There are 11 ways to get from Waterloo to Princeton University by bus, plane, train, or car
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Bus to Toronto Pearson International Airport, fly to Newark Liberty International Airport, train
best- Take the bus from Kitchener to Toronto Pearson Airportbus
- Fly from Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) to Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)plane YYZ - EWR
- Take the train from Newark Airport Railroad Station to Princeton Jct.train
6h 27m$229–760Bus, bus to Buffalo Niagara International Airport, fly to John F. Kennedy International Airport, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Wilfrid Laurier University to Winston Churchill Transitway Stationbus
- Take the bus from Mississauga to Buffalobus
- Fly from Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) to John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK)plane BUF - JFK
- Take the train from New York Penn Station to Princeton Jct.train
10h 40m$89–383Bus, train
- Take the bus from Kitchener to Torontobus
- Take the bus from Toronto to Newark Penn Stationbus
- Take the train from Newark Penn Station to Princeton Jct.train Nec
14h 19m$105–193Train
- Take the train from Kitchener GO to Union Station GOtrain Ki
- Take the train from Toronto Union Station to New York Penn Stationtrain
- Take the train from New York Penn Station to Princeton Jct.train Nec
17h 29m$155–375Drive 452.2 mi
- Drive from Waterloo to Princeton Universitycar 452.2 mi
9h 24m$93–135Bus to Toronto Pearson International Airport, fly to Laguardia Airport, train
- Take the bus from Kitchener to Toronto Pearson Airportbus
- Fly from Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) to Laguardia Airport (LGA)plane YYZ - LGA
- Take the train from New York Penn Station to Princeton Jct.train
7h 22m$188–483Train to Toronto Island Airport, fly to Newark Liberty International Airport, train
- Take the train from Kitchener GO to Union Station GOtrain
- Fly from Toronto Island Airport (YTZ) to Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)plane YTZ - EWR
- Take the train from Newark Airport Railroad Station to Princeton Jct.train
7h 16m$190–532Bus to Toronto Pearson International Airport, fly to John F. Kennedy International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Kitchener to Toronto Pearson Airportbus
- Fly from Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) to John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK)plane YYZ - JFK
- Take the train from New York Penn Station to Princeton Jct.train
7h 22m$479–1,366Train to Toronto Island Airport, fly to Laguardia Airport, train
- Take the train from Kitchener GO to Union Station GOtrain
- Fly from Toronto Island Airport (YTZ) to Laguardia Airport (LGA)plane YTZ - LGA
- Take the train from New York Penn Station to Princeton Jct.train
8h 20m$669–1,465Bus to Toronto Pearson International Airport, fly to Philadelphia International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Kitchener to Toronto Pearson Airportbus
- Fly from Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)plane YYZ - PHL
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Princeton Junction Amtrak Stationtrain
7h 22m$92–428Bus
- Take the bus from Wilfrid Laurier University to Winston Churchill Transitway Stationbus 25
- Take the bus from Mississauga to New Yorkbus
- Take the bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to Nassau St & Witherspoon St - Palmer Squarebus
16h 23m$90–360
Waterloo to Princeton University by bus, train, and foot
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Waterloo to Princeton University is to drive which costs $90 - $140 and takes 9h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Waterloo to Princeton University is to bus and fly and train which takes 6h 27m and costs $220 - $800.
No, there is no direct bus from Waterloo to Princeton University. However, there are services departing from Wilfrid Laurier University and arriving at Nassau St & Witherspoon St - Palmer Square via Mississauga and Port Authority Bus Terminal. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 23m.
No, there is no direct train from Waterloo to Princeton University. However, there are services departing from Kitchener GO and arriving at Princeton via Toronto Union Station, New York Penn Station and Princeton Jct.. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 29m.
The distance between Waterloo and Princeton University is 444 miles. The road distance is 454.8 miles.
The best way to get from Waterloo to Princeton University without a car is to bus and train which takes 14h 19m and costs $100 - $200.
It takes approximately 6h 27m to get from Waterloo to Princeton University, including transfers.
Waterloo to Princeton University bus services, operated by GO Transit, depart from Wilfrid Laurier University station.
Waterloo to Princeton University train services, operated by GO Transit, depart from Kitchener GO station.
The best way to get from Waterloo to Princeton University is to train which takes 17h 29m and costs $150 - $380. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $90 - $360 and takes 16h 23m.
