By train
By train
The MBTA Commuter Rail Fitchburg Line train stops at the South Acton station. South Acton is a major station on the line at which many trains terminate. Besides the urban stops at Cambridge Porter Square and Boston North Station Terminal, it is the only station on the line at which all trains stop. The MBTA Fitchburg Line provides service to Fitchburg, Leominster, Shirley, Ayer, Littleton, Concord, Lincoln, Weston, Waltham, Belmont, Cambridge, and Boston.
By car
By car
Acton is five miles 8 km from I-495 and ten miles 16 km from I-95/Route 128. Routes 2, 2A, 27, 62, 111, and 119 run through town.