Marhtas Vineyard / Cape Cod

hi, just wondering if any one could advise , heading to boston in august for 8 days ... looking to do cape cod and maybe a stay over with marthas vineyard ... just wondering how to get there (unfortunately none of us will drive)

also can anyone recommend anything to do ... shopping in wrentham is one day for sure ....

Marhtas Vineyard / Cape Cod

If nobody can drive, seeing the Cape is nearly impossible. There%26#39;s too much to see and public transportation isn%26#39;t the best. You can go to Marthas Vineyard however. Peter Pan Bus Line goes daily from South Station in Boston straight to the ferry terminal. You can buy both your bus tickets and ferry passes right at Peter Pan%26#39;s ticket office at South Station. Roundtrip bus fare costs $42 and rountrip ferry fare costs $30. I would suggest spending a couple nights on Marthas Vineyard if you go. It%26#39;s a beautiful island.

There%26#39;s also a high speed ferry from Boston to Provincetown on the tip of Cape Cod. Roundtrip for that is right about $75.

If you don%26#39;t know from reading this forum, you can also spend a day going to Wrentham for the outlets from Boston as well. Rountrip bus fare is $36.

Another highly rated bus trip from Boston is the New England Seacoast tour. It%26#39;s around $60 and will make stops in New Hampshire and Maine.

You can also take the train from North Station, Boston to Gloucester or Rockport for a daytrip. Both are fun. Rountrip for those two on the train is about $15.

There%26#39;s also the ferry from Boston to Salem for a daytrip. I think that one costs around $20 roundtrip.

So, even without a car, there%26#39;s many options, but to see the entire Cape Cod area will require a car for sure.

Only having 8 days, I wouldn%26#39;t go crazy planning trips out of Boston, since there%26#39;s lots to see and do in the city as well.

Marhtas Vineyard / Cape Cod

I haven%26#39;t been to the Vineyard in years, but the last time I was there, they had a bus route that ran during the summer months. Perhaps somebody can comment on that ...

If you take the Ferry to Provincetown, last year (and for several years prior), there was the N.Truro-Ptown shuttle ... the shuttle stops at Herring Cove Beach and hte National Seashore Vistors center at Province Lands, as well as at several places areound town. Additionally you have the option of taxis or bicycle rentals.

Additionally there%26#39;s the %26#39;Flex%26#39; bus which runs between P-town and other places on the Outer Cape, including the National Seashore vistor%26#39;s center in Eastham.

Here%26#39;s some info from 2007 ...

provincetown-ma.gov/parking/2007/FLEXHRSEXTE鈥?/a>

Here%26#39;s the current Flex bus schedule. I assume they%26#39;ll start running more frequently when we hit peak season.

http://www.theflex.org/schedule.htm

Also, if you want to spend just one night, you%26#39;d be best off planning for mid-week. You may have problems booking only one night on a weekend in August.

The V.T.A. has excellent coverage of the island. The only downside is that they don%26#39;t run late night. I think the last buses run until around midnight. It%26#39;s cheap too. $2 per ride.

Thanks guys for all your suggestions , gonna look them up now :)