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$61 Find Cheap Flights from Charleston to Philadelphia

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Cheapest round-trip
$127
Overall average: $305
Spirit Airlines, Frontier
tors 3/5lör 3/7
CHS - PHL • 1 stop
Cheapest non-stop
$178
Typical prices: $180-$351
Frontier
tors 4/9sön 4/12
CHS - PHL • Non-stop
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American's Main Cabin Extra offers early boarding.
Frontier's Economy Bundle includes a carry-on.
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Spirit Airlines
Cheapest • from $157 (round-trip)
Delta
Best reviews • 7.9 score
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Cheapest • Avg $150 (round-trip)
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Shortest trip • 3h 47m (one-way)
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Cheap Flights from Charleston to Philadelphia (CHS-PHL)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Charleston to Philadelphia that are departing in the next months. While these flights were available on KAYAK in the last 72 hours, prices and availability are subject to change and deals may expire.
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Recent round-trip flight deals from Charleston to Philadelphia

tors, mar 5 - lör, mar 7
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6:35 pm - 11:50 pm
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12:09 pm - 2:04 pm
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$127Multiple Airlines
lör, mar 7 - ons, mar 11
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$153Multiple Airlines
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6:08 pm - 10:13 pm
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28h 05m
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$157Spirit Airlines
tors, mar 5 - sön, mar 8
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9h 34m
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$162Spirit Airlines
ons, mar 18 - mån, mar 23
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8:07 am - 12:13 pm
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5:28 pm - 10:13 pm
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$167Multiple Airlines
tors, apr 30 - tis, maj 12
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28h 21m
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$174Multiple Airlines
tors, apr 30 - tis, maj 5
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6h 47m
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$176Multiple Airlines
tors, apr 9 - sön, apr 12
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3:54 pm - 5:51 pm
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$178Frontier
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$183Multiple Airlines
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Charleston to Philadelphia flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Charleston to Philadelphia to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Charleston to Philadelphia?

The average price of all round-trip flights from Charleston to Philadelphia clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.

If your flying dates are flexible, you should consider flying to Philadelphia on a Friday, as we generally find the cheapest rates on that day for this route. On the other hand, Sunday is the most expensive day to fly from Charleston to Philadelphia. For your return ticket, we recommend flying on a Monday and avoiding Thursdays for the best deals.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Charleston to Philadelphia?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Charleston to Philadelphia, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the median of all values for each month.

The cheapest month for flights from Charleston to Philadelphia is September, where tickets cost $225 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and February, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $455 and $397 respectively.

Can I save money by flying with a layover from Charleston to Philadelphia?

The average round-trip price for all non-stop flights, flights with one layover, and flights with two layovers for the route found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.

Yes, flying with a layover may cost you more time, but you can also save money on the route, with a 1 stop layover the cheapest option at $381 on average.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Charleston to Philadelphia?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from Charleston to Philadelphia, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each week.

To get a below average price on the flight from Charleston to Philadelphia, you should book around 4 weeks before departure, which saves you about 30% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 5 weeks before departure.

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Expert advice for your flight from Charleston to Philadelphia

 
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Harriet Baskas

Harriet Baskas

Expert on American Airlines and PHL

Harriet is an award-winning journalist who is happiest in an airport or an unusual museum. Her stories about airports, air travel, and the business of travel have appeared on NBC News, CNBC, USA TODAY, The Points Guy and other outlets. She is the creator of the StuckatTheAirport.com blog and the author of nine books. When not out on the road or exploring the latest airport amenities, she’s home in Seattle getting ready for the next adventure.

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Stefanie Waldek is a freelance space, travel, and design writer based in Saratoga Springs, NY. Her words have appeared in Space.com, Travel + Leisure, Condé Nast Traveler, Architectural Digest, and House Beautiful, among other publications. An expert in aviation and expedition cruising, Stefanie is frequently up in the air or on the sea, likely en route to Antarctica or the Arctic.

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Expert on CHS

Brandon Schultz is an award-winning food and travel writer based in New York City. His work has appeared in Forbes, AAA, Thrillist, Travel + Leisure, and The Daily Meal, among many others, and he is the author of 6 books, including 3 cookbooks.

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Low seasonJanuary
Cheapest flight$61
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 21% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 7% lower on average.
Flight from Charleston to Philadelphia

When to book flights from Charleston to Philadelphia

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Charleston to Philadelphia based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
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FAQs for booking flights from Charleston to Philadelphia

  • How does CHS help in creating a welcoming environment for its travelers?

