EXCURSION TO THE Niagara Falls FROM NEW YORK

Travel enthusiasts have a very extensive list of places to visit at least once in a lifetime. Some of them are pure personal obsessions, but others are often repeated in the bucket list of all travelers. And among these the ones that are never missing are New York and Niagara Falls, two destinations as different as day and night, but both surrounded by a mysticism (ok, encouraged by Hollywood movies) that, in the ears of a globetrotter, sounds like siren songs. If you are also crazy about this music and are dying to know these two places, why not combine them in the same trip? Here’s how to make a Niagara Falls tour from New York, the options you have and a few tips.

Obviously perform a Niagara Falls tour from New York It is only recommended for those who have enough days in the Big Apple. How many? Well, at least a week, although the ideal would be to include it in trips to New York of 10 days or more.

If you are among these lucky ones, you have to know that from New York there are quite a few getaways of the day, such as Washington DC, Boston, etc. (Here are 10 proposals), but without a doubt the one that takes you to know Niagara Falls is the most different and perfectly complements the trip. After so much asphalt, skyscrapers and yellow taxis, probably your body and your mind thank you for a getaway to contemplate one of the most impressive vagaries of nature that exist.

In addition, although they are not exactly next door, you can organize an excursion for free (yes, be prepared to give yourself a good beating) or hire an organized tour and forget everything. Here are the different options to make the excursion to Niagara Falls from New York.

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Niagara Falls are located on the border between the United States and Canada, about 650km from New York. This is how crazy it seems to make this visit in a single day, but there is a solution: take night buses, which will also allow you to save a couple of hotel nights. Of course, the stick is serious! The company Greyhound It has direct connections from New York for about $ 50, and the journey takes about 11 hours.

Our recommendation if you want to do it for free is that you sleep at least one night in Niagara Falls (better in the Canadian part). The plan would be to take the train number 63 (Maple Leaf Train) at 07:15 am from Penn Station and arrive at Niagara Falls (ON) at 16:33. Discover the falls at the end of the day and throughout the next day, to return in night bus to New York the night of the second day.

Obviously there is always the option to rent a car and make a roadtrip from New York, but we find it a trip too long to do in a single day, or in two consecutive.

By the way, if you cross to Canada from the United States overland, You don't need the Canadian eTA, just pass a passport control at the stations and voila! More info.