vivekks

Hi,

I am an Indian resident touring US in month of May 2017. I am planning to take a 2 Day tour to Niagara Falls from New Jersey and looking for bus tours. We are 2 families with 2 kids together. Kids are close to 3 years old.

I am looking on recommendation on Bus Tours that start from New Jersey.

RoamsAround

https://www.goldenbustours.com/niaga...tour-packages/

http://www.taketours.com/new-york-ny...r-155-767.html

vivekks

@RoamsAround

These results are available as Google search results as well. I am interested in hearing about personal experiences on these bus tours.

SusieQQ

I don't think That many people have taken a bus tour from New Jersey to Niagara. They
are mostly from NYC. It is a long trip and I wouldn't want to do it with children that young.
You could fly to Buffalo NY and then take a car service to NF.

schlegal1

You'll have a hard time finding people here who have done this. Most Americans travel by driving and this board is largely American.

tomfuller

I believe your best option is one of 3 daily Amtrak trains from Penn Station in New York. Each of the trains takes about 9 hours from NYP to Niagara Falls NY.
Your best option would be the Maple Leaf which leaves NYP at 7:15AM every day. The fare is $66/adult and $33/child 2-12.
The route goes through Albany and west through Rochester and Buffalo.
If you get off the train in Niagara Falls New York, you have easy access to the falls without a transfer from the airport.
Check your visa to see if you can go into Canada and return to the US.
Many people think that the Canadian side of the falls is better than the US side.
If you are in a rush to get back to New Jersey, you could fly back from Buffalo to Newark
The other 2 trains are Empire Service (10:20AM and 1:20PM) from NYP.

doug_stallings

Amtrak to Canada is incredibly slow, adding at least 2 or 3 hours onto your trip over the time necessary to drive. Plus, it's often late. I simply can't recommend that as an option. You're better off with a bus tour, but I couldn't recommend a specific one.

garyt22

You will be spending several hours on the bus (8 to 9 each direction) looking out the bus windows at highway... thats full two days of travel with small children... if you must see the Falls, either fly there, or rent a van and drive your group through the Finger Lakes for a much nicer trip...

J62

some here on fodors would recommend Amtrak as the best way to get to Hawaii...

HappyTrvlr

With young children you should fly to Buffalo, then rent a car or arrange for a tour from there.

NJriverchick

Greetings-

You should look at STARR TOURS. This is a very reputable tour bus company that picks up from 5 locations in New Jersey.

I checked the website and they do have a trip to Niagara Falls in May.

Check it out

www.starrtours.com/bus-tours/#keywords=niagara

mclaurie

The land trip to Niagara Falls is ENDLESS. Taking 3 year olds is crazy! It takes a day of bus travel. People make the mistake of assuming because Niagara Falls is in the state of NY that it's near NYC. It's actually closer to Detroit Michigan! Please look at a map. You can fly to Buffalo, NY in 1 hour and visit the falls that way, but the best views of the falls are from the Canadian side. I don't know if you need a special visa as Indian citizens to go to Canada and return to the US.