There are 10 ways to get from Charlotte Airport (CLT) to Princeton by plane, train, bus or car
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Train • 13h 44m
Bus • 18h 29m
Drive • 10h 5m
Charlotte Airport (CLT) to Princeton by bus and train
The journey time between Charlotte Airport (CLT) and Princeton is around 13h 44m and covers a distance of around 567 miles. This includes an average layover time of around 1h 31m. Operated by Charlotte Area Transit System, Amtrak and NJ Transit, the Charlotte Airport (CLT) to Princeton service departs from Charlotte Douglas Airport and arrives in Princeton. Typically seven services run weekly, although weekend and holiday schedules can vary so check in advance.
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Charlotte Airport (CLT) to Princeton is to train which costs $28 - $200 and takes 13h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Charlotte Airport (CLT) to Princeton is to fly and train which takes 3h 25m and costs $100 - $550.
No, there is no direct bus from Charlotte Airport (CLT) to Princeton. However, there are services departing from Charlotte Douglas Airport and arriving at Palmer Square, Princeton via CTC/Arena CityLYNX, Charlotte Bus Station and Port Authority Bus Terminal. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 29m.
The distance between Charlotte Airport (CLT) and Princeton is 571 miles. The road distance is 587.6 miles.
The best way to get from Charlotte Airport (CLT) to Princeton without a car is to train which takes 13h 44m and costs $28 - $200.
It takes approximately 3h 25m to get from Charlotte Airport (CLT) to Princeton, including transfers.
Charlotte Airport (CLT) to Princeton bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Charlotte Bus Station.
The best way to get from Charlotte Airport (CLT) to Princeton is to train which takes 13h 44m and costs $28 - $200. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $80 - $180 and takes 18h 29m.
Charlotte Airport (CLT) to Princeton bus services, operated by Suburban Transit, arrive at Palmer Square, Princeton station.
Yes, the driving distance between Charlotte Airport (CLT) to Princeton is 588 miles. It takes approximately 10h 5m to drive from Charlotte Airport (CLT) to Princeton.
- Distance: 570.9 miles
- Duration: 3h 25m
What companies run services between Charlotte Airport (CLT), USA and Princeton, NJ, USA?
Amtrak operates a train from Charlotte Amtrak Station to Princeton Junction Amtrak Station once daily. Tickets cost $23 - $190 and the journey takes 11h 33m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Charlotte Airport (CLT) to Princeton via Transit Center- Bay V, CTC/Arena CityLYNX, Gateway Station CityLYNX, Charlotte Bus Station, and Port Authority Bus Terminal in around 18h 29m.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Charlotte to Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110 - $440
Flights from Charlotte to New York La Guardia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140 - $600
Flights from Charlotte to Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180 - $400
Flights from Charlotte to Philadelphia via Roanoke
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $180 - $400
Flights from Charlotte to Philadelphia via Greensboro/High Point
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180 - $400
Flights from Charlotte to Philadelphia via Raleigh/Durham
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180 - $400
Flights from Charlotte to New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150 - $600
Flights from Charlotte to New York JFK via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150 - $600
Flights from Charlotte to New York JFK via Pittsburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150 - $600
Flights from Charlotte to New York JFK via Raleigh/Durham
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150 - $600
Flights from Charlotte to White Plains
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250 - $850
Flights from Charlotte to White Plains via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250 - $850
Flights from Charlotte to Allentown/Bethlehem/Easton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280 - $550
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Charlotte to New York La Guardia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120 - $430
Flights from Charlotte to New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120 - $410
Flights from Charlotte to White Plains via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190 - $600
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Charlotte to Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120 - $700
- Website
- spirit.com
Flights from Charlotte to Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $90 - $550
Flights from Charlotte to New York La Guardia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45 - $360
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Charlotte to New York La Guardia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $75 - $600
Flights from Charlotte to Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45 - $240
- Phone
- +1 973-275-5555
- Website
- njtransit.com
Train from Newark Airport Railroad Station to Princeton Jct.
