Princeton ExB Workshop 2018

Getting to Princeton

The closest major airport to Princeton is Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR). Some domestic flights operated by Frontier do fly into the more local Trenton-Mercer Airport (TTN). Other nearby major airports include New York John F. Kennedy (JFK) and New York LaGuadia (LGA) airports. Philadelphia's main airport (PHL) is similarly close to campus.

Ride-sharing services such as Lyft and Uber are able to transport you from any major airport to the Princeton area (>$50 from EWR, >$100 from LGA, JFK or PHL). Taxis are also available.

The Princeton area is accessible via public transport from New York and Philadelphia. While there are options for buses and shuttles to Princeton, the best public transport option is via New Jersey Transit

From Newark airport, the train station can be accessed via the air-train from any of the terminals. Trains run every 30-60 minutes from Newark airport to Princeton Junction and cost around $20 per person one way. From Princeton Junction you can take the shuttle bus onto main campus, although if you wish to travel directly to the hotel it is easier to take a Lyft, Uber or Taxi directly (>$10).

Note that if you wish to go all the way into Princeton on the shuttle bus, be sure to purchase a ticket to PRINCETON, not PRINCETON JUNCTION. The Princeton ticket will include the cost of the shuttle.

From Trenton-Mercer you will need to take a Lyft, Uber or Taxi directly to the University or the Hotel (>$20).

From JFK or LGA, take local transport (New York Subway, buses or Long Island Railroad) to New York Penn station and then take New Jersey Transit to Princeton Junction or Princeton.

From PHL you must use the local SEPTA transit system to get to Trenton Transit Center. From there you can change to New Jersey Transit to get to Princeton Junction or Princeton (however Trenton is not far so you could also affordably take a Lyft, Uber or Taxi from here, >$20).

On day one (Thursday the 1st of November) workshop presentations and meetings will be held in the Melvin B. Gottlieb auditorium located at the Department of Energy's Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL). The auditorium is directly to the left as you enter PPPL from the main entrance.

PPPL Address: 100 Stellarator Rd, Princeton, NJ 08540

On day two (Friday the 2nd of November) workshop presentations and meetings will be held in the Friend Center Convocation Room on Princeton University's main campus. The Convocation Room is directly to the right as you enter the Friend Center from Olden St.

Friend Center Address: 65 Olden St, Princeton, NJ 08540

See Logistics page for details regarding shuttle buses to and from the venue.

Shuttle Buses will be provided from the hotel to the workshop venues (and back) on both of the days.

Thursday, Nov.1 @ 8:00 AM: Hotel to PPPL

Thursday, Nov.1 @ 6:00 PM: PPPL to Princeton University (Prospect House)

Thursday, Nov.1 @ 9:00 PM: Princeton University (Prospect House) to Hotel

Friday, Nov.2 @ 8:00 AM: Hotel to Princeton (Friend Center)

If you are driving from the hotel, please refer to the following map for a general guide to the Princeton area. If you are driving to PPPL please see the section below regarding site access. There is abundant free parking at the PPPL site. If you are driving to Friend Center, parking is somewhat limited, there is some paid street parking on Olden St. More street parking is available on Prospect Ave. Parking meters only accept quarters and inspections occur frequently.

Map of Area

Map of Princeton Campus

Public transportation options around Princeton are somewhat limited. Ride-share services such as Lyft and Uber are available and frequent in the Princeton area. Taxis are also available.

If you are traveling from the Princeton campus to PPPL (or visa-versa), there is a shuttle bus which runs every hour from various locations on campus to PPPL. The shuttle is free to ride, the schedule is located here