CapeFlyer announces fare and schedule. Seasonal train service starts Memorial Day and ends Labor Day.
For the first time in 25 years, you'll be able to take a train from Boston to Cape Cod, thanks to the CapeFlyer train service. CapeFlyer connects Boston's South Station to Middleborough, Buzzards Bay and Hyannis for $20 one way or $35 round trip. Train service begins at 5:12pm on Fridays and operates on Saturdays and Sundays beginning at 8 a.m. in Boston, adding Braintree to its route. It will run from Memorial Day to Labor Day. Travel time is a little more than 2 hours and 15 minutes. Take along a deck of cards or a good book and some cheese and crackers – it's better than cursing the traffic. And, for those of you who travel with your computer, the train has free WiFi. Will you be taking the CapeFlyer this season? Did you take the last…
The Cape Cod Regional Transit Authority will oversee the CapeFLYER service, which will launch Memorial Day weekend.
Residents of Boston will be able to get to Cape Cod without a car next summer. The Cape Cod Transit Authority this week announced the CapeFLYER service, which will launch Memorial Day weekend 2013. The service will feature five total trains per weekend running between South Station and Hyannis: one outgoing train Friday night, Saturday morning and Sunday morning and one incoming train Saturday night and Sunday night, according to Tom Cahir, CCRTA administrator. Cahir said CCRTA anticipates 2,000 people per weekend will use the service. The service will follow the MBTA commuter rail’s Lakeville/Middleborough “Old Colony” line plus two additional stops: Buzzard’s Bay and Hyannis, Cahir said. Buses will be in place to get people to other …
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8:40 am on Thursday, April 4, 2013
Sounds great!!! We usually fly into Boston, is there some sort of connection from the airport to the train? I'd prefer a train over a bus/car anyday! more ›