By car
Enter Maine on Interstate 95 if you are coming from southern New England or U.S. points beyond. The standard routes to Downeast Maine are to either follow I-95 to the capital, Augusta, and then to break east on state highways, or to leave I-95 around Brunswick, Maine, and follow U.S. 1 north along the coast toward Ellsworth and thence to Surry. The drive along U.S. 1 is more scenic, but also generally slower. Tourist traffic in Surry is relatively heavy in the summer months, but things become very quiet traffic-wise between October and April.
By bus
Vermont Transit Lines buses from points south to Ellsworth.
By plane
The nearest major airports are the Hancock County - Bar Harbor Airport near Ellsworth about 13 miles and Bangor International Airport in Bangor about 30 miles.
By ship
"The Cat" high speed car ferry, between Bar Harbor and Yarmouth Canada.