Here's a sample itinerary for a drive from New York City to Bar Harbor. If you're planning a road trip to Bar Harbor, you can research locations to stop along the way. Make sure you check road conditions to double check the weather. Traveling with a dog or cat? Find pet-friendly stops. Camping along the way? Search for RV campgrounds. Find the best hotels, restaurants, and attractions based on the most talked about places recommended by Trippy members.
11:00 am start in New York City
drive for about 1.5 hours
12:20 pm Danbury
stay for about 1 hour
and leave at 1:20 pm
drive for about 2.5 hours
3:55 pm Boston
stay overnight at The Westin Copley Place
leave the next day around 10:00 am
day 1 driving ≈ 4 hours
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10:00 am leave from The Westin Copley Place
drive for about 1.5 hours
11:34 am Kennebunkport (Maine)
eat at All Day Breakfast
stay for about 1 hour
and leave at 12:34 pm
drive for about 2 hours
2:22 pm Waterville
stay for about 1 hour
and leave at 3:22 pm
drive for about 55 minutes
4:18 pm Bangor
stay for about 1 hour
and leave at 5:18 pm
drive for about 1 hour
6:32 pm arrive in Bar Harbor
day 2 driving ≈ 5.5 hours
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Danbury
Boston (226 answers)
Faneuil Hall (30 mentions)
Freedom Trail (29 mentions)
Fenway Park (26 mentions)
Harvard Square (18 mentions)
Harvard University (17 mentions)
restaurants around Boston:
Mike's Pastry
Legal Sea Foods
Island Creek Oyster Bar
Neptune Oyster
Alden & Harlow
hotels around Boston:
The Westin Copley Place
The Eliot Hotel
Hotel Commonwealth
Courtyard Boston Brookline
The Charles Hotel
questions about Boston:
Best way to get to downtown Boston from Logan Airport
Is the Boston Freedom Trail worth a visit?
Worried about Boston cold weather. What should I wear?
Where are the best shopping deals in Boston?
What are the can't miss things to do in Boston?
Kennebunkport (Maine) (22 answers)
Wells Beach (3 mentions)
York Beach (2 mentions)
restaurants around Kennebunkport (Maine):
All Day Breakfast
questions about Kennebunkport (Maine):
family vacation
Waterville
Bangor (7 answers)
questions about Bangor:
What is your favorite restaurant in Bangor (Maine)?
This section could be endless, so rather than trying to suggest every local activity or attraction, we'll leave it open-ended.
These are some of the places people talk about on Trippy:
Of course, Trippy is the perfect place to ask questions because there's an entire community of travelers talking to each other and sharing tips and advice. Trippy is where you can get answers personalized for your tastes, budgets, trip dates & more!
For example, here are some questions people have asked about Bar Harbor. Click on any question to see answers from the community!
Katie from Los Angeles asked:
What is your favorite restaurant in Bar Harbor? (2 answers)
Kate from Rhinebeck, New York asked:
Recommendations for Bar Harbor/ Acadia in the Fall? (2 answers)
Leslie from Lithopolis, Ohio asked:
Must-see or must-do (2 answers)
Cheryl from Saint Joseph (Missouri) asked:
What is a good place to stay for a couple of nights for sightseeing? (1 answer)
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