How to Get to Portland

Flights:
Southern Maine is served by three major airports.  The closest airport, which is competitive on a cost basis, is the Portland International Jetport located approximately 5 miles from downtown, the conference, and reserved accommodations. At Portland’s airport, there is city bus service, taxi (about $15 to downtown), and hotel courtesy shuttles if prior arrangement is made.
Prices vary and are not always what you'd expect. Flying straight into Portland is easiest; however, direct flights from Portland are limited to the east coast, Atlanta, Charlotte, Chicago, and Cincinnati. The next closest alternative is Manchester, New Hampshire. However, transportation from Manchester is difficult as there is no bus or train service. Car rental would be necessary. From Boston, there is direct bus service (about 2 hrs) from Logan airport to Portland (and from Logan to Portland via Boston’s South Station Bus Terminal). There is also direct train service (about 2.5 hours) from Boston’s North Station. The bus and train arrive at Portland’s Transportation Terminal, located about 3 miles from downtown and served by a city bus and taxi service.
CAUTION: Although it may be difficult, the major choke/delay points on the east coast are the New York area airports (JFK, LaGuardia, and Newark).  If possible, I recommend you avoid flying through these airports as modern air travel is no longer kind to travelers.  If you have to fly through these airports try to fly earlier in the day in case you miss your connection you have a better chance of catching a later flight.

Plane:
Portland, ME (PWM). http://www.portlandjetport.org/
Final destination. – Continental, Delta, Air Trans, JetBlue, USAirways, and United

Manchester (NH)-Boston Regional Airport NH (MHT). http://www.flymanchester.com/about/directions.php
MHT is 100 miles from Portland. Airlines include Southwest, Air Canada , Delta,  Continental, NWA, United, and USAirways

Logan Airport-Boston , MA (BOS). http://www.massport.com/logan/default.aspx
BOS is 105 miles from Portland. It is served by most airlines except for Southwest.

Bus:
From Boston’s Logan Airport to Portland : Concord Trailways http://www.concordtrailways.com/way2logan.htm

From Boston’s South Station to Portland : Concord Trailways and Greyhound http://www.greyhound.com/

Train:
From Boston’s North Station to Portland on The Downeaster http://www.thedowneaster.com/portland.php

Portland Taxi Services:
ABC Taxi - (207) 772-8685
Kleen Taxi – (207) 773-0055

DATES: June 27 to June 30, 2009
LOCATION: University of Southern Maine, Portland, Maine
PAPER AND PROGRAM PROPOSAL DEADLINE: (Receipt) March 1, 2009

Travis Wagner, Conference Director
Laura Lindenfeld, Conference Co-Director

Important Links:
• University of Southern Maine Department of Environmental Science
• University of Maine Department of Communication & Journalism
• Environmental Communication Network
• Environmental Communication (A Journal of Nature and Culture)