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Philadelphia Museum of Art
Philadelphia’s flagship art museum, known for major global collections and the iconic east steps made famous in film. A top cultural stop with strong special exhibitions.
Cheapest price
$43
Average price
$284
Fastest journey
51 m
Average duration
53 m
Trains per day
35
Distance
123 km
The best way to find a cheap train ticket from Harrison, NJ to Philadelphia, PA is to book your journey as far in advance as possible and to avoid traveling at rush hour.
The average ticket from Harrison, NJ to Philadelphia, PA will cost around $284 if you buy it on the day, but the cheapest tickets can be found for only $43.
Of the 35 trains that leave Harrison, NJ for Philadelphia, PA on Sun, May 24, 35 travel direct so it’s quite easy to avoid journeys where you’ll have to change along the way.
On Sun, May 24 the direct trains cover the 123 km distance in an average of 53 m but if you time it right, some trains will get you there in just 51 m .
On Sun, May 24 the slowest trains will take 55 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.










Omio recommends booking the train as it is the most popular option from Harrison, NJ to Philadelphia, PA among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the train with prices starting from $12. For those with little time consider booking a train which can get you there in 1h 2m. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a train costs an average of $12, and a bus costs an average of $23.
Distance: 76 miles (123 km)
Most popular Train | Bus | Driving |
|---|---|---|
$16 Average price Cheapest | $26 Average price | $17 Average price (fuel + tolls) |
1h 32m Average total duration Fastest 1h 2m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 2h 18m Average total duration 1h 48m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 1h 29m Average total duration (door-to-door) |
Direct Options | Direct Options | Direct Options |
This is compared to other travel options from Harrison, NJ to Philadelphia, PA:
A train is $10 (€8) less than a bus for this route with tickets for a bus from Harrison, NJ to Philadelphia, PA costing on average $26 (€21).
Other travel options to Philadelphia, PA take longer:
Bus takes on average 1h 48m.
The journey is about 27m faster (1h 2m by train vs 1h 29m by car) and roughly $1 (€0.88) cheaper once you factor in fuel and tolls ($16 (€13) vs $17 (€14)). You'll also arrive in the city centre rather than hunting for parking, and you can work, read, or watch the landscape go by instead of concentrating on the road.
Direct services run with Amtrak, Amtrak.
Driving is still worth considering if you want to stop along the way or need a car once you arrive.
The table below shows live departures for Harrison, NJ to Philadelphia, PA trains for today, Saturday, May 23. You can also manually refresh the results below to see updated train journeys.
| Provider | Departs | Duration | Arrives | Transfers | Tickets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
147 Northeast Regional | 12:50 PM Penn Station, New York, NY | 1h29 | 2:19 PM 30th Street Station, Philadelphia, PA | 0 transfersDirect | |
665 Keystone Service | 1:05 PM Penn Station, New York, NY | 1h22 | 2:27 PM 30th Street Station, Philadelphia, PA | 0 transfersDirect | |
147 Northeast Regional | 1:07 PM Newark Penn Station, Newark, NJ | 1h12 | 2:19 PM 30th Street Station, Philadelphia, PA | 0 transfersDirect | |
