There are 6 ways to get from Boston to Brier Island by bus, unknown, car ferry, plane, or train
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Bus, travel, car ferry
best- Take the bus from Boston, MA - South Station to Bangor Transportation Centerbus
- Take the bus from Bangor, ME to Whiting, MEbus
- Walk from Whiting, ME to Freeport, NSunknown
- Take the car ferry from Freeport, NS to Westport, NS - Brier Islandcarferry
10h 35mFly to Hancock County-Bar Harbor Airport, car ferry, travel
- Fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Hancock County-Bar Harbor Airport (BHB)plane BOS - BHB
- Take the car ferry from Bar Harbour to Yarmouthcarferry
- Walk from Yarmouth to Freeport, NSunknown
- Take the car ferry from Freeport, NS to Westport, NS - Brier Islandcarferry
8h 12mTrain, bus, travel, car ferry
- Take the train from Boston to Portlandtrain
- Take the bus from Portland Transportation Center to Bangor Transportation Centerbus
- Take the bus from Bangor, ME to Whiting, MEbus
- Walk from Whiting, ME to Freeport, NSunknown
- Take the car ferry from Freeport, NS to Westport, NS - Brier Islandcarferry
11h 58mBus, car ferry, travel
- Take the bus from Boston to Bangor Park & Ridebus
- Take the bus from Bangor: Odlin Road Park & Ride to Bar Harbor - Kebo St, Malvern Belmont Apartmentsbus
- Take the car ferry from Bar Harbour to Yarmouthcarferry
- Walk from Yarmouth to Freeport, NSunknown
- Take the car ferry from Freeport, NS to Westport, NS - Brier Islandcarferry
13h 25mFly to Augusta State Airport, bus, travel, car ferry
- Fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Augusta State Airport (AUG)plane BOS - AUG
- Take the bus from Augusta Transportation Center to Bangor Transportation Centerbus
- Take the bus from Bangor, ME to Whiting, MEbus
- Walk from Whiting, ME to Freeport, NSunknown
- Take the car ferry from Freeport, NS to Westport, NS - Brier Islandcarferry
10h 5mFly to Rockland, Amtrak Thruway, bus, travel, car ferry
- Fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Rockland (RKD)plane BOS - RKD
- Take the bus from Maine State Ferry Terminal - Rockland to Bangor, MEbus
- Take the bus from Bangor, ME to Whiting, MEbus
- Walk from Whiting, ME to Freeport, NSunknown
- Take the car ferry from Freeport, NS to Westport, NS - Brier Islandcarferry
10h 37m
Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Hancock County-Bar Harbor Airport (BHB) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Boston and Brier Island is 637 km.
The best way to get from Boston to Brier Island without a car is to bus and travel and car ferry which takes 10h 35m and costs .
It takes approximately 10h 35m to get from Boston to Brier Island, including transfers.
Brier Island is 1h ahead of Boston. It is currently 6:47 PM in Boston and 7:47 PM in Brier Island.
There are two+ hotels available in Brier Island.
What companies run services between Boston, MA, USA and Brier Island, NS, Canada?
There is no direct connection from Boston to Brier Island. However, you can take the bus to Bangor Transportation Center, walk to Bangor, ME, take the bus to Whiting, ME, travel to Freeport, NS, then take the car ferry to Westport, NS - Brier Island. Alternatively, you can fly to Hancock County-Bar Harbor Airport (BHB), drive to Bar Harbour, take the car ferry to Yarmouth, travel to Freeport, NS, then take the car ferry to Westport, NS - Brier Island.
- Website
- capeair.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Hancock County-Bar Harbor Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–170
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Augusta State Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–130
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Rockland
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–200
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Boston to Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–55
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 800 639 3317
- info@concordcoachlines.com
- Website
- concordcoachlines.com
Bus from Boston, MA - South Station to Bangor Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $65–90
- Website
- https://concordcoachlines.com
Bus from Portland Transportation Center to Bangor Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Website
- https://concordcoachlines.com
Bus from Augusta Transportation Center to Bangor Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $20–27
- Website
- https://concordcoachlines.com
Bus from Maine State Ferry Terminal - Rockland to Bangor, ME
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19–25
- Website
- https://concordcoachlines.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Thruway
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Boston, MA - South Station to Bangor Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $55–65
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Adult
- $55–65
Bus from Portland Transportation Center to Bangor Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Adult
- $30–60
Bus from Augusta Transportation Center to Bangor Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $20–60
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Adult
- $20–60
Bus from Maine State Ferry Terminal - Rockland to Bangor, ME
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19–60
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Adult
- $19–60
- Phone
- +1 800 596 2823
- westbus@ymail.com
- Website
- westbusservice.com
Bus from Bangor, ME to Whiting, ME
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $31–35
- Schedules at
- westbusservice.com
- Adult
- $31–35
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Boston to Bangor Park & Ride
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–120
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Adult
- $35–120
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Boston to Bangor Park & Ride
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–70
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (207) 667-5796
- info@downeasttrans.org
- Website
- downeasttrans.org
Bus from Bangor: Odlin Road Park & Ride to Bar Harbor - Kebo St, Malvern Belmont Apartments
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $1–100
- Schedules at
- downeasttrans.org
- Acadia free shuttles
- $0
- Down East services
- $10–100
- Phone
- 902-424-5200
- askus@novascotia.ca
- Website
- novascotia.ca
Car ferry from Freeport, NS to Westport, NS - Brier Island
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://novascotia.ca/tran/hottopics/ferries.asp
- Schedules at
- https://novascotia.ca/tran/hottopics/ferries.asp
- Phone
- +1 877-762-7245
- Website
- ferries.ca
Car ferry from Bar Harbour to Yarmouth
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–160
- Website
- https://www.ferries.ca/
- Adult
- $110–160
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