Travelers can enjoy economic and efficient travel through cities and the countryside by booking a bus tour. Bus tours often provide a cheaper alternative to air travel and allow patrons to schedule a trip with a full itinerary and accommodations with just one call. As Maine is in close proximity to many other locations in New England and along the East Coast, it acts as a convenient hub for a variety of bus tours.
Alpine Adventure Tours, based in Auburn, hosts trips year round that include locations throughout Maine, as far south as South Carolina, and as far north as Canada. Trips to Atlantic City are scheduled several times throughout the year and feature accommodations at various hotels.
Alpine also hosts numerous seasonal tours. Tour patrons can celebrate the Fourth of July in Boston, Christmas shows and events in New York City and Halloween in Salem. For those who are theater fans, Alpine offers trips to several theaters throughout Massachusetts as well as Branson, Missouri.
Alpine Adventure Tours
280 Poland Spring Road
Auburn, ME 04210
207-786-7600
alpinetoursme.com
Located in Portland, the VIP Tour and Charter Bus Company hosts a variety of bus tours throughout Maine, New Hampshire, Connecticut, New York and Washington, DC. Many of VIP's trips are one-day tours that include bonuses within the package price. Trips to casinos in Connecticut also include credits for food or play, while trips to music festivals or sporting events include tickets to the event in question.
The bus tours that span several days provide guests with accommodations, meals, guided tours, entertainment and free admission to certain venues. Seasonal tours include the Haunted Happenings tour to Salem and New Year's Eve festivities at casinos in Connecticut.
VIP Tour and Charter Bus Company
129-137 Fox St.
Portland, ME 04101
207-772-4457
vipchartercoaches.com
In Old Town, Maine, Cyr Bus Lines' bus tour schedule includes approximately 10 to 14 trips each month throughout the year, with the exception of December and January. Cyr's most frequent recurring trips are those to casinos in Connecticut and New Jersey. These trips are usually two- to three-night trips and include accommodations, play or food credits, discounted admission to local venues and gift shop discounts.
Other multi-night tours visit Rhode Island, South Carolina, Florida, Quebec, Philadelphia, Michigan, New York and Ohio, with some trips venturing as far west as South Dakota or California. One-day trips are available for nearby events like the Boston Chocolate Tour, the Toppsfield Fair or Boston Red Sox games.
Cyr Bus Lines
153 Gilman Falls Ave.
Old Town, ME 04468
800-244-2335
cyrbustours.com
TOUR BUSters of Falmouth provides Maine residents with a variety of bus tours to choose from, including several that provide one-day trips to theater performances and other entertainment options. Annual trips visit the Colonial and Paramount Theaters in Boston, the Living Waters Theater in Lancaster, Pennsylvania and Broadway theaters in New York City.
Extended trips are available that visit the Smoky Mountains, Graceland, Florida, Georgia, Tennessee and New Orleans.
TOUR BUSters
251 US Route 1
Falmouth ME 04105
207-781-8896
tourbusters.com
