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every central city sight, carriers, but Cape Air avoid being hit. By law,
and extends into the frequently flies small children under 12 must
suburbs, often as above- planes between Boston, use helmets.
ground light rail. Nantucket, and Martha’s
MBTA sells Charlie Vineyard. In summer, Cape Walking
Cards at many subway Air also flies to Boston
stations. The smart card, from Vermont, Maine, Many towns maintain
which can be loaded with and New Hampshire. scenic walking paths,
money or a T-Pass, dis- some linking communi-
counts each ride by about Cycling ties along trails that can
15 percent and also works stretch as far as 30 miles
for harbor ferries and Cycling is a great way to (48 km). To explore what
buses. MBTA’s LinkPass explore the New England is available in the area
offers one or seven days’ countryside. Dedicated you’re visiting, go to the
discounted travel on the trails along former rail- American Trails website
metro, bus, inner-harbor road rights-of-way are for regional links within
ferry, and the inner ring found throughout the the state trails section.
of commuter rail. region. The national Rails Hiking is a satisfying
to Trails Conservancy way to explore the New
Traveling by Plane maintains a useful web- England states; the main
site. When sharing the long-distance route
New England is too small roads, try to stay on the traversing the region is
to sustain many regional right-hand shoulder to the Appalachian Trail.
DIRECTORY
ARRIVING BY AIR ARRIVING BY RAIL Budget
§ 800 527 7000
Bradley International Amtrak ∑ budget.com
Airport (BDL) § 800 872 7245
MAP C4 • Windsor ∑ amtrak.com Enterprise
Locks, CT § 800 736 8222
§ 860 292 2000 ARRIVING BY BUS ∑ enterprise.com
∑ bradleyairport.com Concord Coach Lines Hertz
Logan International § 800 639 3317 § 800 654 3131
Airport (BOS) ∑ concordcoachlines. ∑ hertz.com
MAP F2 • Boston, MA com
§ 800 235 6426 Greyhound National
∑ massport.com § 800 231 2222 § 800 227 7368
∑ nationalcar.com
Manchester-Boston ∑ greyhound.com
Regional Airport (MHT) Peter Pan TRAVELING BY
MAP M6 • Manchester, § 800 343 9999 PLANE
NH ∑ peterpanbus.com Cape Air
§ 603 624 6556 § 800 227 3247, 508
∑ flymanchester.com Plymouth & Brockton
§ 508 746 0378 771 6944 (from outside
MBTA ∑ p-b.com the US)
§ 617 222 5000 ∑ flycapeair.com
∑ mbta.com TRAVELING BY
Portland Jetport FERRY CYCLING
(PWM) Boston Harbor Cruises Rails to Trails
MAP N4 • Portland, ME § 617 227 4321 Conservancy
§ 207 774 7301 ∑ bostonharborcruises. ∑ traillink.com
∑ portlandjetport.org com
T.F. Green Airport WALKING
(PVD) TRAVELING BY American Trails
MAP E4 • Warwick, CAR P.O. Box 491797
(Providence), RI Avis Redding, CA 96049-1797
§ 401 737 8222 § 800 331 1212 § 530 605 4395
∑ pvdairport.com ∑ avis.com ∑ americantrails.org

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