What companies run services between Waterloo, ON, Canada and Princeton University, NJ, USA?
You can take a train from Kitchener GO to Princeton University via Toronto Union Station, New York Penn Station, Princeton Jct., and Princeton in around 17h 29m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Wilfrid Laurier University to Princeton University via Winston Churchill Transitway Station, Mississauga, New York, Port Authority Bus Terminal, and Nassau St & Witherspoon St - Palmer Square in around 16h 23m.
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–250
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Laguardia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–410
Flights from Toronto Island Airport to Laguardia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–430
Flights from Toronto Island Airport to Laguardia Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–500
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–360
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–250
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Laguardia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–410
Flights from Toronto Island Airport to Laguardia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–430
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–360
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–380
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Laguardia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–410
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–230
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–270
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–260
- Website
- flyporter.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Laguardia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–410
Flights from Toronto Island Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–460
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–360
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Laguardia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–410
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–360
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–260
- Phone
- +1 973-275-5555
- Website
- New Jersey Transit
Train from Newark Airport Railroad Station to Princeton Jct.
- Ave. Duration
- 49 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 Newark Penn Station to Princeton Jct.
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3–20
- Website
- New Jersey Transit
- Website
- NJ Transit: World Cup 2026
- Adult
- $3–20
Train from New York Penn Station to Princeton Jct.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3–23
- Website
- New Jersey Transit
- Website
- NJ Transit: World Cup 2026
- Adult
- $3–23
Train from New York Penn Station to Princeton Jct.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3–23
- Website
- New Jersey Transit
- Website
- NJ Transit: World Cup 2026
- Adult
- $3–23
Train from Newark Airport Railroad Station to Princeton Jct.
- Ave. Duration
- 49 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 New York Penn Station to Princeton Jct.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3–23
- Website
- New Jersey Transit
- Website
- NJ Transit: World Cup 2026
- Adult
- $3–23
Train from New York Penn Station to Princeton Jct.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3–23
- Website
- New Jersey Transit
- Website
- NJ Transit: World Cup 2026
- Adult
- $3–23
Train from New York Penn Station to Princeton Jct.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3–23
- Website
- New Jersey Transit
- Website
- NJ Transit: World Cup 2026
- Adult
- $3–23
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Newark Penn Station to Princeton Jct.
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $21–35
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from 30th Street Station to Princeton Junction Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $23–40
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 888 438 6646
- Website
- GO Transit
Train from Kitchener GO to Union Station GO
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–12
- Website
- GO Transit
Train from Kitchener GO to Union Station GO
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–12
- Website
- GO Transit
Train from Kitchener GO to Union Station GO
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–12
- Website
- GO Transit
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- VIA Rail
Train from Toronto Union Station to New York Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $140–330
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- $140–320
- Business
- $180–310
- Business Plus
- $200–320
- Economy
- $160–320
- Economy Plus
- $180–330
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Kitchener to Toronto Pearson Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–13
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Kitchener to Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–17
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Toronto to Newark Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $70–110
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Kitchener to Toronto Pearson Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–13
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Kitchener to Toronto Pearson Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–13
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Kitchener to Toronto Pearson Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–13
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Toronto to Newark Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $85–130
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 888 438 6646
- Website
- GO Transit
Bus from Wilfrid Laurier University to Winston Churchill Transitway Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–10
- Website
- GO Transit
Bus from Wilfrid Laurier University to Winston Churchill Transitway Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–10
- Website
- GO Transit
- Phone
- +1 800-858-8555
- Website
- Trailways
Bus from Mississauga to Buffalo
- Saver
- $21–55
- Flexible
- $40–60
Bus from Mississauga to New York
- Saver
- $65–290
- Flexible
- $120–310
- Phone
- +1 (866) 912 - 6224
- [email protected]
- Website
- Rockland Coaches
Bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to Nassau St & Witherspoon St - Palmer Square
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $17–40
- Schedules at
- Rockland Coaches
- Adult
- $17–40
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Waterloo to Princeton University bus services, operated by GO Transit, arrive at Winston Churchill Transitway Station.
Waterloo to Princeton University train services, operated by GO Transit, arrive at Union Station GO.
Yes, the driving distance between Waterloo to Princeton University is 455 miles. It takes approximately 9h 24m to drive from Waterloo to Princeton University.
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