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Service Alert Updates

7. SOUTHWEST HARBOR

Scroll down for Tremont / Southwest Harbor connections.

Service begins June 23 and operates through August 22. Shaded times continue from August 23 through October 10, 2022.

*During the fall, Island Explorer buses will not serve the high school parking lot. Buses will stop next to the MDI High School sign on Route 233.

This draft timetable was updated for 2022 on August 31, 2022.

FALL SERVICE IS LIMITED TO SHADED TIMES ONLY.

ROUTE 7: BAR HARBOR TO SOUTHWEST HARBOR


A B C D E F G H I
VILLAGE
GREEN		 HIGH
SCHOOL*		 MT DES
CMPGD		 SOMES-
VILLE		 ECHO
LAKE		 SMUG
DEN		 SWH
MAIN ST		 MANST
DOCK		 SEAWL
CMPGD
8:00 a 8:12 a 8:15 a 8:18 a 8:30 a 8:33 a 8:40 a - 8:50 a
10:00 a 10:12 a 10:15 a 10:18 a 10:30 a 10:33 a 10:40 a - 10:50 a
11:00 a 11:12 a 11:15 a 11:18 a 11:30 a 11:33 a 11:40 a - 11:50 a
12:00 p 12:12 p 12:15 p 12:18 p 12:30 p 12:33 p 12:40 p - 12:50 p
1:00 p 1:12 p 1:15 p 1:18 p 1:30 p 1:33 p 1:40 p - 1:50 p
2:00 p 2:12 p 2:15 p 2:18 p 2:30 p 2:33 p 2:40 p - 2:50 p
3:00 p 3:12 p 3:15 p 3:18 p 3:30 p 3:33 p 3:40 p - 3:50 p
4:00 p 4:12 p 4:15 p 4:18 p 4:30 p 4:33 p 4:40 p - 4:50 p
5:30 p 5:42 p 5:45 p 5:48 p 6:00 p 6:03 p 6:10 p - 6:20 p
6:30 p 6:42 p 6:45 p 6:48 p - 6:55 p 7:02 p - 7:12 p
8:30 p 8:42 p 8:45 p 8:48 p - 8:55 p 9:02 p - 9:12 p

ROUTE 7: SOUTHWEST HARBOR TO BAR HARBOR


I H G F E D C B A
SEAWL
CMPGD		 MANST
DOCK		 SWH
MAIN ST		 SMUG
DEN		 ECHO
LAKE		 SOMES-
VILLE		 MT DES
CMPGD		 HIGH
SCHOOL*		 VILLAGE
GREEN
7:25 a - - 7:35 a 7:38 a - 7:50 a
8:55 a 9:05 a 9:10 a 9:15 a 9:18 a 9:24 a 9:28 a 9:30 a 9:40 a
10:55 a 11:05 a 11:10 a 11:15 a 11:18 a 11:24 a 11:28 a 11:30 a 11:40 a
11:55 a 12:05 p 12:10 p 12:15 p 12:18 p 12:24 p 12:28 p 12:30 p 12:40 p
1:25 p 1:35 p 1:40 p 1:45 p 1:48 p 1:54 p 1:58 p 2:00 p 2:10 p
1:55 p 2:05 p 2:10 p 2:15 p 2:18 p 2:24 p 2:28 p 2:30 p 2:40 p
2:55 p 3:05 p 3:10 p 3:15 p 3:18 p 3:24 p 3:28 p 3:30 p 3:40 p
4:25 p 4:35 p 4:40 p 4:45 p 4:48 p 4:54 p 4:58 p 5:00 p 5:10 p
5:25 p 5:35 p 5:40 p 5:45 p 5:48 p 5:54 p 5:58 p 6:00 p 6:10 p
6:25 p 6:35 p 6:40 p 6:45 p - 4:50 p 6:55 p 6:57 p 7:07 p
7:25 p 7:35 p 7:40 p 7:45 p - 7:50 p 7:55 p 7:57 p 8:07 p

*During the fall, Island Explorer buses will not serve the high school parking lot. Buses will stop next to the MDI High School sign on Route 233.

