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It’s easy to get here and easy to get around once you arrive, and you’ll be pleasantly
surprised at just how close we are — just two hours north of Boston and less than four
hours from Hartford.
Airplane arrivals and departures
average 100 daily, many of which are
non-stop flights. The following domestic
commercial airlines serve Portland:
Continental, Delta, JetBlue, Southwest,
United, and US Airways. Air Canada flies
between Portland and Toronto. Flight
and airline contact information is
available at portlandjetport.org. The
airport is conveniently located just three
miles from downtown, and many hotels
offer free shuttle service. Rental car,
taxi, and limousine services are also
available at the Jetport.
Portland has become a popular
cruise ship stop, so your next visit
could be planned around a vacation at
sea. Cruise ships dock right downtown,
letting passengers disembark to stroll
the Old Port or take a narrated city
tour or shore excursions to the villages
of Freeport or Kennebunkport.
For motorists traveling from northeast
cities, access by auto is a breeze on
Interstate 95. Greater Portland is also
serviced by national and regional bus
lines, offering numerous routes to
Maine. Or you can ride the rails to
Maine, on the “Downeaster,” Amtrak’s
passenger service between Boston and
Brunswick, with stops in Wells, Saco, Old
Orchard Beach, Portland, and Freeport.
Once here, you will find the region easy
to navigate. The Metro bus system
offers convenient public bus service
from outlying areas to downtown,
and Casco Bay Lines provides regular
ferry service to the nearby islands.
Portland Trails maintains a network of
bicycle and pedestrian routes through-
out the region such as the Greenbelt
Trail on which you can reach both Bug
Light Park and the Spring Point Ledge
Lighthouse in South Portland.
Photo: courtesy Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority
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Hop aboard for
an easy 30-minute
jaunt via train
between Portland
and Freeport, and
just 15 minutes
more to Brunswick,
the start of the
Mid-Coast region.
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