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Easy to get to, and easy to get around. Accessible by car, bus, rail, boat and air, Massachusetts has an array of travel options available to you.

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Airports

Logan International Airport (BOS)

Commuter Boat Service

  • Long Wharf, Boston to the Charlestown Navy Yard; Charlestown Navy Yard to Lovejoy Wharf, North Station. Lovejoy Wharf to John Joseph Moakley United States Courthouse and the World Trade Center
    Boston Harbor Cruises, 877-733-9425, 617-227-4321
  • Rowes Wharf, Boston to Hewitt's Cove, Hingham
    Boston Harbor Cruises, 877-733-9425, 617-227-4321
  • Hingham Shipyard, Hingham to Rowes Wharf, Boston
    • Boston Harbor Cruises, 877-733-9425, 617-227-4321
  • Pemberton Pier, Hull to Long Wharf, Boston
    Harbor Express, 617-222-6999
  • USS Constitution, Tudor Wharf, Lovejoy Wharf, Lewis Wharf, Christopher Columbus Park, Rowes Wharf, John Joseph Moakley Courthouse, World Trade Center
    City Water Taxi, 617-633-9240
  • From New Bedford to Oak Bluffs and Vineyard Haven(YR)
    New England Fast Ferry Company 866-453-6800, 617-748-1428

Seasonal Ferry Service

Train Service

  • Amtrak
    800-USA-RAIL, 800-523-6590 (TTY)

    Amtrak is the best way to begin your trip to Massachusetts.

    Convenient Amtrak service, featuring high-speed Acela Express and Regional trains from Washington, D.C.; Philadelphia; New York; and New Haven, Connecticut, provide a fast ride with wide, comfortable seats, appetizing café menus and all the charm of scenic New England just outside your window. 

    Amtrak provides service to Boston (Westwood, Back Bay Station and South Station), Framingham, Worcester, Springfield, Amherst and Pittsfield.

    The Downeaster departs from North Station in Boston and makes several stops in southern New Hampshire and southern Maine on it's way to Portland.

    For more Amtrak information and reservations, call 1-800-USA-RAIL or check amtrak.com.

MBTA Rapid Transit

  • Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA)
    617-222-3200, 800-392-6100 TTY 617-222-5146

    The T runs daily service on buses, boats, trains and trolleys throughout Boston and surrounding towns. Stations can be identified by a black T on a white circular sign: .

    Purchase fare on a CharlieTicket with cash, debit or credit card at fare-vending machines in any station or aboveground trolley stop, or with cash only at a bus farebox. One bus or train ride is $1.50 - $3.50 depending on mode and transfers. Children 11 or under ride free with a paying adult, while customers 65 and over pay a reduced fare. The MBTA Web site has information more about fares, schedules, routes and the automated fare equipment.

    Visitors benefit from multi-day LinkPasses for unlimited bus, train, trolley and Inner Harbor Ferry access for one ($9.00) or seven ($15.00) days effective from date of purchase. Passes are available at any in-station or Logan Airport fare-vending machine or at vendors throughout the city. For information about fares, schedules, routes, sales locations,  group sales information, and automated fare equipment visit mbta.com. 

Commercial Bus Service

Bus service is widely available throughout Massachusetts. The bus terminals in Boston are South Station, Atlantic Avenue; and Back Bay Station, Dartmouth Street.

  • Discount trips from Boston to New York City
    Bolt Bus, 800-258-7111
  • Boston to Newburyport, Massachusetts, and Portsmouth, New Hampshire
    C&J Trailways, 800-258-7111
  • Boston to points north of Boston, Maine and New Hampshire
    Concord Trailways, 800-639-3317
  • Boston and Newton (Riverside terminal) to Worcester and Springfield; Boston and Newton to Albany, Buffalo, Syracuse and New York, New York; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and Washington, D.C.
    Greyhound Bus Lines, 800-231-2222
  • Low cost daily express bus service in the US and Canada
    MegaBus, 877-GO-2-MEGA
  • Boston to Bourne, Falmouth and Woods Hole, Cape Cod (service to Hyannis ferry terminals); Boston to Fall River and Providence, Rhode Island; Boston to Hartford, Connecticut; and Boston to New York, New York
    Peter Pan/Bonanza Bus, 888-751-8800
  • Boston and Newton (Riverside terminal) to Framingham, Worcester, Springfield, Holyoke, Northampton, Amherst, Lee, Lenox and Pittsfield; Boston and Newton (Riverside T terminal) to Albany and New York, New York; Hartford, Connecticut; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Baltimore, Maryland; and Washington, D.C.
    Peter Pan Bus Lines, 800-343-9999
  • Boston to Plymouth, Hyannis and Provincetown with local stops on Cape Cod (services to ferry terminals)
    Plymouth and Brockton Bus Lines, 508-746-0378

Motor Coach Tours


Rental Car Companies

All the major car rental companies have locations at Logan Airport, and most have downtown Boston locations. At most locations the minimum age to rent a car is 25.  

