There are 9 ways to get from Columbus to Princeton by bus, train, tram, car or plane
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Recommended option
Bus, train • 9h 5m
Cheapest option
Bus, train via Pittsburgh • 15h 32m
7 alternative options
Bus, tram • 16h 49m
Drive • 8h 32m
Fly to Newark, train • 5h 30m
Fly to New York La Guardia, train • 6h 13m
Fly to New York JFK, train • 6h 14m
Fly to Baltimore, train • 7h 20m
Columbus to Princeton by bus and train
The journey time between Columbus and Princeton is around 15h 32m and covers a distance of around 593 miles. This includes an average layover time of around 2h 29m. Operated by COTA, Greyhound USA, Amtrak and others, the Columbus to Princeton service departs from S High St & E Broad St and arrives in Nassau St At S Tulane St. Typically seven services run weekly, although weekend and holiday schedules can vary so check in advance.
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Columbus to Princeton is to bus and train via Pittsburgh which costs $35 - $220 and takes 15h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Columbus to Princeton is to fly and train which takes 5h 30m and costs $110 - $490.
The distance between Columbus and Princeton is 594 miles. The road distance is 505.9 miles.
The best way to get from Columbus to Princeton without a car is to bus and train which takes 9h 5m and costs $90 - $310.
It takes approximately 9h 5m to get from Columbus to Princeton, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Columbus to Princeton is 506 miles. It takes approximately 8h 32m to drive from Columbus to Princeton.
There are 121+ hotels available in Princeton. Prices start at $61 USD per night.
- Distance: 593.9 miles
- Duration: 9h 5m
What companies run services between Columbus, OH, USA and Princeton, NJ, USA?
There is no direct connection from Columbus to Princeton. However, you can take the bus to New York, NY, take the walk to East Broadway, take the subway to 34 St-Herald Sq, take the walk to New York Penn Station, take the train to Princeton Jct., then take the train to Princeton. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Columbus to Princeton via Columbus Bus Station, Pittsburgh Intermodal Station, Pittsburgh Amtrak Station, Trenton, and S Clinton Ave At Wallenberg Ave in around 15h 32m.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Columbus to New York La Guardia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100 - $420
Flights from Columbus to New York La Guardia via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100 - $420
Flights from Columbus to New York La Guardia via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100 - $420
Flights from Columbus to Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290 - $550
Flights from Columbus to Philadelphia via New York La Guardia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 54m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $290 - $550
Flights from Columbus to New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190 - $550
Flights from Columbus to New York JFK via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190 - $550
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Columbus to Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190 - $800
Flights from Columbus to Newark via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190 - $800
Flights from Columbus to New York La Guardia via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150 - $600
Flights from Columbus to Philadelphia via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200 - $600
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Columbus to Newark via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130 - $420
Flights from Columbus to New York La Guardia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120 - $440
Flights from Columbus to New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120 - $420
Flights from Columbus to New York JFK via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $130 - $420
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Columbus to Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100 - $360
- Website
- spirit.com
Flights from Columbus to New York La Guardia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110 - $700
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Columbus to Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $120 - $480
- Phone
- +1 973-275-5555
- Website
- njtransit.com
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
Tram from Walter Rand Transportation Ctr to TRENTON TRANSIT CENTER station
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7 - $11
- Website
- https://www.njtransit.com/
- Schedules at
- https://www.njtransit.com/bus-to
- Child 5-11 and Senior
- $3 - $6
- Adult
- $7 - $11
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
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
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Trenton
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $24 - $210
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Child 2-12 with paid adult
- $7 - $110
- Reserved Coach Seat
- $24 - $210
- Business Class Seat
- $85 - $210
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 Pittsburgh Amtrak Station to Trenton
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15 - $150
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Child Coach - Advance Purchase
- $15 - $55
- Child Coach - short notice
- $30 - $50
- Child Business Class - advance purchase
- $28 - $95
- Child Business Class - short notice
- $30 - $95
- Coach Seat - Advance Purchase
- $40 - $95
- Business Seat - advance purchase
- $55 - $190
- Business Seat - short notice
- $65 - $180
- Coach Seat - short notice
- $40 - $150
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 BWI Thurgood Marshall to Trenton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $5 - $90
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Child Coach - Advance Purchase
- $5 - $28
- Child Coach - short notice
- $18 - $29
- Child Business Class - advance purchase
- $16 - $55
- Child Business Class - short notice
- $18 - $55
- Coach Seat - Advance Purchase
- $22 - $40
- Business Seat - advance purchase
- $30 - $110
- Business Seat - short notice
- $35 - $90
- Coach Seat - short notice
- $17 - $90
- 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
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Trenton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35 - $420
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Seat - Child 2-12
- $18 - $150
- Business Seat - Seniors and Active Military
- $30 - $260
- Business Seat - Adult
- $35 - $290
- First Class - Child 2-12
- $60 - $220
- First Class - Senior Citizens
- $120 - $400
- First Class - Adult
- $120 - $420
- Phone
- +1 917.288.6888
- vaseagull@gotobus.com
- Website
- skyhorsebus.com
Bus from Columbus, OH to New York, NY
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $88 - $90
- Schedules at
- gotobus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Columbus Bus Station to Pittsburgh Intermodal Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $20 - $60
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Columbus Bus Station to Camden Walter Rand Trans Center
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55 - $120
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- 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
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