Originally Posted by
SeaHouse
I'm a newbie on this forum, so forgive my general questions.
We are definitely on a tight budget. I'm just interested to hear if anyone has some good ideas I haven't thought of.
I'm heading back to Baltimore from Seattle with my wife the first week of August (we have not bought anything yet). We'd like to stay in Baltimore for 3-4 days (ideally in an inexpensive hotel -- any feedback?). Then we'll travel to Philadelphia where we will stay with our friend for a few days (any ideas on the best way to get from Baltimore to Philly on the cheap? We are planning on renting a car, but if we can avoid we will...)
Our plan was to stay in Philadelphia, then come back to Baltimore just before we depart again for Seattle by mid-August. However, it would be nice to leave from Philly to avoid having to backtrack.
Cheap is good.
Any suggestions are welcome. Cheers...
First off, welcome to Flyertalk! ^
Second, I assume you are talking about BWI airport. BAL is the abbreviation for a small airport in Turkey:
http://www.flightstats.com/go/Airpor...irportCode=BAL 
Since there are two of you, renting a car may be the best way to get to Philly from Baltimore. It would be about a 2 to 2.5 hour drive depending on traffic. You could also take Amtrak from their BWI station (a short bus ride from the airport) or from the downtown Baltimore station. A one way coach ticket on Amtrak to Philly for the first week of August will be $31.00 per person.
There is also the Megabus,
http://us.megabus.com/ that goes from Baltimore (not the airport) to Philadelphia. For that week, their super cheap rates are still available, from $1.00 to $5.00 per person, so if you staying in the Baltimore area, that might be doable, but would be a pain to connect directly from the airport.
Happy travels and enjoy Philly; it's a great city.