I've gone up through Maine from here (just outside Boston) more times than I can count. Just as an aside, calling Route 1 a "coastal" route is a bit of a stretch-there are very few water views. I find it way too slow for my liking. You will hit tolls on 95 but it's a smooth sail up to Bangor and as mck stated taking 395 to 1A is much faster. 295 isn't bad, but it does go through the city-if you can avoid it at rush hour and during peak travel times on Saturday a.m. and Sunday p.m. you'll be better off. 295 does, however, offer some really cool views of the water around the city. Either way you'll have no problems with the size of the vehicle. I'd check to see if there's construction on either route, which may be a deciding factor.