km distance in an average of 53 m but if you time it right, some trains will get you there in just 51 m .
The slowest trains will take 53 m and usually involve a change or two along the way, but you might be able to save a few pennies if you’re on a budget.
179 Northeast Regional
607 Keystone Service
181 Northeast Regional
177 Northeast Regional
111 Northeast Regional
2107 Acela
2151 Acela [NextGen]
2115 Acela [NextGen]
2127 Acela [NextGen]
2163 Acela [NextGen]Trains from Newark, NJ to Philadelphia, PA run on average 56 times per day, taking around 1h 6m. Cheap train tickets for this journey start at £9 but you can travel from only £7 by coach.
There are 56 trains per day. The earliest train runs at 00:11, the last at 23:58. The fastest train covers the 121 km distance in 51m.
Distance 121 km |
Average train duration 1h 6m |
Cheapest ticket price £9 |
Trains per day 56 |
Direct trains 56 |
Fastest train 51m |
First train 0:11 |
Last train 23:58 |
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The table below shows live departures for Newark, NJ to Philadelphia, PA trains for today, Thursday 8 October. You can also manually refresh the results below to see updated train journeys.
| Provider | Departs | Duration | Arrives | Changes | Tickets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
111 Northeast Regional | 5:06 Newark Penn Station, Newark, NJ | 1h15 | 6:21 30th Street Station, Philadelphia, PA | 0 changesdirect | |
181 Northeast Regional | 6:01 Newark Penn Station, Newark, NJ | 1h07 | 7:08 30th Street Station, Philadelphia, PA | 0 changesdirect | |
607 Keystone Service | 6:07 Newark Penn Station, Newark, NJ | 1h11 | 7:18 30th Street Station, Philadelphia, PA | 0 changesdirect | |
89 Palmetto | 6:19 Newark Penn Station, Newark, NJ | 1h07 | 7:26 30th Street Station, Philadelphia, PA | 0 changesdirect | |
113 Northeast Regional | 6:48 Newark Penn Station, Newark, NJ | 1h11 | 7:59 30th Street Station, Philadelphia, PA | 0 changesdirect | |
2105 Acela [NextGen] | 7:11 Newark Penn Station, Newark, NJ | 0h55 | 8:06 30th Street Station, Philadelphia, PA | 0 changesdirect | |
79 Carolinian | 7:24 Newark Penn Station, Newark, NJ | 1h23 | 8:47 30th Street Station, Philadelphia, PA | 0 changesdirect | |
641 Keystone Service | 7:34 Newark Penn Station, Newark, NJ | 1h12 | 8:46 30th Street Station, Philadelphia, PA | 0 changesdirect | |
183 Northeast Regional | 7:41 Newark Penn Station, Newark, NJ | 1h16 | 8:57 30th Street Station, Philadelphia, PA | 0 changesdirect | |
2107 Acela | 7:50 Newark Penn Station, Newark, NJ | 0h51 | 8:41 30th Street Station, Philadelphia, PA | 0 changesdirect | |
141 Northeast Regional | 8:39 Newark Penn Station, Newark, NJ | 1h08 | 9:47 30th Street Station, Philadelphia, PA | 0 changesdirect | |
141 Northeast Regional | 8:44 Newark Liberty International Airport, Newark, NJ | 1h03 | 9:47 30th Street Station, Philadelphia, PA | 0 changesdirect | |
2151 Acela [NextGen] | 9:15 Newark Penn Station, Newark, NJ | 0h53 | 10:08 30th Street Station, Philadelphia, PA | 0 changesdirect | |
185 Northeast Regional | 9:42 Newark Penn Station, Newark, NJ | 1h10 | 10:52 30th Street Station, Philadelphia, PA | 0 changesdirect | |
643 Keystone Service | 9:44 Newark Penn Station, Newark, NJ | 1h06 | 10:50 30th Street Station, Philadelphia, PA | 0 changesdirect | |
185 Northeast Regional | 9:46 Newark Liberty International Airport, Newark, NJ | 1h06 | 10:52 30th Street Station, Philadelphia, PA | 0 changesdirect | |
95 Northeast Regional | 10:53 Newark Penn Station, Newark, NJ | 1h03 | 11:56 30th Street Station, Philadelphia, PA | 0 changesdirect | |
43 Pennsylvanian | 11:09 Newark Penn Station, Newark, NJ | 1h06 | 12:15 30th Street Station, Philadelphia, PA | 0 changesdirect | |
