2023 Regional Trips
MNYBA Extravaganza
Boston & Maine | August 12-16, 2023
The MNYBA welcomes fellow ERA members to our annual five-day extravaganza! Our venue is the Holiday Inn on Washington Street in Somerville, near the Sullivan Square station of the MBTA’s Orange Line and the East Somerville station of MBTA’s new Green Line Extension.
Itinerary
Saturday, August 12, 2023
New London, bus and Shore Line East, lunch and RIPTA at Kennedy Plaza, MBTA’s Nubian Station bus terminal, Boston College buses, hotel check-in
Sunday, August 13, 2023
MBTA facilities in Lynn, Charlestown, GLX, Albany Street, Southampton, Cabot, Quincy, Arborway and lunch in South Station
Monday, August 14, 2023
Coast in Dover, New Hampshire, Biddeford-Saco, Maine, lunch in downtown Portland, Maine with bus pulse, Seashore Trolley (and Bus) Museum in Kennebunkport, Maine, dinner at Weathervane Seafood Restaurant, Kittery, Maine; optional Amtrak ride possible
Tuesday, August 15, 2023
A free day for wandering about historic Boston. Ride MBTA buses, subways, streetcars, and to check out the new Green Line Extension. There is a great deal of history in this city.
Wednesday, August 16, 2023
Hotel check-out, Lowell, Worcester, Springfield. Dinner at Outback in North Haven, Conneticut.
Note: Boston is an expensive town. Lots of negotiations went into getting our hotel at a decent rate. Breakfast is available, but not included. Dunkin Donuts and a local diner are a block away from the hotel. Come join us on a wonderful tour of New England!
Schedule
Times Square | 8:00 a.m. Meet on 8th Avenue between 40th and 41st Streets, in front of the New York Times building. We will be leaving at 8:00 a.m. sharp!
Pelham Bay Park | 8:45 a.m. Meet at the Pelham Bay Park 6 train station at the Q50 stop along Bruckner Boulevard. We will be leaving at 8:45 a.m.
Tickets
Single: One in a room $1,095 by check or money order ($1,128 with PayPal)
Double: Two in a room $738 each by check or money order ($761 by PayPal)
Order Form
Click here for the order form. Online ticket sales are not available for this event.
Reminders
- Our trips usually run close to capacity.
- Register early!
- No tickets will be sent.
- We go rain or shine.
Rules and Information
- No smoking on any bus or at any transit facility at any time!
- Ear plugs must be used on radios or other sound equipment.
- NO REFUNDS are possible. Please be ON TIME so you will not miss the bus.
- Equipment may be substituted if the advertised bus is unavailable.
- MNYBA/MBS may alter the itinerary if conditions warrant.
- Reservations must be made in advance by using the coupon on the trip flyer above.
- Spaces are usually NOT available on trip day. Reserve early!
- Anyone under the age of 18 must be accompanied by parent or legal guardian.
- For additional information, please email [email protected] or call 917-714-7087.