The Downeast & Acadia Region is famous for its rocky shoreline, scenic
harbors and mountains-to-the sea views. This area also is
home to Acadia National Park, the most frequently visited
location in Maine. The region offers visitors numerous ways
to explore and preserve its natural beauty.
Downeast & Acadia by Air
Hancock County-Bar
Harbor Airport (BHB). Located between
Ellsworth and Bar Harbor, this convenient, year-round facility
services Maine's Downeast coastal region and one of American's
most visited national parks, Acadia National Park.
Air Taxi/Charter Airports
Belfast Municipal Airport
The Belfast airport is located in the heart of Coastal Maine.
Eastport Municipal Airport
This airport serves one of the last unspoiled stretches of Maine's coast.
Lubec Airport
Serves Lubec and Washington County in Downeast Maine.
Machias Valley Airport
The Machias Bay area features numerous picturesque harbors and towns, with excellent recreational opportunities.
Princeton Municipal Airport
Provides access to numerous sporting camps and pristine lakes.
Stonington Municipal Airport
This island features a cluster of quiet communities.
Downeast & Acadia by Bike
Bustling towns, scenic harbors, picturesque bayscapes, delightful villages and
spectacular mountains-to-the-sea views make Downeast hugely popular among cyclists.
The region is home to breathtaking Acadia National Park, as well as numerous
easily reached islands. Click here for more information.
Downeast & Acadia by Bus
Island Explorer.
Free seasonal shuttle service linking hotels, inns and campgrounds on Mount Desert
Island, with destinations in Acadia National Park and neighboring
village centers.
Downeast Transportation.
A private, non-profit agency that operates deviated fixed-route public bus service in Hancock County. Areas served by fixed-route bus include Ellsworth, all of Mount Desert Island, the Blue Hill peninsula including Brooklin, Sedgwick, Deer Isle and Stonington, the northern Hancock County town of Otis, the coastal towns of Hancock, Sullivan, Gouldsboro and Winter Harbor in eastern Hancock County, and the Town of Bucksport in western Hancock County.
(207) 667-5796 – Ellsworth
Pleasant Point Transportation
Operates a public bus service between the Pleasant Point
Indian Reservation and downtown Calais on Wednesday
thru Friday.
(207) 853-2600
West Transportation
West's Transportation is a private for-profit corporation that provides fixed-route and demand response public transportation service to communities within Washington county and eastern portions of Hancock County. Intercity service is provided between Calais and Bangor (named Coastal Connection) with stops in Washington and Hancock Counties along the way.
(207) 546-2823
Vermont Transit
Vermont Transit offers fast bus service
to New Hampshire, Massachusetts and Eastern Canada.
800-552-8737.
Downeast & Acadia by Car
The Downeast & Acadia region is home numerous
scenic byways, which offer visitors glimpses into
small, coastal villages ripe with wild blueberries -
and the open waters surrounding Mount Desert Island
and Acadia National Park.
Click here for additional resources for car travel.
Downeast & Acadia by Ferry
Bar
Harbor Ferry. The M/V Sequin and the M/V Schoodic
provide seasonal service between Bar Harbor and Winter
Harbor, Maine.
Beal & Bunker.
Year-round service, leaving from the Northeast Harbor Town Dock.
(207) 244-3565
The
CAT. Operated seasonally by Bay Ferries, Ltd., The
Cat is the fastest car ferry in North America. Designed
for ocean conditions, the Cat carries up to 900 passengers
and 240 cars across the Gulf of Maine, traveling between
Bar Harbor and Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, in 2hrs 45 min.
Service is available from mid-May to mid-October.
East Coast Ferries. Visitors to the Campobello area who wish to continue on to the New Brunswick mainland can save nearly 100 driving miles by hopping on the M.V. "Island Hopper". Save nearly 50 driving miles from the Eastport area aboard the M.V. "Fundy Trail."
(506)-747-2159
Isle au Haut Mail Boat.
The Isle Au Haut mailboats offer passenger and freight service between Stonington and Isle au Haut, excursions for sightseers and seasonal service to Acadia National Park at Duck Harbor.
(207) 367-2355
Quoddy Loop Ferries. The Quoddy Loop,
a "two-nation
vacation" loop between points in Maine and New Brunswick, Canada,
relies on a series of ferries. These vessels transport
travelers and vehicles among five islands and Blacks
Harbour on the New Brunswick mainland. Islands serviced
include:
- Campobello Island
- Deer Island
- Grand Manan
- White Head Island
- Moose Island, Eastport, Maine
Maine State Ferry Service.
This state ferry line transports
travelers from Bass Harbor on Mount Desert Island to Swans
Island and Frenchboro.
Connections to Train
The closest train station from Downeast & Acadia is The
Downeaster train station in Portland.
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