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Planning a Nantucket Island, Massachusetts Getaway Vacation Part 1
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- Published 09/20/2007
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When is a good time to arrive and depart Nantucket Island in Massachusetts? It is probably the best idea to make your travel plans to arrive and depart during mid-week. This would be Monday through Thursday. You will be more likely to miss the heavy weekend traffic over the Cape Cod Canal bridges and all the large crowds at ferry docks and airports. When to visit, how to get to Nantucket, Massachusetts and how to get around the island during your stay will be some of the first decisions you will have to make when planning a visit to Nantucket Island in Massachusetts. In this series of articles I will offer you suggestions about planning your Nantucket Island Getaway Vacation.
There are two major airports within equal distance of Nantucket Island in Massachusetts. One is in Boston (Logan International Airport) and the other is in Providence, Rhode Island (the T.F. Green International Airport). Wherever you are coming from, plan to arrive at one of these two major airports.
Your next decision will be to arrange transportation to Nantucket Island via a connecting air service, a bus, taxi or by renting a car.
The majority of visitors to Nantucket choose to arrive by ferry from Hyannis. Hyannis is located in the middle of Cape Cod and is the transportation center of the region. You can plan on an approximate 30-minute drive from the Bourne and Sagamore Bridges that span the Cape Cod Canal and connect Cape Cod to the mainland. Beware of problem traffic on the Cape during peak summer season. This is especially true during July and August. Plan your driving time accordingly.
Arriving by Airplane
There are a few commercial airlines and aircraft charter companies that offer regular scheduled service to the Nantucket Memorial Airport. These flights are enjoyable. When the weather is good, you can enjoy beautiful aerial views of the Cape Cod peninsula and surrounding islands. A few of these services include:
• Cape Air: They provide year round service to Nantucket Memorial Airport from Boston and New Bedford, Massachusetts, from Providence Rhode Island, and other local airports in Provincetown (Cape Cod) and Martha’s Vineyard
• Continental Express Airlines: Provides a seasonal service to Nantucket from Newark, New Jersey.
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Island Airlines: This airline provides convenient year-round service between Barnstable Municipal Airport in Hyannis and Nantucket Memorial Airport. They have hourly departures.
• Linear Air: Flies from Boston and New York City to Nantucket and Martha’s Vineyard. They also have private charters available to over 500 cities in the Eastern U.S. and Canada.
• Nantucket Airlines: Provides year-round service to Nantucket Memorial Airport from Hyannis, Massachusetts (Cape Cod).
• US Airways Express: Provides a seasonal service to Nantucket Memorial Airport from LaGuardia International Airport in New York, Philadelphia and Washington, D.C. and locally from Hyannis, Massachusetts (Cape Cod).
Arriving by Bus
If you want to travel by bus to Nantucket, there are several convenient bus services to key connection points for Nantucket. Of particular note, however, is that some of the bus connections may require a separate taxi ride to the Nantucket ferry terminal. You will need to check the bus schedule and details before finalizing your vacation plan schedule. Some bus services include:
• Peter Pan/Bonanza Bus Lines: Provides year-round service to Bourne and Falmouth/Woods Hole and Hyannis from Boston Logan Airport, downtown, Boston, Washington, D.C., Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York City, Providence, Rhode Island, New Bedford, Worcester and Western Massachusetts.
• Plymouth & Brockton Bus Line: Offers service to Hyannis year-round from Washington, D.C., Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York City, Providence, Rhode Island, Fall River and New Bedford, Massachusetts.
Continued in Part 2
Disclaimer: The Nantucket, Massachusetts web site listed in the resource box is not associated with or does not promote any of the above services. This article and the web site is an information source for those wishing to plan a vacation or to live in the Nantucket Islands in Massachusetts.
Written by: Connie Limon For more information about living and vacationing in the Nantucket Islands of Massachusetts visit http://smalldogs2.com/NantucketMassachusetts For a variety of FREE reprint articles and special topic articles visit Camelot Articles at http://www.camelotarticles.com
This article is FREE to publish with the resource box.
© 2007 Connie Limon All Rights Reserved
There are two major airports within equal distance of Nantucket Island in Massachusetts. One is in Boston (Logan International Airport) and the other is in Providence, Rhode Island (the T.F. Green International Airport). Wherever you are coming from, plan to arrive at one of these two major airports.
Your next decision will be to arrange transportation to Nantucket Island via a connecting air service, a bus, taxi or by renting a car.
The majority of visitors to Nantucket choose to arrive by ferry from Hyannis. Hyannis is located in the middle of Cape Cod and is the transportation center of the region. You can plan on an approximate 30-minute drive from the Bourne and Sagamore Bridges that span the Cape Cod Canal and connect Cape Cod to the mainland. Beware of problem traffic on the Cape during peak summer season. This is especially true during July and August. Plan your driving time accordingly.
Arriving by Airplane
There are a few commercial airlines and aircraft charter companies that offer regular scheduled service to the Nantucket Memorial Airport. These flights are enjoyable. When the weather is good, you can enjoy beautiful aerial views of the Cape Cod peninsula and surrounding islands. A few of these services include:
• Cape Air: They provide year round service to Nantucket Memorial Airport from Boston and New Bedford, Massachusetts, from Providence Rhode Island, and other local airports in Provincetown (Cape Cod) and Martha’s Vineyard
• Continental Express Airlines: Provides a seasonal service to Nantucket from Newark, New Jersey.
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• Linear Air: Flies from Boston and New York City to Nantucket and Martha’s Vineyard. They also have private charters available to over 500 cities in the Eastern U.S. and Canada.
• Nantucket Airlines: Provides year-round service to Nantucket Memorial Airport from Hyannis, Massachusetts (Cape Cod).
• US Airways Express: Provides a seasonal service to Nantucket Memorial Airport from LaGuardia International Airport in New York, Philadelphia and Washington, D.C. and locally from Hyannis, Massachusetts (Cape Cod).
Arriving by Bus
If you want to travel by bus to Nantucket, there are several convenient bus services to key connection points for Nantucket. Of particular note, however, is that some of the bus connections may require a separate taxi ride to the Nantucket ferry terminal. You will need to check the bus schedule and details before finalizing your vacation plan schedule. Some bus services include:
• Peter Pan/Bonanza Bus Lines: Provides year-round service to Bourne and Falmouth/Woods Hole and Hyannis from Boston Logan Airport, downtown, Boston, Washington, D.C., Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York City, Providence, Rhode Island, New Bedford, Worcester and Western Massachusetts.
• Plymouth & Brockton Bus Line: Offers service to Hyannis year-round from Washington, D.C., Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York City, Providence, Rhode Island, Fall River and New Bedford, Massachusetts.
Continued in Part 2
Disclaimer: The Nantucket, Massachusetts web site listed in the resource box is not associated with or does not promote any of the above services. This article and the web site is an information source for those wishing to plan a vacation or to live in the Nantucket Islands in Massachusetts.
Written by: Connie Limon For more information about living and vacationing in the Nantucket Islands of Massachusetts visit http://smalldogs2.com/NantucketMassachusetts For a variety of FREE reprint articles and special topic articles visit Camelot Articles at http://www.camelotarticles.com
This article is FREE to publish with the resource box.
© 2007 Connie Limon All Rights Reserved