2155 Acela [NextGen] | 11:21 Newark Penn Station, Newark, NJ | 0h56 | 12:17 30th Street Station, Philadelphia, PA | 0 changesdirect | |
119 Northeast Regional | 11:32 Newark Penn Station, Newark, NJ | 1h13 | 12:45 30th Street Station, Philadelphia, PA | 0 changesdirect | |
119 Northeast Regional | 11:37 Newark Liberty International Airport, Newark, NJ | 1h08 | 12:45 30th Street Station, Philadelphia, PA | 0 changesdirect | |
125 Northeast Regional | 11:52 Newark Penn Station, Newark, NJ | 1h08 | 13:00 30th Street Station, Philadelphia, PA | 0 changesdirect | |
2115 Acela [NextGen] | 12:10 Newark Penn Station, Newark, NJ | 0h53 | 13:03 30th Street Station, Philadelphia, PA | 0 changesdirect | |
645 Keystone Service | 12:22 Newark Penn Station, Newark, NJ | 1h03 | 13:25 30th Street Station, Philadelphia, PA | 0 changesdirect | |
131 Northeast Regional | 12:26 Newark Penn Station, Newark, NJ | 1h15 | 13:41 30th Street Station, Philadelphia, PA | 0 changesdirect | |
171 Northeast Regional | 12:57 Newark Penn Station, Newark, NJ | 1h18 | 14:15 30th Street Station, Philadelphia, PA | 0 changesdirect | |
171 Northeast Regional | 13:02 Newark Liberty International Airport, Newark, NJ | 1h13 | 14:15 30th Street Station, Philadelphia, PA | 0 changesdirect | |
609 Keystone Service | 13:10 Newark Penn Station, Newark, NJ | 1h09 | 14:19 30th Street Station, Philadelphia, PA | 0 changesdirect | |
2159 Acela [NextGen] | 13:17 Newark Penn Station, Newark, NJ | 0h54 | 14:11 30th Street Station, Philadelphia, PA | 0 changesdirect | |
2119 Acela [NextGen] | 14:11 Newark Penn Station, Newark, NJ | 0h53 | 15:04 30th Street Station, Philadelphia, PA | 0 changesdirect | |
93 Northeast Regional | 14:19 Newark Penn Station, Newark, NJ | 1h05 | 15:24 30th Street Station, Philadelphia, PA | 0 changesdirect | |
19 Crescent | 14:20 Newark Penn Station, Newark, NJ | 1h11 | 15:31 30th Street Station, Philadelphia, PA | 0 changesdirect | |
647 Keystone Service | 14:28 Newark Penn Station, Newark, NJ | 1h05 | 15:33 30th Street Station, Philadelphia, PA | 0 changesdirect | |
647 Keystone Service | 14:34 Newark Liberty International Airport, Newark, NJ | 0h59 | 15:33 30th Street Station, Philadelphia, PA | 0 changesdirect | |
2163 Acela [NextGen] | 14:52 Newark Penn Station, Newark, NJ | 0h53 | 15:45 30th Street Station, Philadelphia, PA | 0 changesdirect | |
97 Silver Meteor | 14:53 Newark Penn Station, Newark, NJ | 1h12 | 16:05 30th Street Station, Philadelphia, PA | 0 changesdirect | |
649 Keystone Service | 14:59 Newark Penn Station, Newark, NJ | 1h13 | 16:12 30th Street Station, Philadelphia, PA | 0 changesdirect | |
649 Keystone Service | 14:59 Newark Penn Station, Newark, NJ | 1h03 | 16:02 North Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA | 0 changesdirect | |
649 Keystone Service | 15:05 Newark Liberty International Airport, Newark, NJ | 1h07 | 16:12 30th Street Station, Philadelphia, PA | 0 changesdirect | |
85 Northeast Regional | 15:22 Newark Penn Station, Newark, NJ | 1h06 | 16:28 30th Street Station, Philadelphia, PA | 0 changesdirect | |
85 Northeast Regional | 15:26 Newark Liberty International Airport, Newark, NJ | 1h02 | 16:28 30th Street Station, Philadelphia, PA | 0 changesdirect | |
2165 Acela [NextGen] | 15:32 Newark Penn Station, Newark, NJ | 0h53 | 16:25 30th Street Station, Philadelphia, PA | 0 changesdirect | |
173 Northeast Regional | 16:22 Newark Penn Station, Newark, NJ | 1h07 | 17:29 30th Street Station, Philadelphia, PA | 0 changesdirect | |
173 Northeast Regional | 16:28 Newark Liberty International Airport, Newark, NJ | 1h01 | 17:29 30th Street Station, Philadelphia, PA | 0 changesdirect | |
