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What’s the best route to Niagara from NYC?

My wife and I are taking the kids to Niagara Falls for a few days this summer, and we’re planning to drive from NYC. What’s the best route to get there with stops that the kids will enjoy?

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Andrea Barrett · Updated on
Reviewed by Shannon Martin, Licensed Insurance Agent.
If your kids have never been to Niagara Falls, they’ll love it! The best route to
Niagara Falls
from
New York
City is via I-81 N and I-90 W. The 6 hour and 28 minute drive is loaded with things to do!
Here’s how to get there:
  • Take Hudson St and I-78 W to NJ-139 W in Jersey City
  • Continue onto I-78 W/Holland Tunnel
  • Keep left at the fork to continue on NJ-139 W, follow signs for Pulaski Skyway/W 139 W/US 1-9/I-280/Kennedy Blvd/Jersey City
  • Stay on NJ-139 W, follow signs for Pulaski Skyway/West 139/Route 1-9/I-280
  • Take the exit toward US-1-9 Truck/I-280/Newark
  • Continue straight onto NJ-7 W/Newark-Jersey City Turnpike
  • Take the ramp onto I-280 W
  • Merge onto I-80 W
  • Take exit 293 for I-380 N toward Scranton
  • Continue on I-380 N before merging onto I-81 N
  • Take the exit onto I-690 W toward Fairgrounds/Baldwinsville
  • Take exit 1 to merge onto I-90 W
  • Take exit 50 toward I-290/Niagara Falls
  • Merge onto I-190 N toward Niagara Falls
  • Take exit 21 for Niagara Scenic Pkwy
  • Continue on Niagara Scenic Pkwy. Take Falls Ave/Roberts St/Regional Rd 420 to Stanley Ave/Regional Rd 102 in Niagara Falls, Canada
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