Lake Champlain Byway - Vermont
Driving Directions

Driving the Byway

From the north:

For travelers coming from Quebec, Canada via Autoroute 15, Route 223 or Route 225 or from the northeast corner of New York via US Interstate 87.

The Lake Champlain Byway begins on the Rouses Point Bridge at US Route 2. Follow US 2 south through the towns of the Champlain Islands. Continue on US 2 across the Sandbar Bridge into Chittenden County. The byway then follows U.S. Route 7 south through Burlington and down to Charlotte. Continue south on US 7 to visit Middlebury and to visit Vergennes (via a short-ride on VT-22A).

From the south:

For travelers coming from New York, via US Route 4.

After crossing into Vermont near Whitehall, NY, head north on VT22A (or on US7 near Rutland) to reach the byway's southernmost community of Middlebury. Continue north on US 7 to reach the byway community of Vergennes. Continue north on US 7 where the byway resumes after you reach Charlotte in Chittenden County. Continue on US 7 into Burlington and up through Milton. The byway then follows US Route 2 through the towns of the Champlain Islands.

From the northeast (New York and the Lakes-to-Locks National Scenic Byway):

For travelers coming from upstate New York and the Adirondacks

Rouses Point Bridge, US Route 2 (see "From the north" above)

Plattsburgh - Grand Isle Ferry (20 minute crossing, year-round)

Port Kent - Burlington Ferry (1 hour crossing, mid-May through early October)

Essex Charlotte Ferry (20 minute crossing, year-round)

Ticonderoga Shoreham Ferry (7 minute crossing, mid-May through mid-October)

From the east:

For travelers coming from the Northeast U.S.

The fastest way to reach the Lake Champlain Byway is to connect with US Interstate 89 in Vermont. Head east on I-89 North towards Burlington. At Exit 13, take the short spur of Interstate 189 to US Route 7. At US Route 7, head north or south to explore the byway.

Via air:

Catch a flight to Burlington, Vermont (BTV).

Via rail (Amtrak):

Take Amtrak's Vermonter train to Essex Junction, one of the Byway's communities. The train runs between St. Albans, Vermont and through major east coast cities to Washington, D.C. There is one northbound trip and one southbound trip per day.