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Explore Maine Home > Bus Home > Fixed Route Buses
Smaller systems in Augusta, Waterville, Paris,
Belfast, Rockland, Bath, South Portland, Sanford, Biddeford,
Saco,
Old Orchard Beach and Ellsworth operate 5 days a week, helping
area residents get around town without the use of a private
car. In rural areas of western and eastern Maine, some routes
receive regularly scheduled service once or twice a week.
Search Fixed-Route Bus services by region
AROOSTOOK COUNTY
Aroostook
Regional Transportation System (ARTS)
A non-profit
organization serving all of Aroostook County and
parts of Washington and Penobscot counties with
scheduled bus routes.
(207) 764-1290
DOWNEAST & ACADIA
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
Service Area: Hancock County
Island
Explorer
Operated by Downeast Transportation, Inc., is a
seasonal fixed-route public bus service. The Island
Explorer operates seven days per week between Trenton,
Mount Desert Island and Acadia National Park.
(207) 288-4573 – Bar Harbor (seasonal)
Service Area: Mount Desert Island
and Acadia National Park
Pleasant Point Transportation
Operates a public bus service between the Pleasant
Point Indian Reservation and downtown Calais on Wednesday & Friday
only.
(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
Freeport Explorer
Connects with Downeaster trains at the Portland Transportation Center. Provides weekend service to Freeport and LL Bean.
METRO
Owned and operated by the Greater Portland Transit
District, provides public fixed route transportation
in Portland, Westbrook, Falmouth Crossing and the
Maine Mall area of South Portland. METRO operates
seven days a week.
(207) 774-0351
Service Area: Portland,Westbrook, Falmouth Crossing and the Maine Mall area of South Portland.
Portland
Explorer
Operated by VIP Charter Coach and
administered by the Greater Portland Council of
Governments, provides
public fixed-route express bus service between Portland’s
transportation terminals and three area hotels.
The
service operates seven days a week, year-round and
most holidays.
(207) 774-9891
Service Area: Portland Transportation
Center (Amtrak's Downeaster and Concord Trailways),
Casco Bay Lines, Portland Jetport, and three area
hotels.
South
Portland Bus Service
Owned and operated by the City of South Portland,
provides public fixed-route transit service in South
Portland, the Maine Mall area and downtown Portland.
South Portland Bus Service operates Monday through
Saturday.
(207) 767-5556
Zoom
Turnpike Express
Operating between
Biddeford, Saco and Portland.
KENNEBEC & MOOSE RIVER VALLEY
The
Bus
The Lewiston-Auburn city bus system.
(207) 777-4563
Kennebec
Valley Transit. Serving Augusta,
Hallowell, Farmingdale, Gardiner, Waterville
and Fairfield.
A private, non-profit agency that provides public
fixed-route bus service in Kennebec and Somerset
Counties.
KVCAP operates public fixed-route bus service, KV
Transit Service, in the greater Waterville and Augusta
areas.
Kennebec Valley Transit Service: (207) 622-4761
Skowhegan : (207) 474-8487 / 800-542-8227
Waterville: (207) 877-5677
Western Maine Transportation Service, Inc.
THE MAINE HIGHLANDS
Bangor
Area Transit (BAT Community Connector)
Owned and operated by the City of Bangor, is
a public fixed-route bus service that serves
Bangor,
Brewer, Veazie, Orono, Old Town, Hampden and the
University of Maine. BAT Community Connector operates Monday through
Saturday.
(207) 947-0536
Service Area: Greater Bangor Area
- Bangor, Brewer, Veazie, Orono, Old Town, Hampden,
and the University of Maine
MAINE LAKES & MOUNTAINS
Lisbon Connection
Mountain
Explorer
A free shuttle service operating between Bethel Village and Sunday River Ski
Resort, linking restaurants, inns and shopping areas in between.
Western Maine Transportation Services, Inc. (WMTS)
A private, non-profit corporation that provides public transportation
in Androscoggin, Franklin and Oxford Counties. Fixed route
bus service in Lewiston-Auburn, seasonal fixed route bus
in the Bethel-Newry area – Mountain Explorer.
FIXED ROUTE SERVICES
Auburn, Southern Oxford and Southern
Androscoggin Counties
(207) 784-9335
Franklin, Northern Oxford and Northern Androscoggin Counties
1-800-393-9335
(207) 364-2135
Service Area: Androscoggin, Franklin
and Oxford Counties.
1-800-339-9687
1-800-851-3191 TTY
Auburn: (207) 784-9335
Mexico: (207) 364-2135
MID-COAST
Bath
Shuttle Bus
Operated by the City of Bath, provides public fixed
route bus service in the City of Bath. CityBus operates
Monday through Friday.
(207) 443-8363
Service Area: Bath
Coastal
Transportation (CTI)
Serving Knox, Lincoln and Sagadahoc Counties as well
as Brunswick and Harpswell
Brunswick: (207) 443-6207 / 800-444-6207
Rockland: (207) 596-6605 / 800-289-6605
SOUTHERN MAINE COAST
My
Bus
Serving the towns of Sanford and Springvale.
(207) 947-0536
COAST
Serving Dover and Somersworth, New Hampshire and Berwick,
Maine.
603-743-5777
Dover, NH: 603-862-2328
Sanford Transit
The York County Community Action Corporation (YCCAC) provides a fixed
route service in Sanford (My Bus) Monday-Friday. The
service begins and ends with a commuter run to the industrial zone of
South Sanford and
generally serves the area between Springvale Square
and South Sanford on an hourly basis.
(207) 324-5762
ShuttleBus
ShuttleBus and Zoom Turnpike Express
The Biddeford, Saco, Old Orchard Beach Transit Committee,
known as the ShuttleBus, operates public fixed route
transportation in York and Cumberland Counties.
Zoom
Turnpike Express
Operating between Biddeford,
Saco and Portland.
Park & Ride. MDOT and the Maine Turnpike Authority maintain Park and Ride parking lots where travelers leave their vehicles, and where commuters can connect with car and vanpools.
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