Transportation
Various options for reaching Northampton
- Driving directions to Northampton and Mileage to Northampton from various New England (and a few upstate NY) cities:
http://www.explorenorthampton.com/visitor/aboutarea/gettinghere.htm
- Bradley Airport – Shared Van or Shuttle
- Seemo Shuttle - $40 one-way to Northampton and nearby towns; service hours 4am to 1am; departs every hour; 800-908-2829 Office hours 8AM-7PM Monday through Sunday
http://www.seemoshuttle.com/rates_dest.html- Valley Transporter - $45 one-way to Northampton
Depart Bradley: leave Terminal A half-past the hour, Terminal B 45 minutes past the hr, final departure 12:30/12:45AM (just after midnight)
Return to Bradley: First arrival at airport 5AM, next 7:15AM, thereafter every 15 minutes provided they have reservation
413-253-1350 or 800-872-8752 Office Hours Monday through Friday 8AM-6PM
www.valleytransporter.com
- Bradley Airport – Rental Cars
- Alamo, Avis, Budget, Dollar, Enterprise, Hertz, National, Thrifty
Most have a minimum age of 21, additional “young renter’s fee” (age 21-24) of $25/day;
Most require a major credit card; if debit card accepted, may have a minimum $500 hold and additional restrictions/requirements; additional fees for additional drivers.
http:///www.bradleyairport.com/Transport/rental.aspx
- Bradley Airport – Limo and Taxi
- For Conn. taxi fares from Bradley 860-627-3128 or 860-627-3588 (not rec., very costly)
- Limo list includes some shared ride services that go to Central Mass./Worcester, Boston, elsewhere in New England, New York State and beyond
http://www.bradleyairport.com/Transport/limo.aspx
- Bradley Airport – bus to downtown Hartford
- Connecticut Transit (CTTRANSIT) 800-525-9181; route is called “Bradley Flyer”
downtown stop location is Old State House, about two blocks away from Union Station (train and Peter Pan bus terminal)
$1.25 oneway; transit time about a half hour; leaves Bradley approx. every hour at 40 minutes past the hour; runs from 4:40AM till 12:10AM (just after midnight)
- Interstate Bus – Peter Pan Trailways Bus
- Bus Station in Northampton is at One Roundhouse Plaza 800-343-8747
- Bus Station in Hartford is at One Union Place (“Greyhound” terminal) 800-343-9999
Hartford-Northampton fare $18 oneway, $32 roundtrip, runs 5-9 times per day, 1-1/2 hr- NYC Port Authority-Noho $39 oneway $72 roundtrip, runs 6-9 times per day, 5 hrs
- Boston Logan Airport-Noho $37 oneway $72 roundtrip, runs 3-10 times per day, 3-6 hrs
- http:///www.peterpanbus.com/tickets/printableSchedule.php
- Boston’s Logan Airport – getting to and from – type of transportation
- Shared van service does NOT extend to Northampton/Western Mass.
- Rental cars: Alamo, Avis, Budget, Dollar, Enterprise, Hertz, National, Thrifty.
- MBTA Silver line bus - route connects to downtown’s South Station (intercity bus & Amtrak & commuter rail & “T” subway & city bus)
Cost $1.50 Charlie Ticket or Charlie Card- MBTA Blue line subway – (reach it by free shuttle bus between airport terminals & “Airport station”) Go 3 stops to State Street Station, for orange and green “T” lines.
$2 Charlie ticket or cash; Runs between 6AM and 12:30AM 7 days
Info about service to 4 suburbs via Logan Express bus; limos;
http:///www.massport.com/logan/getti_typeo.html 99 miles
- Taxi Service in Northampton
- My Taxi, One Roundhouse Plaza, Northampton, 413-387-6013
- Northampton Taxi, One Roundhouse Plaza, Northampton, 413-584-6244
- Paradise Taxi, 16C North Maple Street, Florence (next town over, 5 miles west),
413-584-0055
- Long-Term Parking in Northampton
- Some more municipal lot options, including long-term (up to 10 hours)
http://www.explorenorthampton.com/visitor/aboutarea/parking.htm
- Area Maps
- Northampton Local Bus Service
- Pioneer Valley Transit Authority (PVTA) serves 24 communities including Northampton and Holyoke, along the Route 9 corridor and the 5 colleges; fare is $1.25 www.pvta.com (413) 732-6248
- More Distant Airports (some with discount carriers/add’l low fare options)
- T.F. Green Airport, Warwick, Rhode Island (next to Providence) — 105 miles
- Albany, New York — 95 miles
- Manchester (southern New Hampshire) — 140 miles
- Train
- Amtrak stops in Springfield, MA and Northampton, MA
800-USA-RAIL www.amtrak.comPrices and time schedules may change often — be sure to check!