There are 3 ways to get from Bar Harbor to Vinalhaven by taxi, bus, car ferry, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Taxi, Amtrak Thruway, car ferry
best- Take the taxi from Bar Harbor to Searsport, MEtaxi
- Take the bus from Searsport, ME to Maine State Ferry Terminal - Rocklandbus
- Take the car ferry from Rockland to Vinalhavencarferry
4h 52m$141–208Bus, Amtrak Thruway, car ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from Bar Harbor - Kebo St, Malvern Belmont Apartments to Bangor - Concord Coachbus
- Take the bus from Bangor, ME to Maine State Ferry Terminal - Rocklandbus
- Take the car ferry from Rockland to Vinalhavencarferry
7h 15m$28–144Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Bar Harbor to Rocklandcar
- Take the car ferry from Rockland to Vinalhavencarferry Vinalhaven
3h 21m$29–43
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bar Harbor to Vinalhaven is to drive and car ferry which costs $29 - $45 and takes 3h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Bar Harbor to Vinalhaven is to drive and car ferry which takes 3h 21m and costs $29 - $45.
The distance between Bar Harbor and Vinalhaven is 102 miles.
The best way to get from Bar Harbor to Vinalhaven without a car is to taxi and Amtrak Thruway and car ferry which takes 4h 52m and costs $140 - $210.
It takes approximately 4h 52m to get from Bar Harbor to Vinalhaven, including transfers.
There are 35+ hotels available in Vinalhaven.
What companies run services between Bar Harbor, ME, USA and Vinalhaven, ME, USA?
There is no direct connection from Bar Harbor to Vinalhaven. However, you can take the taxi to Searsport, ME, take the bus to Maine State Ferry Terminal - Rockland, walk to Rockland, then take the car ferry to Vinalhaven. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Bar Harbor to Vinalhaven via Rockland in around 3h 21m.
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Searsport, ME to Maine State Ferry Terminal - Rockland
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–45
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Adult
- $9–45
Bus from Bangor, ME to Maine State Ferry Terminal - Rockland
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14–45
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Adult
- $14–45
- Phone
- +1 800 639 3317
- info@concordcoachlines.com
- Website
- concordcoachlines.com
Bus from Searsport, ME to Maine State Ferry Terminal - Rockland
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- https://concordcoachlines.com
Bus from Bangor, ME to Maine State Ferry Terminal - Rockland
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14–19
- Website
- https://concordcoachlines.com
- Phone
- +1 (207) 667-5796
- info@downeasttrans.org
- Website
- downeasttrans.org
Bus from Bar Harbor - Kebo St, Malvern Belmont Apartments to Bangor - Concord Coach
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $1–80
- Schedules at
- downeasttrans.org
- Acadia free shuttles
- $0
- Down East services
- $7–80
- Phone
- +1 207-596-5400
- Website
- maine.gov
Car ferry from Rockland to Vinalhaven
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $14–21
- Website
- https://www.maine.gov/mdot/ferry/
- Peak Adult
- $21
- Off-Peak Adult
- $14
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Estimated price
- $120–150
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