Plane, Train, Automobile or Bus there are a few options to consider when traveling to Downtown Hartford. Bradley International Airport (BDL) BradleyAirport.com Located in Windsor Locks, just 12 miles from Hartford Some popular airlines include Air Canada, American Airlines, American Eagle, Delta, Jet Blue, Southwest, United and US Airways Car rental service available Taxi service available Public transportation connects BDL and Hartford (see Bradley Flyer) $ 1.30 Bradley Flyer Cttransit.com then search routes & schedules Or call 860 525 9181 CTTRANSIT bus route 30 Bradley Flyer provides semi express service connecting BDL and Downtown Hartford One way fare is $1.30. Exact change required Trips operate approx hourly, 7 days a week, trip is 30 minutes Services all airport terminals and 5 locations in Downtown Hartford, including the CT Convention Center and Union Station Car Services Taxi fare from BDL is approximately $45.00 Car rental is available at the airport and in Downtown Hartford Livery service is approximately $80.00. May we suggest: Liberty Limo, 800 338 5466 DATTCO, 860 229 4879, select option #1 Union Station Hartford (HFD) hartfordtransit.org/ unionstation.html Located in Downtown Hartford Services Amtrak, Bonanza, Greyhound, Peter Pan and others Taxi service available Hertz car rental available Connections to CTTRANSIT local bus routes including 30 Bradley Flyer and Star Shuttle The Hartford Star Shuttle is a FREE Downtown circulator service available to you. Please ask the shuttle driver which stop number is best for your desired destination; they are happy to assist you. The Star Shuttle operates every weekday from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. (unless noted) and departs every 15 minutes from the Connecticut Convention Center. The circulator route connects the convention center, XL Center, Front Street District, along with some restaurants, hotels, attractions, meeting venues and parking areas. Hop on and off at any of the stops marked Star Shuttle Stop.
Below is a copy of the Hartford Star Shuttle map. On the following pages you ll learn which restaurants, attractions, entertainment venues, hotels and parking destinations that are associated with each stop on the route. It takes approximately 30 minutes to ride the entire route. Two blue city buses, each holding 55-passengers, will loop the route noted below. This makes your wait time at any stop no more than 15 minutes. Guests are invited to hop on and off the Star Shuttle as often as you like; this is an easy way to navigate Downtown Hartford. Prefer to walk?? The approximate walking time is: *Stop #1 to Stop #8 = 18 minutes *Stop #1 to Stop #13 = 12 minutes *Stop #1 to Stop #10 = 12 minutes *Stop #1 to East Hartford hotels = 12 minutes *Stop #10 to East Hartford Hotels = 18 minutes Wait here for the Star Shuttle
HStop #1 Connecticut Convention Center* Connecticut Science Center* $ Marriott Hartford Downtown* Arch Street Tavern (L/D) Connecticut River Lincoln Financial Sculpture Walk Spotlight Theater and Front Street Bistro * $ (B/L/D) Vivo s (B/L/D) Ample parking - garages, open lots and metered street stalls, many are professionally managed by Laz Parking Services* Grab a quick lunch at Starbucks (in the Marriott), the Connecticut Science Center Café or from a lunch truck on the Mortensen Riverfront Plaza. Did you know that pedestrians can quickly walk from East Hartford to Downtown Hartford? Just use the Founders Bridge, which connects to the Mortensen Riverfront Plaza, Constitution Plaza and the Mayor Mike s Memorial Bridge. The