Directions & Transportation
Getting Here
Bates is located in central Maine, 35 miles from Portland, 140 miles from Boston, and 340 miles from New York City. Generate directions from your current location
- Major airlines serve the Portland International Jetport (45 minutes from campus)
- Amtrak links Portland and Boston
- Concord Coach Lines links Boston, Portland, and Lewiston.
When you arrive on campus, you may park in any legal spot. The largest campus lot is located between Underhill Arena and the Russell Street Track (141 Russell Street).
Ground Transportation Options:
Uber is available
- Portland, Maine
- Lewiston, Maine
Concord Coach Lines
- Portland, Maine
- Lewiston, Maine
- concordcoachlines.com
- Bus Schedule to Bates
Greyhound Lines
- Take a taxi/uber to the Congress Street terminal.
- Take a bus to Lewiston.
- Take a taxi/uber from the Lewiston bus station to campus (23 Campus Avenue) if there is not a campus stop.
- 800-552-8737
- www.greyhound.com
Maine Limousine Service
- Scarborough, Maine
- 800-646-0068
- mainelimo@mainelimo.com
- www.mainelimo.com
Mermaid Transportation
- Portland, Maine
- 800-696-2463
- gomermaid@gomermaid.com
- www.gomermaid.com