There are 11 ways to get from Minnesota to Princeton by plane, train, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), train (Amtrak), car, or bus
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Fly to Newark Liberty International Airport, train
best- Fly from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)plane MSP - EWR
- Take the train from Newark Airport Railroad Station to Princeton Jct.train
5h 35m$179–895Fly to Westchester County Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Westchester County Airport (HPN)plane MSP - HPN
- Take the train from New York Penn Station to Princeton Jct.train
8h 49m$161–753Bus
- Take the bus from Minneapolis Bus Station to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to New York Midtownbus
- Take the bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to Nassau St & Witherspoon St - Palmer Squarebus
29h 10m$222–403Train via New York
- Take the train from St. Paul-Minneapolis to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Take the train from New York Penn Station to Princeton Jct.train Nec
31h 58m$436–952Drive 1,175.2 mi
- Drive from Minneapolis to Princetoncar 1,175.2 mi
20h 6m$215–310Fly to Laguardia Airport, train
- Fly from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Laguardia Airport (LGA)plane MSP - LGA
- Take the train from New York Penn Station to Princeton Jct.train
6h 37m$219–688Fly to John F. Kennedy International Airport, train
- Fly from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK)plane MSP - JFK
- Take the train from New York Penn Station to Princeton Jct.train
6h 27m$440–1,051Fly to Philadelphia International Airport, train
- Fly from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)plane MSP - PHL
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Princeton Junction Amtrak Stationtrain
6h 26m$200–892Fly to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, train
- Fly from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI)plane MSP - BWI
- Take the train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Trentontrain
8h 5m$184–1,002Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from St. Paul-Minneapolis to Chicago Union Stationtrain Borealis / ...
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Trentontrain Cardinal
38h 8m$474–1,030Bus, train
- Take the bus from Minneapolis to Madisonbus
- Take the bus from 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus to W Jackson Blvd, after S Clinton Stbus
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Trentontrain
40h 56m$430–920
Minnesota to Princeton by bus and foot
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Minnesota to Princeton is to drive which costs $210 - $310 and takes 20h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Minnesota to Princeton is to fly and train which takes 5h 35m and costs $170 - $900.
No, there is no direct bus from Minnesota station to Princeton. However, there are services departing from Minneapolis Bus Station and arriving at Nassau St & Witherspoon St - Palmer Square via Chicago Bus Station and Port Authority Bus Terminal. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 29h 10m.
No, there is no direct train from Minnesota to Princeton. However, there are services departing from St. Paul-Minneapolis and arriving at Princeton via Chicago Union Station, New York Penn Station and Princeton Jct.. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 31h 58m.
The distance between Minnesota and Princeton is 1058 miles. The road distance is 1182.1 miles.
The best way to get from Minnesota to Princeton without a car is to bus which takes 29h 10m and costs $220 - $410.
It takes approximately 5h 35m to get from Minnesota to Princeton, including transfers.
Minnesota to Princeton bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Minneapolis Bus Station.
Minnesota to Princeton train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from St. Paul-Minneapolis station.
The best way to get from Minnesota to Princeton is to bus which takes 29h 10m and costs $220 - $410. Alternatively, you can train via New York, which costs $430 - $950 and takes 31h 58m.
What companies run services between Minnesota, USA and Princeton, NJ, USA?
You can take a bus from Minneapolis Bus Station to Nassau St & Witherspoon St - Palmer Square via Chicago Bus Station, New York Midtown, and Port Authority Bus Terminal in around 29h 10m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from 6th St S & 5th Ave S to Princeton via Union Depot Station & Terminal, St. Paul-Minneapolis, Chicago Union Station, Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station, New York Penn Station, and Princeton Jct. in around 31h 58m.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–430
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–430
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Laguardia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Laguardia Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Laguardia Airport via Grand Rapids
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–430
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–430
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Cleveland
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–440
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Buffalo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–430
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Westchester County Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Westchester County Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Westchester County Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Westchester County Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Westchester County Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 24m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
- Website
- suncountry.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–430
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- When
- Friday, Sunday, Monday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $90–430
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–430
- Phone
- +1 973-275-5555
- Website
- New Jersey Transit
Train from Newark Airport Railroad Station to Princeton Jct.
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–25
- Website
- New Jersey Transit
- Website
- NJ Transit: World Cup 2026
- 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
- New Jersey Transit
- Website
- NJ Transit: World Cup 2026
- Adult
- $2–21
Train from New York Penn Station to Princeton Jct.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–21
- Website
- New Jersey Transit
- Website
- NJ Transit: World Cup 2026
- Adult
- $2–21
Train from New York Penn Station to Princeton Jct.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–21
- Website
- New Jersey Transit
- Website
- NJ Transit: World Cup 2026
- Adult
- $2–21
Train from New York Penn Station to Princeton Jct.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–21
- Website
- New Jersey Transit
- Website
- NJ Transit: World Cup 2026
- Adult
- $2–21
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from St. Paul-Minneapolis to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $130–270
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $300–650
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from 30th Street Station to Princeton Junction Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $13–28
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Trenton
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–90
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from St. Paul-Minneapolis to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $130–270
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Trenton
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 32m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $340–750
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Trenton
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 32m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $340–750
- Website
- Amtrak
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Minneapolis Bus Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $65–130
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Minneapolis Bus Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $65–120
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to New York Midtown
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $140–240
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
- 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
Bus from 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus to W Jackson Blvd, after S Clinton St
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $26–60
- Schedules at
- Rockland Coaches
- Adult
- $26–60
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Minneapolis to Madison
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–100
- Book at
- Jefferson Lines
- Adult
- $70–100
- Phone
- +1 414-266-4409
- ticketinfo@badgerbus.com
- Website
- Badger Bus
Bus from Minneapolis to Madison
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $60–80
- Website
- Badger Bus
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Booking & Getting There
Minnesota to Princeton bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Chicago Bus Station.
Princeton is 1h ahead of Minnesota. It is currently 5:41 AM in Minnesota and 6:41 AM in Princeton.
Minnesota to Princeton train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Chicago Union Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Minnesota to Princeton is 1182 miles. It takes approximately 20h 6m to drive from Minnesota to Princeton.
There are 148+ hotels available in Princeton.











