Visitor's Guide 2024-2025

ON THE GO Getting around Greater Portland is a breeze, whether you arrive by plane, train, or automobile.

PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION METRO offers public bus service from outlying areas and throughout downtown. Casco Bay Lines provides ferry service to the nearby islands. SAMPLE TAXI RATES Airport to Old Port................................................$20 Downtown Portland to Portland Head Light................................$20 to Maine Mall.....................................................$25 to Freeport............................................................$45 PORTLAND TRANSPORTATION CENTER Bus/train station is 2 ½ miles from down town. Many hotels offer free shuttle service. Taxi, METRO bus, and ride-sharing services are also available.. PORTLAND INTERNATIONAL JETPORT 4 miles from downtown. Many hotels offer free shuttle service [p. 50-53]. Rental cars, taxi, limo, and ride-sharing services are also available.

PARKING GUIDE Use this QR code to reach our Parking Guide for the region, including a full list of lots and garages.

paid parking time expires; you will get a ticket or be booted if you stay beyond the time reserved. The alternative is to seek out on-street parking or City-owned lots and garages—see the list on our website using the QR code above. WALKABLE CITY Everything is close—most points on the Portland peninsula are a 1- to 2-mile walk. Walkscore.com rates downtown Portland as a Walker’s Paradise, scoring it 95 out of 100.

CITY PARKING VS PRIVATE PARKING

Many lots throughout the city of Portland are operated privately by United Parking Partners. IMPORTANT: UPP doesn’t post rates and uses dynamic pricing

which means rates often change. Also, there is no grace period allowed if your

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