walk is just 10 minutes! H Stop #2 The Hartford Club (L/D) Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art* $ Butler McCook House & Gardens $ Calder s Stegosaurus City Hall Peppercorn s Grill (L/D)*$ HStop #3 Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts* Salute Restaurant (L/D)* $ Vito s By The Park (L/D)* Ancient Burial Grounds Bushnell Park H State Capitol Building Stop #5 Feng Asian Bistro (L/D)* First Niagara Bank (ATM/banking)* Greater Hartford Welcome Center* Max Downtown (L/D)* McKinnon s Irish Pub (L/D)* Trumbull Kitchen (L/D)* XL Center* Bin228 Koji (L/D) TheaterWorks All listings with a * indicate a member of the Connecticut Convention & Sports Bureau. We highly recommend their service to you and your guests. All listings with a $ indicate a discount by showing your convention badge and/or using a coupon at the end of this publication. Restaurant listing will indicate B/L/D for service of breakfast, lunch and dinner. Star Shuttle #4 no longer in service CTCSB MEMBER WEBSITES CTconventions.com Ctsciencecenter.org Marriotthartford.com Lazparking.com Frontstreetbistro.com Wadsworth.org Peppercornsgrill.com Bushnell.org Saluterestaurant.com Vitosct.com Letsgoarts.org Trumbullkitchen.com Fengrestaurant.com Fnfg.com Maxdowntown.com Mckinnonsirishpub.com XLcenter.com
HStop #6 Black-Eyed Sally s BBQ and Blues (L/D)* Burger Baby (L/D)* $ Homewood Suites Downtown* The Hartford Room (L/D) East Coast Dogs (L/D) There is a high concentrations of unique restaurants & entertainment options between Stop #6 & Stop #9. H H H Stop #7 Holiday Inn Express Downtown* Bushnell Park Sailors & Soldiers Memorial Arch There are many parking options located between Stop #7 and Stop #9. This includes garages, open lots and metered street stalls. Stop #8 Black Bear Saloon (L/D)* Hot Tomato s (L/D)*$ Up Or On The Rocks (nite club)* Papa s Pizza (L/D) Union Station (bus and rail) Stop #9 Agave Grill (L/D, brunch on Sunday)* The Russian Lady (L/D)* $ The Tavern Downtown (L/D)* $ Aladdin Halal Restaurant (L/D) The Pour House (nite club) The Rocking Horse Cafe (L/D) $ HStop #10 Hilton Hartford Hotel* The Tobacco Shop Vaughan s Public House (L/D)* XL Center* Jo Jo s Coffee & Tea (B/L) M&Ms Bistro (B/L/D) Max Bibo s Deli (B/L) Ni-Ro (retail) Off The Rack (retail) $ Rose Gourmet (B/L) Stackpole, Moore and Tuesday (retail) $ Tamarind Grill (L/D) The Tea Haunt Canvas (B/L) The Russell (L/D) Caffeine junky? Within a short walk from Stop #10 there is a tea house, coffee shop, Starbucks and multiple Dunkin Donuts! All listings with a * indicate a member of the Connecticut Convention & Sports Bureau. We highly recommend their service to you and your guests. All listings with a $ indicate a discount by showing your convention badge and/or using a coupon at the end of this publication. Restaurant listing will indicate B/L/D for service of breakfast, lunch and dinner. CTCSB MEMBER WEBSITES Blackeyedsallys.com Burgerbabyct.com Hiexpress.com/Hartfordct homewoodsuites.com Blackbearhartford.com Hottomatos.net Uporontherocks.com Agavehartford.com Therussianladyhartford.com TheTavernDowntown.com Hartford.Hilton.com Irishpublichouse.com XLCenter.com
