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Philadelphia

Philadelphia's bus stops cluster around 30th Street Station, with curbside operators picking up on JFK Boulevard. Both connect easily to Center City via SEPTA. Megabus operates 37 outbound corridors and 37 inbound from Philadelphia, with most departures clustered in early morning and early evening windows.

Outbound corridors
37
Inbound corridors
37
Population
1,603,797
Region
US Northeast

The Megabus stop in Philadelphia

30th Street Station and JFK Boulevard curbside. This is the primary Megabus boarding location in Philadelphia. SEPTA's Market-Frankford and Broad Street lines reach 30th Street directly. From there, most Center City and University City destinations are a 10-minute ride.

Plan to arrive at the curbside boarding location 15 to 20 minutes before scheduled departure. Megabus boards in line order at most stops; first in line gets first pick of unassigned seats. Reserved-seating tickets allow you to board at any time during the boarding window but do not change the queue rules at the curb.

What makes Philadelphia a Megabus hub

Philadelphia ranks among the top 24 Megabus cities in North America by route count. The hub has Megabus connections to 37 direct destinations, with the most-frequent corridors running multiple daily departures.

The hub is particularly useful as a transfer point — many travelers booking longer trips combine two Megabus segments through Philadelphia rather than waiting for a direct overnight bus. Most onward connections at the 30th Street Station and JFK Boulevard curbside have at least 30 minutes between scheduled arrival and the next outbound departure, which is enough time to switch coaches but not enough to leave the boarding area.

For travelers connecting through Philadelphia on multi-leg trips, several multi-modal trip-planning tools can flag tighter connections and suggest alternative carriers if a Megabus segment runs late.

Top departures from Philadelphia

The most frequent Megabus corridors out of Philadelphia, sorted by daily departure count:

Philadelphia → Allentown
from$6.00 1h 23m 13×/day
Philadelphia → Newark
from$7.50 1h 55m 13×/day
Philadelphia → Hazleton
from$7.50 2h 2m 13×/day
Philadelphia → New York
from$7.50 2h 2m 13×/day
Philadelphia → Baltimore
from$8.00 2h 13m 13×/day
Philadelphia → Harrisburg
from$8.00 2h 18m 13×/day
Philadelphia → Lewisburg
from$9.00 2h 42m 13×/day
Philadelphia → Silver Spring
from$9.50 2h 48m 13×/day
Philadelphia → Washington
from$9.50 2h 53m 13×/day
Philadelphia → Williamsport
from$10 3h 2m 13×/day
Philadelphia → State College
from$11 3h 29m 12×/day
Philadelphia → Albany
from$13 4h 25m 12×/day
Philadelphia → Syracuse
from$14 4h 49m 12×/day
Philadelphia → Saratoga Springs
from$15 4h 59m 11×/day
Philadelphia → Glens Falls
from$15 5h 19m 11×/day
Philadelphia → Lake George
from$16 5h 27m 11×/day
Philadelphia → Pulaski
from$16 5h 31m 11×/day
Philadelphia → Warrensburg
from$16 5h 31m 11×/day
Philadelphia → Pittsburgh
from$16 5h 33m 11×/day
Philadelphia → Chestertown
from$16 5h 43m 11×/day
Philadelphia → Pottersville
from$16 5h 50m 11×/day
Philadelphia → Schroon Lake
from$17 5h 59m 11×/day
Philadelphia → Watertown
from$17 6h 2m 11×/day
Philadelphia → Evans Mills
from$17 6h 11m 11×/day
Philadelphia → Keene Valley
from$18 6h 27m 11×/day
Philadelphia → Gouverneur
from$18 6h 29m 11×/day
Philadelphia → Keene
from$18 6h 31m 11×/day
Philadelphia → Lake Placid
from$18 6h 31m 11×/day
Philadelphia → North Elba
from$18 6h 31m 11×/day
Philadelphia → Saranac Lake
from$18 6h 33m 11×/day

7 more outbound corridors not shown.

Inbound corridors

Megabus runs 37 inbound corridors arriving at Philadelphia. The most frequent inbound origins:

Allentown → Philadelphia
from$6.00 1h 23m 13×/day
Newark → Philadelphia
from$7.50 1h 55m 13×/day
Hazleton → Philadelphia
from$7.50 2h 2m 13×/day
New York → Philadelphia
from$7.50 2h 2m 13×/day
Baltimore → Philadelphia
from$8.00 2h 13m 13×/day
Harrisburg → Philadelphia
from$8.00 2h 18m 13×/day
Lewisburg → Philadelphia
from$9.00 2h 42m 13×/day
Silver Spring → Philadelphia
from$9.50 2h 48m 13×/day
Washington → Philadelphia
from$9.50 2h 53m 13×/day
Williamsport → Philadelphia
from$10 3h 2m 13×/day
State College → Philadelphia
from$11 3h 29m 12×/day
Albany → Philadelphia
from$13 4h 25m 12×/day
Syracuse → Philadelphia
from$14 4h 49m 12×/day
Saratoga Springs → Philadelphia
from$15 4h 59m 11×/day
Glens Falls → Philadelphia
from$15 5h 19m 11×/day
Lake George → Philadelphia
from$16 5h 27m 11×/day
Pulaski → Philadelphia
from$16 5h 31m 11×/day
Warrensburg → Philadelphia
from$16 5h 31m 11×/day
If you ride out of Philadelphia regularly, a city-specific transit reference for Philadelphia intercity coaches covers parking near the stop, the nearest restrooms, and where to wait dry on rainy days.

How fares work at this hub

Megabus uses dynamic pricing that starts at a $1 floor and rises in tiers as seats sell. The same seat on the same route can be sold at five or six different prices depending on when it is booked. For routes out of Philadelphia, the floor fare is most often available 60 to 90 days before departure, with mid-week and Saturday-morning departures the easiest to lock in cheap.

For step-by-step fare-timing strategy, see the Cheap Fares Calendar. For a primer on the Megabus boarding flow, see the first-time rider guide.