Weekend trips from Toronto
- Ottawa / New York City
- Newark / Washington, DC
- Alexandria / Columbus
- Cleveland / Philadelphia
- Harrisburg / Pittsburgh
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 25.5 hours of total driving, so you may want to plan to do this over a long weekend.
Trip idea #1: Toronto → Ottawa → New York City → Toronto
leave Toronto on Friday
1.5 hours → Port Hope
45 minutes → Trenton
1 hour → Kingston
55 minutes → Brockville
40 minutes → Old Mills Guest Home
47 minutes → Ottawa (stay Friday night)
1.5 hours → Port Hope
45 minutes → Trenton
1 hour → Kingston
55 minutes → Brockville
40 minutes → Old Mills Guest Home
47 minutes → Ottawa (stay Friday night)
5.5 hours of driving
Ottawa to New York City
leave Ottawa on Saturday
1.5 hours → Thousand Islands
52 minutes → Watertown
1 hour → Syracuse
1.5 hours → Binghamton
1 hour → Scranton
2 hours → Summit
34 minutes → New York City (stay Saturday night)
1.5 hours → Thousand Islands
52 minutes → Watertown
1 hour → Syracuse
1.5 hours → Binghamton
1 hour → Scranton
2 hours → Summit
34 minutes → New York City (stay Saturday night)
8.5 hours of driving
New York City to Toronto
leave New York City on Sunday
1.5 hours → West Point
1.5 hours → Liberty
1.5 hours → Binghamton
1.5 hours → Watkins Glen
1.5 hours → Letchworth State Park
1.5 hours → Niagara Falls
1.5 hours → Toronto (back home)
1.5 hours → West Point
1.5 hours → Liberty
1.5 hours → Binghamton
1.5 hours → Watkins Glen
1.5 hours → Letchworth State Park
1.5 hours → Niagara Falls
1.5 hours → Toronto (back home)
10 hours of driving
Total driving time for this trip is about 24 hours of driving.
Trip idea #2: Toronto → Newark → Washington, DC → Toronto
leave Toronto on Friday
1.5 hours → Niagara Falls
1.5 hours → Rochester
1.5 hours → Skaneateles
1.5 hours → Binghamton
1 hour → Scranton
49 minutes → East Stroudsburg
1 hour → Newark (stay Friday night)
1.5 hours → Niagara Falls
1.5 hours → Rochester
1.5 hours → Skaneateles
1.5 hours → Binghamton
1 hour → Scranton
49 minutes → East Stroudsburg
1 hour → Newark (stay Friday night)
8.5 hours of driving
Newark to Washington, DC
leave Newark on Saturday
1 hour → Princeton
58 minutes → Philadelphia
35 minutes → Wilmington
46 minutes → Aberdeen
40 minutes → Baltimore
58 minutes → Washington, DC (stay Saturday night)
1 hour → Princeton
58 minutes → Philadelphia
35 minutes → Wilmington
46 minutes → Aberdeen
40 minutes → Baltimore
58 minutes → Washington, DC (stay Saturday night)
5 hours of driving
Washington, DC to Toronto
leave Washington, DC on Sunday
1.5 hours → Harpers Ferry
1.5 hours → Breezewood
55 minutes → Black Moshannon State Park
1.5 hours → Treasure Lake
1.5 hours → Sugartown Alpaca Farm
1.5 hours → Niagara Falls
1 hour → Toronto (back home)
1.5 hours → Harpers Ferry
1.5 hours → Breezewood
55 minutes → Black Moshannon State Park
1.5 hours → Treasure Lake
1.5 hours → Sugartown Alpaca Farm
1.5 hours → Niagara Falls
1 hour → Toronto (back home)
9.5 hours of driving
Total driving time for this trip is about 23 hours of driving.
