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$87 Find Cheap Flights from Columbus to Philadelphia

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Cheapest round-trip
$180
Overall average: $469
Frontier
Thu 4/23Sun 4/26
CMH - PHL • 1 stop
Cheapest non-stop
$413
Typical prices: $413-$490
American Airlines
Tue 5/26Sat 5/30
CMH - PHL • Non-stop
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American's Basic Economy is carry-on only with late boarding.
Main Cabin Extra offers early boarding and drinks.
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Cheap Flights from Columbus to Philadelphia (CMH-PHL)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Columbus 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 Columbus to Philadelphia

Thu, Apr 23 - Sun, Apr 26
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7:00 pm - 8:10 am
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13h 10m
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5:01 am - 2:52 pm
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9h 51m
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$180Frontier
Sun, Apr 26 - Sun, May 3
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7:00 pm - 8:10 am
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13h 10m
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7:10 pm - 11:05 am
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15h 55m
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$185Frontier
Mon, Apr 20 - Wed, Apr 22
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8:21 pm - 5:34 am
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PHL
9h 13m
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8:41 pm - 7:20 pm
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CMH
22h 39m
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$189Frontier
Thu, Apr 30 - Sun, May 3
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8:08 pm - 5:34 am
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9h 26m
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8:36 pm - 7:03 pm
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CMH
22h 27m
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$191Frontier
Thu, Apr 23 - Sun, Apr 26
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7:00 pm - 12:54 am
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PHL
5h 54m
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10:38 pm - 11:15 am
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CMH
12h 37m
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$197Multiple Airlines
Thu, Apr 16 - Sun, Apr 19
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7:00 pm - 12:54 am
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5h 54m
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8:36 pm - 7:26 pm
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22h 50m
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$201Frontier
Mon, Apr 20 - Wed, Apr 22
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12:10 pm - 9:57 pm
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PHL
9h 47m
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8:13 pm - 2:52 pm
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18h 39m
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$205Multiple Airlines
Wed, Apr 1 - Wed, Apr 1
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9:34 am - 5:44 pm
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8h 10m
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7:07 pm - 9:00 pm
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1h 53mnonstop
$206American Airlines
Sun, Apr 19 - Wed, Apr 22
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8:19 pm - 5:34 am
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9h 15m
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8:41 pm - 7:20 pm
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22h 39m
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$208Frontier
Sun, Apr 19 - Wed, Apr 22
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20h 40m
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Columbus to Philadelphia flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Columbus 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 Columbus to Philadelphia?

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

For Columbus to Philadelphia, Thursday is the cheapest day to fly on average and Tuesday is the most expensive. Flying from Philadelphia back to Columbus, the best deals are generally found on Saturday, with Monday being the most expensive.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Columbus Airport to Philadelphia?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Columbus Airport 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 Columbus Airport to Philadelphia is August, where tickets cost $393 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are June and October, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $490 and $490 respectively.

Can I save money by flying with a layover from Columbus Airport 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 $469 on average.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Columbus Airport 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 Columbus Airport 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 Columbus Airport to Philadelphia, you should book around 5 weeks before departure, which saves you about 17% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 12 weeks before departure.

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Low seasonDecember
Cheapest flight$87
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 3% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 6% increase in price.
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When to book flights from Columbus to Philadelphia

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Columbus 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 Columbus to Philadelphia flights

  • Am I able to change my flight after booking?

    With all airlines, you have 24 hours from the time of booking to make changes free of charge. After that, you will likely have to pay a fee to make changes to your itinerary, unless you’ve booked a flexible or premium ticket. You can add Flight Flex to your ticket on Spirit, which will give you one free flight modification. With the Fully Flexible fare on American Airlines, you can change your flight up until the day of departure.

  • Can I travel with my service animal on my flight?

    Fully-trained service dogs can fly in the cabin on United and American Airlines at no additional charge, as long as they meet all other requirements. You’ll have to submit the DOT Service Animal Air Transportation Form at least 48 hours before the flight. Therapy and emotional support dogs may travel as well, but they will be subject to the fees and rules for pets.

