There are 11 ways to get from Princeton to Folsom by train, plane, bus (Greyhound), train (Amtrak), car, subway, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Newark Liberty International Airport, fly to Sacramento International Airport
best- Take the train from Princeton Jct. to Newark Airport Railroad Stationtrain
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)plane EWR - SMF
10h 46m$365–654Train to John F. Kennedy International Airport, fly to Sacramento International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Princeton Jct. to New York Penn Stationtrain
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)plane JFK - SMF
11h 52m$195–810Bus
- Take the bus from Nassau St & S Tulane St - Palmer Square to Port Authority Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Denver Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Denver Union Station to Sparks Transit Centerbus
- Take the bus from Sparks Transit Center to Roseville Bus Stopbus
2d 21h$604–917Train via Ossining
- Take the train from Princeton Jct. to New York Penn Stationtrain
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Croton-Harmon Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the train from Croton-Harmon Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Sacramentotrain
3d 4h$1,726–2,865Drive 2,779.3 mi
- Drive from Princeton to Folsomcar 2,779.3 mi
44h 16m$508–733Train to Philadelphia International Airport, fly to Sacramento International Airport
- Take the train from Princeton Junction Amtrak Station to 30th Street Stationtrain
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)plane PHL - SMF
12h 42m$303–1,162Train to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, fly to Sacramento International Airport
- Take the train from Trenton to BWI Thurgood Marshalltrain
- Fly from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)plane BWI - SMF
12h 4m$323–1,135Train to Newark Liberty International Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport, BART, train
- Take the train from Princeton Jct. to Newark Airport Railroad Stationtrain
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane EWR - SFO
- Take the subway from San Francisco International Airport to Richmondsubway
- Take the train from Richmond to Sacramentotrain
13h 40m$275–631Train to Philadelphia International Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport, BART, train
- Take the train from Princeton Junction Amtrak Station to 30th Street Stationtrain
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane PHL - SFO
- Take the subway from San Francisco International Airport to Richmondsubway
- Take the train from Richmond to Sacramentotrain
14h 37m$283–739Train, bus
- Take the train from Trenton Transit Center to Jefferson Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Philadelphia Bus Station to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Sacramentotrain
3d 4h$1,349–2,236Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Trenton to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Sacramentotrain
3d 10h$1,756–2,961
Princeton to Folsom by train and tram
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Princeton to Folsom is to train and fly and BART which costs $280 - $750 and takes 14h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Princeton to Folsom is to train and fly which takes 10h 46m and costs $360 - $700.
No, there is no direct bus from Princeton to Folsom. However, there are services departing from Nassau St & S Tulane St - Palmer Square and arriving at Roseville Bus Stop via Port Authority Bus Terminal, St Louis Bus Station, Denver Union Station and Sparks Transit Center. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 21h.
No, there is no direct train from Princeton to Folsom station. However, there are services departing from Princeton and arriving at Historic Folsom Station via Princeton Jct., Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station, Croton-Harmon Amtrak Station, Chicago Union Station and Sacramento Valley Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 4h.
The distance between Princeton and Folsom is 2583 miles. The road distance is 2795.5 miles.
The best way to get from Princeton to Folsom without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 21h and costs $600 - $950.
It takes approximately 10h 46m to get from Princeton to Folsom, including transfers.
Princeton to Folsom bus services, operated by Rockland Coaches, depart from Nassau St & S Tulane St - Palmer Square station.
Princeton to Folsom train services, operated by NJ Transit, depart from Princeton Jct. station.
The best way to get from Princeton to Folsom is to bus which takes 2 days 21h and costs $600 - $950. Alternatively, you can train via Ossining, which costs $1,700 - $2,900 and takes 3 days 4h.
What companies run services between Princeton, NJ, USA and Folsom, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Nassau St & S Tulane St - Palmer Square to Folsom via Port Authority Bus Terminal, St Louis Bus Station, Denver Union Station, Sparks Transit Center, and Roseville Bus Stop in around 2d 21h. Alternatively, you can take a train from Princeton to Historic Folsom Station via Princeton Jct., Penn Station, Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station, Croton-Harmon Amtrak Station, Chicago Union Station, Sacramento, and Sacramento Valley Station in around 3d 4h.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Sacramento International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 53m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 51m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Sacramento International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 43m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 58m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Sacramento International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
- Website
- suncountry.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 7m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
- Phone
- +1 973-275-5555
- Website
- New Jersey Transit
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
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
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Croton-Harmon Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $17–28
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Croton-Harmon Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $500–800
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,200–2,000
- 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 Trenton to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $75–120
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Richmond to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- 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 Richmond to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,200–2,000
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Trenton to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 43m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $550–950
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,200–2,000
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- BART
Subway from San Francisco International Airport to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $12–16
- Website
- BART
- Adult Single Ride
- $12–16
Subway from San Francisco International Airport to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $12–16
- Website
- BART
- Adult Single Ride
- $12–16
- Phone
- +1 215-580-7800
- Website
- SEPTA
Train from Trenton Transit Center to Jefferson Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Website
- SEPTA
- Schedules at
- SEPTA: World Cup 2026
- Phone
- +1 (866) 912 - 6224
- [email protected]
- Website
- Rockland Coaches
Bus from Nassau St & S Tulane St - Palmer Square to Port Authority Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $17–40
- Schedules at
- Rockland Coaches
- Adult
- $17–40
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $180–280
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Denver Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $150–230
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Denver Union Station to Sparks Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $190–280
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Sparks Transit Center to Roseville Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $21–35
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Philadelphia Bus Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $140–220
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
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Booking & Getting There
Princeton to Folsom bus services, operated by Rockland Coaches, arrive at Port Authority Bus Terminal station.
Folsom is 3h behind Princeton. It is currently 4:44 AM in Princeton and 1:44 AM in Folsom.
Princeton to Folsom train services, operated by NJ Transit, arrive at New York Penn Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Princeton to Folsom is 2795 miles. It takes approximately 44h 16m to drive from Princeton to Folsom.
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