PLAN 6: BUS FROM BOSTON
Vermont Transt operates one round trip a day during the summer between Boston South Station and Bar Harbor. Concord Trailways offers year-round express bus service between Boston South Station and Bangor. See below for travel below between Bangor and Bar Harbor.

The South Station bus terminal in Boston is located over the railroad tracks a moderate walk from the train station. The MBTA Red Line subway offers a stop at South Station.

Bangor to Bar Harbor
There are various strategies for traveling from Bangor to Bar Harbor. Here are some ways to do this, starting with the least expensive:

1. Downeast Transportation departs Bangor for Bar Harbor year-round on Mondays and Fridays only. This bus does not operate on Monday holidays. It departs Concord Trailways at 3:00 p.m. and Vermont Transit at 3:10 p.m. Visit DowneastTrans.org for detailed schedule and fare information.

2. Monday through Friday, you can travel from Bangor to Ellsworth on the West Transportation bus, and then transfer to a Downeast Transportation bus heading to Bar Harbor. The West bus departs Concord Trailways daily at 3:10 p.m. and Vermont Transit at 3:20 p.m. It drops off on request at Ellsworth City Hall at 4:05 p.m. The Downeast bus to Bar Harbor departs Ellsworth City Hall Monday through Friday at 4:20 p.m.

3. Vermont Transit operates a bus daily during the summer months that departs downtown Bangor for Bar Harbor in the early evening. The local Bangor bus (BAT Community Connector) links the airport and downtown Bangor. The Vermont Transit terminal is two blocks from the Bangor downtown transit hub.

4. The Bar Harbor-Bangor Shuttle offers up to five trips a day from Bangor to Bar Harbor, with pick-ups at the airport. Advance reservations are required.

5. Rental cars and taxis are available at the Bangor airport.

The Island Explorer is operated by
Downeast Transportation
PO Box 914
Ellsworth, ME 04605
(207) 667-5796

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