Weekend trips from New York City
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: New York City → Montreal → Portland → New York City
leave New York City on Friday
1.5 hours → West Point
1 hour → Woodstock
56 minutes → Albany
58 minutes → Lake George
1.5 hours → Plattsburgh
1 hour → Montreal (stay Friday night)
1.5 hours → West Point
1 hour → Woodstock
56 minutes → Albany
58 minutes → Lake George
1.5 hours → Plattsburgh
1 hour → Montreal (stay Friday night)
7 hours of driving
Montreal to Portland
leave Montreal on Saturday
1 hour → Bromont
50 minutes → Sherbrooke
1.5 hours → Pittsburg
1 hour → Andover
1.5 hours → Cumberland Fairgrounds
21 minutes → Portland (stay Saturday night)
1 hour → Bromont
50 minutes → Sherbrooke
1.5 hours → Pittsburg
1 hour → Andover
1.5 hours → Cumberland Fairgrounds
21 minutes → Portland (stay Saturday night)
6 hours of driving
Portland to New York City
leave Portland on Sunday
1 hour → Portsmouth
1 hour → Nashua
54 minutes → Old Sturbridge Village
42 minutes → Hartford
1.5 hours → New Haven
51 minutes → New York City (back home)
1 hour → Portsmouth
1 hour → Nashua
54 minutes → Old Sturbridge Village
42 minutes → Hartford
1.5 hours → New Haven
51 minutes → New York City (back home)
6.5 hours of driving
Total driving time for this trip is about 19.5 hours of driving.
Trip idea #2: New York City → Washington, DC → Pittsburgh → New York City
leave New York City on Friday
50 minutes → New Brunswick
1 hour → Philadelphia
35 minutes → Wilmington
46 minutes → Aberdeen
40 minutes → Baltimore
58 minutes → Washington, DC (stay Friday night)
50 minutes → New Brunswick
1 hour → Philadelphia
35 minutes → Wilmington
46 minutes → Aberdeen
40 minutes → Baltimore
58 minutes → Washington, DC (stay Friday night)
5 hours of driving
Washington, DC to Pittsburgh
leave Washington, DC on Saturday
1 hour → Harpers Ferry
46 minutes → Hagerstown
46 minutes → Sideling Hill
1 hour → Stoystown
1.5 hours → Phipps Conservatory
7 minutes → Pittsburgh (stay Saturday night)
1 hour → Harpers Ferry
46 minutes → Hagerstown
46 minutes → Sideling Hill
1 hour → Stoystown
1.5 hours → Phipps Conservatory
7 minutes → Pittsburgh (stay Saturday night)
5 hours of driving
Pittsburgh to New York City
leave Pittsburgh on Sunday
46 minutes → Fallingwater
55 minutes → Stoystown
1.5 hours → Breezewood
2 hours → Harrisburg
1.5 hours → Philadelphia
1 hour → New York City (back home)
46 minutes → Fallingwater
55 minutes → Stoystown
1.5 hours → Breezewood
2 hours → Harrisburg
1.5 hours → Philadelphia
1 hour → New York City (back home)
8 hours of driving
Total driving time for this trip is about 18.5 hours of driving.
Trip idea #3: New York City → Niagara Falls → Toronto → New York City
leave New York City on Friday
1.5 hours → East Stroudsburg
49 minutes → Scranton
1 hour → Binghamton
57 minutes → Elmira
1.5 hours → Letchworth State Park
1 hour → Buffalo
31 minutes → Niagara Falls (stay Friday night)
1.5 hours → East Stroudsburg
49 minutes → Scranton
1 hour → Binghamton
57 minutes → Elmira
1.5 hours → Letchworth State Park
1 hour → Buffalo
31 minutes → Niagara Falls (stay Friday night)
7.5 hours of driving
Niagara Falls to Toronto
leave Niagara Falls on Saturday
19 minutes → St Catharines
21 minutes → Grimsby
19 minutes → Devil's Punchbowl Conservation Area
16 minutes → Burlington
20 minutes → Oakville
15 minutes → Mississauga
19 minutes → High Park
10 minutes → Toronto (stay Saturday night)
19 minutes → St Catharines
21 minutes → Grimsby
19 minutes → Devil's Punchbowl Conservation Area
16 minutes → Burlington
20 minutes → Oakville
15 minutes → Mississauga
19 minutes → High Park
10 minutes → Toronto (stay Saturday night)
2.5 hours of driving
Toronto to New York City
leave Toronto on Sunday
1.5 hours → Niagara Falls
1.5 hours → Letchworth State Park
1.5 hours → Elmira
1 hour → Rock Mountain Drive
1.5 hours → Liberty
1.5 hours → West Point
1.5 hours → New York City (back home)
1.5 hours → Niagara Falls
1.5 hours → Letchworth State Park
1.5 hours → Elmira
1 hour → Rock Mountain Drive
1.5 hours → Liberty
1.5 hours → West Point
1.5 hours → New York City (back home)
9.5 hours of driving
Total driving time for this trip is about 19.5 hours of driving.
Discover weekend getaways from New York City 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 New York City up to 200 miles from New York City or anything in between. If you don't have enough time for a
long weekend, try searching for day trips from New York City, or you can make New York City your destination instead. If you have more time, you can plan a drive from New York City to District of Columbia.
