Springfield is 18 miles north of Bradley International Airport in Windsor Locks, Connecticut. Fifteen airlines at Bradley offer 232 daily flights to 75 destinations in the United States, Canada, and the Caribbean. Shuttle buses and limousines run between the airport and Springfield. Westover Metropolitan Airport and several private airports also serve Springfield.
Amtrak schedules trains between Springfield and many cities such as Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Washington, D.C., Chicago, and Montreal. In addition, Peter Pan Bus Lines connect Springfield with numerous cities throughout the Northeast.
Two major New England road arteries intersect in Springfield: the east-west running Massachusetts Turnpike (Inter-state-90) and the north-south traveling Interstate-91 with its branch, Interstate-291, running through downtown.
Springfield's downtown is located on the east bank of the Connecticut River; the rest of the city spreads out to the east. Local transportation, provided by the Pioneer Valley Transit Authority, extends into 24 communities along 43 bus routes.