Weekend trips from Newport
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.
The longest trip is about 29 hours of total driving, so you may want to plan to do this over a long weekend.
Trip idea #1: Newport → Quebec City → Bar Harbor → Newport
leave Newport on Friday
1.5 hours → Boston
56 minutes → Manchester
53 minutes → Gunstock Mountain
1 hour → White Mountain National Forest
55 minutes → Peacham
2 hours → Sherbrooke
56 minutes → Drummondville
1.5 hours → Quebec City (stay Friday night)
1.5 hours → Boston
56 minutes → Manchester
53 minutes → Gunstock Mountain
1 hour → White Mountain National Forest
55 minutes → Peacham
2 hours → Sherbrooke
56 minutes → Drummondville
1.5 hours → Quebec City (stay Friday night)
9.5 hours of driving
Quebec City to Bar Harbor
leave Quebec City on Saturday
1 hour → Lac-Etchemin
1.5 hours → West Forks
33 minutes → Bingham
1 hour → Common Ground Country Fair
44 minutes → Bangor
1 hour → Bar Harbor (stay Saturday night)
1 hour → Lac-Etchemin
1.5 hours → West Forks
33 minutes → Bingham
1 hour → Common Ground Country Fair
44 minutes → Bangor
1 hour → Bar Harbor (stay Saturday night)
6 hours of driving
Bar Harbor to Newport
leave Bar Harbor on Sunday
55 minutes → Bangor
1 hour → Waterville
51 minutes → Portland
1.5 hours → Portsmouth
1 hour → Blue Hills Reservation
1 hour → Newport (back home)
55 minutes → Bangor
1 hour → Waterville
51 minutes → Portland
1.5 hours → Portsmouth
1 hour → Blue Hills Reservation
1 hour → Newport (back home)
6.5 hours of driving
Total driving time for this trip is about 22.5 hours of driving.
Trip idea #2: Newport → Buffalo → Montreal → Newport
leave Newport on Friday
1.5 hours → Old Sturbridge Village
1.5 hours → Stockbridge
2 hours → Herkimer
1 hour → Syracuse
1.5 hours → Rochester
1 hour → Buffalo (stay Friday night)
1.5 hours → Old Sturbridge Village
1.5 hours → Stockbridge
2 hours → Herkimer
1 hour → Syracuse
1.5 hours → Rochester
1 hour → Buffalo (stay Friday night)
8.5 hours of driving
Buffalo to Montreal
leave Buffalo on Saturday
1.5 hours → Brockport
2 hours → Syracuse
1 hour → Watertown
52 minutes → Thousand Islands
1 hour → Massena
1 hour → Hudson
5 hours → Montreal (stay Saturday night)
1.5 hours → Brockport
2 hours → Syracuse
1 hour → Watertown
52 minutes → Thousand Islands
1 hour → Massena
1 hour → Hudson
5 hours → Montreal (stay Saturday night)
13 hours of driving
Montreal to Newport
leave Montreal on Sunday
2 hours → Saint Jean Sur Richelieu
1.5 hours → Stowe
1.5 hours → Woodstock
56 minutes → Manchester
1.5 hours → Boston
35 minutes → Newport (back home)
2 hours → Saint Jean Sur Richelieu
1.5 hours → Stowe
1.5 hours → Woodstock
56 minutes → Manchester
1.5 hours → Boston
35 minutes → Newport (back home)
7.5 hours of driving
Total driving time for this trip is about 29 hours of driving.
Trip idea #3: Newport → Washington, DC → Baltimore → Newport
leave Newport on Friday
58 minutes → Mystic
58 minutes → New Haven
47 minutes → Stamford
59 minutes → New York City
1.5 hours → Philadelphia
1.5 hours → Baltimore
58 minutes → Washington, DC (stay Friday night)
58 minutes → Mystic
58 minutes → New Haven
47 minutes → Stamford
59 minutes → New York City
1.5 hours → Philadelphia
1.5 hours → Baltimore
58 minutes → Washington, DC (stay Friday night)
8 hours of driving
Washington, DC to Baltimore
leave Washington, DC on Saturday
12 minutes → Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens
17 minutes → Greenbelt
16 minutes → Laurel
13 minutes → Fort Meade
11 minutes → Timbuktu Restaurant and Lounge
12 minutes → G&M Restaurant and Lounge
12 minutes → Inner Harbor
5 minutes → Baltimore (stay Saturday night)
12 minutes → Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens
17 minutes → Greenbelt
16 minutes → Laurel
13 minutes → Fort Meade
11 minutes → Timbuktu Restaurant and Lounge
12 minutes → G&M Restaurant and Lounge
12 minutes → Inner Harbor
5 minutes → Baltimore (stay Saturday night)
1.5 hours of driving
Baltimore to Newport
leave Baltimore on Sunday
46 minutes → Reading Terminal Market
1 hour → Grounds For Sculpture
59 minutes → New York City
47 minutes → Stamford
1 hour → New Haven
59 minutes → Mystic Seaport
2 hours → Newport (back home)
46 minutes → Reading Terminal Market
1 hour → Grounds For Sculpture
59 minutes → New York City
47 minutes → Stamford
1 hour → New Haven
59 minutes → Mystic Seaport
2 hours → Newport (back home)
7.5 hours of driving
Total driving time for this trip is about 17.5 hours of driving.
Trip idea #4: Newport → Philadelphia → New York City → Newport
leave Newport on Friday
58 minutes → Mystic
58 minutes → New Haven
1.5 hours → Central Park
48 minutes → New Brunswick
1 hour → Philadelphia (stay Friday night)
58 minutes → Mystic
58 minutes → New Haven
1.5 hours → Central Park
48 minutes → New Brunswick
1 hour → Philadelphia (stay Friday night)
5.5 hours of driving
Philadelphia to New York City
leave Philadelphia on Saturday
21 minutes → Bustleton Ave
15 minutes → Bensalem
28 minutes → Bordentown
22 minutes → East Windsor
26 minutes → New Brunswick
22 minutes → Woodbridge
22 minutes → Wyndham Garden Hotel
18 minutes → New York City (stay Saturday night)
21 minutes → Bustleton Ave
15 minutes → Bensalem
28 minutes → Bordentown
22 minutes → East Windsor
26 minutes → New Brunswick
22 minutes → Woodbridge
22 minutes → Wyndham Garden Hotel
18 minutes → New York City (stay Saturday night)
3 hours of driving
New York City to Newport
leave New York City on Sunday
45 minutes → Central Park
47 minutes → Stamford
45 minutes → New Haven
33 minutes → Saybrook Point Inn & Spa
58 minutes → Mystic
10 minutes → Newport (back home)
45 minutes → Central Park
47 minutes → Stamford
45 minutes → New Haven
33 minutes → Saybrook Point Inn & Spa
58 minutes → Mystic
10 minutes → Newport (back home)
4 hours of driving
Total driving time for this trip is about 12 hours of driving.
Discover weekend getaways from Newport 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 Newport up to 200 miles from Newport or anything in between. If you don't have enough time for a
long weekend, try searching for day trips from Newport, or you can make Newport your destination instead. If you have more time, you can plan a drive from Newport to District of Columbia.
