There are 10 ways to get from Princeton to St. Louis by train, plane, bus (Greyhound), train (Amtrak), or car
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Train to Philadelphia International Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Trenton to 30th Street Stationtrain
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL)plane PHL - STL
6h 22m$209–700Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from S Warren St At W State St to 6Th St At Race Stbus 409
- Take the bus from Philadelphia to St Louis Bus Stationbus Greyhound US0421
24h 59m$108–267Train via Ossining
- Take the train from Princeton Jct. to New York Penn Stationtrain Nec
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Croton-Harmon Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the train from Croton-Harmon Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to St. Louistrain
28h 56m$192–670Drive 912.7 mi
- Drive from Princeton to St. Louiscar 912.7 mi
15h 19m$167–241Train to Newark Liberty International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Princeton Jct. to Newark Airport Railroad Stationtrain
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL)plane EWR - STL
6h 6m$181–496Train 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 Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL)plane JFK - STL
7h$141–702Train to Laguardia Airport, fly
- Take the train from Princeton Jct. to New York Penn Stationtrain
- Fly from Laguardia Airport (LGA) to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL)plane LGA - STL
7h 31m$214–499Train to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Trenton to BWI Thurgood Marshalltrain
- Fly from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL)plane BWI - STL
7h 30m$234–680Train, train to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, fly
- Take the train from Trenton to 30th Street Stationtrain
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Stationtrain
- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL)plane DCA - STL
8h 15m$241–2,067Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Trenton to Chicago Union Stationtrain Cardinal
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to St. Louistrain Lincoln Service / ...
34h 43m$302–777
Princeton to St. Louis by bus and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Princeton to St. Louis is to bus which costs $100 - $270 and takes 24h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Princeton to St. Louis is to train and fly which takes 6h 6m and costs $180 - $500.
No, there is no direct bus from Princeton to St. Louis station. However, there are services departing from Nassau St At Palmer Square and arriving at St Louis Bus Station via S Warren St At W State St and Philadelphia. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 24h 59m.
No, there is no direct train from Princeton to St. Louis. However, there are services departing from Princeton and arriving at St. Louis via Princeton Jct., Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station, Croton-Harmon Amtrak Station and Chicago Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 28h 56m.
The distance between Princeton and St. Louis is 883 miles. The road distance is 918 miles.
The best way to get from Princeton to St. Louis without a car is to bus which takes 24h 59m and costs $100 - $270.
It takes approximately 6h 22m to get from Princeton to St. Louis, including transfers.
Princeton to St. Louis bus services, operated by NJ Transit, depart from S Warren St At W State St station.
Princeton to St. Louis train services, operated by NJ Transit, depart from Princeton Jct. station.
The best way to get from Princeton to St. Louis is to bus which takes 24h 59m and costs $100 - $270. Alternatively, you can train via Ossining, which costs $190 - $700 and takes 28h 56m.
What companies run services between Princeton, NJ, USA and St. Louis, MO, USA?
You can take a bus from Nassau St At Palmer Square to St Louis Bus Station via W State St At S Warren St, S Warren St At W State St, 6Th St At Race St, and Philadelphia in around 24h 59m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Princeton to St. Louis via Princeton Jct., Penn Station, Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station, Croton-Harmon Amtrak Station, and Chicago Union Station in around 28h 56m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–750
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Pittsburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Columbus
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Cleveland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–1,200
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,300
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–750
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–1,200
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–650
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Northeast Regional
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Trenton to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $4–200
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $4–200
- Business Class
- $45–230
Train from Trenton to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- 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 30th Street Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $18–250
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $18–250
- Business Class
- $70–300
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Trenton to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10–120
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Croton-Harmon Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $17–50
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Croton-Harmon Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–370
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–220
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Trenton to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–220
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $21–250
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Trenton to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 18m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $260–550
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 973-275-5555
- Website
- njtransit.com
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/
- Schedules at
- https://www.njtransit.com/bus-to
- Adult
- $2–21
Train from Princeton Jct. to Newark Airport Railroad Station
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–25
- Website
- https://www.njtransit.com/
- Schedules at
- https://www.njtransit.com/bus-to
- Adult Airport
- $20–25
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–650
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $30–470
- First Class
- $150–650
- 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 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–20
- Website
- https://www.njtransit.com/
- Schedules at
- https://www.njtransit.com/bus-to
- Adults
- $6–20
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Philadelphia to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $100–240
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
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More Questions & Answers
Princeton to St. Louis bus services, operated by NJ Transit, arrive at 6Th St At Race St station.
St. Louis is 1h behind Princeton. It is currently 1:13 AM in Princeton and 12:13 AM in St. Louis.
Princeton to St. Louis train services, operated by NJ Transit, arrive at New York Penn Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Princeton to St. Louis is 918 miles. It takes approximately 15h 19m to drive from Princeton to St. Louis.
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