Direct Flights from Boston to Bar Harbor
Bar Harbor · Maine
Nonstop service from BOS to BHB on Cape Air. Here's the schedule at a glance — plus what to do once you land.
How rare is this nonstop?
Boston is the only city in our data with a nonstop to Bar Harbor — everywhere else connects.
How long to go to Bar Harbor for, from Boston
55m in the air, 196 miles: short enough that a single night in Bar Harbor is worth it, and a day trip is not absurd.
With roughly 4 departures a day, you are not tied to one flight: if a meeting overruns or the weather turns, there is another one behind it.
About Bar Harbor
Bar Harbor is a village on Mount Desert Island in Hancock County in the Down East area of Maine. It is a useful base for those visiting Acadia National Park.
Summary from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA).
Top things to do in Bar Harbor
- Acadia National Park is a national park of the United States located along the mid-section of the Maine coast, southwest of Bar Harbor.
- The Abbe Museum is a cultural institution with two locations in Bar Harbor, Maine, on Mount Desert Island.
- Fort Pownall was a British fortification built during the French and Indian War, whose remains are located at Fort Point State Park in Stockton Springs, Maine.
- Fort Point State Park is a public recreation area that overlooks Penobscot Bay from the easternmost tip of Cape Jellison in the town of Stockton Springs, Maine.
- Camden Hills State Park is a 5,710-acre (2,310 ha) public recreation area overlooking Penobscot Bay in the town of Camden, Knox County, Maine.
- The Penobscot Marine Museum in Searsport, Maine, United States, is Maine's oldest maritime museum and is designed to preserve and educate people regarding Maine's and Searsport's rich and unique maritime and shipbuilding…
- Moose Point State Park is a day-use public recreation area overlooking Penobscot Bay in Searsport, Maine, located off U.S. Route 1 near the Belfast town line.
- Lamoine State Park is a public recreation area occupying 55 acres (22 ha) on the shore of Frenchman's Bay in the town of Lamoine, Maine.
- The Islesford Historical Museum and Blue Duck Ships' Store are related historical exhibits on Little Cranberry Island in Maine, USA, within the boundaries of Acadia National Park.
- Thuya Garden is a semi-formal herbaceous garden, in the style of Gertrude Jekyll, located at 15 Thuya Drive, Northeast Harbor, Maine. It is open daily from May through October.
- The Asticou Azalea Garden in Northeast Harbor, Maine, United States, is a popular visitor attraction. It was created by lifelong resident of the village, Charles Kenneth Savage, in 1956.
- The Fay Hyland Botanical Plantation, 10 acres, is an arboretum and botanical garden located along the Stillwater River on the University of Maine campus in Orono, Maine, United States. It is open to the public daily.
Attraction descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); place data from Wikidata (CC0).
Bar Harbor weather, compared with Boston
6° cooler than Boston on average across the year, on daytime highs:
- January
- Bar Harbor 32°F · Boston 37°F · 6° colder
- April
- Bar Harbor 50°F · Boston 57°F · 6° colder
- July
- Bar Harbor 76°F · Boston 82°F · 7° colder
- October
- Bar Harbor 57°F · Boston 62°F · 5° colder
January bottoms out near 32°F — a real coat, not a layer.
Daily highs averaged from Meteostat station records (CC BY 4.0), measured at each city's airport.
Planning a trip to Bar Harbor
- Best time to visit
- The best time to visit Bar Harbor is May–September, when daytime highs are a comfortable 61–76°F.
- How long to stay
- Bar Harbor rewards a longer visit — a full week lets you explore its many sights, from Acadia National Park, Abbe Museum, and Fort Pownall and beyond.
Frequently asked questions
- Is there a direct flight from Boston to Bar Harbor?
- Yes — you can fly nonstop from Boston (BOS) to Bar Harbor (BHB) on Cape Air.
- Which airlines fly nonstop from Boston to Bar Harbor?
- Cape Air flies nonstop between Boston (BOS) and Bar Harbor (BHB).
- How many nonstop flights are there from Boston to Bar Harbor?
- There are about 4 nonstop departures per day (roughly 28 per week) from Boston to Bar Harbor.
- How far is Bar Harbor from Boston?
- Bar Harbor is about 196 miles from Boston by air.
- What is there to do in Bar Harbor?
- Popular things to do include Acadia National Park, Abbe Museum, Fort Pownall, Fort Point State Park, and more.
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