Boston may not be the "hub of the universe," as Oliver Wendell Holmes once said, but it is the center of New England's transportation networks. An increasing number of direct flights from Europe means that it provides many visitors with their first taste of America, while efficient rail and bus services from New York, Montréal and further afield make this an obvious starting point, wherever you're heading in New England

Air

Logan Airport (tel 617/561-1800 or 1-800/23-LOGAN), constantly busy with both international and domestic services, is a mere three miles from downtown Boston. It stands on an artificial peninsula jutting into Boston Harbor, created by leveling three...

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Trains

Amtrak (tel 1-800/USA-RAIL, ) trains along the Northeast Corridor from Providence, Washington, DC and New York, and from Chicago and Canada via Springfield, as well as the summer-only Cape Cod specials, arrive a short walk from downtown Boston...

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Buses

Several bus companies provide direct links between Boston and the rest of New England. Vermont Transit (tel 1-800/451-3292, ) covers western Massachusetts, New Hampshire's White Mountains, Vermont and Montréal; while Concord...

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