Day trip from Boston

[Roc A Bee]

My 2 gfs and I are going to Boston in 6 days in July. We are coming from CA. We would like to take a day trip to a scenic coastal area. Where should we go? Cape Cod? We won’t have a car and would prefer to take a ferry.

[shopgirl07]

There’s a ferry to Provincetown, which is on the Cape. It’s a great town for a day trip.

[sacattack]

If you really wanted to go all out, you could take this train to Hyannis and then go to Nantucket/Marthas Vineyard, although unless you can make it an overnight, I'd stick to the Provincetown Ferry

capeflyer.com/reservations-tickets/capeflyer-trainpricing-routes/#sthash.sEWqMrhK.dpbs

[fryjack2]

I was going to say Newport, RI but you don't have a car. Might be worth renting one for the day though. Would be cheaper than ferry tickets.

How about Manchester By the Sea? You can take the train there and it has a pretty beach and a small downtown.

P-town is fun too. Not far on the ferry and lots of fun shops.

[puppyluv]

When I visited Boston a few years ago, my mom and I did a day trip to Marthas Vinyard that was really fun. There was a bus we took to the ferry landing, and then took the ferry over there. There was a bus on the island we so we were able to get around pretty well. I think it took about 2-2.5 hours each way but we left early in the morning and got back around 8.

[janegold]

Given your requirements, I would do the ferry to Provincetown or the commuter rail to Rockport.

[LoveTrains]

Ferry to Salem, MA

[lizlemon19]

Jun 10, 2018 11:35:11 GMT -5 RockNVoll said:

You could also take the commuter rail north to somewhere like Gloucester or Newburyport. Lots of cute shops to wander around.

I agree with this.  Rockport is nice to walk around and has cute shops and art galleries.  Could get a zip car as well.

Hammond Castle is a fun afternoon trip in Gloucester.

[lightbulbsun]

I would do a commuter train to Rockport. There are a couple of beaches, and the town is really cute.

[outnumbered]

Here is a site that lists where the MBTA ferries go www.bostonharbornow.org/what-we-do/explore/gettingaround/

My kids and I love Salem. It is more than witches. There are great restaurants, cool shops, the Hawthorne House, and the PEM. The PEM is the Peabody Essex Museum. They have some amazing exhibitions.

www.bostonharborcruises.com/salem-ferry/salem-ferry/