And Beyond.
Northern New England covers everything close to home, no plane required. Everywhere else is here, our picks for the best places to travel with kids: every guide built from our own family's travels, starting with the same question: what does Boston Logan actually fly nonstop, and what does the rest of the trip look like once you land. Self-guided, stroller-tested, kept up to date.
No nonstop from Boston, about 20 hours with one connection. The full two-week route: Bangkok to reset, Chiang Mai for temples and Elephant Nature Park, then a week on the beach in Krabi.
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Stroller-tested
London + Cotswolds
Rome to Tuscany
Athens + islands
Slow travel
Lagos base
São Miguel
Trains + mountains
The road trip
West coast
Fly nonstop into Amsterdam or Paris, then a train to Bruges for frites, chocolate and a bell tower to climb.
Best value
Slow + tropical
KL + Langkawi
Fremantle base
San Juan and Vieques. Four hours nonstop, domestic, the strongest February vacation pick on the whole site.
The warmest nonstops from Logan, ranked by flight length and reliability, not by how the resort photographs.
What the same budget does in Europe instead, line by line, from a family that has priced both sides.
The 2027 Massachusetts vacation dates and which routes actually operate inside them. Several do not.
All 60 international routes out of Boston, filtered by season, passport and vacation week.
The Instagram roundup that grew into our full, maintained route reference. See every nonstop from Logan.
Because winter feels a lot shorter when there's a trip on the calendar. The full, ranked version of this list lives on our winter escapes guide.
Because the cheapest flight isn't always the cheapest vacation. Ranked on our winter escapes guide.
Nonstop from Boston, all-inclusive beach days up north, then the Pitons, mud baths and a guided hike in Soufrière.
Bangkok to reset, Chiang Mai temples and Elephant Nature Park, then a week on the beach in Krabi. The honest flight math too.
The three filters we use every time, before we ever look at a neighborhood.
Fixed statewide dates, concentrated demand, and what actually helps.
Overall 8.3/10. Best: food 10. Toughest: value 5.3.
Overall 8.7/10. Best: kid friendly 10. Toughest: value 6.6.
Overall 5.6/10. Best: flight ease 9.4. Toughest: value 2.2.
Overall 7.3/10. Best: walkability 9.5. Toughest: value 1.
Overall 8.3/10. Best: kid friendly 9.5. Toughest: flight ease 6.3.
Overall 7.8/10. Best: kid friendly 9. Toughest: flight ease 5.7.
Overall 7.4/10. Best: flight ease 9.4. Toughest: weather 6.5.
Overall 8.2/10. Best: kid friendly 10. Toughest: value 5.8.
Overall 7.6/10. Best: walkability 9.5. Toughest: value 5.2.
Overall 7.0/10. Best: flight ease 8.9. Toughest: value 4.9.
Overall 7.5/10. Best: kid friendly 8. Toughest: flight ease 5.9.
Overall 5.8/10. Best: value 9.5. Toughest: flight ease 2.9.
Overall 6.1/10. Best: value 8.6. Toughest: walkability 3.
Overall 6.7/10. Best: kid friendly 9.5. Toughest: flight ease 1.9.
Overall 7.5/10. Best: walkability 9.5. Toughest: value 4.9.
Overall 6.8/10. Best: flight ease 9.1. Toughest: walkability 3. A parents-only trip.
Overall 7.6/10. Best: flight ease 10. Toughest: value 5.5.
Overall 7.0/10. Best: food 9.5. Toughest: flight ease 3.5. Before kids.
Seven destinations, each with its own cost table.
Late spring and early fall beat peak summer.
Shoulder season beats peak-summer heat and ferry crowds.
Summer daylight versus winter lights.
Hiking season versus ski season.
What three months in Tuscany taught us about heat.
Why September was our pick: still swimmable, easy beach days at Praia Dona Ana, low crowds.
Mildest and driest in summer, but pack layers any month.
May and September: summer's mild weather without summer's crowds.
December through April: dry season, outside hurricane season and the sargassum peak.
A kitchen, a washer, an elevator, then the quiet street.
Athens for the history, Naxos for the beaches.
Reykjavik as one base, Vik as a second.
One valley base, cable cars instead of a rental car.
An apartment in Rome, a base near Montepulciano.
