Driving Directions - Visiting MMA WE INVITE YOU to visit Maine Maritime Academy at any time of the year. Allow for a three-hour visit with any of our capable student guides and admissions counselors in order to digest the breadth of programs and facilities. You can get here from there: From the North, South, and West... Take Interstate 95 to Bangor, Exit 45, I-395. Take I-395 to Exit 4, Route 15 South to Bucksport Follow Route 15 South to Bucksport, 18 miles, which merges with Route 1 North/Route3. One mile past Bucksport McDonald's, turn right on Route 175. After 8 miles, pick up Route 166 to Castine, another 7 miles. Take first left after the Maine Maritime sign to the Admissions House. From the East (coastal)... Take Route 1 South through Ellsworth.. About 18 miles from downtown Ellsworth, turn left on Route 175. After 8 miles, pick up Route 166 to Castine, another 7 miles. Take first left after the Maine Maritime sign to the Admissions House. From the East (via Route 9)... Take Route 9 to Route 46, Eddington, 77 miles. Follow Route 46, across Route 1A, to Bucksport, 19 miles. Take left on Route 1 North/Route 3 for 1/2(half) mile. Turn right on Route 175. After 8 miles, pick up Route 166 to Castine, another 7 miles. Take first left after the Maine Maritime sign to the Admissions House. Appointments to visit the college should be scheduled well in advance.  With prior notice, the Admissions Office will provide transportation to and from Bangor International Airport or the Greyhound and Concord Trailways bus stations in Bangor, as well as overnight accommodations without charge for the applicant and his or her family. For more information, call the Admissions Office toll free: 800-464-6565 in Maine or 800-227-8465 out-of-state.  We encourage you to visit our web site at http://www.mainemaritime.edu/.