By Car - From the South
From I-95 take Exit 182A onto I-395 E. Follow I-395 E to Exit 6A onto US-1A E towards Ellsworth/Bar Harbor. Follow US-1A E into Ellsworth where 1A becomes ME-3. Follow ME-3 (through Trenton) onto Mount Desert Island. Once onto Mount Desert Island make a sharp left at the gas station to stay on ME-3. Follow ME-3 for about 10 miles into Bar Harbor (past College of the Atlantic on the left). At the 1st traffic light turn left onto Mount Desert Street. Island Place is two blocks on the left after you make the turn.
Please note that total driving time from the Maine border to Bar Harbor via I-95 thru Bangor is about 4 hours. If you are driving via Coastal Route 1, add an additional 1-2 hours depending on travel dates in the summer.
Here are some approximate driving distances to Bar Harbor:
Boston |
275 miles |
Kennebunkport |
195 miles |
Portland |
175 miles |
Augusta |
100 miles |
Belfast |
55 miles |
Ellsworth |
20 miles |
By Air
- Hancock County - Bar Harbor Airport (BHB)M - 10 miles from Island Place
- Bangor International Airport (BGR) - 50 miles from Island Place
- Portland (ME) International Jetport (PWM) - 175 miles from Island Place
- Manchester (NH) - Boston Regional Airport (MHT) - 275 miles from Island Place
- Boston (MA) Logan International Airport (BOS) - 275 miles from Island Place