There are 11 ways to get from Cape Cod to Princeton by bus, train, car, plane, train (Amtrak), or bus (Greyhound)
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Bus, train
best- Take the bus from Hyannis Transportation Center to Boston South Busesbus
- Take the train from Boston to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Take the train from New York Penn Station to Princeton Jct.train Nec
9h 24m$84–818Drive 297.2 mi
cheapest- Drive from Cape Cod to Princetoncar 297.2 mi
6h 2m$55–79Bus via New York
- Take the bus from Hyannis Transportation Center to Boston South Busesbus
- Take the bus from Boston to New Yorkbus
- Take the bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to Nassau St & Witherspoon St - Palmer Squarebus
10h 48m$92–188Fly Barnstable Municipal Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport, train
- Fly from Barnstable Municipal Airport (HYA) to John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK)plane HYA - JFK
- Take the train from New York Penn Station to Princeton Jct.train
5h 48m$372–703Train
- Take the train from Hyannis to South Stationtrain
- Take the train from Boston to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Take the train from New York Penn Station to Princeton Jct.train Nec
10h 30m$62–805Bus
- Take the bus from Hyannis Transportation Center to Boston South Busesbus
- Take the bus from Boston to Port Authority Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to Nassau St & Witherspoon St - Palmer Squarebus
10h 58m$77–138Fly Barnstable Municipal Airport to Laguardia Airport, train
- Fly from Barnstable Municipal Airport (HYA) to Laguardia Airport (LGA)plane HYA - LGA
- Take the train from New York Penn Station to Princeton Jct.train
6h 19m$71–480Bus to Boston Logan Airport, fly to Newark Liberty International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Hyannis to Bostonbus
- Fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)plane BOS - EWR
- Take the train from Newark Airport Railroad Station to Princeton Jct.train
7h 5m$526–1,686Bus to Boston Logan Airport, fly to Laguardia Airport, train
- Take the bus from Hyannis to Bostonbus
- Fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Laguardia Airport (LGA)plane BOS - LGA
- Take the train from New York Penn Station to Princeton Jct.train
7h 56m$80–479Bus to Boston Logan Airport, fly to John F. Kennedy International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Hyannis to Bostonbus
- Fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK)plane BOS - JFK
- Take the train from New York Penn Station to Princeton Jct.train
7h 46m$236–1,092Fly Barnstable Municipal Airport to Philadelphia International Airport, train
- Fly from Barnstable Municipal Airport (HYA) to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)plane HYA - PHL
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Princeton Junction Amtrak Stationtrain
8h 8m$86–483
Cape Cod to Princeton by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cape Cod to Princeton is to drive which costs $50 - $80 and takes 6h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Cape Cod to Princeton is to fly and train which takes 5h 48m and costs $370 - $750.
No, there is no direct bus from Cape Cod to Princeton. However, there are services departing from Town Hall Lawton Bus Shelter and arriving at Nassau St & Witherspoon St - Palmer Square via Hyannis Transportation Center, Boston and Port Authority Bus Terminal. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 48m.
No, there is no direct train from Cape Cod to Princeton. However, there are services departing from Hyannis and arriving at Princeton via Boston, New York Penn Station and Princeton Jct.. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 30m.
The distance between Cape Cod and Princeton is 363 miles. The road distance is 299 miles.
The best way to get from Cape Cod to Princeton without a car is to bus and train which takes 9h 24m and costs $80 - $850.
It takes approximately 9h 24m to get from Cape Cod to Princeton, including transfers.
Cape Cod to Princeton bus services, operated by Plymouth & Brockton, depart from Hyannis Transportation Center station.
Cape Cod to Princeton train services, operated by Cape Flyer, depart from Hyannis station.
The best way to get from Cape Cod to Princeton is to bus via New York which takes 10h 48m and costs $90 - $190. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $60 - $850 and takes 10h 30m.
What companies run services between Cape Cod, MA, USA and Princeton, NJ, USA?