2123 Acela | 16:29 Newark Penn Station, Newark, NJ | 0h56 | 17:25 30th Street Station, Philadelphia, PA | 0 changesdirect | |
129 Northeast Regional | 16:41 Newark Penn Station, Newark, NJ | 1h16 | 17:57 30th Street Station, Philadelphia, PA | 0 changesdirect | |
2167 Acela | 17:15 Newark Penn Station, Newark, NJ | 0h54 | 18:09 30th Street Station, Philadelphia, PA | 0 changesdirect | |
193 Northeast Regional | 18:03 Newark Penn Station, Newark, NJ | 1h10 | 19:13 30th Street Station, Philadelphia, PA | 0 changesdirect | |
193 Northeast Regional | 18:10 Newark Liberty International Airport, Newark, NJ | 1h03 | 19:13 30th Street Station, Philadelphia, PA | 0 changesdirect | |
2127 Acela [NextGen] | 18:22 Newark Penn Station, Newark, NJ | 0h53 | 19:15 30th Street Station, Philadelphia, PA | 0 changesdirect | |
197 Northeast Regional | 18:27 Newark Penn Station, Newark, NJ | 1h06 | 19:33 30th Street Station, Philadelphia, PA | 0 changesdirect | |
137 Northeast Regional | 18:44 Newark Penn Station, Newark, NJ | 1h08 | 19:52 30th Street Station, Philadelphia, PA | 0 changesdirect | |
137 Northeast Regional | 18:49 Newark Liberty International Airport, Newark, NJ | 1h03 | 19:52 30th Street Station, Philadelphia, PA | 0 changesdirect | |
655 Keystone Service | 18:52 Newark Penn Station, Newark, NJ | 1h00 | 19:52 North Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA | 0 changesdirect | |
655 Keystone Service | 18:52 Newark Penn Station, Newark, NJ | 1h08 | 20:00 30th Street Station, Philadelphia, PA | 0 changesdirect | |
55 Vermonter | 19:03 Newark Penn Station, Newark, NJ | 1h04 | 20:07 30th Street Station, Philadelphia, PA | 0 changesdirect | |
2171 Acela | 19:35 Newark Penn Station, Newark, NJ | 0h54 | 20:29 30th Street Station, Philadelphia, PA | 0 changesdirect | |
175 Northeast Regional | 20:09 Newark Penn Station, Newark, NJ | 1h10 | 21:19 30th Street Station, Philadelphia, PA | 0 changesdirect | |
657 Keystone Service | 20:47 Newark Penn Station, Newark, NJ | 1h08 | 21:55 30th Street Station, Philadelphia, PA | 0 changesdirect | |
639 Keystone Service | 21:17 Newark Penn Station, Newark, NJ | 1h10 | 22:27 30th Street Station, Philadelphia, PA | 0 changesdirect | |
639 Keystone Service | 21:23 Newark Liberty International Airport, Newark, NJ | 1h04 | 22:27 30th Street Station, Philadelphia, PA | 0 changesdirect | |
177 Northeast Regional | 22:22 Newark Penn Station, Newark, NJ | 1h23 | 23:45 30th Street Station, Philadelphia, PA | 0 changesdirect | |
67 Northeast Regional | 23:41 Newark Penn Station, Newark, NJ | 1h10 | 0:51 30th Street Station, Philadelphia, PA | 0 changesdirect | |
| Friday 9 October | |||||
179 Northeast Regional | 0:28 Newark Penn Station, Newark, NJ | 1h11 | 1:39 30th Street Station, Philadelphia, PA | 0 changesdirect | |
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Discover the best of Philadelphia, PA — top attractions, local food, transport tips, budget advice, and currency essentials. Plan your perfect Philadelphia, PA trip today.
Major art museum with wide-ranging collections and the famous steps. Worth visiting for both the galleries and the skyline views outside.
Engaging science museum with hands-on exhibits, a planetarium, and family-friendly displays. Good for curious visitors of all ages.
Compact museum focused on Rodin sculptures in a peaceful Beaux-Arts setting. Ideal for a quieter art stop near the Parkway.
Historic square and green in the Old City area, surrounded by major independence sites. Useful as a starting point for walking the district.
Popular urban trail and park along the Delaware River with lawns, hammocks, seasonal attractions, and open river views.