HStop #11 City Steam Brewery Café (L/D)* $ Panera Bread (B/L/D) DISH Bar and Grill (L/D)* $ Hartford Stage* Morton s The Steakhouse (L/D)* $ Residence Inn by Marriott Downtown* The Old State House* $ Bocca Rossa Wine Bar (L/D) Karl The Flower Guy Pepe s Pizza (L/D) Statehouse Square (retail and food court, B/L) Woody s Hot Dogs & Fish Tank (L/D) Burger King (L/D) The dogs at Woody s were featured on the Food Network; this is also the local hang-out for Miami Dolphin fans! HStop #13 Ramada Plaza Downtown Hartford* Bistro Z (B/L/D) Hartford s Old State House (Star Shuttle Stop 11) HStop #14 and #15 Serviced only by request while on board the bus ON20 (L/D)* Hartford Belle Cruises* (departure dock) Hartford Parking Authority* Lady Katherine Cruises (departure dock) Constitution Plaza Mortensen Riverfront Plaza UCONN School of Business Great access to inexpensive parking options Bus To Bus Ride the Hartford Star Shuttle then transfer to another provider to reach: Bradley International Airport* - serviced daily by CTTransit*, the Bradley Flyer departs nearly every hour from the Connecticut Convention Center (Stop #1), Union Station (Stop #8) and Central Row/State House Square area (Stop #11) Mohegan Sun Casino* - serviced by DATTCO*, departs twice/three times daily from Constitution Plaza area (Stop #15) $ All listings with a * indicate a member of the Connecticut Convention & Sports Bureau. We highly recommend their service to you and your guests. All listings with a $ indicate a discount by showing your convention badge and/or using a coupon at the end of this publication. Restaurant listing will indicate B/L/D for service of breakfast, lunch and dinner. Star Shuttle #12 no longer in service CTCSB MEMBER WEBSITES Citysteambrewerycafe.com Dishbarandgrill.com Hartfordstage.org Mortons.com/Hartford Hartfordresidenceinn.com Ctosh.org RamadaHartford.com Ontwenty.com Hartfordbelle.com BradleyAirport.com DATTCO.com Peterpanbusline.com hartfordparking.com
Less Than 10 Minutes California Pizza Kitchen (L/D)* Connecticut Historical Society $ Harriet Beecher Stowe Center* $ Mark Twain Home & Museum (L)* $ West Farms Mall (retail, dining, B/L/D)* $ Take the CTTransit to the above locations, drive or take a taxi cab; estimated fare is $10 each way. Dakota s Steakhouse (B/L/D)* $ Blue Back Square (retail, dining, B/L/D)* Lux, Bond & Green (retail)* Olde Historic Wethersfield*$ Pond House Café (L/D)* Town of East Hartford* West Hartford Center (retail, dining, B/L/D)* Elizabeth Park Rentschler Field Cabela s (retail, dining, B/L/D) Less Than 30 Minutes CoCo Key Water Resort* EMPOWER Leadership & Sports Center*$ Hill-Stead Museum* $ New England Air Museum* Lake Compounce Family Theme Park* Six Flags New England* Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Less Than 1 Hour Goodspeed Opera House* Jimmy Buffet s Margarittaville (L/D)* Mystic Aquarium Institute of Exploration* Mohegan Sun Casino* Ocean Beach Park* Tanger Outlet Center* (retail, dining) $ Connecticut s Beardsley Zoo Clinton Crossing Premium Outlets (retail, dining) Foxwoods Resort Casino Infinity Music Hall* Mystic Seaport Pez Candy, Inc. (gift shop and tours) All listings with a * indicate a member of the Connecticut Convention & Sports Bureau. We highly recommend their service to you and your guests. All listings with a $ indicate a discount by showing your convention badge and/or using a coupon at the end of this publication.restaurant listing will indicate B/L/D for service of breakfast, lunch and dinner. CTCSB MEMBER WEBSITES Cpk.com Harrietbeecherstowe.org Marktwainhouse.org Shopwestfarms.com Dakotarockyhill.com Centerandsquare.com Lbgreen.com Wethersfieldct.com Pondhousecafe.com EastHartfordct.gov CocokeyWaterbury.com LeadershipSports.com Hillstead.org Neam.org Lakecompounce.com Sixflags.com Goodspeed.org Mohegansun.com Ocean-beach-park.com Tangeroutlet.com infinityhall.com empowerleadershipsports.com Margarittavillemohegansun.com
Star Shuttle Stop #11
Star Shuttle Stop #11