There are 9 ways to get from Seattle to Princeton by plane, train, train (Amtrak), car, or bus
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Fly to Newark Liberty International Airport, train
best- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)SEA - EWR
- Take the train from Newark Airport Railroad Station to Princeton Jct.
8h 39m$161–593Fly to John F. Kennedy International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK)SEA - JFK
- Take the train from New York Penn Station to Princeton Jct.
9h 37m$160–652Train via New York
- Take the train from Seattle to Chicago Union Station
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Take the train from New York Penn Station to Princeton Jct.
2d 20h$459–2,183Drive 2,783.8 mi
- Drive from Seattle to Princeton2,783.8 mi
45h 14m$508–734Fly to Philadelphia International Airport, train
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)SEA - PHL
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Princeton Junction Amtrak Station
9h 27m$170–872Fly to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, train
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI)SEA - BWI
- Take the train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Trenton
10h 34m$165–1,054Fly to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, train
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)SEA - DCA
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to Trenton
11h 12m$313–1,679Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Seattle to Chicago Union Station
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Trenton
3d 2h$487–2,021Bus, train
- Take the bus from Seattle to Vancouver
- Take the train from Vancouver to Toronto Union Station
- Take the train from Toronto Union Station to New York Penn Station
- Take the bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to Nassau St & Witherspoon St - Palmer Square
4d 20h$393–683
Seattle to Princeton by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Seattle to Princeton is to fly and train which costs $160 - $600 and takes 8h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Seattle to Princeton is to fly and train which takes 8h 39m and costs $160 - $600.
No, there is no direct train from Seattle to Princeton. However, there are services departing from Seattle and arriving at Princeton via Chicago Union Station, New York Penn Station and Princeton Jct.. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 20h.
The distance between Seattle and Princeton is 2464 miles. The road distance is 2800.1 miles.
The best way to get from Seattle to Princeton without a car is to train via New York which takes 2 days 20h and costs $450 - $2,200.
It takes approximately 8h 39m to get from Seattle to Princeton, including transfers.
Seattle to Princeton train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Seattle station.
Princeton is 3h ahead of Seattle. It is currently 8:26 PM in Seattle and 11:26 PM in Princeton.
Seattle to Princeton train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Chicago Union Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Seattle to Princeton is 2800 miles. It takes approximately 45h 14m to drive from Seattle to Princeton.
What companies run services between Seattle, WA, USA and Princeton, NJ, USA?
You can take a train from Seattle to Princeton via Chicago Union Station, Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station, New York Penn Station, and Princeton Jct. in around 2d 20h.
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- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
- Website
- suncountry.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 34m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
- Phone
- +1 973-275-5555
- Website
- njtransit.com
Train from Newark Airport Railroad Station to Princeton Jct.
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $20–25
- Website
- https://www.njtransit.com/
- Schedules at
- https://www.njtransit.com/bus-to
- 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
- https://www.njtransit.com/
- Schedules at
- https://www.njtransit.com/bus-to
- Adult
- $2–21
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Seattle to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $300–1,600
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $150–550
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from 30th Street Station to Princeton Junction Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $22–130
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Trenton
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $65–210
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Washington Union Station to Trenton
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $55–250
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Trenton
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 32m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $180–410
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Northeast Regional
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from 30th Street Station to Princeton Junction Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $5–210
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $5–210
- Business Class
- $45–240
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Trenton
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- 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 Washington Union Station to Trenton
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $23–270
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $23–270
- Business Class
- $80–320
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- viarail.ca
Train from Vancouver to Toronto Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3d 20h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $250–450
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Economy Adult - same day booking
- $250–450
- Economy Adult - Advanced Booking
- $350–450
- Economy Escape Advanced Booking - Adult
- $330–390
Train from Toronto Union Station to New York Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–130
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Economy Adult - same day booking
- $90–130
- Economy Adult - Advanced Booking
- $90–120
- Economy Escape Advanced Booking - Adult
- $75–95
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Seattle to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 (732) 249-1100
- Suburban@coachusa.com
- Website
- coachusa.com
Bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to Nassau St & Witherspoon St - Palmer Square
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- https://www.coachusa.com/suburban-transit
- Adult
- $30–45
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