Weekend trips from Boston
For any of these trips, you could visit just the first or second destination if you want to do less driving and spend more time in the area.
Trip idea #1: Boston → Philadelphia → Alexandria → Boston
leave Boston on Friday
52 minutes → Worcester
1 hour → Hartford
42 minutes → New Haven
47 minutes → Stamford
59 minutes → New York City
1.5 hours → Princeton
58 minutes → Philadelphia (stay Friday night)
52 minutes → Worcester
1 hour → Hartford
42 minutes → New Haven
47 minutes → Stamford
59 minutes → New York City
1.5 hours → Princeton
58 minutes → Philadelphia (stay Friday night)
6.5 hours of driving
Philadelphia to Alexandria
leave Philadelphia on Saturday
35 minutes → Wilmington
46 minutes → Aberdeen
43 minutes → Fells Point
51 minutes → Washington, DC
15 minutes → Alexandria (stay Saturday night)
35 minutes → Wilmington
46 minutes → Aberdeen
43 minutes → Fells Point
51 minutes → Washington, DC
15 minutes → Alexandria (stay Saturday night)
3 hours of driving
Alexandria to Boston
leave Alexandria on Sunday
1.5 hours → Baltimore
1.5 hours → Philadelphia
2 hours → New York City
54 minutes → Hartford
1.5 hours → Old Sturbridge Village
1 hour → Boston (back home)
1.5 hours → Baltimore
1.5 hours → Philadelphia
2 hours → New York City
54 minutes → Hartford
1.5 hours → Old Sturbridge Village
1 hour → Boston (back home)
9 hours of driving
Total driving time for this trip is about 18.5 hours of driving.
Trip idea #2: Boston → New York City → Washington, DC → Boston
leave Boston on Friday
1.5 hours → Old Sturbridge Village
54 minutes → Hartford
42 minutes → New Haven
47 minutes → Stamford
45 minutes → Central Park
10 minutes → New York City (stay Friday night)
1.5 hours → Old Sturbridge Village
54 minutes → Hartford
42 minutes → New Haven
47 minutes → Stamford
45 minutes → Central Park
10 minutes → New York City (stay Friday night)
4.5 hours of driving
New York City to Washington, DC
leave New York City on Saturday
50 minutes → New Brunswick
1 hour → Philadelphia
35 minutes → Wilmington
46 minutes → Aberdeen
40 minutes → Baltimore
58 minutes → Washington, DC (stay Saturday night)
50 minutes → New Brunswick
1 hour → Philadelphia
35 minutes → Wilmington
46 minutes → Aberdeen
40 minutes → Baltimore
58 minutes → Washington, DC (stay Saturday night)
5 hours of driving
Washington, DC to Boston
leave Washington, DC on Sunday
1.5 hours → Baltimore
1.5 hours → Philadelphia
2 hours → New York City
54 minutes → Hartford
1.5 hours → Old Sturbridge Village
58 minutes → Boston (back home)
1.5 hours → Baltimore
1.5 hours → Philadelphia
2 hours → New York City
54 minutes → Hartford
1.5 hours → Old Sturbridge Village
58 minutes → Boston (back home)
8.5 hours of driving
Total driving time for this trip is about 18 hours of driving.
Trip idea #3: Boston → Arlington → Baltimore → Boston
leave Boston on Friday
1.5 hours → Old Sturbridge Village
54 minutes → Hartford
2 hours → New York City
1.5 hours → Philadelphia
1.5 hours → Baltimore
1 hour → Arlington (stay Friday night)
1.5 hours → Old Sturbridge Village
54 minutes → Hartford
2 hours → New York City
1.5 hours → Philadelphia
1.5 hours → Baltimore
1 hour → Arlington (stay Friday night)
8.5 hours of driving
Arlington to Baltimore
leave Arlington on Saturday
14 minutes → Eastern Market
20 minutes → Greenbelt
16 minutes → Laurel
13 minutes → Fort Meade
11 minutes → Timbuktu Restaurant and Lounge
12 minutes → G&M Restaurant and Lounge
12 minutes → Baltimore (stay Saturday night)
14 minutes → Eastern Market
20 minutes → Greenbelt
16 minutes → Laurel
13 minutes → Fort Meade
11 minutes → Timbuktu Restaurant and Lounge
12 minutes → G&M Restaurant and Lounge
12 minutes → Baltimore (stay Saturday night)
1.5 hours of driving
Baltimore to Boston
leave Baltimore on Sunday
58 minutes → Philadelphia
1 hour → Princeton
1.5 hours → The Cloisters
42 minutes → New Haven
54 minutes → Hartford
1.5 hours → Old Sturbridge Village
1.5 hours → Boston (back home)
58 minutes → Philadelphia
1 hour → Princeton
1.5 hours → The Cloisters
42 minutes → New Haven
54 minutes → Hartford
1.5 hours → Old Sturbridge Village
1.5 hours → Boston (back home)
8 hours of driving
Total driving time for this trip is about 18.5 hours of driving.
Discover weekend getaways from Boston and explore
places that are easily drivable for a short 3-day trip or a longer weekend
if there's a holiday or you can get time off. Once you've picked a
destination, you can search for alternate routes that might have more
interesting stops along the way. If you're looking for all of the
possible destinations, try searching for a radius of
50 miles from Boston up to 200 miles from Boston or anything in between. If you don't have enough time for a
long weekend, try searching for day trips from Boston, or you can make Boston your destination instead. If you have more time, you can plan a drive from Boston to West Virginia.
