There are 10 ways to get from Rider University to Boston by car, plane, bus or train
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Recommended option
Cheapest option
Bus • 7h 58m
8 alternative options
Train to New York JFK, fly to Boston • 5h 24m
Train via New York • 6h 41m
Bus via New York • 8h 10m
Train • 8h 49m
Drive • 4h 52m
Rider University to Boston by walk, bus and train
The journey time between Rider University and Boston is around 6h 41m and covers a distance of around 298 miles. This includes an average layover time of around 45 min. Services are operated by NJ Transit, Amtrak Northeast Regional, Amtrak and others. Typically 142 services run weekly, although weekend and holiday schedules can vary so check in advance.
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rider University to Boston is to bus via New York which costs $28 - $100 and takes 8h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Rider University to Boston is to drive and fly which takes 2h 31m and costs $90 - $250.
No, there is no direct bus from Rider University to Boston station. However, there are services departing from Rider University and arriving at South Station, Boston, MA via Palmer Square, Princeton and Port Authority Bus Terminal. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 58m.
The distance between Rider University and Boston is 253 miles. The road distance is 267.9 miles.
The best way to get from Rider University to Boston without a car is to train via New York which takes 6h 41m and costs $30 - $900.
It takes approximately 2h 31m to get from Rider University to Boston, including transfers.
Rider University to Boston bus services, operated by Suburban Transit, depart from Palmer Square, Princeton station.
The best way to get from Rider University to Boston is to train via New York which takes 6h 41m and costs $30 - $900. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $14 - $100 and takes 7h 58m.
Rider University to Boston bus services, operated by Peter Pan Bus Lines, arrive at South Station, Boston, MA.
Yes, the driving distance between Rider University to Boston is 268 miles. It takes approximately 4h 52m to drive from Rider University to Boston.
- Distance: 252.9 miles
- Duration: 2h 31m
What companies run services between Rider University, NJ, USA and Boston, MA, USA?
You can take a train from Rider University to Boston via Rider University, S Clinton Ave At Barlow St, Trenton Transit Center, and New York Penn Station in around 6h 41m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Rider University to Boston via Rider University, Nassau St At S Tulane St, Palmer Square, Princeton, and Port Authority Bus Terminal in around 7h 58m.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Philadelphia to Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95 - $430
Flights from Philadelphia to Boston via New York La Guardia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $95 - $430
Flights from New York JFK to Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85 - $370
Flights from New York La Guardia to Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
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- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Philadelphia to Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110 - $430
Flights from New York JFK to Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190 - $440
Flights from New York La Guardia to Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100 - $420
Flights from Newark to Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100 - $400
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Philadelphia to Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95 - $450
Flights from New York JFK to Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70 - $430
Flights from New York JFK to Boston via Martha's Vineyard
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70 - $430
Flights from New York La Guardia to Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75 - $440
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Philadelphia to Boston via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120 - $700
Flights from Newark to Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65 - $400
- Website
- iflysouthern.com
Flights from New York Skyports Seaplane Base to Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80 - $230
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Philadelphia to Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40 - $260
- Website
- spirit.com
Flights from Newark to Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80 - $380
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Trenton to 30th Street Station
- 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 Trenton to New York Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $2 - $70
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Child Coach - Advance Purchase
- $2 - $19
- Child Coach - short notice
- $10 - $22
- Child Business Class - advance purchase
- $11 - $40
- Child Business Class - short notice
- $13 - $45
- Coach Seat - Advance Purchase
- $16 - $27
- Business Seat - advance purchase
- $25 - $80
- Business Seat - short notice
- $30 - $65
- Coach Seat - short notice
- $9 - $70
Train from Trenton to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $2 - $65
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Child Coach - Advance Purchase
- $2 - $18
- Child Coach - short notice
- $9 - $20
- Child Business Class - advance purchase
- $11 - $40
- Child Business Class - short notice
- $12 - $40
- Coach Seat - Advance Purchase
- $14 - $26
- Business Seat - advance purchase
- $24 - $75
- Business Seat - short notice
- $30 - $60
- Coach Seat - short notice
- $7 - $65
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Northeast Regional
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Trenton to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 27 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 Trenton to New York Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $17 - $210
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Child 2-12 with paid adult
- $3 - $110
- Reserved Coach Seat
- $17 - $210
- Business Class Seat
- $60 - $170
Train from Trenton to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- 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 New York Penn Station to Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $30 - $220
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Child 2-12 with paid adult
- $12 - $110
- Reserved Coach Seat
- $30 - $220
- Business Class Seat
- $110 - $260
Train from Trenton to Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $35 - $220
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Child 2-12 with paid adult
- $15 - $110
- Reserved Coach Seat
- $35 - $220
- Business Class Seat
- $130 - $300
- Phone
- +1 215-580-7800
- Website
- septa.org
Train from Trenton to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 48 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 Trenton to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- 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 Trenton to New York Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $23 - $360
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Seat - Child 2-12
- $11 - $120
- Business Seat - Seniors and Active Military
- $21 - $200
- Business Seat - Adult
- $23 - $230
- First Class - Child 2-12
- $40 - $160
- First Class - Senior Citizens
- $75 - $310
- First Class - Adult
- $80 - $360
Train from New York Penn Station to Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $50 - $500
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Seat - Child 2-12
- $26 - $180
- Business Seat - Seniors and Active Military
- $45 - $330
- Business Seat - Adult
- $50 - $360
- First Class - Child 2-12
- $85 - $300
- First Class - Senior Citizens
- $170 - $550
- First Class - Adult
- $170 - $500
- Phone
- +1 973-275-5555
- Website
- njtransit.com
Train from Trenton Transit Center to New York Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $12 - $18
- Website
- https://www.njtransit.com/
- Schedules at
- https://www.njtransit.com/bus-to
- Child 5-11 and Senior
- $5 - $9
- Adult
- $12 - $18
- Phone
- +1 973-275-5555
- Website
- njtransit.com
Bus from Rider University to S Clinton Ave At Barlow St
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1 - $5
- Website
- https://www.njtransit.com/
- Schedules at
- https://www.njtransit.com/bus-to
- Child 5-11 and Senior
- $1 - $2
- Adults
- $1 - $5
- Phone
- +1 (732) 249-1100
- Suburban@coachusa.com
- Website
- web.coachusa.com
Bus from Palmer Square, Princeton to Port Authority Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8 - $21
- Schedules at
- web.coachusa.com
- Child 0-14, Senior 62+, Special Needs
- $8 - $11
- Adult
- $17 - $21
- Phone
- 1-800-343-9999
- Website
- peterpanbus.com
Bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to South Station, Boston, MA
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $5 - $70
- Website
- https://peterpanbus.com
- Adult
- $5 - $70
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $23 - $65
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from New York Midtown to Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $19 - $70
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Adult
- $19 - $70
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