There are 8 ways to get from Princeton to Alabama by train, plane, bus, or car
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Train to Philadelphia International Airport, fly to Birmingham–Shuttlesworth International Airport
best- Take the train from Princeton Junction Amtrak Station to 30th Street Stationtrain
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Birmingham–Shuttlesworth International Airport (BHM)plane PHL - BHM
5h 59m$273–1,374Train to Philadelphia International Airport, fly to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Princeton Junction Amtrak Station to 30th Street Stationtrain
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL)plane PHL - ATL
- Take the bus from Atlanta Airport to The Village at AUbus
8h 30m$123–580Train, bus
- Take the train from Princeton Jct. to New York Penn Stationtrain Nec
- Take the bus from New York to Huntsvillebus Nyc / ...
18h 25m$127–207Drive 862.6 mi
- Drive from Princeton to Huntsvillecar 862.6 mi
15h 28m$158–228Train to Laguardia Airport, fly to Huntsville International Airport-Carl T Jones Field
- Take the train from Princeton Jct. to New York Penn Stationtrain
- Fly from Laguardia Airport (LGA) to Huntsville International Airport-Carl T Jones Field (HSV)plane LGA - HSV
6h 46m$199–969Train to Laguardia Airport, fly to Birmingham–Shuttlesworth International Airport
- Take the train from Princeton Jct. to New York Penn Stationtrain
- Fly from Laguardia Airport (LGA) to Birmingham–Shuttlesworth International Airport (BHM)plane LGA - BHM
6h 51m$279–1,370Train to Newark Liberty International Airport, fly to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Princeton Jct. to Newark Airport Railroad Stationtrain
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL)plane EWR - ATL
- Take the bus from Atlanta Airport to The Village at AUbus
7h 50m$170–1,012Train, train to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, fly to Huntsville International Airport-Carl T Jones Field
- Take the train from Princeton Junction Amtrak Station to 30th Street Stationtrain
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Stationtrain
- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Huntsville International Airport-Carl T Jones Field (HSV)plane DCA - HSV
7h 40m$235–1,676
Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Birmingham–Shuttlesworth International Airport (BHM) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Princeton to Alabama is to train and bus which costs $120 - $210 and takes 18h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Princeton to Alabama is to train and fly which takes 5h 59m and costs $270 - $1,400.
The distance between Princeton and Alabama is 833 miles. The road distance is 867.7 miles.
The best way to get from Princeton to Alabama without a car is to train and bus which takes 18h 25m and costs $120 - $210.
It takes approximately 5h 59m to get from Princeton to Alabama, including transfers.
Alabama is 1h behind Princeton. It is currently 1:04 PM in Princeton and 12:04 PM in Alabama.
Yes, the driving distance between Princeton to Alabama is 868 miles. It takes approximately 15h 28m to drive from Princeton to Alabama.
There are 161+ hotels available in Alabama.
What companies run services between Princeton, NJ, USA and Alabama, USA?
There is no direct connection from Princeton to Alabama. However, you can take the train to Princeton Jct., walk to Princeton Junction Amtrak Station, take the train to 30th Street Station, take the train to Airport Terminal A, walk to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) airport, fly to Birmingham–Shuttlesworth International Airport (BHM), then take the taxi to Birmingham. Alternatively, you can take a train from Princeton to Huntsville via Princeton Jct., Penn Station, 34 St-Herald Sq, East Broadway, New York, and Huntsville in around 18h 25m.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Birmingham–Shuttlesworth International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,300
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Birmingham–Shuttlesworth International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Monday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,300
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Huntsville International Airport-Carl T Jones Field via Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–900
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Huntsville International Airport-Carl T Jones Field via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–950
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Birmingham–Shuttlesworth International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Tuesday, Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,400
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Huntsville International Airport-Carl T Jones Field
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–950
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Huntsville International Airport-Carl T Jones Field via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–950
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Birmingham–Shuttlesworth International Airport via Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,300
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Huntsville International Airport-Carl T Jones Field
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–900
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Huntsville International Airport-Carl T Jones Field via Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–950
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Huntsville International Airport-Carl T Jones Field via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–1,000
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Birmingham–Shuttlesworth International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,300
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Birmingham–Shuttlesworth International Airport via Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,400
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Huntsville International Airport-Carl T Jones Field via Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–1,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Huntsville International Airport-Carl T Jones Field via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 49m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–900
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–550
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Birmingham–Shuttlesworth International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Monday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,300
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Birmingham–Shuttlesworth International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,400
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–290
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–440
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Princeton Junction Amtrak Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $23–40
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Princeton Junction Amtrak Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $23–40
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $70–120
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Princeton Junction Amtrak Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $23–40
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 973-275-5555
- Website
- New Jersey Transit
Train from Princeton Jct. to New York Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3–23
- Website
- New Jersey Transit
- Website
- NJ Transit: World Cup 2026
- Adult
- $3–23
Train from Princeton Jct. to New York Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3–23
- Website
- New Jersey Transit
- Website
- NJ Transit: World Cup 2026
- Adult
- $3–23
Train from Princeton Jct. to New York Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3–23
- Website
- New Jersey Transit
- Website
- NJ Transit: World Cup 2026
- Adult
- $3–23
Train from Princeton Jct. to Newark Airport Railroad Station
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $21–27
- Website
- New Jersey Transit
- Website
- NJ Transit: World Cup 2026
- Adult Airport
- $21–27
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–650
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- $30–470
- First Class
- $150–650
- Phone
- +1 646-630-7186
- [email protected]
- Website
- Wanda Coach
Bus from New York to Huntsville
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $110–160
- Website
- Wanda Coach
- Book at
- GotoBus.com
- Adult One Way
- $110–160
- Phone
- +1 (334) 821-3399
- [email protected]
- Website
- Groome Transportation
Bus from Atlanta Airport to The Village at AU
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Website
- Groome Transportation
- Schedules at
- Groome Transportation Auburn
Bus from Atlanta Airport to The Village at AU
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Website
- Groome Transportation
- Schedules at
- Groome Transportation Auburn
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