There are 9 ways to get from Princeton to Pittsburgh by train, plane, bus, train (Amtrak), bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Newark Liberty International Airport, fly, bus
best- Take the train from Princeton Jct. to Newark Airport Railroad Stationtrain
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT)plane EWR - PIT
- Take the bus from Pittsburgh International Airport to Seventh Ave + William Penn Plbus
5h 34mTrain, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Trenton to Jefferson Stationtrain Tre
- Take the bus from Philadelphia Bus Station to Readingbus
- Take the bus from Reading to Pittsburgh Intermodal Stationbus
11h 24m$47–88Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Trenton to Pittsburgh Amtrak Stationtrain Pennsylvanian
10h$102–237Bus
- Take the bus from S Warren St At W State St to 6Th St At Race Stbus 409
- Take the bus from Philadelphia Bus Station to Pittsburgh Intermodal Stationbus Greyhound US0421 / ...
10h 21m$48–122Drive 331.6 mi
- Drive from Princeton to Pittsburghcar 331.6 mi
5h 45m$61–88Train to John F. Kennedy International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Princeton Jct. to New York Penn Stationtrain
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT)plane JFK - PIT
6h 43m$64–349Train, train to Laguardia Airport, fly, bus
- Take the train from Princeton Jct. to New York Penn Stationtrain
- Take the train from New York Penn Station to Flushing Main Streettrain
- Fly from Laguardia Airport (LGA) to Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT)plane LGA - PIT
- Take the bus from Pittsburgh International Airport to Seventh Ave + William Penn Plbus
7h 12mTrain to Philadelphia International Airport, fly, bus
- Take the train from Princeton Junction Amtrak Station to 30th Street Stationtrain
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT)plane PHL - PIT
- Take the bus from Pittsburgh International Airport to Seventh Ave + William Penn Plbus
6h 23mLine 606 bus, train to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, fly, bus
- Take the bus from Nassau St At Palmer Square to S Clinton Ave At Barlow Stbus
- Take the train from Trenton to BWI Thurgood Marshalltrain
- Fly from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT)plane BWI - PIT
- Take the bus from Pittsburgh International Airport to Seventh Ave + William Penn Plbus
7h 8m
Princeton to Pittsburgh by bus and train (Amtrak)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Princeton to Pittsburgh is to train and bus which costs $45 - $90 and takes 11h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Princeton to Pittsburgh is to drive which takes 5h 45m and costs $60 - $90.
No, there is no direct bus from Princeton to Pittsburgh station. However, there are services departing from Nassau St At Palmer Square and arriving at Pittsburgh Intermodal Station via S Warren St At W State St and Philadelphia Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 21m.
The distance between Princeton and Pittsburgh is 387 miles. The road distance is 333.5 miles.
The best way to get from Princeton to Pittsburgh without a car is to train which takes 10h and costs $100 - $240.
It takes approximately 5h 34m to get from Princeton to Pittsburgh, including transfers.
Princeton to Pittsburgh bus services, operated by NJ Transit, depart from S Warren St At W State St station.
The best way to get from Princeton to Pittsburgh is to train which takes 10h and costs $100 - $240. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $45 - $130 and takes 10h 21m.
Princeton to Pittsburgh bus services, operated by NJ Transit, arrive at 6Th St At Race St station.
Yes, the driving distance between Princeton to Pittsburgh is 333 miles. It takes approximately 5h 45m to drive from Princeton to Pittsburgh.
What companies run services between Princeton, NJ, USA and Pittsburgh, PA, USA?
Amtrak operates a train from Trenton to Pittsburgh Amtrak Station once daily. Tickets cost $100–230 and the journey takes 8h 21m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Nassau St At Palmer Square to Pittsburgh Intermodal Station via W State St At S Warren St, S Warren St At W State St, 6Th St At Race St, and Philadelphia Bus Station in around 10h 21m.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–300
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–320
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–360
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 34m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–360
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–440
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–490
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–450
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–300
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $50–320
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–410
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $70–440
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–440
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–320
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–300
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–410
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–360
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 34m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–360
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–490
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–300
- Phone
- +1 973-275-5555
- Website
- njtransit.com
Train from Princeton Jct. to Newark Airport Railroad Station
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–25
- Website
- https://www.njtransit.com
- Website
- https://njtworldcup.com/
- Adult Airport
- $20–25
Train from Princeton Jct. to New York Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–21
- Website
- https://www.njtransit.com
- Website
- https://njtworldcup.com/
- Adult
- $2–21
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Trenton to Pittsburgh Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–230
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Princeton Junction Amtrak Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $11–26
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Trenton to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–85
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1-718-217-5477
- Website
- mta.info
Train from New York Penn Station to Flushing Main Street
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5–9
- Website
- https://www.mta.info/agency/long-island-rail-road
- Schedules at
- https://www.mta.info/agency/long-island-rail-road/timetables
- Off-Peak
- $5–7
- Peak
- $5–9
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Northeast Regional
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Princeton Junction Amtrak Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $5–210
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $5–210
- Business Class
- $45–240
Train from Trenton to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $19–250
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $19–250
- Business Class
- $70–300
- Phone
- +1 215-580-7800
- Website
- septa.org
Train from Trenton to Jefferson Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://www.septa.org
- Schedules at
- https://www.septa.org/schedules
- Phone
- +1 412-442-2000
- Website
- rideprt.org
Bus from Pittsburgh International Airport to Seventh Ave + William Penn Pl
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.rideprt.org
- Phone
- +1 973-275-5555
- Website
- njtransit.com
Bus from S Warren St At W State St to 6Th St At Race St
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–20
- Website
- https://www.njtransit.com
- Website
- https://njtworldcup.com/
- Adults
- $6–20
Bus from Nassau St At Palmer Square to S Clinton Ave At Barlow St
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–8
- Website
- https://www.njtransit.com
- Website
- https://njtworldcup.com/
- Adults
- $2–8
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Philadelphia Bus Station to Pittsburgh Intermodal Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–95
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Philadelphia Bus Station to Pittsburgh Intermodal Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–70
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Philadelphia Bus Station to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $7–13
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Reading to Pittsburgh Intermodal Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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