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $18 - $22
- Website
- https://www.njtransit.com/
- Schedules at
- https://www.njtransit.com/bus-to
- Child 5-11 and Senior
- $12 - $15
- Adult Airport
- $18 - $22
Train from New York Penn Station to Princeton Jct.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $10 - $16
- Website
- https://www.njtransit.com/
- Schedules at
- https://www.njtransit.com/bus-to
- Child 5-11 and Senior
- $4 - $7
- Adult
- $10 - $16
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Northeast Regional
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from New York Penn Station to Princeton Junction Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $16 - $210
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Child 2-12 with paid adult
- $2 - $110
- Reserved Coach Seat
- $16 - $210
- Business Class Seat
- $55 - $160
Train from 30th Street Station to Trenton
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $14 - $200
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Child 2-12 with paid adult
- $1 - $100
- Reserved Coach Seat
- $14 - $200
- Business Class Seat
- $50 - $150
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from New York Penn Station to Princeton Junction Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $2 - $70
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Child Coach - Advance Purchase
- $2 - $18
- Child Coach - short notice
- $9 - $21
- Child Business Class - advance purchase
- $11 - $40
- Child Business Class - short notice
- $13 - $40
- Coach Seat - Advance Purchase
- $14 - $26
- Business Seat - advance purchase
- $24 - $80
- Business Seat - short notice
- $30 - $60
- Coach Seat - short notice
- $8 - $70
Train from 30th Street Station to Trenton
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1 - $65
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Child Coach - Advance Purchase
- $1 - $16
- Child Coach - short notice
- $7 - $19
- Child Business Class - advance purchase
- $10 - $35
- Child Business Class - short notice
- $12 - $40
- Coach Seat - Advance Purchase
- $11 - $25
- Business Seat - advance purchase
- $23 - $75
- Business Seat - short notice
- $28 - $55
- Coach Seat - short notice
- $6 - $65
Train from Charlotte Amtrak Station to Princeton Junction Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23 - $190
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Child Coach - Advance Purchase
- $23 - $75
- Child Coach - short notice
- $40 - $70
- Child Business Class - advance purchase
- $35 - $120
- Child Business Class - short notice
- $40 - $120
- Coach Seat - Advance Purchase
- $55 - $140
- Business Seat - advance purchase
- $75 - $240
- Business Seat - short notice
- $80 - $240
- Coach Seat - short notice
- $60 - $190
Train from Charlotte Amtrak Station to Trenton
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $22 - $190
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Child Coach - Advance Purchase
- $22 - $75
- Child Coach - short notice
- $40 - $65
- Child Business Class - advance purchase
- $35 - $120
- Child Business Class - short notice
- $40 - $120
- Coach Seat - Advance Purchase
- $50 - $140
- Business Seat - advance purchase
- $75 - $240
- Business Seat - short notice
- $80 - $240
- Coach Seat - short notice
- $60 - $190
- Phone
- +1 215-580-7800
- Website
- septa.org
Train from 30th Street Station to Trenton
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7 - $8
- Website
- http://www.septa.org/
- Schedules at
- https://www5.septa.org/travel/routes/
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from 30th Street Station to Trenton
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $19 - $340
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Seat - Child 2-12
- $9 - $110
- Business Seat - Seniors and Active Military
- $18 - $190
- Business Seat - Adult
- $19 - $210
- First Class - Child 2-12
- $30 - $130
- First Class - Senior Citizens
- $65 - $280
- First Class - Adult
- $65 - $340
- Phone
- +1 973-275-5555
- Website
- njtransit.com
Bus from S Clinton Ave At Wallenberg Ave to Nassau St At S Tulane St
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1 - $6
- Website
- https://www.njtransit.com/
- Schedules at
- https://www.njtransit.com/bus-to
- Child 5-11 and Senior
- $1 - $2
- Adults
- $1 - $6
- Phone
- +1 610-868-6001
- webmaster@transbridgelines.com
- Website
- transbridgelines.com
Bus from Lehigh Valley International Airport Trans Bridge Bus Stop to Newark Airport Terminal B
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $8 - $40
- Website
- https://transbridgelines.com
- Schedules at
- https://transbridgelines.com/choose-your-route
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Charlotte Bus Station to Port Authority Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $70 - $150
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (732) 249-1100
- Suburban@coachusa.com
- Website
- web.coachusa.com
Bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to Palmer Square, Princeton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $8 - $20
- Schedules at
- web.coachusa.com
- Child 0-14, Senior 62+, Special Needs
- $8 - $10
- Adult
- $17 - $20
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