Direct Flights from Philadelphia to Cleveland
Cleveland · Ohio
Nonstop service from PHL to CLE on American, Frontier. Here's the schedule at a glance — plus what to do once you land.
How rare is this nonstop?
29 cities have a nonstop to Cleveland, Philadelphia among them.
How long to go to Cleveland for, from Philadelphia
1h 15m in the air, 362 miles: short enough that a single night in Cleveland is worth it, and a day trip is not absurd.
With roughly 4 departures a day, you are not tied to one flight: if a meeting overruns or the weather turns, there is another one behind it.
About Cleveland
Cleveland is a culturally diverse city on the shores of Lake Erie, one of the Great Lakes, in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA. Recreational, cultural and educational opportunities are abundant throughout Northeast Ohio. You'll find world-class museums, cultural events, professional sports, and amusement parks.
Summary from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA).
Top things to do in Cleveland
- The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (RRHOF), also simply referred to as the Rock Hall, is a museum and hall of fame located in downtown Cleveland, Ohio, United States, on the shore of Lake Erie.
- Cuyahoga Valley National Park is a national park of the United States in Ohio that reclaims and preserves the industrial, commercial, and rural landscape along the Cuyahoga River between Akron and Cleveland in Northeast…
- The Cleveland Museum of Art (CMA) is an art museum in Cleveland, Ohio, United States.
- The James A. Garfield Memorial is the final resting place of assassinated President James A. Garfield, located in Lake View Cemetery in Cleveland, Ohio.
- The Akron Art Museum is an art museum in Akron, Ohio, United States.
- The Allen Memorial Art Museum (AMAM) is an art museum located in Oberlin, Ohio, and run by Oberlin College. Founded in 1917, the collection contains over 15,000 works of art.
- The Cleveland Metroparks Zoo is a 183-acre (74 ha) zoo in Cleveland, Ohio. The Zoo is divided into several areas: Australian Adventure; African Savanna; Northern Wilderness Trek, The Primate, Cat & Aquatics Building, Wat…
- The Cleveland Museum of Natural History is a natural history museum in University Circle, a district of educational, cultural and medical institutions approximately five miles (8 km) east of Downtown Cleveland, Ohio, Uni…
- The Cleveland Institute of Music (CIM) is a private music conservatory in Cleveland, Ohio.
- The Cleveland Cultural Gardens are a collection of public gardens located in Rockefeller Park in Cleveland, Ohio. In 1896, John D. Rockefeller donated the land the Cleveland Cultural Gardens occupies today.
- St. Theodosius Cathedral is an Eastern Orthodox church located on Starkweather Avenue in the West Side neighborhood of Tremont in Cleveland, Ohio.
- The Oberlin Conservatory of Music is a private music conservatory of Oberlin College, a private liberal arts college in Oberlin, Ohio.
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Cleveland weather, compared with Philadelphia
5° cooler than Philadelphia on average across the year, on daytime highs:
- January
- Cleveland 35°F · Philadelphia 41°F · 6° colder
- April
- Cleveland 59°F · Philadelphia 65°F · 5° colder
- July
- Cleveland 83°F · Philadelphia 88°F · 5° colder
- October
- Cleveland 63°F · Philadelphia 67°F · 4° colder
January bottoms out near 35°F — a real coat, not a layer.
Average daily highs, 1991–2020 station normals from Meteostat (CC BY 4.0), measured at each city's airport.
Planning a trip to Cleveland
- Best time to visit
- The best time to visit Cleveland is May–June and August–October, when daytime highs are a comfortable 63–81°F.
- How long to stay
- Cleveland rewards a longer visit — a full week lets you explore its many sights, from Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Cuyahoga Valley National Park, and Cleveland Museum of Art and beyond.
Frequently asked questions
- Is there a direct flight from Philadelphia to Cleveland?
- Yes — you can fly nonstop from Philadelphia (PHL) to Cleveland (CLE) on American, Frontier.
- Which airlines fly nonstop from Philadelphia to Cleveland?
- American, Frontier fly nonstop between Philadelphia (PHL) and Cleveland (CLE). Frontier flies it May to December only.
- How many nonstop flights are there from Philadelphia to Cleveland?
- There are about 4 nonstop departures per day (roughly 28 per week) from Philadelphia to Cleveland.
- How far is Cleveland from Philadelphia?
- Cleveland is about 362 miles from Philadelphia by air.
- What is there to do in Cleveland?
- Popular things to do include Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Cuyahoga Valley National Park, Cleveland Museum of Art, James A. Garfield Memorial, and more.
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