TRANSPORTATION TO CAPE COD, MARTHA’S VINEYARD & NANTUCKET

To help you get to and around Cape Cod and the Islands, click Smart Guide  for your free Smart Guide to Transportation.

Air Service

Airlines

Cape Air/Nantucket Airlines, 800-352-0714
Island Airlines, 800-248-7779
Nantucket Shuttle, 508-771-2711
US Airways Express
Continental Airlines

Scheduled Air Service

To Cape Cod (Barnstable Municile Airport, Hyannis) Served by Cape Air/Nantucket Airlines, Island Air, US Airways Express

To Cape Cod (Provincetown Airport)
Served by Cape Air/Nantucket Airlines

To Martha's Vineyard Served by Cape Air/Nantucket Airlines, US Airways Express

To Nantucket Served by Cape Air/Nantucket Airlines, Continental, Island Airlines, US Airways Express

Charter Air Service

Cape Air/Nantucket Airlines 800-352-0714
Coastal Air Charter 888-359-2785, 978-927-5005
Continental 800-523-3273
Desert & Island Air Charter 800-835-9135
Direct Flight 508-693-6688
Eagle Air 888-993-2453
Heliops Helicopters 781-934-7079
Linear Air 877-254-6327
Ocean Wings 800-346-2140
Tradewind Aviation
800-376-7922

Island Ferries

Island ferries are seasonal except where indicated by (YR).  Only the Steamship Authority transports vehicles to Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket Island.  Space is limited; reservations are required and should be made far in advance.  Reservations are not required for passengers, bicycles, and motorcycles.  If you plan to leave your car on Cape Cod, parking is avaialble for a fee at the Steamship Authority docks.  For more infformation click on islandferry.com.

Ferry Service
To Cape Cod

From Boston to Provincetown (high-speed and regular)
Baystate Cruise Company, 866-683-3779-, 617-748-1428

From Boston to Provincetown (high-speed)
Boston Harbor Cruises, 877-SEE-WHALE, 617-227-4321

From Plymouth to Provincetown (high-speed)
Capt. John Boats, 800-242-2469

To Martha's Vineyard

From Woods Hole to Vineyard Haven (YR)
Steamship Authority, 508-477-8600, 508-693-9130

From Hyannis to Oak Bluffs
Hy-Line, 800-492-8082

From Falmouth to Edgartown
Falmouth-Edgartown Ferry, 508-548-9400

From Falmouth to Oak Bluffs
Island Queen, 508-548-4800

From Nantucket to Oak Bluffs
Hy-Line, 888-778-1132

From Quonset Point, RE to Oak Bluffs
Vineyard Fast Ferry, 401-295-4040

From New Bedford to Oak Bluffs and Vineyard Haven (YR)
New England Fast Ferry Company, 866-453-6800, 617-748-1428

To Nantucket Island

All ferries arrive and depart from Nantucket Harbor.

From Harwichport
Freedom Cruise Line, 508-432-8999

From Hyannis (YR)
Steamship Authority, 508-477-8600

From Hyannis (High-speed catamaran) (YR)
Steamship Authority, 508-477-7447, 508-477-8600

From Hyannis (high-speed catamaran) (YR)
Hy-Line, 800-492-8082

From Hyannis
Hy-Line, 888-778-1132

From Oak Bluffs, Martha's Vineyard
Hy-Line, 888-778-1132

To Cuttyhunk Island

From New Bedford (YR)
Cuttyhunk Ferry Company, 508-992-0200


Bus Service Including Ferry Terminals

Cape Cod Regional Transit Authority,
800-352-7155, 508-775-8504

From Boston to Hyannis, Provincetown, and local stops on Cape Cod
Plymouth and Brockton Bus Lines, 508-746-0378

From Boston to Bourne, Falmouth, and Woods Hole
Peter Pan Bonanza Bus, 888-751-8800

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