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Tips and ideas on how to best spend a layover at Philadelphia airport. Got a favorite quiet place to connect to wifi? A great bar or restaurant? Maybe an exhibit or a walk? Share your PHL Airport layover experiences with others, or post a question and get notified when there is a response.

PHL Layover Ideas DISCUSSION

mukund 10/08/2018
I am traveling from London to Philly via BA and transit to Phoenix via AA. I have a layover of 1:50 mins. Is that enough to complete immigration.
Nagendra 10/02/2018
I am traveling from Buffalo. AA 5002 lands at PHL at 20:10 hours at Terminal F. My next flight AA 1874 leaves from Terminal A at 21:25 hours. Do I have enough time to change the flight?
Vincent 02/08/2018
Hi I'm arriving from Dublin at 1 30pm on sat 24th and leaving for Vegas 6 05pm have I plenty of time to travel into the City. Do I have to go through customs and security again
ZAP 02/09/2018
You pre-clear US Immigration and Customs in Dublin. In Philadelphia you can leave the airport and when you come back you just have to go through security.
Cp 08/05/2017
What is the quickest way to get from terminal F to B? Are we able to run or walk very fast inside the terminal without going though security?
ZAP 08/06/2017
Yes, you can run airside or take the shuttle. if you want to run, then run.
brooke6792 08/04/2017
on dec 4 i will be traveling from ALB to PHL with a 1hr 38 min layover to MSY. will i need to collect baggage and recheck in before taking off to MSY?
ZAP 08/06/2017
You don't have to do anything with your bags in PHL.
SYL 06/08/2017
Hi, I am a Canadian citizen flying from Montreal connecting in Philadelphia, and I have 55minutes to connect to my next flight to go to San Juan in Puerto Rico, is that enough time? For checked in luggages, do I have to pick them up and go through customs? Thank you
ZAP 06/08/2017
Yes, that is enough time. You will pre-clear US Immigration and Customs in Montreal so all you have to do in Philadelphia is walk from your arrival gate to your departure gate.
SYL 06/09/2017
Thank you for the information
awesomeguy 06/02/2017
I'm flying from qatar and landing in philly at 8:40 a.m. my flight to toronto leaves at 1:40 p.m. Within that time, is it possible to tour independence hall and the liberty bell?
ZAP 06/02/2017
No, that's not really enough time considering you'll have to clear Immigration and Customs first.
awesomeguy 06/02/2017
I am a Canadian citizen. Would that somehow change immigration times? If so, does the above response change?
awesomeguy 06/03/2017
Does being a canadian citizen change anything?
*** 03/18/2017
I will be arriving at 4:00 pm from Barcelona on October 19 on American, with a proposed flight to LAX at 6:27 pm on the same day (about 2 1/2 hour layover). Is this adquate to clear customers, recheck bags, clear security, etc? I don't run that fast.. I am 65 years old.
ZAP 03/18/2017
That should be plenty of time.
dsw17 02/28/2017
Flight was changed to give me a 39 minute layover to my Cancun flight. Looks like I'll be coming in at terminal F from PWM and flying out at A. Is this doable? Should we take the shuttle or walk? We're fast walkers. How long does the shuttle take to get from F to A?
ZAP 03/01/2017
It's not very realistic. If you were to make it, it would probably be by running.
dsw17 03/07/2017
Would the shuttle bus be faster than trying to run from F to A ? Do we have to go through security again if we choose not to take the shuttle?
ZAP 03/09/2017
You can do either inside security. If you can run, the shuttle bus is probably NOT faster.
AmyM 02/28/2017
They changed our flights and only giving us 35 minute layover to catch our flight to Jamacia. Is that enough time?
ZAP 03/01/2017
If the first flight is domestic that is possible but leaves absolutely no time to spare. I'd reject the schedule change.