    CHS has the PAWS For Takeoff Dog Therapy Program, which uses certified dogs for therapy services.The dogs help create a warm environment through interacting with the travelers. Therefore, while at CHS it is very easy to come across these four legged animals.

  • Are there luggage carts at CHS?

    Yes. Baggage claim near Carousel 1 and the first floor, ground level of the parking deck, offer self-service luggage carts adjacent to the Surface Lot. Each cart costs about $4. Return the cart to receive a quarter-dollar refund.

  • Are there car rental service at Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)?

    PHL has car rental services in the international terminal. You can get this service for as low as $25 for a day. The booking offices are found in the international terminal near gate A2. There you can find the following brands: Enterprise Rent-A-Car, Hertz Car Rental, Budget Car Rental, and Priceless.

  • Does PHL have any lounges?

    PHL has nine lounges where passengers can unwind while waiting for their flights. Terminal A-East, Terminal A-West, Terminal B/C Connector, and Terminal F are the four terminals. Some airlines require membership, whereas Priority Pass is accepted at select places. The lounges feature free WiFi to help you catch up on work and entry is reasonably priced.

  • What is the cheapest flight from Charleston to Philadelphia?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Charleston to Philadelphia was $61 for a one-way ticket and $127 for a round-trip.

  • Do I need a passport to fly between Charleston and Philadelphia?

    Even though you are not required to have a passport, keep in mind that an official ID is needed to board the airplane.

  • Which airports will I be using when flying from Charleston to Philadelphia?

    Charleston airport is called Charleston and the only airport in Philadelphia is Philadelphia.

  • Which airlines offer Wi-Fi service onboard planes from Charleston to Philadelphia?

    American Airlines, JetBlue, Delta, KLM, and Air France offer inflight Wi-Fi service on the Charleston to Philadelphia flight route.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from Charleston to Philadelphia?

    The Airbus A319 is the aircraft model that flies most regularly on the Charleston to Philadelphia flight route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Charleston to Philadelphia?

    SkyTeam, and oneworld are the airline alliances operating flights between Charleston and Philadelphia, with SkyTeam being the most commonly used for this route.

  • On which days can I fly direct from Charleston to Philadelphia?

    There are nonstop flights from Charleston to Philadelphia on a daily basis.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Charleston to Philadelphia, Delta or American Airlines?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Charleston to Philadelphia are Delta and American Airlines. With an average price for the route of $406 and an overall rating of 7.9, Delta is the most popular choice. American Airlines is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $345 and an overall rating of 7.2.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Charleston to Philadelphia?

    KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights from Charleston to Philadelphia.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from Charleston to Philadelphia?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Philadelphia from Charleston is likely to change within 7 days, so travelers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from Charleston to Philadelphia?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional round-trip ticket. You could then fly to Philadelphia with an airline and back to Charleston with another airline. Booking your flights between Charleston and PHL can sometimes prove cheaper using this method.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Charleston to Philadelphia?

    Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying to Philadelphia from Charleston up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

KAYAK’s top tips for finding a cheap flight from Charleston to Philadelphia

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found flights on this route for $254 or less one-way and $419 or less round-trip.
  • Charleston International Airport (CHS) is a civil-military airport in North Charleston, SC. American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, United Airlines, British Airways, and JetBlue all use CHS as a central hub. As a result, you will see that many of the departing flights from this transportation center are operated by these airlines.
  • Nursing mothers now have dedicated space to pump or nurse at CHS. Two Mamava mobile nursing stations are available at the state's busiest airport, one near baggage claim and the other at the top of Concourse B, beyond security. The Mamava suite is a self-contained, movable pod with benches, a fold-down table, an outlet for plugging in a breast pump, and a privacy door. There is also a power outlet for charging a breast pump.
  • If you are traveling with a service animal, CHS has you covered. For assistance animals that accompany travelers, CHS Airport offers three certified Service Animal Relief Areas (SARA). Outside, there are two spaces, one at either end of the terminal building. Post-security there is one dedicated location on the A Concourse near Gate A2.
  • Are you tired of walking or running late for your flight? There are accessible elevators for public usage throughout the terminal building, including one on each concourse for accessible aircraft boarding. The parking garage has elevators as well to be able to save you some time.
  • If you need to charge your electronics, Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) has charging outlets located on the secure side of each terminal. The majority of the airport's charging outlets are labeled with the Power Up at PHL logo. Terminal D and Terminal E both have charging stations in their gate areas, and numerous concessions have power outlets. WiFi is offered for free throughout the terminals.

