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How best to get to New Hampshire, and then, how you get around.
My aim is to give you a sense of how to get to the major vacation regions, and make your New Hampshire travel quick and easy.
Simple? Well, maybe. But as a mentor of mine always says... we’ll see…
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New Hampshire travel airport...
Now when people think about flying into the New England region, New Hampshire’s Manchester airport doesn’t usually spring-to-mind.
But it’s a viable alternative to Boston’s Logan.
Flights directly into New Hampshire touch down mostly at Manchester. The airport is in the southern part of the state, and convenient for New Hampshire travel to the Lakes and White Mountains regions.
The lakes are just about an hour’s drive away.
But the White Mountains area is more like a two-hour haul to get to the village of North Conway in the National Forest area.
While Concord is the state capital, Manchester is the largest city in a state with a population of around 1.2 million people.
Manchester airport is the busiest in the state, and like so many in the New England region is billed as the convenient alternative to Boston’s Logan airport.
In recent years the New England regional airports have blossomed because of Boston’s inability to cope with increased flights, traffic congestion, and environmental concerns around building additional capacity.
Airports like Manchester in the New Hampshire travel corridor, have taken up the slack, and offer viable alternatives to travel in the region.
Manchester has ample parking – considerably cheaper than Boston – and has easy access to the major New Hampshire travel routes of interstates 93 & 293, Route 101 and the F.E. Everett Turnpike. The airport itself is off Interstate 293S/Route 101E.
Main New Hampshire travel driving routes...
As you’ll be anxious to get to your final vacation destination I’ll focus my New Hampshire travel directions on the Seacoast, the Lakes, and White Mountains regions.
To the Seacoast...
If you’re traveling from Boston and heading for the Seacoast then Route 95 is your quickest road. You can pick up Route 95 from Route 1 in downtown Boston. It’ll be well marked as a major route heading north out of Boston.
On Route 95 there are exits for Portsmouth and Hampton Beach.
If you’re arriving at Manchester airport, then take Route 101 east all the way to Hampton, or connect with Route 95 to head towards Portsmouth.
And if you're heading for the Lakes...
Entry into the heart of the Lakes region of Lake Winnipesaukee is from Route 93 or Route 95 depending on your original arrival point. From Manchester follow Route 93 until it connects with Route 3 and then follow Route 3 towards Laconia, Meredith or other surrounding lakes towns.
From Boston area take Route 95 until it meets Route 4 and becomes the Spaulding Turnpike.
Travel along the Spaulding Turnpike until you see the exit for Route 11, which will take you all the way to the Lake Winnipesaukee part of the New Hampshire lakes region.
The roads to The Mountains...
As the two major New Hampshire travel routes to the White Mountains are the same as for the lake region, then the drive is fairly easy to navigate.
But here's a tip for this longer drive...
New Hampshire police constantly remind travelers that the major cause of road accidents in the state are because of fatigue.. or falling asleep at the wheel.
If you’ve been sitting in a plane most of the day, then it may be tiring to do the run to the mountains in one hop. So be sure to stop for coffee along one of the many coffee stops throughout the region.
Okay, on to The Mountains!
As before from Manchester get on Route 93 and just keep driving north until it connects with Route 112E – this is also known as the Kancamagus Highway. It's a dramatic scenic drive across the White Mountains National Forest to the town of Conway. At Conway take Route 16 to North Conway.
Congratulations! You’re now in the heart of the White Mountains region.
If you're driving from the Boston area take Route 95 until it meets Route 4 and becomes the Spaulding Turnpike. Travel along the Spaulding Turnpike until it meets Route 16.
Route 16 will take you all the way to North Conway in the heart of the White Mountains.
All these routes I’ve just given you are also good New Hampshire travel routes to the skiing areas for your winter vacation. So print them out and enjoy!
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