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MORE BUS SERVICE BETWEEN BAR HARBOR AND BANGOR Downeast Transportation now offers midday public bus service between Bar Harbor and Bangor five days a week, Monday through Friday. In the past, this service was limited to just two days a week. The Bangor bus departs the Bar Harbor Village Green Monday through Friday at 8:00 a.m. and arrives Bangor International Airport at 9:55, Concord Coach at 10:00, and the Bangor Mall at 10:10 a.m. Buses will continue, on request, to Eastern Maine Medical Center and downtown Pickering Square. Return buses depart Pickering Square at 1:30 p.m., EMMC at 1:35, the Bangor Mall at 1:40, Concord Coach at 1:50, and Bangor International Airport at 1:55 p.m. The fare for a same-day round-trip ride between Bar Harbor and Bangor is $9. The one-way fare is $9. The Hancock County transit system also recently increased the capacity of Monday-through-Friday commuter service from Bangor and Brewer to the Jackson Laboratory in Bar Harbor. One bus departs Bangor Odlin Road at 5:30 a.m., while a second bus departs the Brewer ice rink at 5:30 a.m.. Downeast offers a Bangor and Brewer to Bar Harbor subsciption commuter fare of $20 per week. Financial support for expanded bus service between Bar Harbor and Bangor is provided by the Federal Transit Administration, the Maine Department of Transportation, and Jackson Laboratory. YEAR-ROUND BUSES OFFER NEW WAYS TO SAVE Improved commuter service between Ellsworth and Bar Harbor eliminates more than one million vehicle miles a year from local roadways. It means cash savings for area workers, new job opportunities for people without cars, less congestion, and a reduction in greenhouse gases linked to global climate change. Downeast Transportation provides popular year-round shopping trips to Ellsworth and Bangor, and in-town shuttle service for Bucksport, Ellsworth, and Bar Harbor. Downeast Transportation also operates the Island Explorer serving Acadia National Park and neighborhing towns from June 23 through Columbus Day. |
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"I get to work safely and on-time, and I save gas
and miles on my car." "My driver is dependable and safe, and is better in
the snow than I am. The commute allows me to rest to and from work." "I like it a lot because it allows me to get out and
about on my own." "I might not go if I had to drive myself. Drivers are
wonderful. The bus is clean and comfortable." "I like the friends, the ride, the drivers, getting
out, the route, the passing countryside." |
Downeast Transportation, Inc. All services operated by Downeast Transportation, Inc. are open to the general public. |
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