Prefer to fly direct from Charleston to Philadelphia?

 
Direct data is based off flight results for the next 60 days. Find direct flights from all airlines flying direct from Charleston to Philadelphia.
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Direct departures

Charleston to Philadelphia

Monday

American Airlines

American Airlines

Tuesday

American Airlines, Frontier

American Airlines, Frontier

Wednesday

American Airlines

American Airlines

Thursday

American Airlines, Frontier

American Airlines, Frontier

Friday

American Airlines, Frontier

American Airlines, Frontier

Saturday

American Airlines, Frontier

American Airlines, Frontier

Sunday

American Airlines, Frontier

American Airlines, Frontier

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Philadelphia to Charleston

Monday

American Airlines

American Airlines

Tuesday

American Airlines, Frontier

American Airlines, Frontier

Wednesday

American Airlines

American Airlines

Thursday

American Airlines, Frontier

American Airlines, Frontier

Friday

American Airlines, Frontier

American Airlines, Frontier

Saturday

American Airlines, Frontier

American Airlines, Frontier

Sunday

American Airlines, Frontier

American Airlines, Frontier

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Reviews of the top 3 airlines serving from Charleston to Philadelphia

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Charleston to Philadelphia. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
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7.9
DeltaOverall score based on 8228 reviews
8.1Boarding
7.9Comfort
8.5Crew
7.8Entertainment
7.2Food
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Flight was delayed by 3-hours and their fix was… complimentary pretzels.

4.0 OkayJahmes, Feb 2026
LAX - MCO
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Flight was delayed by 3-hours and their fix was… complimentary pretzels.

Flight was delayed due to crew being not on time

Flight crew issues delayed my flight by 2 1/2 hours. Causing me to miss my connection.

The staff on board and gate was nice - a welcome change from the usual. We also arrived early, which was a great benefit, given that it takes 30 minutes plus to get bags at SRQ.

The staff was frielndly. The plane was terrible, it was too small and should be decommissioned. There were no back seat screens at all. The only beverages we had a choice from was coffee, tea or water. The only bathroom in the back was behind the flight attendant's jump seat and wasn't working. And I literally felt like I was sitting on top of the guy next to me. It was terribly hot in the plane and we had to sit on the tarmac in Chicago for 1/2 hour due to congestion in Mpls. Wouldn't they have know that before they even boarded us so that we could have sat in comfort in the terminal?

Never got on it. Was re-routed through Detroit and am still in airports 12 hours later waiting for my connecting plane to arrive.

Delta has too many delays now days. It is 1:06 am now. I was supposed to land in Norfolk at 10:30 pm. I got re-booked through Detroit and I’m still in Detroit. I hope to be landed in Norfolk by 3am. I’ve been in airports for 12 hours as of right now. There is a weather delay now but most delays lately have been maintenance.

Very Very late. Subsequent flights left an hour before ours

This is my worse experience with Delta. My colleagues and I were traveling to ICT for work. Usually we connect in Dallas, but this year we decided to book with Delta and connect in Atlanta. We were excited to fly with Delta because we hear great things and Delta is one of my top choices when choosing an airline for travel. On the connecting flights to and from Wichita/Atlanta - it felt hot and uncomfortable on the plane. The plane to ICT was smaller and older and did not have any wi-fi or entertainment. The most terrible experience was at boarding in Atlanta both times traveling to Wichita and then back to Tampa. First on our flight from ATL to ICT - the attendant scanning our boarding pass made us go back to the line when we went up to scan our passes to wait. After a few minutes, she allowed us to come back up to scan but then she asked what boarding zone we were. We told her zone 5, and since we were standing on the wrong side of the small rope partition, she made us go back to stand on the right side. There was another gentleman that came up to board and scan his pass, and she mentioned he was also on the wrong side but she let him go through. Our group had to walk back and forth for no reason, causing an unnecessary delay to board the plane. We have never experienced anything like this, especially when the boarding area was completely empty and everyone already boarded since boarding was earlier than the original boarding time. On our flight from ATL to TPA, the attendants scanning our boarding passes had us scan our passes twice, not explaining to us what was going on. They automatically started tagging our carry on bags and did not explain to us or tell us what was going on and why this was happening. Obviously we knew our bags were being forced to check in but with no reason. There was no announcement or mention and I have never had anyone force me to check in my bag before boarding the plane. We assumed the overhead bins were full but when we boarded the plane, there was a lot of empty bins and a lot of spaces to put our bags. We all were disappointed and frustrated with Delta and will be hesitant to fly Delta again or anytime soon.

