Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Out-of-State Traveling Distances to Portland (miles)
Atlanta, GA
Miami, FL
1,230
1,675
Baltimore, MD
500
Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN
1,475
Boston, MA
110
Montreal, PQ Canada
270
Chicago, IL
1,050
New Orleans, LA
1,730
Cincinnati, OH
960
New York, NY
330
Cleveland, OH
720
Philadelphia, PA
420
Denver, CO
2,100
Pittsburgh, PA
700
Detroit, MI
Portland, OR
790
3,180
Halifax, NS Canada
St. Louis, MO
550
1,260
Hartford, CT
Salt Lake City, UT
200
2,500
Houston, TX
San Francisco, CA
2,075
3,270
Kansas City, MO
Seattle, WA
1,510
3,115
Los Angeles, CA
3,200
Toronto, ONT Canada
575
Memphis, TN
1,475
Washington, DC
570
Note: To go from Kittery in the south to Madawaska in the far north requires a drive of
nearly 400 miles.
Travel by Bus
Bus service is very limited in route and schedule. Most service is concen-
trated along the I-95 corridor from Boston, through Portland, Lewiston,
Augusta and on to Bangor. Most firms do run buses up US 1 from Port-
land to Bangor. Year-round, buses run from Bangor to Caribou with stops
in between. Seasonally, buses run from Bangor to Bar Harbor with one
run each way daily.
Taking the bus these days is a much more pleasant experience than it
was 20 years ago. Some bus companies now offer “in-flight” movies on
video monitors overhead as well as snacks and a beverage. Each seat also
sports multiple channels of music. Passengers can listen with private
headsets.
Most express bus service can take people from one downtown to another
faster than you can make it in a private car.
Major cities such as Portland, Lewiston and Bangor have city bus lines.
On Mount Desert Island, a new shuttle bus service connecting hotels,
campgrounds and Acadia National Park trailheads and areas of interest