Fewer tourists, shorter lines, a real fixed-week plan.
Short daylight, icy roads, a real shot at the northern lights.
Ski season, not hiking season.
Yes. What actually deserves planning around instead.
Yes. Heat, water and jet lag matter more than safety.
No passport, US dollars, and 911 works the same.
Yes. Less touristy is part of the appeal.
Layers over swimsuits, even in July.
Altitude sun is stronger than it looks.
Sturdy sandals, ferry-day extras, real sun protection.
Quick-dry fabrics, temple cover-ups, real mosquito protection.
Eight pairs, from Greece or Italy to Bali or Thailand, with our pick for each.
Real picks, plus Rosie in Paris, honestly.
A short, honest list, not a padded roundup.
Nobody searches for Rosie in Paris by name. They search for this.
How a story before departure changes the trip.
Why a carrier beats a stroller on the metro, even past age four.
The day-use-apartment trick and the nap everyone still needs.
Not one per person.
What actually happens overnight, and the day-use-hotel trick.
Rest on arrival morning, then daylight and local mealtimes.
Rounding up, not 20 percent, and when a service charge is already on the bill.
Terminal E, where to wait past security, and the lounge tradeoff.
Why we always bought the seat instead.
The same nonstop routes grouped by flight length.
Adapters, ATMs, and restaurant pacing.
Which ticket types need it, and what happens if you skip it.
The mail-in eligibility rule.
Two checked bags with a toddler, carry-on once everyone walks.
The planning method behind every guide on this site.
Yes, for one home base. The honest math.
Flights first, lodging right behind, passports before either.
The would-skip note from all 17 destination guides, in one place.
No guides or articles match that search. Clear the search and try again.
Living near Logan helps.
It is not the plan.
Every guide above states the Boston routing first because it decides the dates and half the budget, but the trip itself is the reason to go. If you want the maintained list of what flies nonstop out of Logan right now, see every route here. If you'd rather skip the research and have us build the itinerary, that's what Plan Your Trip is for.
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Family vacation ideas: questions, answered
What does "And Beyond" mean on this site?
It's our name for every trip that needs a flight, as opposed to Northern New England, which covers weekends you can drive to. And Beyond is every guide we've written from our own travels abroad, all routed from Boston Logan.
Do I need to fly out of Boston for these guides to be useful?
No, but they're most specific if you do. Every guide states the Logan routing first because that decision shapes the dates and the budget, then covers the trip itself in enough detail to be useful from any starting airport.
Which destination is easiest for a first trip abroad with kids?
Iceland or Ireland. Both have a reliable year-round nonstop from Boston under 6 hours, English is spoken, and neither requires the multi-stop logistics of Southeast Asia or Australia.
Can Nowhere On Earth plan one of these trips for us?
Yes. We offer a $99 trip planning consultation (a one-hour call, a proposed itinerary, and a month of email follow-up), or a booking service from $499 where we book the flights, the stay and the activities for one of these And Beyond destinations, in your name. The $99 counts toward the booking if you upgrade.
What's the difference between a guide and an article here?
Guides are full destination write-ups, one per place, like Paris or Iceland. Articles are shorter and often seasonal: winter roundups, school vacation timing, and the destination teasers we post to Instagram before a guide is written. Use the filters above to tell them apart.
What are the best places to travel with kids from Boston?
For a first trip abroad, Iceland or Ireland: short nonstops and English spoken. For a city, Paris, with its gardens, carousels and a nonstop from Logan. For no passport at all, Puerto Rico, four hours away. For a slow beach week, the Algarve in Portugal. Each one has a full guide above, written from our own trips.
Which European destinations are the most family friendly?
Of the places we have taken our girls: Paris for parks and carousels, the Algarve for calm coves and pool days, the west of Ireland for slow driving days, and the Lauterbrunnen Valley in Switzerland for car-free villages and cable cars. Greece and Italy are right behind them, and both are better in shoulder season than in July and August.
What makes a good family vacation spot with young kids?
For us it comes down to a short or overnight flight, one home base with a kitchen and a washer, and a park or a calm beach within walking distance. Then one outing a day. A place that fits that beats a famous place that doesn’t.
Not sure where to start?
Grab our free field guide for the how-to of family travel from Boston, or let us help you plan the whole trip.