Here's a sample itinerary for a drive from Princeton (New Jersey) to Boston. If you're planning a road trip to Boston, 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.
10:00 am start in Princeton (New Jersey)
drive for about 1 hour
11:15 am New York City
eat at Katz's Delicatessen
stay for about 2 hours
and leave at 1:15 pm
drive for about 47 minutes
2:01 pm Tarrytown
stay for about 1 hour
and leave at 3:01 pm
drive for about 1 hour
4:09 pm New Haven
stay overnight and leave the next day around 10:00 am
day 1 driving ≈ 3 hours
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10:00 am leave from New Haven
drive for about 42 minutes
10:42 am Hartford
stay for about 1 hour
and leave at 11:42 am
drive for about 54 minutes
12:36 pm Old Sturbridge Village (Massachusetts)
stay for about 1 hour
and leave at 1:36 pm
drive for about 1 hour
2:39 pm Walden Pond
stay for about 1 hour
and leave at 3:39 pm
drive for about 26 minutes
4:05 pm arrive in Boston
stay at The Westin Copley Place
day 2 driving ≈ 3 hours
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New York City (622 answers)
Central Park (149 mentions)
High Line Park (110 mentions)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art (85 mentions)
Statue of Liberty (69 mentions)
Times Square (59 mentions)
restaurants around New York City:
Katz's Delicatessen
Shake Shack
Lombardi's Pizza
Balthazar Restaurant
Eataly
questions about New York City:
Is it a good idea to visit NYC in December?
free or cheap things to do in NYC
What is your favorite restaurant in New York City?
48 Hours in NYC - I NEED to know the best Pizza spots!
Which NYC museums are must see? We only have time for two.
Tarrytown (6 answers)
restaurants around Tarrytown:
Blue Hill At Stone Barns
questions about Tarrytown:
What is your favorite restaurant in Tarrytown?
New Haven (8 answers)
restaurants around New Haven:
Modern Apizza
Frank Pepe Pizzeria Napoletana
Goodfellas Restaurant
questions about New Haven:
What is your favorite restaurant in New Haven?
Let's get serious about Pizza..... Sally's? Pepes? or Modern?
Hartford (14 answers)
The Mark Twain House & Museum (4 mentions)
Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art (2 mentions)
questions about Hartford:
What is your favorite restaurant in Hartford?
Old Sturbridge Village (Massachusetts) (4 mentions)
Walden Pond (3 mentions)
Are you going straight to a hotel, or looking for a vacation rental or Airbnb?
The best resource on neighborhoods, areas, and hotels is the Trippy page on where to stay in Boston.
You can also see most people recommend as the best amount of time to visit. Find out how many days in Boston to stay.
If you're looking for a quick answer, you can check out The Westin Copley Place, which was mentioned 4 times on Trippy.
Here are some more hotels people talk about:
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Need some recommendations on somewhere to get food?
Trippy members suggest Mike's Pastry, which was mentioned 15 times.
Here are some more restaurants people talk about:
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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 Boston. Click on any question to see answers from the community!
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Yes, even this step is optional, because if you're on vacation who wants the trip to end? It's okay, you can start planning your next trip!
Want to plan the trip back? Get the reverse directions for a Boston to Princeton (New Jersey) drive, or go to the main page to plan a new road trip.
Looking for ideas for more destinations within driving distance of Princeton (New Jersey)? Try searching for places within 4.5 hours of Princeton (New Jersey).
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