New England Getaway: New England travel, vacation, and destination guide

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Thursday, 07 February 2008
f we have convinced you that New England is the ideal spot for your next vacation.  This article will help you get there.  Find instructions for how to travel to New England by Car, Train, or Air. 1/25/2008

By Air

New England is served by several airports: Logan International in Boston, TF Green Airport Warwick, RI, Bradley International Windsor Locks (between Hartford, CT, and Springfield, MA), Tweed New Haven in New Haven, Burlington International Burlington, VT, Portland, Bangor, and Manchester Airport, to name a few. Logan is by far the largest. Amongst discount airlines, JetBlue serves Boston, Nantucket, Burlington, and Portland; while Southwest Airlines serves Hartford/Springfield, Providence, and Manchester; and Air Tran Airways serves Portland and Boston.

By Car

New England is served by several interstate highways. I-95 enters from the New York City area and links five of the six states together. I-90 and I-84 both come in from the west out of Albany and southern New York. I-91 links New Haven with Hartford, Springfield and eastern Vermont. I-89 connects Burlington, VT with Concord, NH. I-93 runs through New Hampshire, connecting St. Johnsbury, VT with Boston.

By Train

Amtrak operates several routes into New England, most notably the Northeast Corridor, which connects New York City to Boston via New Haven and Providence. As well, the Vermonter goes from New York City and Washington, DC to Connecticut, western Massachusetts and Vermont. New York City's Metropolitan Transit Authority's MetroNorth trains run between Grand Central Station in midtown Manhattan and New Haven, stopping in many Connecticut towns en route.

By Bus

The Chinatown Bus goes from New York to Boston for about $30 round trip. Greyhound also offers slightly more expensive bus service to and from other areas of the country, as does Peter Pan. From Port Authority Bus Terminal in New York City buses serve western New England. Vermont Transit offers service from Montréal. Boston's South Station is a hub for bus travel to and from New York and to and from all other areas of New England.
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