Boarding and crew were fantastic, but I paid for a window seat with no window. Seat 11D on a CRJ-900 apparently does not have a window. Lesson learned.

I was on a small regional flight from Detroit to Philadelphia. When we landed the outside cruise needed to turn something off with the engine, which took quite a long time. Then, when they allowed us to get off the plane it was outside. They took their time, unloading all the luggage and waited till they unloaded all the luggage before they brought it over to us. It was 9 o’clock at night freezing cold out, and there was no proactive hustle to try to get people their luggage. It was really one of the worst experiences I think I’ve ever had with American until a manager came over. I don’t think they were going to even consider pulling the luggage over to the people that had been waiting outside for at least 10 minutes in the freezing cold.

Awful. Original flight was delayed 5 hours. Had to to take a connecting flight instead of direct. Had a 4 hour layover. I missed all of my morning meetings getting in 5 hours later than I was supposed to and had to change to take a later flight the next day to get them back in which cia time another $150.

I was trying to take 2 one and a half hour one way trips and I experienced almost 20 delays over the course of those two trips. Only a few of them were due to weather the rest was disorganization

The attendants were kind and helpful. A sugar-free drink would have been very welcome.

The entertainment options were at best, fair. It was exactly the same as my outbound flight. It would have been more entertaining if there were some series from Apple TV, HBO, Showtime or other carriers for me to catch up with.

The seat cushions were very worn so they were extremely uncomfortable.

Crew were all friendly and helpful. It was a short flight so just a beverage service with a cookie. After we were boarded the plane took about 45 minutes to leave the gate but it was New Year’s Eve so not shocking there was some delay. Overall good experience and very grateful.

the trip to madrid was uncomfortable with my legs touching the seat in front of me

Very crowded flight but what can you expect these days?? Crew was accommodating.

The seats in economy were appeared to be quite thin and lack sufficient cushioning to be comfortable. Perhaps it was my seating position but the plane seemed notably load.

Gate not determined until I got to the airport - hard to plan the trip to the airport.

Our flight was canceled. I will never use Kayak nor Frontier for travel again. The entire experience was a headache.

Frontier.. nickel and dime add-ons. Flight late, on time, late again, last minute gate change, arrival gate required a shuttle to the terminal. They sure keep you guessing.. if you like a little chaos and airport anxiety, this is the airline for you!

This is my second time flying with Frontier. My current experience was very favorable. The staff from the gate to the plane was friendly, warm and professional. The food options lacked in my opinion. This area needs some attention in my opinion.

Frontier line changes my flight schedule with out my authorization. They never ask me and with out my concern they cut off 4 hours of my vacation they force my to leave 4 hours early from Puerto Rico.

There was no food and no entertainment, so I'm not sure why these are even in the survey, as my understanding is frontier does not ever offer food without a few, not even a snack, and there are no screens so unless the flight safety talk is our entertainment why ask how we liked it?. One of the flight attendants say in the back of the plane as people filed in to their seats, yelling orders about where to put baggage and telling people to hurry up. It was the least professional experience I've ever had on a flight.

Very well recently! Frontier is improving and less harrassing customer on luggages! Positive!

Good for a budget airline! It was easy to get on, staff was really nice. Can’t say anything about the food or entertainment because it wasn’t available, which is fine.

I am writing to express my disappointment with my recent Frontier Airlines flight. I was charged $99 at the gate because my bag was said to be too large, yet once onboard there was no available overhead bin space, and I was required to place the bag under the seat in front of me anyway. This made the charge feel unnecessary and unfair. Additionally, before the flight even took off, I was asked to move from the seat I paid for into a middle seat so another passenger and her cat could have my seat to themselves. I was not offered compensation or an explanation for being moved from a paid seat. Between the unexpected bag fee and being forced to give up my seat, this experience fell well below acceptable customer service standards. I would appreciate a review of this situation and appropriate compensation.

It was costly and difficult to check in. $85 to take a small suitcase with me, carry on or checked and $75 on the return trip, Plus $25 if I didn't check my self in check in $25, because I couldn't do it on the kiosk. Small very uncomfortable seats, waited on the runway for near an hour each way. It was my worst flight to date.

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