147 Northeast Regional | 1:12 PM Newark Liberty International Airport, Newark, NJ | 1h07 | 2:19 PM 30th Street Station, Philadelphia, PA | 0 transfersDirect | |
99 Northeast Regional | 1:17 PM Penn Station, New York, NY | 1h24 | 2:41 PM 30th Street Station, Philadelphia, PA | 0 transfersDirect | |
665 Keystone Service | 1:23 PM Newark Penn Station, Newark, NJ | 1h04 | 2:27 PM 30th Street Station, Philadelphia, PA | 0 transfersDirect | |
99 Northeast Regional | 1:35 PM Newark Penn Station, Newark, NJ | 1h06 | 2:41 PM 30th Street Station, Philadelphia, PA | 0 transfersDirect | |
19 Crescent | 2:00 PM Penn Station, New York, NY | 1h31 | 3:31 PM 30th Street Station, Philadelphia, PA | 0 transfersDirect | |
161 Northeast Regional | 2:05 PM Penn Station, New York, NY | 1h27 | 3:32 PM 30th Street Station, Philadelphia, PA | 0 transfersDirect | |
19 Crescent | 2:20 PM Newark Penn Station, Newark, NJ | 1h11 | 3:31 PM 30th Street Station, Philadelphia, PA | 0 transfersDirect | |
161 Northeast Regional | 2:22 PM Newark Penn Station, Newark, NJ | 1h10 | 3:32 PM 30th Street Station, Philadelphia, PA | 0 transfersDirect | |
161 Northeast Regional | 2:27 PM Newark Liberty International Airport, Newark, NJ | 1h05 | 3:32 PM 30th Street Station, Philadelphia, PA | 0 transfersDirect | |
97 Silver Meteor | 2:30 PM Penn Station, New York, NY | 1h35 | 4:05 PM 30th Street Station, Philadelphia, PA | 0 transfersDirect | |
97 Silver Meteor | 2:53 PM Newark Penn Station, Newark, NJ | 1h12 | 4:05 PM 30th Street Station, Philadelphia, PA | 0 transfersDirect | |
87 Northeast Regional | 3:04 PM Penn Station, New York, NY | 1h27 | 4:31 PM 30th Street Station, Philadelphia, PA | 0 transfersDirect | |
667 Keystone Service | 3:13 PM Penn Station, New York, NY | 1h26 | 4:39 PM 30th Street Station, Philadelphia, PA | 0 transfersDirect | |
87 Northeast Regional | 3:21 PM Newark Penn Station, Newark, NJ | 1h10 | 4:31 PM 30th Street Station, Philadelphia, PA | 0 transfersDirect | |
87 Northeast Regional | 3:26 PM Newark Liberty International Airport, Newark, NJ | 1h05 | 4:31 PM 30th Street Station, Philadelphia, PA | 0 transfersDirect | |
667 Keystone Service | 3:32 PM Newark Penn Station, Newark, NJ | 1h07 | 4:39 PM 30th Street Station, Philadelphia, PA | 0 transfersDirect | |
163 Northeast Regional | 4:05 PM Penn Station, New York, NY | 1h27 | 5:32 PM 30th Street Station, Philadelphia, PA | 0 transfersDirect | |
163 Northeast Regional | 4:22 PM Newark Penn Station, Newark, NJ | 1h10 | 5:32 PM 30th Street Station, Philadelphia, PA | 0 transfersDirect | |
163 Northeast Regional | 4:27 PM Newark Liberty International Airport, Newark, NJ | 1h05 | 5:32 PM 30th Street Station, Philadelphia, PA | 0 transfersDirect | |
2255 NextGen Acela | 5:00 PM Penn Station, New York, NY | 1h11 | 6:11 PM 30th Street Station, Philadelphia, PA | 0 transfersDirect | |
159 Northeast Regional | 5:03 PM Penn Station, New York, NY | 1h27 | 6:30 PM 30th Street Station, Philadelphia, PA | 0 transfersDirect | |
2255 NextGen Acela | 5:14 PM Newark Penn Station, Newark, NJ | 0h57 | 6:11 PM 30th Street Station, Philadelphia, PA | 0 transfersDirect | |
669 Keystone Service | 5:17 PM Penn Station, New York, NY | 1h20 | 6:37 PM 30th Street Station, Philadelphia, PA | 0 transfersDirect | |
159 Northeast Regional | 5:22 PM Newark Penn Station, Newark, NJ | 1h08 | 6:30 PM 30th Street Station, Philadelphia, PA | 0 transfersDirect | |
159 Northeast Regional | 5:27 PM Newark Liberty International Airport, Newark, NJ | 1h03 | 6:30 PM 30th Street Station, Philadelphia, PA | 0 transfersDirect | |
