St. Albans (Vermont)

Saint Albans is a city of about 7,000 people (2020) in Franklin County, Vermont. It is surrounded by St. Alban's Town (population 6,000 in 2010). This article also covers the nearby villages of Swanton, Highgate, Fairfield, and Fairfax

Understand
St. Albans is the largest city in Vermont's northwestern Franklin County; approximately 16 miles south of the Canadian border. It calls itself the Maple Sugar Capital of the World and is the home to the annual Maple Festival.

St. Albans was the site of the Saint Albans Raid, a Confederate bank robbery that took place in 1864 during the Civil War.

By plane
The closest airport, Burlington International Airport, is approximately 29 miles away. Other close airports in the area include: Plattsburgh International Airport and Montréal-Trudeau airport.

By train

 * Route stopping at St. Albans:
 * Vermonter operates daily between St. Albans and Washington, D.C. including stops in Essex Junction, Waterbury, Montpelier, White River Junction, Claremont, Bellows Falls, Brattleboro, Greenfield, Northampton, Holyoke, Springfield, Windsor Locks, Hartford, Meriden, New Haven, Bridgeport, Stamford, New York City, Newark, Trenton,  Philadelphia, Wilmington,  Baltimore, and New Carrollton.  Travel time to St. Albans from Springfield is 5.5 hours, from Hartford is 6.75 hours, from New York City is 9.25 hours, from Philadephia is 11.5 hours, from Baltimore is 12.75 hours, and from Washington, DC is 13.25 hours.
 * Vermonter operates daily between St. Albans and Washington, D.C. including stops in Essex Junction, Waterbury, Montpelier, White River Junction, Claremont, Bellows Falls, Brattleboro, Greenfield, Northampton, Holyoke, Springfield, Windsor Locks, Hartford, Meriden, New Haven, Bridgeport, Stamford, New York City, Newark, Trenton,  Philadelphia, Wilmington,  Baltimore, and New Carrollton.  Travel time to St. Albans from Springfield is 5.5 hours, from Hartford is 6.75 hours, from New York City is 9.25 hours, from Philadephia is 11.5 hours, from Baltimore is 12.75 hours, and from Washington, DC is 13.25 hours.

By car
St. Albans can be accessed via exits 19 and 20 off of Interstate 89, as well as some smaller roads such as routes 7, 36, and 104.

By boat
As St. Albans is on Lake Champlain, it can be accessed by private boat from New York, Quebec, Canada, and other parts of western Vermont.

Buy
There are two main shopping complexes in Saint Albans:



Go next
There are many ski areas in driving distance from Saint Albans:


 * Jay Peak Resort
 * Smugglers' Notch Resort
 * Stowe Mountain Resort