There are 8 ways to get from Shanghai to Princeton by plane or train
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Fly Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport, train
best- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)plane SHA - EWR
- Take the train from Newark Airport Railroad Station to Princeton Jct.train
20h 45m$308–1,144Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport, train
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)plane PVG - EWR
- Take the train from Newark Airport Railroad Station to Princeton Jct.train
21h 5m$635–1,152Fly Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport, train
- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK)plane SHA - JFK
- Take the train from New York Penn Station to Princeton Jct.train
21h 54m$568–2,450Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Laguardia Airport, train
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Laguardia Airport (LGA)plane PVG - LGA
- Take the train from New York Penn Station to Princeton Jct.train
21h 51m$715–2,245Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport, train
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK)plane PVG - JFK
- Take the train from New York Penn Station to Princeton Jct.train
20h 11m$495–1,458Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport, train
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)plane PVG - PHL
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Princeton Junction Amtrak Stationtrain
22h 2m$822–1,343Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, train
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI)plane PVG - BWI
- Take the train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Trentontrain
24h 24m$390–1,289Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Harrisburg International Airport, train
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Harrisburg International Airport (MDT)plane PVG - MDT
- Take the train from Harrisburg to Princeton Junction Amtrak Stationtrain
24h 59m$391–1,395
Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Shanghai to Princeton is to fly and train which costs $490 - $1,500 and takes 20h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Shanghai to Princeton is to fly and train which takes 20h 11m and costs $490 - $1,500.
The distance between Shanghai and Princeton is 7463 miles.
It takes approximately 20h 45m to get from Shanghai to Princeton, including transfers.
Princeton is 12h behind Shanghai. It is currently 7:03 PM in Shanghai and 7:03 AM in Princeton.
There are 154+ hotels available in Princeton.
What companies run services between Shanghai, China and Princeton, NJ, USA?
There is no direct connection from Shanghai to Princeton. However, you can take the line 10 subway to Hongqiao Airport T1, walk to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) airport, fly to Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR), walk to Terminal B, take the vehicle to Newark Airport Railroad Station, walk to Newark Airport Amtrak, take the train to Princeton Jct., then take the train to Princeton. Alternatively, you can take the line 2 subway to Longyang Road, walk to Longyang Road, take the train to Pudong International Airport, walk to Shanghai-Pudong-Airport-PVG airport, fly to Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR), walk to Terminal B, take the vehicle to Newark Airport Railroad Station, walk to Newark Airport Amtrak, take the train to Princeton Jct., then take the train to Princeton.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Beijing Capital, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 18m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 38m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–800
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Laguardia Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 28m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $280–950
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–1,700
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 56m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,600
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Beijing Capital, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 18m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 8m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Laguardia Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,300
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 29m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 34m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,500
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Laguardia Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,400
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Laguardia Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 59m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–950
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–1,700
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 19m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,300
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 54m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Laguardia Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,600
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Harrisburg International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–4,400
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 29m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,500
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,600
- Website
- xiamenair.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Fuzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
- Website
- flyporter.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Laguardia Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–950
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 19m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 29m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–800
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,200
- Phone
- +1 973-275-5555
- Website
- njtransit.com
Train from Newark Airport Railroad Station to Princeton Jct.
- Ave. Duration
- 50 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 14m
- 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 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
- 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
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $19–250
- Business Class
- $70–300
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from 30th Street Station to Princeton Junction Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $9–22
- 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
- $30–70
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Harrisburg to Princeton Junction Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–75
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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