Distance from Jersey City to Philadelphia (United States)

The distance between Jersey City, New Jersey and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is 126 kilometers (78 miles).

Jersey City, New Jersey, United States

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

From Jersey City to Philadelphia, the straight-line distance is 126 kilometers, heading southwest. Both cities are at a similar altitude, with Jersey City at 11 meters above sea level and Philadelphia at 8 meters.

Travel time

Mode Estimated time
Walk 1-2 days
Bicycle 10-12 hours
Motorcycle 3-4 hours
Car 3-4 hours
Helicopter 30-45 minutes
Speed Time
30 km/h
60 km/h
90 km/h
120 km/h
Jersey City, United States

Local time:

Time Zone: America/New_York

Coordinates: 40.7282° N 74.0776° W

Elevation: 11 m (36 ft)


Nearby airports:
  • Downtown-Manhattan/Wall St Heliport (JRB)
  • West 30th St. Heliport (JRA)
  • Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)
  • Teterboro Airport (TEB)
  • La Guardia Airport (LGA)
Philadelphia, United States

Local time:

Time Zone: America/New_York

Coordinates: 39.9524° N 75.1636° W

Elevation: 8 m (26 ft)


Nearby airports:
  • Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)
  • Northeast Philadelphia Airport (PNE)
  • Wings Field (BBX)
  • South Jersey Regional Airport (LLY)
  • Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Willow Grove (NXX)

Other distances from Jersey City

Distance between cities Kilometers
From Jersey City to New York City 6 km
From Jersey City to Los Angeles 3,938 km
From Jersey City to Chicago 1,143 km
From Jersey City to Houston 2,278 km
From Jersey City to Phoenix 3,445 km

Other distances from Philadelphia

Distances between cities Kilometers
From Philadelphia to New York City 130 km
From Philadelphia to Los Angeles 3,852 km
From Philadelphia to Chicago 1,072 km
From Philadelphia to Houston 2,158 km
From Philadelphia to Phoenix 3,351 km

Cities within similar distances

The following list contains the cities of United States that are at equal or similar distances as between Jersey City and Philadelphia.

From To Distance (kilometers)
Bogotá, Colombia Ibagué, Colombia 126 km
Liverpool, United Kingdom Birmingham, United Kingdom 126 km
Guayaquil, Ecuador Cuenca, Ecuador 126 km
Puebla, Mexico Cuautitlán Izcalli, Mexico 125 km
Caracas, Venezuela Valencia, Venezuela 128 km
Puebla, Mexico Ciudad López Mateos, Mexico 124 km
Birmingham, United Kingdom Bristol, United Kingdom 124 km
Surat, India Vadodara, India 128 km
Santiago de Querétaro, Mexico Morelia, Mexico 129 km
Philadelphia, United States Brooklyn, United States 129 km
Manchester, United Kingdom Kingston upon Hull, United Kingdom 129 km
Philadelphia, United States New York City, United States 130 km
Birmingham, United Kingdom Reading, United Kingdom 131 km
Leeds, United Kingdom Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom 131 km
San Francisco, United States Sacramento, United States 121 km
Leeds, United Kingdom Leicester, United Kingdom 132 km
Liverpool, United Kingdom Nottingham, United Kingdom 132 km
Manchester, United Kingdom Leicester, United Kingdom 120 km
Mumbai, India Pune, India 119 km
Puebla, Mexico Naucalpan de Juárez, Mexico 119 km

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