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On the October trip, I took advantage of a recently started Delta airlines service direct from Fredericton to Boston. I had a one day meeting there so just extended that trip onward to Princeton for a couple of days by flying in and out of Newark, NJ. Just like the last trip, air traffic control congestion problems in the Newark area delayed the incoming flight by about an hour. However, the homeward bound trip went off without a hitch and, in fact, I had this great view of lower Manhatten's skyscrapers as the plane took off from across the Hudson River in New Jersey.
Written Oct 4, 2003
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It's a small airport, located about 5 miles North of town.
You can't catch any commercial flights here.
I can fly you here, but it will cost you. :-)
Updated Feb 7, 2004
Website: www.princetonairport.com/
Updated Sep 19, 2003
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Princeton is easy to reach by Train. You can reach the Princeton Junction train station by using Amtrak or NJ Transit trains. From there you can take the 'Dinky' to the Princeton (town) station (about a 5 minute trip) which will leave you about two blocks from the center of town. Princeton is also convenient by car if you take Rt. 95 or the NJ Turnpike to Rt. 1.
Princeton is not too big. It is not difficult to see the entire town and points of interest by walking.
Written Oct 4, 2002
Fly into Newark or Philly, though most will tell you that Philly is much easier to deal with and it is the same distance. Take a train into Princeton Junction
Written Oct 4, 2002
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Besides a NJ Transit Train to New York, you can walk or get around in your car.
Updated Mar 4, 2003
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After flying from Fredericton, New Brunswick to Newark, New Jersey, via Montreal, I was met at the airport by a pre-arranged limo driver. It was a wet and dark night so I was just as glad that it was he who was doing the serious navigating to get us south for the 30-40 minute drive to Princeton. En route, we also passed through New Brunswick, NJ - a place that has caused more than a little shipping confusion on occasion! Overall, the Newark International airport seemed to work quite smoothly - although our flight down from Montreal was held up for an hour due to some sort of weather problem there - we were told via the PA system. I checked the weather radar map on my laptop and it did not look all that bad to me! Later, in Newark, I found out that the real problem was that the Airport authorities shut down all in-coming flights while the Air Traffic Controllers got familiar with some sort of new equipment at the airport.
Updated Jun 10, 2003
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If you're coming from New York/Newark or Trenton or wherever pretty much (since you can connect with Amtrak), I found the Dinky to be pretty neat. Princeton has its own train station on campus, called the Dinky, which takes you to Princeton Junction so you can transfer to another train.
Written Aug 31, 2003
Website: www.njtransit.com
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During my October trip, I arrived in Newark, NJ airport in the evening so I had arranged a rental car for the short 37-mile drive south to Princeton. Not having driven the route before, I was glad that I had printed out a Yahoo Drive-it map to guide me through the various turn-offs and road signs that I had to be on the lookout for. Traffic moved along quite well on the New Jersey turnpike and the return trip during daylight hours was a piece of cake. The Hertz rental rate for a Ford Taurus was US$70/day and it ended up costing about $170 for the full 2-days that I had the car.
Written Oct 4, 2003
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The Princeton Junction (PJC) Train Station, conveniently located between NYC and Philly, is the ideal way to travel between the cities.
The train station ever offers a service known as the "dinky". A little train car that runs between the PJC Train Station and Princeton.
Written Nov 19, 2004
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