Historic Jamestowne - Public Transportation (U.S. National Park Service)

Historic Triangle Shuttle
Let us bus you around! From March 16 through November 1, 2009, the Historic Triangle Shuttle provides free shuttle service from the Colonial Williamsburg Visitor Center to and from the Jamestown and Yorktown areas. This shuttle service travels the scenic Colonial Parkway. There is no charge for the service. Service to both Jamestown and Yorktown depart the Colonial Williamsburg Visitor Center every hour and half-hour between 9:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. daily.

Service to Jamestown makes stops at both Historic Jamestowne (the original site of the first permanent English settlement in North America, administered by the National Park Service and APVA Preservation Virginia) and Jamestown Settlement (a living history museum run by the Commonwealth of Virginia's Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation). Return service to Colonial Williamsburg departs every half-hour from 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. with a final pickup from Historic Jamestowne at 5:15 p.m.

Jamestown Area Shuttle
Serivce to the various Jamestown attractions is offered by the Jamestown Area Shuttle, which makes stops at the Historic Jamestowne Visitor Center; the Jamestown Glasshouse, also a part of Historic Jamestowne; Jamestown Settlement; and the Jamestown Neck-of-Land Information Station, located along the Colonial Parkway. Completing a loop approximately every 10-15 minutes, the service is free and is available between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. through November 1, 2009.

Addtional Area Public Transportation
Various public and private transportation services are available throughout the area. AMTRAK has a station in Williamsburg, Greyhound has commercial bus service to the Williamsburg area, and rental cars and taxi service are available. For air service there are three airports within one and one half hours drive of Historic Jamestown: Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport (45 minutes away), Norfolk International Airport (one and one-half hours east of the park) and Richmond International Airport (one and one-half hours west of the park).