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How to get fromBerkeley to Princetonby subway, plane, train, bus, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), car or train (Amtrak)

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There are 12 ways to get from Berkeley to Princeton by subway, plane, train, bus, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), car, or train (Amtrak)

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  1. BART to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Newark Liberty International Airport, train

    best
    1. Take the subway from Downtown Berkeley to San Francisco International Airportsubway
    2. Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)planeSFO - EWR
    3. Take the train from Newark Airport Railroad Station to Princeton Jct.train
    8h 59m
    $393–897

  2. Fly Oakland International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport, train

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)planeOAK - EWR
    2. Take the train from Newark Airport Railroad Station to Princeton Jct.train
    10h 34m
    $111–401

  3. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Emeryville to Chicago Union Stationtrain
    2. Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Newark Penn Stationbus
    3d 3h
    $372–702

  4. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Berkeley to Los Angeles Union Stationbus
    2. Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to St Louis Bus Stationbus
    3. Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Port Authority Bus Terminalbus
    4. Take the bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to Nassau St & Witherspoon St - Palmer Squarebus
    3d 6h
    $271–587

  5. Drive 2,870.4 mi

    1. Drive from Berkeley to Princetoncar2,870.4 mi
    45h 31m
    $524–757

  6. BART to San Francisco International Airport, fly to John F. Kennedy International Airport, train

    1. Take the subway from Downtown Berkeley to San Francisco International Airportsubway
    2. Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK)planeSFO - JFK
    3. Take the train from New York Penn Station to Princeton Jct.train
    9h 46m
    $148–612

  7. BART to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Philadelphia International Airport, train

    1. Take the subway from Downtown Berkeley to San Francisco International Airportsubway
    2. Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)planeSFO - PHL
    3. Take the train from 30th Street Station to Trentontrain
    9h 30m
    $158–1,062

  8. BART to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, train

    1. Take the subway from Downtown Berkeley to San Francisco International Airportsubway
    2. Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI)planeSFO - BWI
    3. Take the train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Trentontrain
    10h 48m
    $163–1,064

  9. Train to Sacramento International Airport, fly to Newark Liberty International Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Richmond to Sacramentotrain
    2. Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)planeSMF - EWR
    3. Take the train from Newark Airport Railroad Station to Princeton Jct.train
    11h 21m
    $190–489

  10. BART to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, train

    1. Take the subway from Downtown Berkeley to San Francisco International Airportsubway
    2. Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)planeSFO - DCA
    3. Take the train from Washington Union Station to Trentontrain
    11h 28m
    $311–1,689

  11. Train via New York

    1. Take the train from Richmond to Chicago Union Stationtrain
    2. Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
    3. Take the train from New York Penn Station to Princeton Jct.train
    3d 4h
    $377–923

  12. Train (Amtrak)

    1. Take the train from Emeryville to Chicago Union Stationtrain
    2. Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Trentontrain
    3d 8h
    $418–865

Berkeley to Princeton by train, foot, and bus

Calendar7Weekly Services
Duration3d 3hAverage Duration
Ticket$372Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Berkeley, CA, USA and Princeton, NJ, USA?

You can take a bus from Berkeley to Nassau St & Witherspoon St - Palmer Square via Los Angeles Union Station, St Louis Bus Station, and Port Authority Bus Terminal in around 3d 6h. 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.

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