Best Weekend Trips From DC: 7 Short-Haul Escapes
Rail-corridor weekends
New York City is a 3-hour train or 1-hour direct flight at $900 to $2,500 per person for four nights. Boston is 7-hour train or 1.5-hour flight at $1,000 to $2,500 per person. Philadelphia is a 90-minute train for a single-overnight trip.
Southern weekend picks
Charleston is a 90-minute direct flight at $800 to $2,000 per person for four nights. Nashville is a 90-minute flight at $700 to $1,800. Savannah is a 2-hour flight at $800 to $1,900. All three are top East Coast weekend picks.
Mountain and parkway weekend
Shenandoah National Park is a 90-minute drive from DC. Blue Ridge Parkway drives from DC through Virginia and North Carolina run four to seven days. Fall color (mid-to-late October) is the peak experience. A long weekend parkway drive runs $600 to $1,500 per person.
Beach and cruise weekends
Miami is a 2.5-hour direct flight at $900 to $2,200 per person for four nights. Bermuda cruises from Cape Liberty NJ (reachable via Amtrak from DC) run $900 to $2,500 per person for 7 nights.
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