Washington - Niagara Falls - Boston
 

My husband and I would like to travel from Washington DC to Niagara Falls then on to Boston as part of a larger trip we are planning for next year. <BR>Would you recommend driving or the train?<BR>How long would each leg of the trip take?<BR>How long would you spend in each place?<BR>

THis is a very long trip -- WashDC to Niagara is probably 9-10 hrs., as is Niagara to Boston. The train will take still longer.<BR><BR>You could break up the DC-Buffalo trip by stopping to see "Falling Water" (Frank Lloyd Wright's house built over a waterfall), or take a slight detour and see something of Pittsburgh.<BR><BR>Spend 1-1 1/12 days at Niagara, stop in the Berkshires at a B&B to break up the next leg, then spend 3-7 days in the Boston area.

PS: Interstate 81 through Penn. between DC and Buffalo runs along the tops of some of the Allegheny Mtns. and is given to lousy weather and/or fog, which can add more time to the whole trip.<BR><BR>

Each leg is about 475 miles. Drive time should be between 7 and 8 hours. 2 days in Niagara FAlls, a minimum of two days in Washington, DC. I would do the trip by car,

I'd recommend you fly Southwest from BWI to Buffalo/NFalls ($39 right now) then Amtrak Lakeshore Limited to Boston, then either Amtrak to DC or again take Southwest from Providence or Manchester NH.<BR><BR>I like the train, but you'd be traveling over the same route (Albany/Buffalo) twice, and between DC/NY twice too with trip entirely by Amtrak ... unless you went from DC - Chicago-Buffalo-Boston.<BR><BR>Southwest's fares really win hands down over Amtraks, but the trip from Buffalo to Boston should be quite enjoyable. (remove x from my eddress to write me)<BR>