Transportation

Portsmouth is on the New Hampshire Seacoast, roughly an hour north of Boston, an hour east of Manchester, N.H., and an hour south of Portland, Maine.

• From the south: Take I-95 to Portsmouth, Exit 7. Turn east (right). Drive 1 mile.
• From the north: Take I-95 to Portsmouth, Exit 7. Turn east (left). Drive 1 mile.

• Pease International Tradeport, Portsmouth and Newington. For information about landing a general aviation aircraft at Pease, call (800) 424-0350. (SkyBus Airline folded in April 2008)
• Logan International Airport, Boston 55 minutes
• Manchester (NH) Airport 50 minutes
• Portland (ME) International Jetport - 50 minutes

• Carlisle Air Corp. Pease International Tradeport, Portsmouth. (877) 772-2777

• Great Bay Limousine.1-800-820-6117.
• Seacoast Airport Service, Luxury chauffeured transportation based in Portsmouth serving all New England Airports, offering door to door service in late model Lincoln Town cars, local and long distance 24 hours/7 days. Toll-free, 1(866) 431-1580.
  
• Coastal Transportation Services. A full-service chauffeured transportation company offering limousines, executive sedans, vans and luxury mini-coaches. (800) 992-0518
• Southwick Airport Shuttle. Serves Logan and Manchester airports. Pickup and drop-off. (888) 942-5044
• Luxury Limousine. Serves Logan, Manchester and Portland airports. Pickup and drop-off. (800) 214-5172
• Mermaid Transportation Co. Serves Portland, Manchester and Logan. Portsmouth stop is at the Portsmouth Traffic Circle (Howard Johnson's). (800) 696-2463.

• Agile Air Service. Air taxi and charters for the Northeast. Based at Manchester Airport. (603) 887-3272
• New Hampshire Helicopters. Foss Lane, Hampton, (603) 334-6078, (603) 964-4949.

• Budget Rent-A-Car, 2 Mirona Road, Portsmouth, (603) 431-1986
• Enterprise Rent-A-Car. 445 Route 1 Bypass, Portsmouth, (603) 433-1177
• Leighton Leasing/National Car Rental 155 Mirona Road, Portsmouth, (603) 431-4707
• Merchant's Rent-A-Car, 72 Lafayette Road, Rye, (603) 431-1999

• Portsmouth is located on the Piscataqua River, which separates New Hampshire and Maine and empties into the Atlantic 3 miles downstream. Limited docking space is available at various locations, including Prescott Park and Wentworth by the Sea Marina.

• C & J Trailways. Serves Logan airport and Boston's South Station. Portsmouth terminal is at Pease International Tradeport -- adjacent to Route 33 and near Interstate 95, Exit 3A (about 3 miles from downtown Portsmouth). Also stops in Durham and Newburyport, Mass. Visitors will need taxi or other transportation to and from terminal. (800) 258-7111.

• The Downeaster. Four round-trips a day from Dover, Durham, Exeter to Portland, Maine, and Boston. Get to the Exeter or Dover station by rental car, taxi or the COAST bus system. 603-743-5777.

• COAST Trolley and Bus Information. Bus transportation between various points in Portsmouth and Pease Air Terminal, Transportation Center, Fox Run Mall, Marshall's Mall. (603) 427-5091
• UNH Wildcat Transit. Bus transportation between Durham (University of NH) and Portsmouth, Dover and Newmarket. (603) 862-2328 
• Seacoast Area Bicycle Routes.  Local organization that promotes a safe and effective bicycle transportation network in the Seacoast/Great Bay Region. Information about biking events, maps and upcoming projects.

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