Day Trips

Baltimore

www.ci.baltimore.md.us/visitor

  • Total Est. Time – 3 hrs
  • Total Est. Distance – 184 miles
  • Directions:
  • From Wilkes-Barre, take I-81 SOUTH – 96 miles.
  • Merge onto I-83 SOUTH via EXIT 70 on the LEFT toward SHOUTH HARRISBURG / YORK (Crossing into MARYLAND) – 85 miles.
  • Take the PLEASANT STREET exit – EXIT 2 – on the LEFT – 1 mile.

Hershey

www.hersheypa.com

  • Total Est. Time – 1 hr, 45 minutes
  • Total Est. Distance – 96 miles
  • Directions:
  • From Wilkes-Barre, take I-81 SOUTH – 85 miles.
  • Take EXIT 80 toward PA-743 / GRANTVILLE / HERSHEY – 8 miles.

New York City

www.nycvisit.com

  • Total Est. Time – 2 hrs, 22 minutes
  • Total Est. Distance – 125 miles
  • Directions:
  • From Wilkes-Barre, take PA-309 SOUTH, which becomes PA-115 SOUTH – 6 miles.
  • Merge onto I-476 SOUTH toward ALLENTOWN – 11 miles.
  • Take the I-80 / PA-940 EAST exit - EXIT 95 – 1 mile.
  • Merge onto I-80 EAST (Crossing into NEW JERSEY) – 79 miles.
  • Keep LEFT to take I-80 EXPRESS LN EAST via EXIT 45 – 2 miles.
  • Merge onto I-280 EAST via EXIT 47A on the LEFT toward THE ORANGES / NEWARK – 16.5 miles.
  • Merge onto CR-508 E via EXIT 17A toward JERSEY CITY – 2 miles
  • CR-508 E becomes NEWARK-JERSEY CITY TURNPIKE which becomes NJ-7 E which becomes US-1– 2 miles
  • Merge onto NJ-139 East – 1 mile
  • NJ-139 E becomes 12th ST, which becomes BOYLE PLZ, which becomes HOLLAND TUNNEL (Crossing into NEW YORK) – 2 mile.


Philadelphia

www.gophila.com

  • Total Est. Time – 2 hrs
  • Total Est. Distance – 113 miles
  • Directions:
  • From Wilkes-Barre, take PA-309 SOUTH 0 2 miles.
  • PA-309 SOUTH becomes PA-115 SOUTH – 4 miles.
  • Merge onto I-476 toward ALLENTOWN – 90.5 miles.
  • Merge onto I-76 EAST via EXIT 16 toward PHILADELPHIA – 13 miles.
  • Keep LEFT to take VINE ST EXPY / I676 EAST / US=30 EAST via EXIT 344 toward CENTRAL PHILADELPHIA – 1 mile.

Pittsburgh

www.city.pittsburgh.pa.us

  • Total Est. Time – 4 hrs, 38 minutes
  • Total Est. Distance – 262 miles
  • Directions:
  • From Wilkes-Barre, take I-81 S – 15 miles.
  • Merge onto I-80 W via EXIT 151B toward BLOOMSBURG – 102 miles.
  • Take the PA-150 S / US-220-ALT S exit – EXIT 158 – toward MILESBURG / ALTOONA - .5 mile.
  • Merge onto APPALACHIAN TRAILWAY – 28 miles.
  • Turn SLIGHT LEFT onto I-99 S / US-220 S / PA-350 S / APPALACHIAN TRWY / BUD SHUSTER HWY. Continue to follow I-99 S / US-220 S – 24 miles.
  • Merge onto US-22 WEST via EXIT 28 toward EBENSBURG / HOLLIDAYSBURG – 76 miles.
  • Merge onto I-376 W / US-22 W toward PITTSBURGH– 14 miles.
  • Take the GRANT STREET exit – EXIT 1C – on the LEFT.

Washington, DC

www.washington.org

  • Total Est. Time – 4 hours
  • Total Est. Distance – 226 miles
  • Directions:
  • From Wilkes-Barre, take I-81 S – 96 miles.
  • Merge onto I-83 S via EXIT 70 on the LEFT toward SOUTH HARRISBURG / YORK – 9 miles.
  • Keep LEFT to take PA-581 W / HARRISBURG EXPY via EXIT 41 A toward CAMP HILL / GETTYSBURG – 2 miles.
  • Merge onto US-15 S via EXIT 5B toward GETTYSBURG (Crossing into MARYLAND) – 67 miles.
  • Merge onto US-40 E - 0.5 mile.
  • Stay STRAIGHT to go onto I-270 S – 30 miles.
  • Keep RIGHT to take I-270 SPUR S toward I-495 S / WASHINGTON / NORTHERN VIRGINIA.
  • I-270 SPUR S becomes I-495 S / CAPITAL BELTWAY (Crossing into VIRGINIA) – 4 miles.
  • Take EXIT 43-44 toward GEO WASH MEM PKWY / VA-193 / GEORGETOWN PIKE / LANGLEY / GREAT FALLS – 0.5 mile.
  • Take the GEO WASH MEM PKWY exit – EXIT 43 – toward WASHINGTON – 0.5 mile.
  • Merge onto GEORGE WASHINGTON MEMEORIAL PKWY S – 9 miles.
  • Merge onto I-66 E toward WASHINGTON (Crossing into DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA – 1 mile.