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Directions to Princeton University (Philadelphia) with public transportation

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How to get to Princeton University by bus?

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Bus stations near Princeton University in Philadelphia

  • Carnegie Center Dr at Roszel Rd,1 min walk,
  • Canal Point Blvd 240's Of Carillon Blvd,12 min walk,

Train stations near Princeton University in Philadelphia

  • Princeton Junction,23 min walk,

Bus lines to Princeton University in Philadelphia

  • 600,Plainsboro Via Mktfair Plainsboro Scotts Cnr,
  • 605,Quaker Br Mall Via Griggs Frm,
Questions & Answers
  • What are the closest stations to Princeton University?

    The closest stations to Princeton University are:

    • Carnegie Center Dr at Roszel Rd is 21 yards away, 1 min walk.
    • Canal Point Blvd 240's Of Carillon Blvd is 960 yards away, 12 min walk.
    • Princeton Junction is 1970 yards away, 23 min walk.
  • Which bus lines stop near Princeton University?

    These bus lines stop near Princeton University: 600, 605

  • What’s the nearest train station to Princeton University in Philadelphia?

    The nearest train station to Princeton University in Philadelphia is Princeton Junction. It’s a 23 min walk away.

  • What’s the nearest bus stop to Princeton University in Philadelphia?

    The nearest bus stop to Princeton University in Philadelphia is Carnegie Center Dr at Roszel Rd. It’s a 1 min walk away.

  • What time is the first train to Princeton University in Philadelphia?

    The NC is the first train that goes to Princeton University in Philadelphia. It stops nearby at 3:59 AM.

  • What time is the last train to Princeton University in Philadelphia?

    The NC is the last train that goes to Princeton University in Philadelphia. It stops nearby at 2:38 AM.

  • What time is the first bus to Princeton University in Philadelphia?

    The 600 is the first bus that goes to Princeton University in Philadelphia. It stops nearby at 5:39 AM.

  • What time is the last bus to Princeton University in Philadelphia?

    The 600 is the last bus that goes to Princeton University in Philadelphia. It stops nearby at 12:02 AM.

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Princeton University Address: Carnegie Center Drive street in Philadelphia

Princeton University
Princeton UniversityPrinceton University is a private Ivy League research university in Princeton, New Jersey. Founded in 1746 in Elizabeth as the College of New Jersey, Princeton is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and one of the nine colonial colleges chartered before the American Revolution. The institution moved to Newark in 1747 and then to its current Mercer County campus in Princeton nine years later. It officially became a university in 1896 and was subsequently renamed Princeton University. The university is governed by the Trustees of Princeton University and has an endowment of $37.7 billion, the largest endowment per student in the United States. Princeton provides undergraduate and graduate instruction in the humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, and engineering to approximately 8,500 students on its main campus spanning 600 acres (2.4 km2) within the borough of Princeton. It offers postgraduate degrees through the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs, the School of Engineering and Applied Science, the School of Architecture and the Bendheim Center for Finance. The university also manages the Department of Energy's Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory and is home to the NOAA's Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory. It is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity" and has one of the largest university libraries in the world. Princeton uses a residential college system and is known for its eating clubs for juniors and seniors. The university has over 500 student organizations. Princeton students embrace a wide variety of traditions from both the past and present. The university is a NCAA Division I school and competes in the Ivy League. The school's athletic team, the Princeton Tigers, has won the most titles in its conference and has sent many students and alumni to the Olympics. As of October 2021, 75 Nobel laureates, 16 Fields Medalists and 16 Turing Award laureates have been affiliated with Princeton University as alumni, faculty members, or researchers. In addition, Princeton has been associated with 21 National Medal of Science awardees, 5 Abel Prize awardees, 11 National Humanities Medal recipients, 217 Rhodes Scholars, 137 Marshall Scholars, and 62 Gates Cambridge Scholars. Two U.S. presidents, twelve U.S. Supreme Court Justices (three of whom currently serve on the court) and numerous living industry and media tycoons and foreign heads of state are all counted among Princeton's alumni body. Princeton has graduated many members of the U.S. Congress and the U.S. Cabinet, including eight Secretaries of State, three Secretaries of Defense and two Chairmen of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
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