Driving from Maryland to Bar harbor ME

I am planning a road trip to Bar Harbor ME at the end of June and looking for ideas for a place to stay over night on the way up. I would like it to be around the half way point. I am spending two nights in Boston on the way home but am stumped about where to go on the way up. I am leaving Sat morning and checking in is evening Sun.

Driving from Maryland to Bar harbor ME

CT is about the 1/2 way point. You could always swing over to Mystic or Old Saybrook and stay along the CT shoreline. If you like gambling there are 2 casinos in CT and I%26#39;m told the accomodations there are great. At the top of Rt 84 is Old Sturbridge Village on the CT/MA border. There are a number of hotels and it%26#39;s an interesting place. From Sturbridge it%26#39;s about 6 hours up to BH depending on traffic.

Driving from Maryland to Bar harbor ME

I second Sturbridge. We drive from Salisbury every year to Maine and have stayed in Sturbridge before. It%26#39;s a good point because it doesn%26#39;t take too long to get through Massachusetts. If you want to spend any time exploring the Maine coast on the way to Bar Harbor, you%26#39;re able to get to the Maine border within about 2 hours. Also, Route 84 to Route 90, then 495 in Mass is the quickest way to go (vs. 95). If you do choose 95, Coventry, RI, is also a good stopping point.

Hi Baltimore!

Sturbridge also has the benefit of being on the most direct and quickest route between Baltimore and Maine.

I-95 is neither the fastest nor the most direct route north. It%26#39;s congested and it passes through the Boston area.

Northeast of New York City, my favorite route is the Hutchinson River Parkway out of the New York area followed by the Merritt Parkway in Connecticut. These parkways have the advantage that big trucks have difficulty using them because some of the bridges are too low. It%26#39;s a more pleasant ride, with the trucks all down on I-95.

As you%26#39;ve seen on your atlas, going north your object is to reach I-495, which by-passes the Boston area completely, saving both time and congestion driving.

David