Your ride to Islip MacArthur Airport from Princeton University. Reliable Islip MacArthur Airport car service from Princeton University. Premium Black Sedan or SUV, curbside pickup for arrivals, 24/7.
Princeton Junction station is a few miles from campus, on NJ Transit's Northeast Corridor line. Princeton breaks — fall break, Thanksgiving, winter and spring — are the busiest times for campus pickups.
First leg: out Route 1 or Route 571 to the New Jersey Turnpike. The rest of the way to Islip: the Turnpike, Staten Island and the Verrazzano Bridge, then the Belt and the Southern State Parkway east. Expect about 97 mi and 1 hr 50 min – 2 hr 12 min on a normal day; the New Jersey Turnpike is where the time goes when traffic is heavy.
From Princeton University, EWR is the quickest airport (about 1 hr 18 min) and ISP is the farthest. You get one fixed price for Princeton University to ISP before you book, tolls included.
Break weeks fill up fast. If several friends from Princeton University are flying out of ISP the same day, a Premium Black SUV takes up to 6 with bags. If the school changes the break dates or your flight moves, just tell us — changing the pickup time is free.
ISP is small, so 75 minutes at the airport usually covers a domestic flight. From Princeton University, book the pickup about 3 hr 30 min before departure.
Allow about 90 minutes at MacArthur — and extra on summer Fridays, when the Expressway is slowest. Holiday weekends and Friday afternoons are when we add the most cushion on the Princeton University route.
Drive times from Princeton University to each airport we serve.
| Airport | Distance | Usual drive | vs. ISP |
|---|---|---|---|
| EWR · Newark | ≈ 52 mi | 1 hr – 1 hr 18 min | 54 min quicker |
| TEB · Teterboro | ≈ 55 mi | 1 hr 3 min – 1 hr 20 min | 52 min quicker |
| HPN · Westchester | ≈ 65 mi | 1 hr 15 min – 1 hr 32 min | 40 min quicker |
| LGA · LaGuardia | ≈ 67 mi | 1 hr 17 min – 1 hr 37 min | 35 min quicker |
| JFK · Kennedy | ≈ 72 mi | 1 hr 22 min – 1 hr 42 min | 30 min quicker |
| ISP · Islip MacArthur | ≈ 97 mi | 1 hr 50 min – 2 hr 12 min | this page |
By train it's NJ Transit to Penn Station and the LIRR to Ronkonkoma — well over three hours.
The car takes 1 hr 50 min – 2 hr 12 min and starts at your front door.
Islip is a single-terminal airport with short lines.
Book the return to Princeton University at the same time; the flight is tracked and waiting time starts only when you land. Islip guide →
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