By
Plane
Burlington is
served by USAirways, United
Airlines, and Continental
Airlines, with service to Albany
NY,
Boston MA,
Chicago IL, Cleveland OH, New York City,
Pittsburgh and Philadelphia PA.
By Train
Amtrak train
No. 56, the Vermonter, runs
daily between Burlington and these
cities (among others): Washington DC
(12.5 hours), New York City (Penn
Station, 9 hours), New
Haven CT (7
hours), Hartford CT (6.5
hours), Brattleboro VT (3.5
hours), White River Junction VT (near Woodstock,
2 hours), and St Albans VT (30
minutes), on the Canadian border.
Amtrak train
Nos. 68, 69, 70 and 71, the Adirondack,
runs daily between New York City and Montreal,
making the journey in 10 hours, and skirting
Vermont as it runs up the Hudson
River valley. Some trains stop at Port
Kent NY, from which you can
take a cross-lake ferryboat to Burlington.
The ferry dock is near the train station.
The journey between New York
City and Port Kent takes
7 hours; from Montreal to Port
Kent, about 2.5 hours.
To go by train between Boston MA and Burlington VT,
you must takeone of the frequent trains
on the Boston—New York City route
as far as New
Haven CT,
then change to the Vermonter,
a trip of 9.5 hours altogether. (Driving
time in a car is about four hours.)
By Bus
Vermont has its own bus line, Vermont
Transit Lines, 345 Pine St, Burlington,
VT 05401 (tel 802-864-6811, or toll free in Vermont
800-642-3133; in other states call 800-451-3292;
fax 802-862-7812), which operates from New
York City (in conjunction with Greyhound
Lines), Montreal (in conjunction
with Voyageur/Greyhound
Canada), Hartford CT and Boston MA to
virtually all points of interest in Vermont (route
map), including its home base at Burlington.
By Ferry
Lake
Champlain ferries operate between
Burlington VT and Port Kent NY in the
warm months. There are two other VT—NY
ferry routes as well, one of them year-round.
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By Car
Take the Interstates: I-95 from New
York City and Connecticut, I-93 to
I-89 from Boston, and Canada 10 to
133 to I-89
if you're driving from Montreal. Vermont's Route
100, which winds through the center
of the state from north
to south, links most of the resort areas.
Vermont Tourist Information
Vermont Highlights
Vermont Homepage
