Located near the junction of the major east-west artery, the Massachusetts Turnpike (Interstate 90), and the major north-south artery along the Connecticut River (Interstate 91), with an active Amtrak train station, Springfield is easily accessible.

Distances to/from Springfield MA:

Boston MA: 89 miles (143-1/2 km) east

Hartford CT: 23 miles (37 km) south

Lee MA (Berkshires): 45 miles (72-1/2 km) west

Northampton MA: 21 miles (34 km) north

Sturbridge MA: 32 miles (51-1/2 km) east
 

Bus

Springfield is the home of Peter Pan Bus Lines (tel 800-343-9999) a major bus company in New England and indeed the entire northeastern USA. As Peter Pan's hub, it's an important stop on many bus routes, including to Boston and New York City.

The bus terminal is next to Union Station Transportation Center on Frank B Murray Street at Dwight Street in the city center.

Local and regional bus transport is handled by the Pioneer Valley Transit Authority (PVTA, tel 877-779-7882, 413-781-7882).

Train

Springfield's historic Union Station is on Frank B Murray Street at Dwight Street in the city center. The nearest hotel is only 1000 feet (350 meters) away.

The historic station (1926) is part Union Station Transportation Center, the city's intermodal transportation hub for trains, and intercity, regional and local buses.

Amtrak's Lake Shore Limited express train connects Boston, Worcester and Springfield daily with Albany/Rensselaer NY and Chicago IL. The trip between Springfield and Boston takes about 2-1/4 hours. Otherwise, there are daily Amtrak trains between Springfield, New Haven CT and New York City, and by changing trains at New Haven you can travel between Boston and Springfield in about 4 hours.

Plane

Bradley International Airport in Windsor Locks CT is 20 miles (32 km) south of Springfield. Several limousine services take passengers between Springfield and the airport. More...
 

Getting Around

Unless you have mobility problems, you should be able to walk to just about everything there is to see and do in Springfield, with the possible exception of the Basketball Hall of Fame (about 7/10 mile [1 km] southwest of Court Square), and the probable exception of the Eastern States Exposition (1.7 miles/2.5 km west of Court Square).

—by Tom Brosnahan

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