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It’s easy to navigate Portland and the surrounding vicinity without a car, so try leaving yours behind.
Bicycle rentals are available on Portland’s
waterfront between the Casco Bay Ferry
terminal and Ocean Gateway Information
Center. Gorham Bike & Ski will deliver bikes
to the train/bus station, hotels, or location
of your choice. You can arrive with bicycles
via train or bus, and bring them on the local
Metro bus once here.
Get an overview of the area on a trolley, fire
engine, or duck boat tour. Or step aboard
one of the cruise boats lining the waterfront
for a breezy look at Casco Bay.
And when you just can’t get to a certain
landmark or attraction without a car, take
a private customized tour with Maine Day
Trip and leave the driving to them.
Concord Coach buses you to Maine from
Boston’s North Station or Logan Airport, and
twice daily from NYC.
Metro’s Breeze offers express bus service
between the Portland Transportation
Center, downtown, and the towns of
Falmouth, Yarmouth, and Freeport to
the north.
Hop a Casco Bay Lines ferry or Sea Taxi to
explore the nearby populated islands. Your
bikes can come too!
Portland Trails maintains a 70-mile network
of bicycle and pedestrian routes through-
out the region. Maps and extensive trail
info at
trails.org.
Many hotels include a complimentary
shuttle from the airport, and some even
bring their guests into town and pick them
up after a night out—be sure to ask.
You'll save hours of driving time from Nova
Scotia by taking the CAT high-speed ferry
for just 5 1/2 hours.
Train riders coming from New York or Con-
necticut make a simple connection from
Boston’s South Station to catch the Amtrak
Downeaster from North Station.
The accessible Metro bus offers a robust
schedule including the airport, the Maine
Mall, and connections to other municipal
bus systems at Metro's Elm Street hub.
PLANES, TRAINS, NO AUTOMOBILES
CAR FREE
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