How To Get To Maine From NYC? You can take a bus from New York to Portland via South Station, Boston, MA, Boston South Buses, Portland, ME, and Ptc O/B in around 7h 15m. Alternatively, you can take a train from New York to Portland via Boston, Back Bay, North Station, Boston, Portland, and Ptc O/B in around 7h 58m. Does Amtrak trains go to Maine? Amtrak Service & Ridership Amtrak operates one State Supported service in Maine, the DowneasterDowneasterDown Easter or Downeaster may refer to: Down Easter (ship), or Downeaster, a type of 19th-century sailing ship. Downeaster (train), an Amtrak passenger train running from Boston, Massachusetts, to Brunswick, Maine.…