  • What is the most sustainable way to fly from Columbus to Philadelphia?

    Connecting flights travel a greater distance and creates more emissions on take-off and landing, so choosing a direct flight is more efficient. American Airlines offers direct flights and also pledged to have net-zero emissions by 2050. They also use sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) on select flights. American has partnered with Cool Effect, which allows travelers to buy a carbon offset for their flight. The money will go towards carbon reduction projects.

  • Can I take public transportation to go from Philadelphia International Airport to downtown?

    There is both a bus and train that will take you downtown. The SEPTA train runs every 30 minutes and will take about 40 minutes to reach the city center. You can access the train from Terminal A. Tickets are around $7 and can be bought at the station. Bus #37 will also take you downtown from the airport. This trip also takes about 40 minutes and tickets are around $3.

  • What is the cheapest flight from Columbus Airport to Philadelphia?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Columbus Airport to Philadelphia was $87 for a one-way ticket and $180 for a round-trip.

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

    A passport is not required to fly from Columbus to Philadelphia.

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

    American Airlines, Delta, and JetBlue offer inflight Wi-Fi service on the Columbus to Philadelphia flight route.

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

    The Embraer 175 is the aircraft model that flies most regularly on the Columbus to Philadelphia flight route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Columbus to Philadelphia?

    oneworld is the only airline alliance operating flights between Columbus and Philadelphia.

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

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

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

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Columbus to Philadelphia are Southwest and American Airlines. With an average price for the route of $388 and an overall rating of 8.0, Southwest is the most popular choice. American Airlines is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $480 and an overall rating of 7.1.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Columbus 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 Columbus to Philadelphia.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Philadelphia from Columbus 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 Columbus 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 Columbus with another airline. Booking your flights between Columbus 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 Columbus 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 Columbus 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 Columbus Airport to Philadelphia

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found flights on this route for $322 or less one-way and $509 or less round-trip.
  • American Airlines is the only airline offering direct flights from Columbus (CMH) to Philadelphia (PHL). If you choose another airline, you might have a layover in Orlando (MCO) or Newark (EWR).
  • Consider upgrading to one of Spirit’s Big Front Seats. It’s an affordable upgrade and can make your flight more comfortable. These seats can be purchased online ahead of time for a discount.
  • The Bare Fare on Spirit is unbundled, which means that all extras, like seat selections, baggage, and boarding pass printing, will cost an extra fee. They offer bundles, so you can combine services and save money.
  • United’s Basic Economy fare is the most affordable, but you will be required to check and pay for any bags that can’t fit under the seat. Bags can be paid for online ahead of time to save time and money at the airport.
  • Children aged 5 – 14 can travel alone on American Airlines with their unaccompanied minor service. They will receive an escort to the boarding gate, early boarding, and a kid’s kit with snacks and activities.

Prefer to fly direct from Columbus to Philadelphia?

 
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Columbus to Philadelphia

Monday

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Tuesday

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Wednesday

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Thursday

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Friday

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Saturday

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Sunday

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Monday

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Tuesday

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Wednesday

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Thursday

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Friday

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Saturday

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Reviews of the top 4 airlines serving from Columbus to Philadelphia

 
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8.0
SouthwestOverall score based on 4318 reviews
8.6Crew
7.5Entertainment
8.1Boarding
8.0Comfort
7.0Food
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Long layover between flights to Long Island from BWI - need better coordination between flights

4.0 OkayKenny, Mar 2026
TPA - BWI
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Long layover between flights to Long Island from BWI - need better coordination between flights

I elected to pay for the upgrades and found very little difference

The new seating arrangement is so over priced for what you get.

The problem with the seat assignments is that there were a lot of rows in the front that were empty but my row at the back was full. Just not so pleasant.

No food or entertainment, just a quick 40 minute flight. A little bumpy due to Santa Ana winds but pilot has no control over that. Good flight and landing!

Good but I prefer choose your own seat. With the new assigned seats they should board from the back I see no advantage to this new boarding. Just like every other airline

I realize they are still working out kinks with the new boarding process, but by the time I boarded in group 5, most of the bins were full. All airlines should better enforce small bags and jackets going under the seats until everyone has boarded.

