A shuttle bus, the Princeton Airporter, makes the run from Newark (1hr 30min) and JFK (2hr 40min) airports to town (daily every hour 7am10pm; $23 and $38 respectively; tel 609/587-6600). The in-town train terminal, on campus at University Place, a block north of Alexander Road, is connected by SEPTA shuttles (tel 215/580-7800) to Princeton Junction, three miles south, where both Amtrak and New Jersey Transit stop on their New YorkPhiladelphia runs. Suburban Transit buses from New York's Port Authority bus station (tel 1-800/222-0492) stop every thirty minutes at Nassau Street.

Information is available from Stanhope Hall at the university (MonFri 8.45am5pm; tel 609/258-3600) or from the Chamber of Commerce at 216 Rockingham Row (MonFri 8.30am4.30pm; tel 609/683-1760, www.princetonchamber.org ). The Historical Society museum , 158 Nassau St (TuesSun noon4pm), organizes walking tours through town (Sun 2pm; $6) and also provides maps so you can do it yourself.