Large riverside park with boat houses, trails, and skyline views. Excellent for walking, running, and seeing a greener side of the city.
A long roll filled with thinly sliced beef and melted cheese, often with fried onions. It is Philadelphia’s signature street-food sandwich.
A soft pretzel with a figure-of-eight shape and chewy texture, commonly sold by street vendors and bakeries across the city.
A roast pork sandwich with slow-roasted pork, sharp provolone and broccoli rabe. It is a classic Italian-American Philadelphia speciality.
Historic indoor market with many traders serving roast pork, pretzels, pastries and other Philadelphia staples in a lively casual setting.
Classic South Philadelphia sandwich shop best known for roast pork sandwiches with broccoli rabe and sharp provolone.
Established restaurant serving refined Pennsylvania Dutch and Mid-Atlantic cooking in an elegant but relaxed City Center dining room.
Moderate for US city breaks: hotels are often pricey, but dining and SEPTA fares are reasonable for tourists.
Tip 18-20% in restaurants, more for excellent service. Taxis: 10-15%. Cafés: small change or $1 per drink is common.
Find answers to the most common questions about traveling from Newark, NJ to Philadelphia, PA by train. From journey times and ticket prices to direct connections, first and last departures, and even whether the route is scenic, our FAQs cover everything you need to plan your trip. Whether you’re looking for the fastest train, the cheapest option, or tips for making the most of your visit at Philadelphia, PA, this guide helps you travel smarter and with confidence.

Most Newark, NJ to Philadelphia, PA trains use the Newark Penn Station to 30th Street Station station pair, with some services arriving at North Philadelphia. Use this guide to compare Newark, NJ and Philadelphia, PA train stations on this route, check city-centre transport, alongside checking practicalities like train station facilities and services.
Newark Penn Station has practical services for this route, including Wifi, Lockers, Parking, Dining, ATM, Taxis, Accessibility, WC, Hotel, Lounge, Lost and Found Office, Ticket Office, Bike Parking, Car Rental, Information Desk and Luggage Carts.
Food options include: Forno's of Spain, Iberia Tavern & Restaurant
Free. ATMs are available in the train station.
Ticket office support is available at Newark Penn Station. Information desks are located in the main hall.
Luggage storage is available at Newark Penn Station. Lost and found is available at the station.
Available at Newark Penn Station: Parking, Taxis, WC.
Available at Newark Penn Station: Bike Parking, Car Rental.
Accessibility facilities are available at Newark Penn Station: Ramps, restrooms.
Nearby hotels include DoubleTree by Hilton Newark Penn Station, Hotel Indigo Newark Downtown, Courtyard by Marriott Newark Downtown.
Newark Airport Amtrak is 4 km from Newark city centre. Public transport options include:
Newark Airport Amtrak has practical services for this route, including Wifi, Parking, Taxis, Accessibility, WC, Hotel, Ticket Office, Information Desk and Luggage Carts.
Free.
Ticket office support is available at Newark Airport Amtrak. Information desks are located in the main hall.
Available at Newark Airport Amtrak: Parking, Taxis, WC.
Accessibility facilities are available at Newark Airport Amtrak: Ramps, restrooms.
Nearby hotels include Newark Liberty International Airport Marriott, Hilton Newark Airport, Renaissance Newark Airport Hotel.
30th Street Station is 1 km from Philadelphia city centre. Public transport options include:
30th Street Station has practical services for this route, including Wifi, Lockers, Parking, Dining, ATM, Taxis, Accessibility, WC, Hotel, Lounge, Lost and Found Office, Ticket Office, Bike Parking, Bike Rental, Car Rental, Information Desk and Luggage Carts.
Food options include: Bridgewater's Pub, The Porch at 30th Street Station
Free. ATMs are available in the train station.
Ticket office support is available at 30th Street Station. Information desks are located in the main hall.
Luggage storage is available at 30th Street Station. Lost and found is available at the station.
Available at 30th Street Station: Parking, Taxis, WC.
Available at 30th Street Station: Bike Parking, Bike Rental, Car Rental.
Accessibility facilities are available at 30th Street Station: Elevators, ramps, restrooms.
Nearby hotels include The Inn at Penn, a Hilton Hotel, Sheraton Philadelphia University City Hotel, The Study at University City.
North Philadelphia is 5 km from Philadelphia city centre. Public transport options include:
North Philadelphia has practical services for this route, including Dining.
Food and drink options are available at North Philadelphia.
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