669 Keystone Service | 5:34 PM Newark Penn Station, Newark, NJ | 1h03 | 6:37 PM 30th Street Station, Philadelphia, PA | 0 transfersDirect | |
135 Northeast Regional | 6:05 PM Penn Station, New York, NY | 1h27 | 7:32 PM 30th Street Station, Philadelphia, PA | 0 transfersDirect | |
135 Northeast Regional | 6:22 PM Newark Penn Station, Newark, NJ | 1h10 | 7:32 PM 30th Street Station, Philadelphia, PA | 0 transfersDirect | |
135 Northeast Regional | 6:27 PM Newark Liberty International Airport, Newark, NJ | 1h05 | 7:32 PM 30th Street Station, Philadelphia, PA | 0 transfersDirect | |
107 Northeast Regional | 6:29 PM Penn Station, New York, NY | 1h23 | 7:52 PM 30th Street Station, Philadelphia, PA | 0 transfersDirect | |
107 Northeast Regional | 6:46 PM Newark Penn Station, Newark, NJ | 1h06 | 7:52 PM 30th Street Station, Philadelphia, PA | 0 transfersDirect | |
57 Vermonter | 7:01 PM Penn Station, New York, NY | 1h22 | 8:23 PM 30th Street Station, Philadelphia, PA | 0 transfersDirect | |
57 Vermonter | 7:18 PM Newark Penn Station, Newark, NJ | 1h05 | 8:23 PM 30th Street Station, Philadelphia, PA | 0 transfersDirect | |
671 Keystone Service | 7:53 PM Penn Station, New York, NY | 1h23 | 9:16 PM 30th Street Station, Philadelphia, PA | 0 transfersDirect | |
165 Northeast Regional | 8:01 PM Penn Station, New York, NY | 1h34 | 9:35 PM 30th Street Station, Philadelphia, PA | 0 transfersDirect | |
671 Keystone Service | 8:09 PM Newark Penn Station, Newark, NJ | 1h07 | 9:16 PM 30th Street Station, Philadelphia, PA | 0 transfersDirect | |
165 Northeast Regional | 8:18 PM Newark Penn Station, Newark, NJ | 1h17 | 9:35 PM 30th Street Station, Philadelphia, PA | 0 transfersDirect | |
165 Northeast Regional | 8:23 PM Newark Liberty International Airport, Newark, NJ | 1h12 | 9:35 PM 30th Street Station, Philadelphia, PA | 0 transfersDirect | |
2259 Acela | 8:24 PM Penn Station, New York, NY | 1h10 | 9:34 PM 30th Street Station, Philadelphia, PA | 0 transfersDirect | |
2259 Acela | 8:38 PM Newark Penn Station, Newark, NJ | 0h56 | 9:34 PM 30th Street Station, Philadelphia, PA | 0 transfersDirect | |
167 Northeast Regional | 9:19 PM Penn Station, New York, NY | 1h32 | 10:51 PM 30th Street Station, Philadelphia, PA | 0 transfersDirect | |
167 Northeast Regional | 9:39 PM Newark Penn Station, Newark, NJ | 1h12 | 10:51 PM 30th Street Station, Philadelphia, PA | 0 transfersDirect | |
65 Northeast Regional | 11:23 PM Penn Station, New York, NY | 1h28 | 12:51 AM 30th Street Station, Philadelphia, PA | 0 transfersDirect | |
65 Northeast Regional | 11:42 PM Newark Penn Station, Newark, NJ | 1h09 | 12:51 AM 30th Street Station, Philadelphia, PA | 0 transfersDirect | |
637 Keystone Service | 11:58 PM Penn Station, New York, NY | 1h22 | 1:20 AM 30th Street Station, Philadelphia, PA | 0 transfersDirect | |
| Sunday, May 24 | |||||
![]() | 9:27 AM Harrison, NJ | 1h07 | 10:34 AM Philadelphia, PA | 0 transfersDirect | |
![]() | 10:04 AM Harrison, NJ | 1h13 | 11:17 AM Philadelphia, PA | 0 transfersDirect | |
![]() | 10:45 AM Harrison, NJ | 1h06 | 11:51 AM Philadelphia, PA | 0 transfersDirect | |
![]() | 11:09 AM Harrison, NJ | 1h06 | 12:15 PM Philadelphia, PA | 0 transfersDirect | |
![]() | 11:23 AM Harrison, NJ | 1h03 | 12:26 PM Philadelphia, PA | 0 transfersDirect | |
![]() | 11:34 AM Harrison, NJ | 0h57 | 12:31 PM Philadelphia, PA | 0 transfersDirect | |
![]() | 12:22 PM Harrison, NJ | 1h08 | 1:30 PM Philadelphia, PA | 0 transfersDirect | |
