Bus Travel in New England

With limited train service in New England, bus is often the best way to travel if you don't have your own car.

Bus service between New York City and Boston is frequent, competitive and inexpensive. More...

New York City's main bus station is the Port Authority Bus Terminal, Eighth Avenue and 42nd Street (tel 212-564-8484).

From Newark International Airport (EWR), shuttle buses go directly to the Port Authority terminal.

From LaGuardia Airport (LGA) or John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK), take an airport bus to Grand Central Terminal (Park Avenue and 42nd Street) and walk (or take a taxi) five blocks west along 42nd Street to the bus terminal.

From the Port Authority Bus Terminal, various lines run to different parts of New England:

Peter Pan Bus Lines (& Bonanza Bus)
Routes go from New York City to Albany NY via the Massachusetts Berkshire hills (Great Barrington, Stockbridge, Lee, Lenox, and Pittsfield); and from New York City to Cape Cod (Falmouth, Woods Hole, and Hyannis) via Providence RI. More...

Here's how to travel between New York City and Cape Cod (Hyannis) by bus, and by train and bus (faster).

During the winter months, service to Falmouth and Woods Hole (for the ferries to Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket) is via connection at Bourne MA.

All Bonanza Bus routes are now operated by Peter Pan Bus Lines, including those between New York City and Providence and Newport RI, and New Bedford MA. More...

Greyhound Lines
Greyhound (tel 212-635-0800) operates buses from New York City to Hartford CT, Springfield MA, Worcester MA, New Haven CT, New London CT, and Providence RI.

Service to Cape Cod is provided in conjunction with Bonanza. The Boston service has a few buses daily. The direct trip to Boston takes about 4-3/4 hours. From Boston, connections are made to points in Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont.

In summer, Greyhound operates daily service from Montreal QC to Burlington VT, North Conway NH, Old Orchard Beach ME and Boston MA. Other Greyhound buses head due south along Canada 15 and I-87 to New York City, stopping in Albany NY along the way. More...

Vermont Transit Lines
Vermont Transit operates in conjunction with Greyhound to serve towns in Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine, Massachusetts and Connecticut as well as New York City and Montreal QC. More...

Plymouth & Brockton Buses
P&B connects Boston and Logan Airport with towns on the Massachusetts South Shore, Southeastern Massachusetts and Cape Cod. More...

CapeX
CapeX runs buses from Providence RI via Fall River MA and New Bedford MA to the Cape Cod towns of Sagamore, Barnstable and Harwich. More...

Concord Trailways
Concord Trailways buses connect the towns of New Hampshire's White Mountains and Lake Winnipesaukee with Concord NH, Manchester NH and Boston MA (Logan Airport and South Station). More...

Concord Coach Lines
Routes along the Maine coast, and inland Maine. More...

C & J Trailways
C & J Trailways buses connect Boston and Logan Airport with Newburyport MA, Portsmouth NH and Dover NH. More...

Cyr Bus Lines
Routes from Bangor ME to northern Maine, including Caribou and Presque Isle. More...

Dartmouth Coach
Dartmouth Coach buses connect New Hampshire's Upper Valley (New London, Lebanon and Hanover NH) with Boston and Logan Airport. More...

Buses From Montreal, Chicago & Toronto
The major bus routes to New England from Chicago and Toronto enter the region at Albany NY, Montreal QC, and New York City, and you may find yourself changing buses at one of these points to reach your final destination. The distance by road to Boston from Chicago is almost 1,000 miles (1,500 km), from Toronto 550 miles (860 km).

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New York City—Boston by Bus

Peter Pan Bus Lines

Greyhound Buses

Plymouth & Brockton Buses

Vermont Transit Lines

Bus Travel in Maine

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