Trip idea #3: Toronto → Alexandria → Columbus → Toronto
leave Toronto on Friday
1.5 hours → Niagara Falls
1.5 hours → Sugartown Alpaca Farm
1.5 hours → DuBois
56 minutes → Black Moshannon State Park
1.5 hours → Breezewood
2 hours → Rockville
35 minutes → Alexandria (stay Friday night)
1.5 hours → Niagara Falls
1.5 hours → Sugartown Alpaca Farm
1.5 hours → DuBois
56 minutes → Black Moshannon State Park
1.5 hours → Breezewood
2 hours → Rockville
35 minutes → Alexandria (stay Friday night)
9.5 hours of driving
Alexandria to Columbus
leave Alexandria on Saturday
2 hours → Sideling Hill
50 minutes → Frostburg
48 minutes → Fallingwater
48 minutes → Monongahela
57 minutes → Wheeling
1 hour → The Rock Café
1.5 hours → Columbus (stay Saturday night)
2 hours → Sideling Hill
50 minutes → Frostburg
48 minutes → Fallingwater
48 minutes → Monongahela
57 minutes → Wheeling
1 hour → The Rock Café
1.5 hours → Columbus (stay Saturday night)
8 hours of driving
Columbus to Toronto
leave Columbus on Sunday
1 hour → Wooster
56 minutes → Cleveland
1 hour → Geneva
1 hour → Erie
1 hour → Fredonia
1 hour → Lincoln
1.5 hours → Toronto (back home)
1 hour → Wooster
56 minutes → Cleveland
1 hour → Geneva
1 hour → Erie
1 hour → Fredonia
1 hour → Lincoln
1.5 hours → Toronto (back home)
8 hours of driving
Total driving time for this trip is about 25.5 hours of driving.
Trip idea #4: Toronto → Cleveland → Philadelphia → Toronto
leave Toronto on Friday
1.5 hours → Niagara Falls
1.5 hours → Fredonia
1 hour → Erie
1 hour → Geneva
56 minutes → Cleveland (stay Friday night)
1.5 hours → Niagara Falls
1.5 hours → Fredonia
1 hour → Erie
1 hour → Geneva
56 minutes → Cleveland (stay Friday night)
6 hours of driving
Cleveland to Philadelphia
leave Cleveland on Saturday
1 hour → Youngstown
1 hour → Pittsburgh
1 hour → Fallingwater
1.5 hours → Breezewood
1.5 hours → Carlisle
60 minutes → Lancaster
1.5 hours → Philadelphia (stay Saturday night)
1 hour → Youngstown
1 hour → Pittsburgh
1 hour → Fallingwater
1.5 hours → Breezewood
1.5 hours → Carlisle
60 minutes → Lancaster
1.5 hours → Philadelphia (stay Saturday night)
8.5 hours of driving
Philadelphia to Toronto
leave Philadelphia on Sunday
1 hour → Allentown
1.5 hours → Wilkes Barre
1 hour → Williamsport
1.5 hours → Painted Post
1.5 hours → Letchworth State Park
1.5 hours → Niagara Falls
1 hour → Toronto (back home)
1 hour → Allentown
1.5 hours → Wilkes Barre
1 hour → Williamsport
1.5 hours → Painted Post
1.5 hours → Letchworth State Park
1.5 hours → Niagara Falls
1 hour → Toronto (back home)
9 hours of driving
Total driving time for this trip is about 23.5 hours of driving.
Trip idea #5: Toronto → Harrisburg → Pittsburgh → Toronto
leave Toronto on Friday
1.5 hours → Niagara Falls
1.5 hours → Letchworth State Park
1.5 hours → Watkins Glen State Park
1 hour → Wellsboro
55 minutes → Williamsport
53 minutes → Selinsgrove
51 minutes → Harrisburg (stay Friday night)
1.5 hours → Niagara Falls
1.5 hours → Letchworth State Park
1.5 hours → Watkins Glen State Park
1 hour → Wellsboro
55 minutes → Williamsport
53 minutes → Selinsgrove
51 minutes → Harrisburg (stay Friday night)
8 hours of driving
Harrisburg to Pittsburgh
leave Harrisburg on Saturday
1 hour → Chambersburg
53 minutes → Breezewood
55 minutes → Stoystown
1.5 hours → Shadyside
9 minutes → Pittsburgh (stay Saturday night)
1 hour → Chambersburg
53 minutes → Breezewood
55 minutes → Stoystown
1.5 hours → Shadyside
9 minutes → Pittsburgh (stay Saturday night)
4.5 hours of driving
Pittsburgh to Toronto
leave Pittsburgh on Sunday
40 minutes → Cranberry Township
48 minutes → Grove City
44 minutes → Meadville
1 hour → Erie
1.5 hours → Fredonia
45 minutes → Niagara Falls
49 minutes → Burlington
22 minutes → Toronto (back home)
40 minutes → Cranberry Township
48 minutes → Grove City
44 minutes → Meadville
1 hour → Erie
1.5 hours → Fredonia
45 minutes → Niagara Falls
49 minutes → Burlington
22 minutes → Toronto (back home)
6.5 hours of driving
Total driving time for this trip is about 19 hours of driving.
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50 miles from Toronto up to 200 miles from Toronto or anything in between. If you don't have enough time for a
long weekend, try searching for day trips from Toronto, or you can make Toronto your destination instead.
