Explore Maine - Commuter

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From buses and shuttles to van and carpooling services, commuters have many options to help them reduce their reliance on personal vehicles. These alternatives are convenient and economical — and they help relieve stress on the environment, not to mention stress on drivers and wear-and-tear on vehicles.

Statewide Commuter Services

GoMaine Commuter Connections
This free commuter assistance program provides services to commuters who live, work, or travel throughout the State of Maine. Commuter services include:

Carpool and vanpool ridematching using a computerized database of commuters and commuter information
Carpool support, including the Emergency Ride Home Guarantee, regular prize giveaways, and other ridesharing incentives
Commuter information and referrals on regional transportation options

www.gomaine.org 1-800-280-RIDE

Emergency Ride Home
Benefit that allows for a free (or reimbursed) taxi ride or rental car home in the event of a workday emergency. Think of it as "commuter insurance"!

www.ridesharemaine.org/emergency/
1-800-280-RIDE

Park & Ride. MDOT and the Maine Turnpike Authority maintain Park and Ride parking lots where commuters can connect with car and vanpools.

City and Regional Bus Services by Maine Region

Greater Portland & Casco Bay

ZOOM
ZOOM Turnpike Express is a weekday commuter bus service operated by ShuttleBus, and serving commuters traveling between Biddeford/Saco to downtown Portland. Stops are located at Turnpike Park & Ride lots (Exit 5, Saco and Exit 4 Biddeford) in as well as several METRO stops in Portland:

Forest Ave. near Congress St. (with nearby connections to the Maine Medical Center shuttle)
Congress Street near Monument Square
METRO Pulse on Elm Street (Downtown)
Forest Ave. in front of Pier 1 Imports (near USM)

Downeast & Acadia

Downeast Transportation
DTI provides five day per week commuter service to the Jackson Lab in Bar Harbor, contract service to Mount Desert Island Sheltered Workshop, and one day per week midday service between Bar Harbor, Ellsworth and Bangor.

(207) 667-5796

Maine Lakes & Mountains

Western Maine Transportation Services, Inc. (WMTS)
Commuter service from Lisbon to Lewiston – Lisbon Connection.

(207) 784-9335
1-800-393-9335

Service Area: Androscoggin, Franklin and Oxford Counties

Mid-Coast

RTP Intercity Commuter Service
RTP operates a Saco - Portland - Bath intercity commuter service designed primarily to serve employees of Bath Iron Works in Bath, but is also available to the general public. Transportation is provided Monday-Friday from Saco to Portland to Bath, with intermediate stops in Scarborough and

(207) 774-2666

Coastal Transportation (CTI)
Coastal Trans operates a commuter service from Rockland to Bath Iron Works.

COMMUTER
(207) 443-6207 – Bath
1-800-444-6207 – outside calling area

Southern Maine Coast

Wave Commuter Service
York County Community Action Corporation (YCCAC)

(207) 324-5762

Service Area: Sanford – Wells Corridor, York County

Other Commuter Bus Service

Regional Transportation Program. RTP operates a commuter service from Portland and Westbrook to BIW in Bath.

Service Area: Cumberland, Bath, Sagadahoc (commuter to Bath)

(207) 774-2666
1-800-244-0704

BIW Express
Operating between Saco, Portland and Bath Iron Works.

(207) 774-2666

VIP Tour & Charter
Serving USM Portland-Gorham.

(207) 772-4457

Maine DOT

Maine Office of Tourism

Commuter Services

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