Moving to Princeton, NJ (Trenton, Princeton Junction: transfer to, buses, train)

[Michaelz88]

Hi, everybody!
I'm looking for easiest way to get Princeton, NJ from Pittsburgh, PA. Unfortunately Greyhound or Megabus don't serve this direction. I'm sure that this is a typical issue and every local resident should know how to get there through public transit.
Additionally I wanna know how to get Princeton, NJ from New York City and Philadelphia.
Thank you!

[NJGOAT]

My guess would be that the easiest method would be by train. There is a station in Princeton, called Princeton Junction, that is served by Amtrak and NJ Transit. I believe that you can take Amtrak from Pittsburgh and you will route through 30th Street Station in Philly and then that train will stop in Princeton Junction before continuing on to New York City. That train would also be the way to get to Princeton from either Philly or NYC.

There is a user called Nexis4Jersey on this board that knows the train system inside out. qjbusmaster is another user that seems to have an incredible knowledge of bus routes if that is more your style.

[Lucario]

Originally Posted by NJGOAT

My guess would be that the easiest method would be by train. There is a station in Princeton, called Princeton Junction, that is served by Amtrak and NJ Transit. I believe that you can take Amtrak from Pittsburgh and you will route through 30th Street Station in Philly and then that train will stop in Princeton Junction before continuing on to New York City. That train would also be the way to get to Princeton from either Philly or NYC.

There is a user called Nexis4Jersey on this board that knows the train system inside out. qjbusmaster is another user that seems to have an incredible knowledge of bus routes if that is more your style.

The easiest way to get to NYC from Princeton Junction and back is to take the NJ Transit Northeast Corridor train. You could also take the Dinky from Princeton to Princeton Junction if you don't want to fight the parking at Princeton Junction. There are also a couple of NJ Transit buses that take the Princeton-West Windsor-Plainsboro route to the Princeton Junction station.

To get to Philadelphia you can also take the NJ Transit NE Corridor train south from Princeton Junction or Hamilton to Trenton and transfer to Septa's R7 regional rail, which goes directly to Suburban Station in Phila. Or take the R3 regional from West Trenton directly to Phila.