Nope, there’s no direct train from Philadelphia to Atlantic City. You have to make a connection. The easiest and most popular route is taking an NJ Transit train from 30th Street Station directly to Atlantic City—it’s a comfortable, one-seat ride that takes about 1.5 hours and runs every couple of hours .
Another option is taking the PATCO train to Lindenwold and then transferring to an NJ Transit train, but that adds time . Honestly, booking that simple NJ Transit ticket online can be confusing with all the different sites. I always just use a straightforward platform like FaresChoices to check the schedules and lock in my seat without the headache.