Mass Transportation Links

UMass Dartmouth and its satellite campuses are all in southeastern Massachusetts. The transportation links apply for all campuses; the taxi, rental cars, and hotel information is primarily for the main campus. See the individual building pages for addresses if you need more options.

Jump To:

• Airport
• Trains
• Ferry
• Buses
• Rental Cars
• Taxi
• Hotels

Airport

Logan (Boston) is the main airport for the region, though many prefer T.F. Green Airport (Providence) for easier access. T.F. Green is closer to campus (43 minutes away), while Logan is over an hour away. The New Bedford Regional Airport is useful only to those flying from Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket. We recommend those people take a ferry and drive to their destinations.

• Logan International Airport
• T.F. Green Airport
• New Bedford Regional Airport
• Cape Air
  Services Hyannis and Nantucket.
• Nantucket Airlines
  Services Hyannis and Nantucket.
• Other airports in New England are listed at MassPort.com/airports

Trains

Providence and Boston are the closest main destinations; no rail service goes into southeastern Massachusetts. The Boston MBTA operates a commuter rail, whose Middleborough/Lakeville line comes closest to UMass Dartmouth. Buses are available near the Boston and Providence train stations, and these go to Fall River and New Bedford, which in turn offer buses that go to UMass Dartmouth.

• AmTrack
  The two closest stops to UMass Dartmouth are Boston and Providence. From either of these cities you can rent a car or take a bus to get to the local area.
• MBTA
  The commuter rail's Middleborough/Lakeville line comes closest to UMass Dartmouth. Another line goes to Providence on the Attleboro/Stoughton Line.

Ferry

We recommend arriving early if using a ferry, to take into account traffic and other delays. Ferries might be preferable to plans for travel to and from Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard for students and heavy commuters.

• Steamship Authority
  Service Nantucket-Hyannis and Martha's Vineyard-Woods Hole.
• New England Fast Ferry Company
  Serves Martha's Vineyard and New Bedford.

Buses

The SRTA Authority is the only bus service servicing UMass Dartmouth. One bus line runs between New Bedford and Fall River, and stops at UMass Dartmouth each way. See the bus schedule for times. The Fall River terminal is less than a block away from the Fall River Professional and Continuing Education Center; the New Bedford Terminal is 4 blocks north and east from the Star Store and 1 block north and east from the New Bedford Professional and Continuing Education Center. Both terminals have service to and from larger bus lines, going to Boston, Providence, and beyond.

• Schedule of the bus that stops at UMass Dartmouth
• Southeastern Regional Transit Authority (SRTA)
  Serves the local area around UMass Dartmouth, including the Fall River and New Bedford campuses. This also connects to the Fall River and New Bedford bus terminals, which are serviced by larger bus lines.
• Bus Lines serving Fall River and New Bedford
  • DATTCO
  • Peter Pan

Rental Cars

Avis and Enterprise have rental services in the area; all others have service around the airports.

• Avis Rental Car
  Includes a local branch in New Bedford.
• Alamo
• Budget Rental Cars
• Enterprise Rent-a-car
  Branches in Providence, Boston, New Bedford, Fall River, Fairhaven and many places in between. Their site lets you search for locations.

Taxi

We list local taxi companies in the Fall River and New Bedford area.

• Yellow Cab (508) 999-5213
• Town Taxi (508) 999-0003
• Star Taxi (508) 996-3396
• Checker-Standard Cab (508) 999-4545
• Blue Bird (508) 999 1124
• Blue + White Transport (508) 675-6349
• New Bedford Taxi Company (508) 998-3444

Hotels

Please see the Southcoast Tourism site for a list of accomodations in the area, as well as entertainment and restaurants to enjoy.