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Philadelphia
Getting There By Air

Getting There By Air

Philadelphia

Independence Seaport Museum © Philadelphia Tourist Board/B Krist
Most Popular Hotels in Philadelphia:
1701 Locust Street, 19103
21 North Juniper Street, 19107
3600 Sansom Street, 19104
210 West Rittenhouse Square, 19103
 
 




Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)
Tel: (215) 937 6937 or 1 800 745 4283 for 24-hour flight information.
Website: www.phl.org

The airport is 11km (7 miles) southwest of the city centre. Its seven terminals handle non-stop services to Europe, Canada and the Caribbean, as well as more than 100 US cities.

Approximate flight times to Philadelphia: From London is 8 hours 20 minutes; from New York is 1 hour; from Los Angeles is 5 hours; from Toronto is 2 hours and from Sydney is 25 hours.

Airport facilities: Facilities include restaurants, snack bars, shopping outlets, duty free, currency exchange, ATMs and medical services. For language assistance contact the Communications Center from any white airport information telephone or at the Passenger Assistance Counter located at the exit to US Customs in the terminal A. Car hire is available from Alamo, Avis, Budget, Dollar, Enterprise, Hertz and National.

Transport to the city: SEPTA's Airport Rail Line (tel: (215) 580 7800; website: www.septa.org), runs every 30 minutes to four city centre rail stations - University City, 30th Street, Suburban station and Market East (journey time - approximately 20 minutes). SEPTA bus routes 37 and 108 also take travellers to the downtown area or Center City. A taxi fare from the airport to Center City is a flat rate of US$28.50 (journey time - 25 minutes). Lady Liberty shared-van service goes to major hotels every 15-20 minutes (at Ground Transportation Desk, dial X27 or tel: (215) 724 8888). For further information, contact the airport's Ground Transportation Hotline (tel: (215) 937 6958).

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