Visiting Bangor

Transportation

Bangor is located on I-95, the major north-south corridor on the East Coast. I-395 provides quick access to State Route 1-A which connects to the Maine Coast. Canada is 90 minutes away on State Route 9. Virtually any location in Bangor is only ten minutes away. If you are tired of long commutes, gridlock, and traffic frustration, Bangor’s the place to be.

Bangor International Airport offers over 50 flights a day to and from major cities in the Northeast, national and regional hubs, and Florida and the Caribbean, with most service provided on modern jet aircraft. In these days of long lines and frustrating waits at airports, Bangor International continues to provide fast, courteous, and convenient service. Non-stop destinations include Boston, New York, Detroit, Philadelphia, Cincinnati, Atlanta, and Newark. Bangor is served by Delta, American, US Airways, Continental, and Northwest.

Inter-city bus service is provided by both Concord Trailways and Greyhound, with frequent service to Boston and beyond. These services provide direct connections to Amtrak in either Portland, Maine or Boston.

The BAT Community Connector provides local bus service to the communities of Bangor, Brewer, Hampden, Veazie, Orono and Old Town. This regional system, operated by the City of Bangor, is especially convenient for those who prefer not to rely on private transportation.  The BAT serves many of our major employment and activity centers including the Bangor Mall and the University of Maine at Orono.

Bangor is within convenient highway travel distances of cities in Maine and the New England/Atlantic Canada region. Augusta, the state capital, is about an hour away. Portland can be reached in two hours, Saint John New Brunswick in three, and Boston and Montreal in four to five hours.