You can take a bus from Town Hall Lawton Bus Shelter to Nassau St & Witherspoon St - Palmer Square via Hyannis Transportation Center, Boston, South Station, Boston, New York, and Port Authority Bus Terminal in around 10h 48m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Town Hall Lawton Bus Shelter to Princeton via Cape Cod Hospital, Hyannis, South Station, Boston, Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station, New York Penn Station, and Princeton Jct. in around 10h 30m.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–250
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Laguardia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–400
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–240
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Barnstable Municipal Airport to Laguardia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–440
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Laguardia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–400
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–240
Flights from Barnstable Municipal Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $90–550
Flights from Barnstable Municipal Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Nantucket
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $70–450
Flights from Barnstable Municipal Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Martha's Vineyard
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–440
Flights from Barnstable Municipal Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–460
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Barnstable Municipal Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–260
Flights from Barnstable Municipal Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $40–270
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Laguardia Airport via Nantucket
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–440
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–240
Flights from Barnstable Municipal Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 54m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $70–460
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–250
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Boston to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $70–150
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Boston to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $70–150
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from 30th Street Station to Princeton Junction Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $12–27
- Website
- Amtrak
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Boston to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $50–750
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- $50–490
- First Class
- $200–750
Train from Boston to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $50–750
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- $50–490
- First Class
- $200–750
- Phone
- +1 973-275-5555
- Website
- New Jersey Transit
Train from New York Penn Station to Princeton Jct.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–21
- Website
- New Jersey Transit
- Website
- NJ Transit: World Cup 2026
- Adult
- $2–21
Train from New York Penn Station to Princeton Jct.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–21
- Website
- New Jersey Transit
- Website
- NJ Transit: World Cup 2026
- Adult
- $2–21
Train from New York Penn Station to Princeton Jct.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–21
- Website
- New Jersey Transit
- Website
- NJ Transit: World Cup 2026
- Adult
- $2–21
Train from New York Penn Station to Princeton Jct.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–21
- Website
- New Jersey Transit
- Website
- NJ Transit: World Cup 2026
- Adult
- $2–21
Train from Newark Airport Railroad Station to Princeton Jct.
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–25
- Website
- New Jersey Transit
- Website
- NJ Transit: World Cup 2026
- Adult Airport
- $20–25
Train from New York Penn Station to Princeton Jct.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–21
- Website
- New Jersey Transit
- Website
- NJ Transit: World Cup 2026
- Adult
- $2–21
Train from New York Penn Station to Princeton Jct.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–21
- Website
- New Jersey Transit
- Website
- NJ Transit: World Cup 2026
- Adult
- $2–21
- Phone
- +1 508-775-8504
- [email protected]
- Website
- CapeFlyer
Train from Hyannis to South Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $5–22
- Website
- CapeFlyer
- South Station to Bourne
- $20
- South Station to Hyannis
- $22
- Middleborough to Hyannis
- $5
- Phone
- +1 (508) 746-0378
- [email protected]
- Website
- Plymouth & Brockton
Bus from Hyannis Transportation Center to Boston South Buses
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $27–35
- Website
- Plymouth & Brockton
- One Way - Adult
- $27–35
Bus from Hyannis Transportation Center to Boston South Buses
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $27–35
- Website
- Plymouth & Brockton
- One Way - Adult
- $27–35
Bus from Hyannis Transportation Center to Boston South Buses
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $27–35
- Website
- Plymouth & Brockton
- One Way - Adult
- $27–35
- Phone
- 1-800-343-9999
- Website
- Peter Pan
Bus from Boston to New York
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–110
- Website
- Peter Pan
Bus from Hyannis to Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $15–40
- Website
- Peter Pan
Bus from Hyannis to Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $15–40
- Website
- Peter Pan
Bus from Hyannis to Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $15–40
- Website
- Peter Pan
- Phone
- +1 (866) 912 - 6224
- [email protected]
- Website
- Rockland Coaches
Bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to Nassau St & Witherspoon St - Palmer Square
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $17–40
- Schedules at
- Rockland Coaches
- Adult
- $17–40
Bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to Nassau St & Witherspoon St - Palmer Square
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $17–40
- Schedules at
- Rockland Coaches
- Adult
- $17–40
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Boston to Port Authority Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Website
- Greyhound
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More Questions & Answers
Cape Cod to Princeton bus services, operated by Plymouth & Brockton, arrive at Boston South Buses station.
Cape Cod to Princeton train services, operated by Cape Flyer, arrive at South Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cape Cod to Princeton is 299 miles. It takes approximately 6h 2m to drive from Cape Cod to Princeton.
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