So I drive fairly regularly from Boston to NYC. I take the same route every time. I-90 W to I-84 S, to I-91 S, to the Merritt Parkway. It’s pretty efficient but boring. The other route I sometimes follow, I-95 S, is even more boring and a tad longer. Are there other routes from here to there that are a) fairly quick and b) more interesting?
Anything that’s more interesting is less likely to be quick, unless you mean “more interesting” in a bad way. Which usually isn’t quicker either.
My “more interesting” routes can be quicker if I ignore niceties like stop signs and spped limits. Given that the other traffic I encounter tends to be manure spreaders, deer, pheasants, and once a snapping turtle, it’s a trade-off overall.
Good luck!
I suppose you can try going north on I-87 and then east on I-90 at Albany. Heck of a lot longer, though.
Our usual routes are already given, with Hippy hollow’s being the shortest and our usual.
Our alternate routes end up in NJ, which might not interest you. Otherwise I’d suggest goinmg on I-84 to route 6 to the Bear Mountain Bridge, which is pretty scenic.
You can try going on I-84 and coming down the Sawmill parkway, or I-684, or something as a change of pace. It’ll take longer, though.
I suppose you could always take a ferry to Long Island and drive to NYC from there.
Impractical, but probably scenic.
If you’re going to Manhattan, you could always drive to east/north to Alewife, park, take the Red Line to South Station, and hop a train (or get on 128 south to Dedham and pick the train up there). Takes longer, but you can read/sleep/watch movies on your laptop/drink beer in the club car/etc for most of the trip. And if you’re paying for parking in Manhattan, the train might not end up being much more expensive.
Plus I guarantee, the subway ride in NYC will be more interesting that driving on I-84.
It’s actually not that bad. The highway from the Worchester to New London is rarely busy and you can cruise. You then get 1 1/2 hour on the ferry to read, work, or relax. It’s a nice way to break up the trip, but not very efficient use of time. Once on LI you can get to Riverhead on small (but good) roads then pick up the highways. It really depends on where in NYC you are headed.
Actually, if you’re actually going from I-91S to Route 15 at Meriden (exit 19, I think), then you’re actually on the Wilbur Cross Parkway. Route 15 is the Wilbur Cross Parkway from Milford to Meriden and the Merritt Parkway from Stratford to Greenwich and the state border. Since Route 15 goes diagonally through this part of Connecticut, it’s probably the most efficient route.
Note that it’s a parkway, though, and so limited to non-commercial vehicles, and it’s only two lanes in each direction. On the other hand, both parkways are scenic landmarks with great landscaping and cool-looking bridges. Note the shields of Yale and Harvard universities that are on the Route 34 bridge.