There are 12 ways to get from Berkeley to Princeton by subway, plane, train, bus, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), car, or train (Amtrak)
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BART to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Newark Liberty International Airport, train
best- Take the subway from Downtown Berkeley to San Francisco International Airport
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)SFO - EWR
- Take the train from Newark Airport Railroad Station to Princeton Jct.
8h 54m$168–606Train, bus
- Take the train from Emeryville to Chicago Union Station
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Newark Penn Station
3d 3h$345–1,863Bus
- Take the bus from Oakland to Los Angeles Union Station
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Port Authority Bus Terminal
- Take the bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to Nassau St & Witherspoon St - Palmer Square
3d 7h$327–798Drive 2,868.5 mi
- Drive from Berkeley to Princeton2,868.5 mi
45h 35m$524–757BART to San Francisco International Airport, fly to John F. Kennedy International Airport, train
- Take the subway from Downtown Berkeley to San Francisco International Airport
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK)SFO - JFK
- Take the train from New York Penn Station to Princeton Jct.
9h 45m$178–712Fly Oakland International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport, train
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)OAK - EWR
- Take the train from Newark Airport Railroad Station to Princeton Jct.
10h 21m$171–650BART to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Philadelphia International Airport, train
- Take the subway from Downtown Berkeley to San Francisco International Airport
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)SFO - PHL
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Princeton Junction Amtrak Station
9h 53m$188–932BART to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, train
- Take the subway from Downtown Berkeley to San Francisco International Airport
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI)SFO - BWI
- Take the train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Trenton
10h 48m$183–1,114Train to Sacramento International Airport, fly to Newark Liberty International Airport, train
- Take the train from Richmond to Sacramento
- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)SMF - EWR
- Take the train from Newark Airport Railroad Station to Princeton Jct.
11h 25m$317–560BART to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, train
- Take the subway from Downtown Berkeley to San Francisco International Airport
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)SFO - DCA
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to Trenton
11h 28m$341–1,789Train via New York
- Take the train from Richmond to Chicago Union Station
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Take the train from New York Penn Station to Princeton Jct.
3d 4h$337–2,113Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Emeryville to Chicago Union Station
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Trenton
3d 8h$511–2,226
Berkeley to Princeton by train, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Berkeley to Princeton is to BART and fly and train which costs $160 - $650 and takes 8h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Berkeley to Princeton is to BART and fly and train which takes 8h 54m and costs $160 - $650.
No, there is no direct train from Berkeley to Princeton. However, there are services departing from Downtown Berkeley and arriving at Princeton via Richmond, Chicago Union Station, New York Penn Station and Princeton Jct.. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 4h.
The distance between Berkeley and Princeton is 2643 miles. The road distance is 2885.2 miles.
The best way to get from Berkeley to Princeton without a car is to train and bus which takes 3 days 3h and costs $340 - $1,900.
It takes approximately 8h 54m to get from Berkeley to Princeton, including transfers.
Berkeley to Princeton train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Richmond station.
The best way to get from Berkeley to Princeton is to bus which takes 3 days 7h and costs $320 - $800. Alternatively, you can train via New York, which costs $330 - $2,200 and takes 3 days 4h.
Princeton is 3h ahead of Berkeley. It is currently 8:31 PM in Berkeley and 11:31 PM in Princeton.
Berkeley to Princeton train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Chicago Union Station.
What companies run services between Berkeley, CA, USA and Princeton, NJ, USA?
You can take a subway from Downtown Berkeley to Nassau St & Witherspoon St - Palmer Square via West Oakland, Oakland, Los Angeles Union Station, St Louis Bus Station, and Port Authority Bus Terminal in around 3d 7h. Alternatively, you can take a subway from Downtown Berkeley to Princeton via Richmond, Richmond, Chicago Union Station, Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station, New York Penn Station, and Princeton Jct. in around 3d 4h.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Cleveland
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 6m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 21m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Downtown Berkeley to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $11–14
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- Phone
- +1 973-275-5555
- Website
- njtransit.com
Train from Newark Airport Railroad Station to Princeton Jct.
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $20–25
- Website
- https://www.njtransit.com/
- Schedules at
- https://www.njtransit.com/bus-to
- Adult Airport
- $20–25
Train from New York Penn Station to Princeton Jct.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–21
- Website
- https://www.njtransit.com/
- Schedules at
- https://www.njtransit.com/bus-to
- Adult
- $2–21
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Emeryville to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $200–1,600
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from 30th Street Station to Princeton Junction Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $22–130
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Trenton
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–190
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Richmond to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $25–30
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Washington Union Station to Trenton
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–250
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Richmond to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $200–1,600
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–480
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Trenton
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 32m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $300–650
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Northeast Regional
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from 30th Street Station to Princeton Junction Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $5–210
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $5–210
- Business Class
- $45–240
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Trenton
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $19–250
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $19–250
- Business Class
- $70–300
Train from Washington Union Station to Trenton
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $23–270
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $23–270
- Business Class
- $80–320
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Newark Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–250
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Oakland to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $55–170
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Oakland to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–180
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $160–360
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Port Authority Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $80–210
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (732) 249-1100
- Suburban@coachusa.com
- Website
- coachusa.com
Bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to Nassau St & Witherspoon St - Palmer Square
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- https://www.coachusa.com/suburban-transit
- Adult
- $30–45
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