WiFi was not working and didn’t have a beverage service

Snacks are always pretzels. Why can't you also offer peanuts ?

Flight boarded late after announcing on time boarding. Flight arrived only a little late despite late departure. Had trouble connecting to WiFi

American Airlines did everything they could with the high Spring Break crowd. I was frustrated to be changed from 1st class to a middle seat at the back of the plane. This has happened before, not sure booking 1st class and paying the extra actually works.

I didn't end up taking this flight. I got up at 4am for a flight that was supposed to board at 6am - at 5:55am you delayed the flight to 10am. The airport is under construction so I switched to a later flight as I wasn't going to sit in the airport for 4 hours. They said the delay was due to the crew needing rest from a flight coming in late the night before - if that was the case then I think you should have delayed the flight much sooner so that passengers wouldn't get up so early and get to the airport to sit and wait.

I very rarely fly American and my experience today reenforces that is the correct decision. While the staff were all very courteous, our flight was first thing in the morning so there was no reason to be delayed, yet appropriate maintenance checks weren’t completed prior to our flight so we were delayed multiple times. Not a great showing, American Airlines.

Boarding is always an ordeal. Less dogs on flights. I am highly allergic to dogs and cats. Why are there so many animals these days?

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.

Flight was delayed, then undelayed, then delayed again. Gate was changed to the other side of the airport. Horrible seats with no screens. Spirit os truly awful, even for a budget option.

flight delayed because of poor staffing and organization - confusion from gate agents and flight attendant supervisors scheduling a missing flight attendant. flight delay 1 hr 30 min

I liked the quickness of the boarding process. Things were run smoothly and the staff was very professional. The overall experience was great.

Flight was delayed more than 3 hours, and the metro had stopped running by the time we got to the terminal well past midnight, so I was stranded, alone, with no way to get home until the metro started up the next morning.

We get stuck in the plane when landed during 45min and no communication from the crew People were listening to their phone and music out loud and nobody told them anything I definitely want stop booking spirit flight it is a disaster

When I arrived at the airport at 4:00 in the morning, I was notified that I "hadn't paid" for my ticket (I had paid and had a boarding pass). Then I was told that while I had paid, the ticket was $600 more than it actually was, and that I needed to pay that so I could board. None of this was true, of course, but it took 20 minutes, two crew members behind the desk, and one on the phone to clear up.

The flight was delayed by two hours, then by three hours. Then, at 10:01, a notification that the flight was back on schedule for the original time. I just happened to be getting on a train to go to the airport at 10 just to be extra early for the delayed departure when I saw the update come through. I got to the train terminal at the airport at 11:07. A shuttle immediately arrived and offloaded, but didn't show anyone on before speeding off. It was 30 minutes before another arrived. I finally got to the terminal and through security and to the gate just in time for them to tell me the door had just been locked. Flight closed. I had to wait until the next day to fly out. No or for a hotel, a meal, nothing.

Good: It was cheap and they got us to our destination safely. Not so Good: Gates experience with many, many nauseatingly (almost) threatening announcements about bags size and how much they were going to charge us if our bag was too big, even to the point of having a gate agent roaming around through the passengers eyeballing bags size and making people go check their bags in the sizers.

For a change, friendly staff at check-in and in flight.

It was the most turbulent terrifying flight I’ve ever been on. I will never fly spirit again.

There's no seats that lean back with little leg space i wad uncomfortable the entire flight. Your charges for extra baggage is despicable and costly!!

Remind customers of the need to have passport or new ID for boarding.

Flight was canceled. Most upsetting was message from Kayak, stating that the flight was canceled and click with Kayak for details regarding rebook, refund details. THERE'S NO INFORMATION PROVIDED BY KAYAK EXCEPT THAT FLIGHT IS CANCELED. AND NOW THIS SURVEY TO FIND OUT HOW WAS THE FLIGHT !!!!!!!

The flight never took off and we spent 7 hours at the airport

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.

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