There are 11 ways to get from Baltimore to Princeton by plane, train, bus, train (Amtrak), car, or subway
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport, train
best- Fly from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)plane BWI - MDW
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Princeton Stationtrain
7h 4m$179–397Fly Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane BWI - ORD
- Take the train from La Grange Amtrak to Princeton Stationtrain
7h 29m$116–440Bus, train
- Take the bus from Baltimore Downtown Bus Station to Chicago Bus Stationbus Greyhound US0164
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Princeton Stationtrain Southwest Chief / ...
21h 33m$187–284Train via Washington
- Take the train from Baltimore Penn Station to Washington Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Rockville Amtrak to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Princeton Stationtrain
22h 48m$469–1,297Drive 778.1 mi
- Drive from Baltimore to Princetoncar 778.1 mi
13h 23m$142–206Train to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, fly to Chicago Midway International Airport, train
- Take the train from Baltimore Penn Station to Washington Union Stationtrain
- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)plane DCA - MDW
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Princeton Stationtrain
7h 59m$163–1,256Train to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, train
- Take the train from Baltimore Penn Station to Washington Union Stationtrain
- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane DCA - ORD
- Take the train from La Grange Amtrak to Princeton Stationtrain
8h 19m$190–1,249Train, subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Take the train from Baltimore Penn Station to New Carrollton Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the subway from New Carrollton, Orange/Silver Line Center Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platformsubway
- Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane IAD - ORD
- Take the train from La Grange Amtrak to Princeton Stationtrain
9h 9m$238–560Fly Baltimore-Washington International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport, train
- Fly from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to General Mitchell International Airport (MKE)plane BWI - MKE
- Take the train from Milwaukee to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Princeton Stationtrain
9h 23m$224–881Bus, train via Harrisburg
- Take the bus from Baltimore Downtown Bus Station to Harrisburg Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Harrisburg Bus Station to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Princeton Stationtrain
22h 8m$189–290Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Baltimore Penn Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain Cardinal
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Princeton Stationtrain Southwest Chief / ...
28h 36m$583–900
Baltimore to Princeton by bus, foot, and train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Baltimore to Princeton is to drive which costs $140 - $210 and takes 13h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Baltimore to Princeton is to fly and train which takes 7h 4m and costs $170 - $400.
No, there is no direct train from Baltimore station to Princeton station. However, there are services departing from Baltimore Penn Station and arriving at Princeton Station via Union Station, Red Line Center Platform, Rockville Amtrak and Chicago Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 22h 48m.
The distance between Baltimore and Princeton is 738 miles. The road distance is 782.6 miles.
The best way to get from Baltimore to Princeton without a car is to bus and train which takes 21h 33m and costs $180 - $290.
It takes approximately 7h 4m to get from Baltimore to Princeton, including transfers.
Baltimore to Princeton train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Baltimore Penn Station.
Princeton is 1h behind Baltimore. It is currently 10:33 AM in Baltimore and 9:33 AM in Princeton.
Baltimore to Princeton train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Washington Union Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Baltimore to Princeton is 783 miles. It takes approximately 13h 23m to drive from Baltimore to Princeton.
What companies run services between Baltimore, MD, USA and Princeton, IL, USA?
You can take a train from Baltimore Penn Station to Princeton Station via Washington Union Station, Union Station, Red Line Center Platform, Rockville, Red Line Center Platform, Rockville Amtrak, and Chicago Union Station in around 22h 48m.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–350
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–460
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–300
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Clarksburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–300
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Johnstown
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $50–300
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Charlottesville
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–310
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Pittsburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Sunday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $50–300
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Columbus
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 9m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $50–300
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Cleveland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $50–300
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–700
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–450
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Pittsburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $80–450
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Columbus
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $80–450
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Columbus
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–800
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–350
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–460
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–460
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–360
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 54m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–700
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–350
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Princeton Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $55–90
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Princeton Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $55–90
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Baltimore Penn Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $22–35
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Rockville Amtrak to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $410–650
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Princeton Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $55–90
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from La Grange Amtrak to Princeton Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–80
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Baltimore Penn Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $22–35
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Princeton Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $55–90
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Baltimore Penn Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $22–35
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from La Grange Amtrak to Princeton Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–80
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Baltimore Penn Station to New Carrollton Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $17–27
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from La Grange Amtrak to Princeton Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–80
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Milwaukee to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–75
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Princeton Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $55–90
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Princeton Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $55–90
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Baltimore Penn Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 52m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $500–850
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Princeton Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $55–90
- Website
- Amtrak
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Baltimore Penn Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9–600
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- $9–440
- First Class
- $100–600
Train from Baltimore Penn Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9–600
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- $9–440
- First Class
- $100–600
Train from Baltimore Penn Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9–600
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- $9–440
- First Class
- $100–600
- Phone
- 1-866-743-3682
- Website
- Maryland Transit
Train from Baltimore Penn Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–10
- Website
- Maryland Transit
- Standard Fare
- $2–10
Train from Baltimore Penn Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–10
- Website
- Maryland Transit
- Standard Fare
- $2–10
Train from Baltimore Penn Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–10
- Website
- Maryland Transit
- Standard Fare
- $2–10
Train from Baltimore Penn Station to New Carrollton Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–9
- Website
- Maryland Transit
- Standard Fare
- $2–9
Subway from New Carrollton, Orange/Silver Line Center Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–3
- Website
- Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- $2–3
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Baltimore Downtown Bus Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $130–200
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Baltimore Downtown Bus Station to Harrisburg Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $13–21
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Harrisburg Bus Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–180
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
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