Advice for travelling to Cape Cod by bus, where to go etc.

Hi! I am travelling to Cape Cod next week but as we don%26#39;t drive as stuck with public transport. I have downloaded all the bus routes and plan to do as follows:

Day 1 - Bus from Bostong to Plymouth and Barnstable

Day 2 - Barnstable to Provincetown

Day 3 - Provincetown

Day 4 - Provincetown to Chatham

Day 5 - Chatham to Falmouth

Day 6 - Falmouth to NY

Does anyone have some advice - does this seem reasonable? I know it is a bit whirlwind! If anyone has any suggestions, I would be much appreciative. Thanks!

Advice for travelling to Cape Cod by bus, where to go etc.

My only comment would be to ask you how you plan to get around these towns once the bus pulls into the terminals. My guess is that the bus stations are along major routes that aren%26#39;t interesting, just busy, dusty main drags. Have you already researched this to see where you can go and stay from the bus station? The plan is fine I think for a quick trip but the busses won%26#39;t be dropping you off next to nice B%26amp;Bs by the beach, you would still have a considerable distance to get to accomodations and the beaches etc I believe. Have you looked into this?

Advice for travelling to Cape Cod by bus, where to go etc.

Hi Jennix,

Cape Cod is not the ideal location to travel with out a car but, with that said, with a little planning you can manage. I assume you have discovered this comprehensive travel site:

www.smartguide.org/capecod/land-links.html

and that you know where you will be staying. If you are going to stay on the Flex line (Harwich to Provincetown) then you will be able to get to your lodging and other interesting places like Coast Guard Beach, National Seashore visitor%26#39;s Center, Wellfleet Wildlife Sanctuary and the town of Orleans. This bus will take you up to 1 miles out of its normal route with an advanced reservation. So if you stay on the outer cape(which is only 3 miles wide) you surely will be able to get dropped off with your luggage at the door of your lodging. I would not suggest that you change your lodging every night since you will be spending most of your time hauling your luggage and traveling. Instead, why not pick an area that interests you and explore that area. Here is a suggestion:

Day 1: Bus Boston to Orleans

Day 2: Explore Orleans, East Orleans and take bikes or the Flex bus Eastham to the Salt Pond visitor%26#39;s Center and Coast Guard Beach

Day 3: Take Flex Bus to Provincetown-spend the day seeing the sights, take a whalewatch, visit the Provincelands by bike.

Day 4: Take the Flex bus to the Wellfleet Wildlife Sanctuary, and then to Wellfleet Center. Walk to the Pier and across Uncle Tom%26#39;s bridge

Day 5: Take the Flex bus to Harwich and Brewster or

Day 6: Orleans to Hyannis to NY

This will allow you to experience some of the small towns and natural areas that make the cape so special. I suggested staying in Orleans because you will not have a car and will need to be able to walk to restaurants and shopping.

Personally, I would prefer to have a vehicle while on Cape Cod, especially if your goal is to see many of the different villages and sights.

Thanks very much for your help, much appreciated! We%26#39;re going to look into staying in Orleans, as you are correct - travelling with bags (and trying to arrange transport from bus stations etc.) is not ideal. Thanks again!

Please also consider staying in Chatham. Not far from anything and there are a lot of downtown lodging options. It is a charming place.

Fussy, does the Flex bus serve Chatham as well as Harwich?

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