
Portland, Maine is one of the best day or overnight trips you can make from Boston. With beautiful scenery, top-tier restaurants, and plenty of arts & culture to check out, and gorgeous hotels, you can easily spend a delightful weekend here.
This January only, Amtrak Downeaster roundtrip tickets are $30. You’ll take the Downeaster Amtrak from North Station all the way to Portland – a 2.5-hour trip through beautiful New England, or any station between Brunswick and Boston.

In order to qualify for the $30 roundtrip deal, Downeaster tickets from Boston to Maine must be purchased at least 3 days in advance.
The deal applies to all travel between Boston North Station (BON) and Maine through January. This also means travelers can apply the discounted deal when taking the Downeaster to these all towns and cities on the Maine route:
- Brunswick
- Freeport
- Portland
- Old Orchard Beach
- Saco
- Wells

Take the train to Well and you’ll be only five miles from what Real Simple called the best vacation destination of the year.
Read more about this sweet deal and book your trip at the Amtrak Downeaster’s website using code v232.