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Layover at PHL
So, I'm going to have about six hours of layover time at Philadephia
Airport on a Sunday afternoon in a few weeks. For those of you who've used this airport, is it feasible to take the train into town - say to Suburban Station - to walk around, maybe get a late lunch, and come back with enough time to get through security for the next flight? Also, is there a place to store luggage during this time? I doubt there are lockers any more, but perhaps there's some sort of "left luggage" or "luggage deposit" service desk? -- dgs |
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Layover at PHL
In article , dgs
wrote: So, I'm going to have about six hours of layover time at Philadephia Airport on a Sunday afternoon in a few weeks. For those of you who've used this airport, is it feasible to take the train into town - say to Suburban Station - to walk around, maybe get a late lunch, and come back with enough time to get through security for the next flight? yes. The train goes at least to 30th street stn and you can connect from there. Not sure where else it stops. Frequency is every 1/2 hr (departs PHL :15 and :45 IIRC) and costs $5 ech way. Also, is there a place to store luggage during this time? I doubt there are lockers any more, but perhaps there's some sort of "left luggage" or "luggage deposit" service desk? no clue. Why not look at the PHL website? |
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In article , dgs
wrote: So, I'm going to have about six hours of layover time at Philadephia Airport on a Sunday afternoon in a few weeks. For those of you who've used this airport, is it feasible to take the train into town - say to Suburban Station - to walk around, maybe get a late lunch, and come back with enough time to get through security for the next flight? yes. The train goes at least to 30th street stn and you can connect from there. Not sure where else it stops. Frequency is every 1/2 hr (departs PHL :15 and :45 IIRC) and costs $5 ech way. Also, is there a place to store luggage during this time? I doubt there are lockers any more, but perhaps there's some sort of "left luggage" or "luggage deposit" service desk? no clue. Why not look at the PHL website? |
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Layover at PHL
In article , dgs
wrote: So, I'm going to have about six hours of layover time at Philadephia Airport on a Sunday afternoon in a few weeks. For those of you who've used this airport, is it feasible to take the train into town - say to Suburban Station - to walk around, maybe get a late lunch, and come back with enough time to get through security for the next flight? yes. The train goes at least to 30th street stn and you can connect from there. Not sure where else it stops. Frequency is every 1/2 hr (departs PHL :15 and :45 IIRC) and costs $5 ech way. Also, is there a place to store luggage during this time? I doubt there are lockers any more, but perhaps there's some sort of "left luggage" or "luggage deposit" service desk? no clue. Why not look at the PHL website? |
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Layover at PHL
Not the Karl Orff wrote:
In article , dgs wrote: [...] is it feasible to take the train into town - say to Suburban Station - to walk around, maybe get a late lunch, and come back with enough time to get through security for the next flight? yes. The train goes at least to 30th street stn and you can connect from there. Not sure where else it stops. Frequency is every 1/2 hr (departs PHL :15 and :45 IIRC) and costs $5 ech way. Good for a between-flight session at the Standard Tap or Monk's or somewhere else with good food and drink in Center City. Works for me. Also, is there a place to store luggage during this time? [...] no clue. Why not look at the PHL website? D'oh. Looked, and it doesn't mention one. Maybe I can ask/pay the folks at the lost-and-found desk to store our stuff. Or I could take an even bigger risk and check our luggage (ugh). I normally travel pretty light, and carry what I need on-board. -- dgs |
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Layover at PHL
Not the Karl Orff wrote:
In article , dgs wrote: [...] is it feasible to take the train into town - say to Suburban Station - to walk around, maybe get a late lunch, and come back with enough time to get through security for the next flight? yes. The train goes at least to 30th street stn and you can connect from there. Not sure where else it stops. Frequency is every 1/2 hr (departs PHL :15 and :45 IIRC) and costs $5 ech way. Good for a between-flight session at the Standard Tap or Monk's or somewhere else with good food and drink in Center City. Works for me. Also, is there a place to store luggage during this time? [...] no clue. Why not look at the PHL website? D'oh. Looked, and it doesn't mention one. Maybe I can ask/pay the folks at the lost-and-found desk to store our stuff. Or I could take an even bigger risk and check our luggage (ugh). I normally travel pretty light, and carry what I need on-board. -- dgs |
