Tours, tickets and day trips in New Bedford, MA
The best-reviewed tours and tickets with live prices, the sights with published visitor numbers, and the towns close enough for a day out.
Tours, tickets and day trips across United States
What people come to see
| Sight | Visitors a year | Year |
|---|---|---|
| New Bedford Free Public Library | 248,585 | 2016 |
| New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park | 18,243 | 2020 |
The busiest is New Bedford Free Public Library at 248,585 visitors in 2016. Figures are the latest each site has published, so they are not all for the same year.
Day trips from New Bedford
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Bedford to Providence | United States | 45 km (28 mi) | about 44 min |
| New Bedford to Boston | United States | 81 km (50 mi) | about 1 h 19 min |
| New Bedford to Cambridge | United States | 84 km (52 mi) | about 1 h 22 min |
| New Bedford to Worcester | United States | 101 km (62 mi) | about 1 h 38 min |
| New Bedford to Lowell | United States | 116 km (72 mi) | about 1 h 53 min |
| New Bedford to Hartford | United States | 147 km (91 mi) | about 2 h 23 min |
| New Bedford to Springfield | United States | 147 km (91 mi) | about 2 h 24 min |
| New Bedford to Manchester | United States | 157 km (98 mi) | about 2 h 34 min |
| New Bedford to New York City | United States | 277 km (172 mi) | about 4 h 31 min |
| New Bedford to Brooklyn | United States | 276 km (171 mi) | about 4 h 29 min |
| New Bedford to Queens | United States | 266 km (165 mi) | about 4 h 19 min |
| New Bedford to Manhattan | United States | 271 km (169 mi) | about 4 h 25 min |
Distances are straight-line; road and rail routes run about 15–25% longer. Times are estimates from distance and typical speeds, not timetables.
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Common questions
How do I book tours and tickets in New Bedford?
Through Viator, our tours partner. The experiences on this page are live from Viator with their “from” prices; you book on Viator, which takes payment and handles changes and refunds.
What is the most visited attraction in New Bedford?
New Bedford Free Public Library, with 248,585 visitors in 2016 (Wikidata).
How are the journey times on this page worked out?
From straight-line distance and typical speeds for each mode, so they are estimates for planning, not timetables. Road and rail routes run 15–25% longer than the straight line.
Where these facts come from
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
- Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
- OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
- Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines
Data compiled 14 September 2026. Hotel and hostel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.