Transportation: Getting Here and Getting Around

Planning a trip to Connecticut’s largest city? Visitors to downtown Bridgeport can choose from a variety of transportation options, including train and ferry. Want to stay a while? First class accommodations are available in the heart of the downtown district at the Holiday Inn Bridgeport.

Take the ferry!
The Bridgeport/Port Jefferson Steamship Company makes traveling between Bridgeport, CT and Port Jefferson on Long Island enjoyable and convenient. Bring your car, your bicycle, or just walk on and off (advance reservations are required for vehicles). A full snack bar and lounge serve food and beverages. Want to make a day of it? A variety of tour packages are available, as well as sunset cruises with live entertainment. During peak season, (roughly from May to October) three ferries operate, with a ferry arriving in Bridgeport sixteen times a day. In the winter months a two vessel schedule is in effect, with eleven arrivals per day. Complete schedule and rate information is available online at http://www.bpjferry.com

Bridgeport by rail.
Bridgeport is one of only two cities in Fairfield County served by both Metro North (which operates the local commuter rail line) and Amtrak, which offers high-speed trains to Boston, New York, Washington DC and points beyond. Parking is available in commuter lots on Water Street, or in the Harbor Yard garage. For your convenience, a taxi stand is located at the train station. For information, schedules and reservations, visit http://mta.info/mnr/index.html or www.amtrak.com

Ride the bus.
The Greater Bridgeport Transit Authority provides bus services throughout Bridgeport, Fairfield, Stratford and Trumbull with Route 15 service extending to Shelton and Derby and the Coastal Link bus which operates along Route 1 from Milford to Norwalk. There is also an extensive minibus service for riders with disabilities, which operates during the same days and hours as our other services. For routes, fares and schedule information please visit www.gbtabus.com