Trips by budget

Trips under $2,000 from New York

Destinations where a complete 7-day trip for 2 sharing one room, flights from New York and back, stay, food and local costs, fits under $2,000. These are our planning estimates: flights from distance and typical fares, stay and food from each destination's daily costs. Observed fares replace them as we collect them.

DestinationTravel for 2StayFoodTotalBest months
Shenandoah National ParkUnited StatesDestination guide~$109by trainESTIMATED~$270~$420~$1,149April, May, June, September and October
GettysburgUnited StatesDestination guide~$29by roadESTIMATED~$324~$504~$1,277April, May, June, September and October
MeridaMexicoDestination guide~$520fly, one stopESTIMATED~$216~$336~$1,352November, December, January, February and March
San JuanPuerto RicoDestination guide~$520fly, one stopESTIMATED~$216~$336~$1,352December, January, February, March and April
Hudson ValleyUnited StatesDestination guide~$20by roadESTIMATED~$351~$546~$1,372May, June, September and October
PhiladelphiaUnited StatesDestination guide~$20by roadESTIMATED~$378~$588~$1,476April, May, June, September and October
Niagara FallsUnited StatesDestination guide~$118by trainESTIMATED~$378~$588~$1,574May, June, July, August and September
Washington D.C.United StatesDestination guide~$33by roadESTIMATED~$405~$630~$1,593March, April, May, September and October
Cape MayUnited StatesDestination guide~$21by roadESTIMATED~$432~$672~$1,685May, June, July, August and September
MarrakechMoroccoDestination guide~$916fly, one stopESTIMATED~$243~$378~$1,852March, April, May, October and November

Planning figures, not quotes: flights are estimated from distance and typical fares, stay from each destination's daily costs, one room; food and local costs from the same daily figures. Activities are inside the total. Visa fees are not. How we calculate.