There are 9 ways to get from Cincinnati to Princeton by plane, train, bus, car, or bus (Flixbus)
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Fly to Newark Liberty International Airport, train
best- Fly from Covington (CVG) to Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)plane CVG - EWR
- Take the train from Newark Airport Railroad Station to Princeton Jct.train
5h 10m$182–998Fly to John F. Kennedy International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Covington (CVG) to John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK)plane CVG - JFK
- Take the train from New York Penn Station to Princeton Jct.train
6h 9m$102–524Bus, train
- Take the bus from Cincinnati to Pittsburgh Intermodal Stationbus FlixBus N2642
- Take the train from Pittsburgh Amtrak Station to Trentontrain Pennsylvanian
16h 3m$259–414Bus via New York
- Take the bus from Sharonville/Cincinnati, OH to New York, NYbus Cincinnati
- Take the bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to Nassau St & Witherspoon St - Palmer Squarebus Suburban Transit
16h 42m$132–156Drive 597.8 mi
- Drive from Cincinnati to Princetoncar 597.8 mi
10h 20m$103–148Fly to Laguardia Airport, train
- Fly from Covington (CVG) to Laguardia Airport (LGA)plane CVG - LGA
- Take the train from New York Penn Station to Princeton Jct.train
6h 7m$160–352Fly to Philadelphia International Airport, train
- Fly from Covington (CVG) to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)plane CVG - PHL
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Princeton Junction Amtrak Stationtrain
6h 8m$200–956Fly to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, train
- Fly from Covington (CVG) to Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI)plane CVG - BWI
- Take the train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Trentontrain
7h 15m$194–844Bus
- Take the bus from Cincinnati to Philadelphia Bus Stationbus FlixBus N2642
- Take the bus from Market St At 11Th St to Wallenberg Ave Across From Terminalbus 409
17h 25m$111–180
Cincinnati to Princeton by bus and train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cincinnati to Princeton is to drive which costs $100 - $150 and takes 10h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Cincinnati to Princeton is to fly and train which takes 5h 10m and costs $180 - $1,000.
No, there is no direct bus from Cincinnati to Princeton. However, there are services departing from Reading Rd & Mcmillan St and arriving at Nassau St & Witherspoon St - Palmer Square via Sharonville/Cincinnati, OH and Port Authority Bus Terminal. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 42m.
The distance between Cincinnati and Princeton is 624 miles. The road distance is 601.3 miles.
The best way to get from Cincinnati to Princeton without a car is to bus and train which takes 16h 3m and costs $250 - $420.
It takes approximately 5h 10m to get from Cincinnati to Princeton, including transfers.
Cincinnati to Princeton bus services, operated by SkyHorse / Jaguar, depart from Sharonville/Cincinnati, OH station.
Cincinnati to Princeton bus services, operated by SkyHorse / Jaguar, arrive at New York, NY station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cincinnati to Princeton is 601 miles. It takes approximately 10h 20m to drive from Cincinnati to Princeton.
There are 161+ hotels available in Princeton.
What companies run services between Cincinnati, OH, USA and Princeton, NJ, USA?
You can take a bus from Reading Rd & Mcmillan St to Nassau St & Witherspoon St - Palmer Square via Lebanon Rd & Crystalview Ct, Sharonville/Cincinnati, OH, New York, NY, Canal St, 42 St-Times Square, and Port Authority Bus Terminal in around 16h 42m.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Covington to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–550
Flights from Covington to Newark Liberty International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–550
Flights from Covington to Newark Liberty International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Covington to Laguardia Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–900
Flights from Covington to Philadelphia International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–750
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Covington to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–550
Flights from Covington to Newark Liberty International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Covington to Laguardia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–900
Flights from Covington to Laguardia Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 19m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–900
Flights from Covington to Laguardia Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–950
Flights from Covington to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–470
Flights from Covington to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 29m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–500
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Covington to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–550
Flights from Covington to Newark Liberty International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Covington to Philadelphia International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $120–750
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Covington to Laguardia Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–900
Flights from Covington to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–470
Flights from Covington to Philadelphia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from Covington to Philadelphia International Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–750
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Covington to Laguardia Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–1,100
Flights from Covington to Philadelphia International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–850
Flights from Covington to Baltimore-Washington International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–700
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from Covington to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–550
- 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 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 Pittsburgh Amtrak Station to Trenton
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $200–320
- 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
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Trenton
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $75–120
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Cincinnati to Pittsburgh Intermodal Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–75
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Cincinnati to Philadelphia Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $100–150
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
- Phone
- +1 917.398.0398
- Website
- skyhorsebus.com
Bus from Sharonville/Cincinnati, OH to New York, NY
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110
- Schedules at
- GotoBus.com - NY-OH Ticket Inc
- Phone
- +1 (866) 912 - 6224
- questions@coachusa.com
- 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
- Phone
- +1 973-275-5555
- Website
- New Jersey Transit
Bus from Market St At 11Th St to Wallenberg Ave Across From Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–23
- Website
- New Jersey Transit
- Website
- NJ Transit: World Cup 2026
- Adults
- $7–23
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