![]() | 12:35 PM Harrison, NJ | 0h54 | 1:29 PM Philadelphia, PA | 0 transfersDirect | |
![]() | 12:41 PM Harrison, NJ | 1h09 | 1:50 PM Philadelphia, PA | 0 transfersDirect | |
![]() | 1:12 PM Harrison, NJ | 1h06 | 2:18 PM Philadelphia, PA | 0 transfersDirect | |
![]() | 1:23 PM Harrison, NJ | 1h03 | 2:26 PM Philadelphia, PA | 0 transfersDirect | |
![]() | 1:35 PM Harrison, NJ | 1h06 | 2:41 PM Philadelphia, PA | 0 transfersDirect | |
![]() | 1:44 PM Harrison, NJ | 0h56 | 2:40 PM Philadelphia, PA | 0 transfersDirect | |
![]() | 2:20 PM Harrison, NJ | 1h11 | 3:31 PM Philadelphia, PA | 0 transfersDirect | |
![]() | 2:22 PM Harrison, NJ | 1h10 | 3:32 PM Philadelphia, PA | 0 transfersDirect | |
![]() | 2:24 PM Harrison, NJ | 0h57 | 3:21 PM Philadelphia, PA | 0 transfersDirect | |
![]() | 2:53 PM Harrison, NJ | 1h12 | 4:05 PM Philadelphia, PA | 0 transfersDirect | |
![]() | 3:15 PM Harrison, NJ | 0h51 | 4:06 PM Philadelphia, PA | 0 transfersDirect | |
![]() | 3:21 PM Harrison, NJ | 1h11 | 4:32 PM Philadelphia, PA | 0 transfersDirect | |
![]() | 3:32 PM Harrison, NJ | 1h06 | 4:38 PM Philadelphia, PA | 0 transfersDirect | |
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Trains from Harrison, NJ to Philadelphia, PA run on average 95 times per day, taking around 1h 2m. Cheap train tickets for this journey start at $12 (€10) if you book in advance.
There are 95 trains per day. The earliest train runs at 00:20, the last at 23:58. The fastest train covers the 76 miles (123 km) distance in 1h 7m.
Distance 76 miles (123 km) |
Average train duration 1h 2m |
Cheapest ticket price $12 (€10) |
Trains per day 95 |
Direct trains 95 |
Fastest train 1h 7m |
First train 12:20 AM |
Last train 11:58 PM |
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Philadelphia’s flagship art museum, known for major global collections and the iconic east steps made famous in film. A top cultural stop with strong special exhibitions.
Renowned collection of Impressionist, Post-Impressionist, and early modern art displayed in an intimate, distinctive installation. Highly regarded for both art quality and presentation.
Major science museum with interactive exhibits, a planetarium, and the famous giant heart. Especially popular with families and visitors seeking hands-on experiences.
Historic public market and one of the city’s busiest gathering places, valued for atmosphere, local culture, and classic Philadelphia energy.
Elegant central square surrounded by shops, residences, and leafy paths. One of the city’s best places to relax, people-watch, and enjoy urban scenery.
Historic neighborhood packed with colonial-era streetscapes, major heritage sites, galleries, and lively pedestrian areas. Ideal for walking and first visits.
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A classic South Philadelphia sandwich with slow-roasted pork, sharp provolone, and broccoli rabe on an Italian roll; many locals consider it the city’s best sandwich.
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Beloved no-frills institution celebrated for both roast pork sandwiches and excellent cheesesteaks; a classic choice for traditional local fare.
Moderate by major U.S. city standards. Hotels can be pricey in Center City, but casual food and transit are reasonable.
Tip 18-20% at restaurants; 20%+ for great service. USD 1-2 per drink at bars, round up taxis, and tip hotel staff USD 2-5.
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