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Smith College - - Transportation

The closest major airport is Bradley International Airport, located in Hartford, CT, about 27 miles from the city center of Northampton, MA.

Getting around in Northampton, MA

The bus service in Northampton is operated by the Pioneer Valley Transit Authority, which offers service to local towns such as Amherst, Williamsburg, Hadley, South Hadley and Holyoke, as well as nearby universities, such as Mount Holyoke College, Amherst College, University of Massachusetts Amherst and Hampshire College.

Northampton is also served by Franklin Regional Transit Authority, which runs a bus to Greenfield, MA, and Peter Pan Bus Lines, which has a terminal with services to Springfield, Boston, and other locations in New England, and which includes services offered by the Vermont Transit Lines.

There is also passenger rail service, offered by Amtrak, via the Springfield Train Station, about a 20-minute drive south of Northampton, or a short walk from the Peter Ban Bus terminal, in Springfield. The only active rail line through Northampton is operated by a Class 2 railroad regional railway, Pan Am Railways (formerly known as Guilford Rail System).

The major highways and roads, serving Northampton, include: Interstate 91, and U.S. Route 5, Massachusetts Route 9, and Massachusetts Route 10, which all intersect in the downtown area.

How to get to Smith College campus?

Easy! Just follow the driving directions listed below!

From Bradley International Airport: Head northwest and make a slight left toward Schoephoester Rd (where you have to turn right). Continue onto CT-401 S and take the exit onto I-91 N, toward Springfield. Take exit 18 for US-5 N, toward Northampton Center, and turn left at Mt Tom Rd. Continue onto Pleasant St and turn left at Main Street. Continue onto Elm St. Smith College will be on the left.