Cheap Flights to Philadelphia

Shopping Dining & Nightlife

Old City, Center City, and South Philly draws major share in shopping opportunities. There are numerous renowned shopping brands, independent fashion stores, art galleries and boutiques. One cannot ignore Sugarcube, moko, and antique shops in Old City. Open-air Italian Market in South Philly, and Center City’s Chinatown, West of Broad Street are famous for many shopping strips and branded outlets.

Philadelphian eateries entices foodies with number of local cuisines, which are famous and delicious around the world. The city is also famous for its distinct ice creams and known as the ‘Ice Cream Capital of the World’. Cheesesteak is famous Philadelphian sandwich, which comes in distinct tastes. Hoagies (Official Sandwich of Philadelphia), Stromboli Pizza, Tomato Pie, soft pretzel, sweet snack from Tastykake, Goldenberg's Peanut Chews, and Scrapple  are the equally poplar local foods. Numerous kitchens of the city maintains the unique taste while serving most of the above local delicious items.

Being the most populous city, the city has numerous places to enjoy the nightlife. Though there are unusual laws on selling the liquor, bars and taverns enjoy electrifying nightlife. Old City and Center City districts are the home for never ending nightlife.

Festivals & Seasons

Philadelphia is the hub of arts and cultural in the state. Its calendar is packed with numerous events, seasonal and annual festivals. Most of the months will be in the festival mood and celebrates famous events including, ‘Philadelphia International Championship’- a bike race hosting from past 26 years, the Philadelphia marathon,  All-You-Can-Eat Ice Cream Festival,  AIDS walk Philly, Mummers parade, Pennypack Park music festival, and Philly craft beer festival.

Transportation within the City

As the Philly is a bustling city with tourists and commuters, it provides numerous options to get around the city with an ease. SEPTA bus & commuter rail services are the major public transit facilities offered by the city. Major districts and tourist destinations will be covered by the bus lines. Cars, trolleys and taxis are the other options to choose based on the convenience.

Popular Sports in Philadelphia

The city is very busy with sporting activities throughout the year. It also hosts many professional sports clubs like Philadelphia Eagles for American Football, Philadelphia Phillies for Baseball, Philadelphia Flyers for Ice Hockey, Philadelphia Union for Soccer, Philadelphia 76ers for Basketball, and Philadelphia Soul for Arena Football. College sports are very famous within the city. There are plenty of sports bars, tennis clubs and three major ice skating rinks. Roller blading, biking, horseback ride and hiking are equally popular activities in Philadelphia.

Weather in Philadelphia

Philadelphia has a subtropical climate with cold winters, hot and humid summer, mild fall and spring. Winters are extremely cold with often snowfall; the temperature always falls to below freezing point during cold months of December to March. Summer will be unpleasant to hot and humid climate, sometimes the temperature reaches to 32°C. Spring and fall are the mild and pleasant seasons while the temperature varies from 15°C to 25°C.

Emergency Numbers

For any criminal offense tourists can inform the police at a toll free number 911

About Philadelphia Airport & Location

Philadelphia International Airport (IATA: PHL, ICAO: KPHL, FAA LID: PHL) is the major and the largest airport of Pennsylvania state, which is located 11 kilometres away from the city centre of Philadelphia. The airport serves nearly 30 million passengers every year and major international hub for American Airlines. There are nonstop flights to 133 cities and every week around 10,000 domestic and 1300 international flights depart from this airport.

are the airlines operated from the Philadelphia International Airport, which provides services to both domestic and international destinations.

Airport Terminal Information

There are seven terminal buildings called terminal A East, terminal A west, terminal B, C, D, E & F. All the terminals are interconnected and has wide range of facilities.

Terminal A West: This terminal consists of 13 gates (A14 to A26). This is newly constructed building, which is loaded with all modern amenities. It is the home for British Airways, Lufthansa, Qatar Airways, and American Airlines.

Terminal A East: This terminal consists of 11 gates (A2 to A13). Previously it was used as an international terminal, but now both domestic and international flights are operated from this terminal. It is the main hub for American Airlines, Apple Vacations, Frontier (international arrivals) Spirit and American Airlines.

Terminal B and C: Both the terminals consists of 15 gates (B1 to B16) and (C17 to C31). These terminals are mainly used by US Airways. In this terminals you can find shopping, food courts and few other facilities.

Terminal D: This terminal consists of 16 gates (D1 to D16) and home for Air Canada, Delta Air Lines, United Airlines, and Alaska Airlines. From this terminal you can access the shopping in terminals B and C, these are connected by walkways.

Terminal E: This terminal has 17 gates (E1 to E17).  Southwest Airlines, Frontier Airlines and JetBlue Airways are operated from this terminal. Ticketing activities of Delta Air Lines and Delta Connection are done in this terminal.

Terminal F: The terminal consists of three concourses with 37 gates (F1 to F39). This terminal is used by American Eagle flights and features special jet bridges.

Local Transportation at Philadelphia Airport

Philadelphia International Airport has good transportation facilities like taxis, limousines, shuttles, trains, and buses. All the ground transportation centres are located at the baggage claim area of each terminal. Each terminal has rail station near the ticketing counter. Limousines and hotel shuttles are available for individuals and group.

Airport Facilities

ATMs, check cashing facility, duty-free shops, flight and gate information, food and beverage outlets, shops, hospitality program, language assistance, luggage carts, mail facilities, Please Touch Aviation Station for children, restrooms, shoeshine stands, telephones, Duty free shopping, internet access, free wifi, fax and photocopying service, post, currency exchange and airport information desk are the facilities available at Philadelphia International Airport.

Hotels near Philadelphia Airport

Philadelphia Airport Marriott, Microtel Inn & Suites by Wyndham , Hampton Inn , Aloft , Four Points by Sheraton , Holiday Inn Express , Days Inn Springfield , Wyndham Garden , Econo Lodge , Comfort Inn , Courtyard , Embassy Suites , and DoubleTree by Hilton are the safest places to stay near Philadelphia International Airport.

All Airport Enquiries

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