Worcester MA, 43 miles (69 km) due west of Boston, 51 miles (82 km) east of Springfield MA, 63 miles (101 km) northeast of Hartford CT (map), is well served by Interstate highways, bus and train routes.

The Massachusetts Turnpike (Mass. Pike, I-90) passes just to the south, connecting with I-190 and I-290 which meet in Worcester. I-84 comes north from Hartford to the Mass. Pike a short distance to the west.

Bus
Peter Pan Bus Lines (Tel 800-343-9999) operates nearly a dozen buses daily between Boston and Worcester, five buses daily to/from Springfield MA, nine buses daily to/from Hartford CT, and 10 buses daily to/from New York City.

Buses operate from the Peter Pan Terminal at Union Station, 2 Washington Square, Worcester MA (map).

Train
Worcester's stately Union Station, right off I-190 (map), is served by 13 MBTA trains daily to Boston, and the same number from Boston.

Trains are timed mostly for commuters, most frequent eastbound ("Inbound") early in the morning to Boston, and most frequent westbound ("Outbound") to Worcester in the evening, with only a few mid-day trains, so check the schedules.

Amtrak does not operate trains to Worcester, only MBTA. The closest stations for Amtrak trains are Springfield MA and Boston MA.

Plane
Worcester Regional Airport serves a few scheduled flights, some charter flights, and general aviation. Bradley International Airport south of Springfield MA and north of Hartford CT has more flights, and Boston-Logan International Airport has the most.

The best way to get to Worcester by air would be to fly to Boston, then take a bus, train or rental car to Worcester.

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