ROUTE 11: SWH - SEAWALL - BASS HARBOR - BERNARD - SWH


G H I J K L M L G N
SWH
MAIN ST		 MANST
DOCK		 SEAWL
CMPGD		 BASS HBR
CMPGRD		 BASS
HARBOR		 TRMNT
SCHL		 BER-
NARD		 TRMNT
SCHL		 SWH
MAIN ST		 CLARK
POINT
- - - - - - - 7:20 a 7:25 a -
9:20 a 9:25 a 9:35 a 9:40 a 9:43 a 9:46 a 9:50 a 9:55 a 10:00 a 10:03 a
10:20 a 10:25 a 10:35 a 10:40 a 10:43 a 10:46 a 10:50 a 10:55 a 11:00 a 11:03 a
11:20 a 11:25 a 11:35 a 11:40 a 11:43 a 11:46 a 11:50 a 11:55 a 12:00 p 12:03 p
- - - - - - - - - -
12:50 p 12:55 p 1:05 p 1:10 p 1:13 p 1:16 p 1:20 p 1:25 p 1:30 p 1:33 p
1:50 p 1:55 p 2:05 p 2:10 p 2:13 p 2:16 p 2:20 p 2:25 p 2:30 p 2:33 p
2:50 p 2:55 p 3:05 p 3:10 p 3:13 p 3:16 p 3:20 p 3:25 p 3:30 p 3:33 p
3:50 p 3:55 p 4:05 p 4:10 p 4:13 p 4:16 p 4:20 p 4:25 p 4:30 p 4:33 p

SUMMER BUS AND FERRY CONNECTIONS
Bar Harbor and SWH to Bass Harbor and Swans Island


Bus 7 Bus 7 Bus 11 Bus 11 Ferry Ferry
BAR
HARBOR		 SWH
MAIN ST		 SWH
MAIN ST		 BASS
HARBOR		 BASS
HARBOR		 SWANS
ISLAND
9:00 a# 9:40 a#
8:00 a 8:40 a 9:20 a 9:43 a 10:30 a* 11:10 a*
10:20 a 10:43 a 11:00 a 11:40 a
10:00 a 10:40 a 11:20 a 11:43 a
11:00 a 11:40 a
12:00 p 12:40 p 12:50 p 1:13 p 2:15 p 2:55 p
1:00 p 1:40 p 1:50 p 2:13 p
2:00 p 2:40 p 2:50 p 3:13 p 3:45 p 4:25 p
3:00 p 3:40 p 3:50 p 4:13 p 5:15 p 5:55 p

#On Wednesdays and Thursdays, the 9:00 a ferry goes to Frenchboro
*The 10:30a ferry trip operates on Thursdays only.

SUMMER BUS AND FERRY CONNECTIONS
Swans Island and Bass Harbor to SWH and Bar Harbor


FERRY FERRY Bus 11 Bus 11 BUS 7 BUS 7
SWANS
ISLAND		 BASS
HARBOR		 BASS
HARBOR		 SWH
MAIN ST		 SWH
MAIN ST		 BAR
HARBOR
7:25 a 7:50 a
9:10 a 9:40 a
8:15 a 8:55 a 9:43 a 10:00 a
9:45 a 10:25 a 10:43 a 11:00 a 11:10 a 11:40 a
11:43 a 12:00 p 12:10 p 12:40 p
11:15 a* 11:55 a* 1:13 p 1:30 p 1:40 p 2:10 p
2:10 p 2:40 p
2:13 p 2:30 p 3:10 p 3:40 p
1:30 p 2:10 p 3:13 p 3:30 p
3:00 p 3:40 p 4:13 p 4:30 p 4:40 p 5:10 p

*The 11:15a ferry trip operates on Thursdays only.