Escorted bus tours are another option. Most programs begin and end in either Boston or New York City and may include other New England states. Greyhound provides scheduled bus service between cities in Maine and to points beyond, and several other bus lines connect various cities within the state. Amtrak does not extend its routes into Maine. The closest service point is Boston.
Ferry boats provide transportation to many of Maine s offshore islands.
In addition, there s ferry service between Bar Harbor and Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, and between Portland and Yarmouth. Cruise ships call at Bar Harbor and Portland, and smaller windjammer-type cruises ply the Maine coast, stopping at various towns along the way. De Lorme s Maine Atlas covers most of the logging roads in the north woods and is available in many Maine stores. For many of the more remote areas, chartered boats and seaplanes are the means of transport.