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In article , dgs
wrote: So, I'm going to have about six hours of layover time at Philadephia Airport on a Sunday afternoon in a few weeks. For those of you who've used this airport, is it feasible to take the train into town - say to Suburban Station - to walk around, maybe get a late lunch, and come back with enough time to get through security for the next flight? Also, is there a place to store luggage during this time? I doubt there are lockers any more, but perhaps there's some sort of "left luggage" or "luggage deposit" service desk? PHL is the airport nearest to where I live. I fly out of PHL about three or four times a year. You should be able to take the R1 train line to Center City for a nice meal or just to walk around and be back in time for your flight, but do not forget to allow time to get through the security area when you return to the airport. The rail schedule is at http://www.septa.org/ and look for the R1 schedule. I don't know if there are locker facilities in each terminal, but there is definitely a locker area in Terminal C or D. You can check the airport's web site to confirm. On the other hand, if all you want is lunch, why not eat at the airport? The food court by Terminal C is excellent. There are some local specialties served there at reasonable prices. The airport also has a few full service restaurants. PHL has morphed into a pretty decent shopping mall over the past few years. A six hour layover is a great excuse to sit and relax with a good book and eat a decent meal at one of the full service restaurants at the airport and then board your connecting flight. This will save you the cost of the train fare. In fact, I had to take an 8:00am flight last December to SLC out of PHL. A blizzard delayed my flight by five hours. It was one of the most productive five hours I had on a Saturday morning. I had my laptop with me so I plugged it in and I did a lot of reading for the meeting I was headed to in Provo and I ate a good breakfast at the food court. You might consider doing something similar. |
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In article , dgs
wrote: So, I'm going to have about six hours of layover time at Philadephia Airport on a Sunday afternoon in a few weeks. For those of you who've used this airport, is it feasible to take the train into town - say to Suburban Station - to walk around, maybe get a late lunch, and come back with enough time to get through security for the next flight? Also, is there a place to store luggage during this time? I doubt there are lockers any more, but perhaps there's some sort of "left luggage" or "luggage deposit" service desk? PHL is the airport nearest to where I live. I fly out of PHL about three or four times a year. You should be able to take the R1 train line to Center City for a nice meal or just to walk around and be back in time for your flight, but do not forget to allow time to get through the security area when you return to the airport. The rail schedule is at http://www.septa.org/ and look for the R1 schedule. I don't know if there are locker facilities in each terminal, but there is definitely a locker area in Terminal C or D. You can check the airport's web site to confirm. On the other hand, if all you want is lunch, why not eat at the airport? The food court by Terminal C is excellent. There are some local specialties served there at reasonable prices. The airport also has a few full service restaurants. PHL has morphed into a pretty decent shopping mall over the past few years. A six hour layover is a great excuse to sit and relax with a good book and eat a decent meal at one of the full service restaurants at the airport and then board your connecting flight. This will save you the cost of the train fare. In fact, I had to take an 8:00am flight last December to SLC out of PHL. A blizzard delayed my flight by five hours. It was one of the most productive five hours I had on a Saturday morning. I had my laptop with me so I plugged it in and I did a lot of reading for the meeting I was headed to in Provo and I ate a good breakfast at the food court. You might consider doing something similar. |
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Layover at PHL
Back 40 years ago, recently married, I had to spend a week in Philly when
I'd have rather been elsewhere, but I'm happy to report that W. C. Fields may have been exaggerating when he claimed to have won a contest in which the First Prize was a weekend in Philly, while second prize was two weekends in Philly. TMO |
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Layover at PHL
Back 40 years ago, recently married, I had to spend a week in Philly when
I'd have rather been elsewhere, but I'm happy to report that W. C. Fields may have been exaggerating when he claimed to have won a contest in which the First Prize was a weekend in Philly, while second prize was two weekends in Philly. TMO |
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