[travelerc3]

Hi,

I'm looking for a way, using public transportation, to get from Boston to Sharon. I was thinking about taking Peter Pan to Waterbury or another nearby town and then maybe taking a local bus to Sharon? Is that possible? If so, what town should I go to first?

Thanks, everyone!

[Slipperman]

you might be better off if you could take PP all the way to Danbury. Sharon is in the northwest corner of CT right on the NY border which i don't think is easily accessible from Waterbury. Danbury on the other hand is directly south of Sharon using Rt 7 but even then, not sure there is any public transportation that covers that route. you could try these services..

HART
CTTransit

[JViello]

Once you get to Danbury, this is about your only option unless you hire a cab:

[jasty]

There is no public transport to Sharon that I know of (I live in the area). It is very rural. Your best be might be to rent a car if you can. There is a Peter Pan bus that runs from Hartford to Canaan, CT, which is about 15 miles north of Sharon. You might be able to take a cab from Canaan to Sharon.

[derekdrew]

I researched this a few months ago and it is confusing, so I am pasting the data here just for the public record and for posterity.

You can get to Canaan CT (25 mins from Sharon) on busses from Port Authority in NYC, from Torrington, Ct, from Lee, MA / Lenox, MA, from Danbury, CT, and from other points on these lines.

The most elegant is to go from Boston to Lee, MA / Lenox, MA and then take the bus south to Canaan.
Not all routes have sufficiently good connections to consider though.

So it may be better sometimes to take a local bus that goes from Lee, MA / Lenox, MA to Sheffield, MA, which is 34 minutes from Sharon, so Sheffield, MA is an alternate to Canaan, CT as the closest dropoff point. The Scheffield option bus schedule was here: http://www.berkshirerta.com/PDF/BRTA-Poster1.pdf

In my notes there is something about changing at the Prime Outlets bus stop for plans where you go from Lee, MA / Lenox, MA south, but I suspect this is only for the Scheffield trip and not the Canaan trip.

The bus schedules are frustrating because you have to check Peter Pan, Bonanza Bus, and Greyhound websites and it helps if you can visualize the entire line that you would be traveling a segment on and these sites can be flaky in providing the full picture. In addition, you may need to check berkshirerta.com.

Lee, MA and Lenox, MA are different bus stops but I grouped them together in this data because sometimes you have to interchange at one or the other, or both.

One of the routes to know about is this, which went in both directions.

BZ 0710

TORRINGTON, CT
WINSTED, CT
CANAAN, CT
SHEFFIELD, MA
G BARRINGTON, MA
STOCKBRIDGE, MA
LEE, MA
LENOX, MA
PITTSFIELD, MA
WILLIAMSTOWN, MA

Some busses from Boston to Danbury were tedious and so best avoided because they take 4 hours from Boston and involve a change at Hartford.

I don't seem to have the sequence of stops for the bus from Danbury, CT to Canaan.

Lastly, the closest possible to Sharon would be to take the train to Wasaic (sp?) train station up from NYC.

Also, in the summer months, there can be special seasonal transportation to the Berkshires from NYC that theoretically could be useful.

[RunD1987]

Depending on time I like the Route 7 up to the Mohawk Trail (Route 2) to 495 to Route 90.

However, easier, less travel, less time (Possibly)...Is Route 7 to I90 (Mass Turnpike) Tolls once on I90 straight shot in.

If want to use public transport I mean closest would be probably Great Barrington Ma, can catch Peter Pan services up that way.