Newark to Cincinnati runs about 4 times a day, with the first departure around 07:30 and the last around 07:30. One passenger pays €71.84, every fee included. The fastest door to door is 5h 32m over 967 km, on services run by 3 operators across 1 mode.
What one seat costs
Every operator we hold on this corridor starts at €71.84, so there is no spread to show.
Typical fares · Priced for 13 October 2026
€71.84
- 176%Moves across the booking window
176%When it runs, leaving Newark
Typical first and last departure on this corridor.
- 07:30First departure
- 07:30Last departure
- 4Services per day
- 0%Run direct
07:30
07:30
4
0%Departure times on this route
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Fares by date
What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.
Typical fares
- about €193.94Wed23
- about €199.99Thu24
- about €198.34Fri25
- about €177.99Sat26
- about €175.24Sun27
- about €138.94Mon28
- about €128.49Tue29
- about €122.44Wed30
- about €130.69Thu1
- about €108.14Fri2
- about €121.34Sat3
- about €114.19Sun4
- about €94.39Mon5
- about €98.79Tue6
- about €97.69Wed7
- about €97.69Thu8
- about €91.64Fri9
- about €116.39Sat10
- about €91.64Sun11
- about €80.09Mon12
- about €71.84Tue13
Based on what this route has cost recently. The live fare is confirmed when you book.
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A room in Cincinnati for the night the train gets in
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When to book Newark to Cincinnati
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €91.0990 days
- €80.6460 days
- €86.6945 days
- €90.5430 days
- €71.8421 days
- €98.7914 days
- €128.497 days
- €198.343 days
- €193.941 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 21 days ahead, at €71.84.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 176 percent. The dearest point is €198.34, 3 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 21 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
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This corridor, specifically
Facts that apply to Newark to Cincinnati and to no other route on the site.
Clocks
Both ends keep the same time, so the arrival is the departure plus the journey.
The shape of it
967 km
899 km as the crow flies, 8% further by the route services take. The bearing runs west.
Who lives at each end
281,944 → 311,097
Population at the departure city and at the arrival city, which is usually what decides how often anything runs.
The route
What the journey looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- Direct or connecting
- 0% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 100% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 967 km against 899 km in a straight line, a detour of 8 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Pittsburgh, Washington, Philadelphia, Baltimore. The gap between arriving and leaving is 48 minutes, of which about 14 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 19 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Part of this journey is a self transfer between separate tickets, so leave more time than the minimum and expect to check in again.
Who runs this route
The train gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.
Left luggage near Cincinnati Union Terminal
Most of the points near Cincinnati Union Terminal open before the first train and shut after the last one.
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Questions about Newark to Cincinnati
The questions people actually ask about this journey, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does it take to get from Newark to Cincinnati?
The fastest journey from Newark to Cincinnati takes 5h 32m door to door, of which 2h 36m is spent moving, on the train. Most services take around 6h 40m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
How much does it cost to travel from Newark to Cincinnati?
The cheapest fare from Newark to Cincinnati is €71.84, as of 22 September 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €128.22. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.
What is the cheapest way to get from Newark to Cincinnati?
The cheapest way from Newark to Cincinnati is by train, at €71.84 for one passenger on 13 October 2026. That journey takes 5h 42m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.
When should I book Newark to Cincinnati?
Fares from Newark to Cincinnati bottom out around 21 days before departure, at €71.84. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the dearest lead time is 176 percent, measured on 22 September 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Newark to Cincinnati?
Monday is the cheapest day to depart from Newark to Cincinnati, at €94.39. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, as of 22 September 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Newark to Cincinnati?
December is the cheapest of the next 5 months to travel from Newark to Cincinnati, at €73.49 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.
Who runs services from Newark to Cincinnati?
3 operators sell services from Newark to Cincinnati across 1 mode: Amtrak, Delta Air Lines, Endeavor Air. Journey times, fares and fare conditions differ between them, and the operator table on this page compares all of them on speed, flexibility and what is provided on board.
Is there a direct service from Newark to Cincinnati?
0 percent of the services we sell from Newark to Cincinnati are direct. The rest connect at Pittsburgh, Washington, Philadelphia, Baltimore, with about 48 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.
Which station or terminal do services from Newark to Cincinnati use?
Services from Newark to Cincinnati by train leave from Verona and arrive at Cincinnati Northern Kentucky International Airport CVG. Allow about 1h 57m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.
Can I change or refund a ticket from Newark to Cincinnati?
1 of the 3 operators we sell from Newark to Cincinnati allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.
Where these numbers come from
Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance on this page are real and come from open data. Where a corridor has a filed timetable the departure times are real too, and ferry fares are the prices the operators publish themselves.
Observed service A carrier record names this operator on this pair, carried through unchanged.
Prices come from the supplier wherever we hold a live quote. Elsewhere we show an indicative price built from the real distance, the real operator and a fare curve over lead time, day of the week and season. Those are labelled Estimated fare and cannot be booked.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Newark to Cincinnati on 22 September 2026: 967 km of route against 899 km in a straight line, 4 services a day, 3 operators a cheapest fare of €71.84, and 5h 32m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
Being on the water gives Cincinnati a set of days out that do not start at a station.
Day trips out of Cincinnati and across United States
Day trips that leave Cincinnati in the morning and cover a good part of United States by evening.
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The two ends, compared
Newark reaches 133 places in 39 countries on services we hold, over distances from 43 to 15,975 km. Cincinnati reaches 82 places in 13 countries, from 69 to 10,900 km.
Other ways to make this journey
Leaving Newark
- 133Places you can leave for
- 39Countries
- 7Operators
39
7Arriving in Cincinnati
Leaving Cincinnati
- 82Places you can leave for
- 13Countries
- 25Operators