Christmas Vacation - Massachusetts Getaway Vacation Part 1 planning a Nantucket Island,

In this series of articles I will offer you suggestions about planning your Nantucket Island Getaway Vacation. 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, how to get to Nantucket, when to visit. 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. This would be Monday through Thursday. It is probably the best idea to make your travel plans to arrive and depart during mid-week. When is a good time to arrive and depart Nantucket Island in Massachusetts?

Plan to arrive at one of these two major airports, wherever you are coming from. Green International Airport). Rhode Island (the T.F, one is in Boston (Logan International Airport) and the other is in Providence. There are two major airports within equal distance of Nantucket Island in Massachusetts.

Taxi or by renting a car, a bus, your next decision will be to arrange transportation to Nantucket Island via a connecting air service.

Plan your driving time accordingly. This is especially true during July and August. Beware of problem traffic on the Cape during peak summer season. 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. Hyannis is located in the middle of Cape Cod and is the transportation center of the region. The majority of visitors to Nantucket choose to arrive by ferry from Hyannis.

Arriving by Airplane

A few of these services include: You can enjoy beautiful aerial views of the Cape Cod peninsula and surrounding islands, when the weather is good. These flights are enjoyable. There are a few commercial airlines and aircraft charter companies that offer regular scheduled service to the Nantucket Memorial Airport.

And other local airports in Provincetown (Cape Cod) and Martha's Vineyard from Providence Rhode Island, massachusetts, o Cape Air: They provide year round service to Nantucket Memorial Airport from Boston and New Bedford,

New Jersey, o Continental Express Airlines: Provides a seasonal service to Nantucket from Newark.

They have hourly departures. O Island Airlines: This airline provides convenient year-round service between Barnstable Municipal Airport in Hyannis and Nantucket Memorial Airport.

And Canada. They also have private charters available to over 500 cities in the Eastern U.S. O Linear Air: Flies from Boston and New York City to Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard.

Massachusetts (Cape Cod), o Nantucket Airlines: Provides year-round service to Nantucket Memorial Airport from Hyannis.

Massachusetts (Cape Cod), and locally from Hyannis. D.C, philadelphia and Washington, o US Airways Express: Provides a seasonal service to Nantucket Memorial Airport from LaGuardia International Airport in New York.

Arriving by Bus

Some bus services include: You will need to check the bus schedule and details before finalizing your vacation plan schedule. Is that some of the bus connections may require a separate taxi ride to the Nantucket ferry terminal, however, of particular note. There are several convenient bus services to key connection points for Nantucket, if you want to travel by bus to Nantucket.

Worcester and Western Massachusetts, new Bedford, rhode Island, providence, new York City, philadelphia, baltimore, . D.C, washington, boston, downtown, o Peter Pan/Bonanza Bus Lines: Provides year-round service to Bourne and Falmouth/Woods Hole and Hyannis from Boston Logan Airport.

Massachusetts, fall River and New Bedford, rhode Island, providence, new York City, philadelphia, baltimore, . D.C, o Plymouth and Brockton Bus Line: Offers service to Hyannis year-round from Washington.

Continued in Part 2

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