Be sure and include your name, reason you are delayed and expected time of arrival. If you feel it is necessary to speak to a staff member leave a number where we can contact you. The Island Explorer, a free shuttle bus takes visitors virtually everywhere on Mount Desert Island. The Island Explorer features seven bus routes linking Acadia National Park and neighboring village centers. Clean propane-powered buses offer visitors and residents free transportation to hiking trials, carriage roads, island beaches and villages.
Buses run continuously through the day and evening.
For the convenience of our summer guests, College of the Atlantic has a scheduled bus stop on campus. This year many returning families found they did not have to use their cars at all during their stay. The Island Explorer is equipped with bike racks for those of you who wish to take your bike to one of the bike trails. In addition to carrying passengers to sites on the island, the bus also makes several runs daily to the Bar Harbor Airport. Driving from Boston, take Interstate 95 north to Interstate 395 in Bangor, Route 1A from Bangor to Ellsworth, and Route 3, about 19 miles, from the Ellsworth shopping district.