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"Cape Flyer"
The Boston-Cape Cod Passenger Train

Updated: May 8, 2022

Cape Flyer's Boston-Cape Cod train service is a fun, hassle-free way to travel between the big city and the Cape on summer weekends!

Cape Flyer at Hyannis Transportation Station

"Cape Flyer" is a seasonal, weekends-only passenger train that runs between South Station in Boston and the Transportation Center in Hyannis with stops in several towns on- and off-Cape along the route.

Hop aboard for a convenient, comfortable, no-traffic-worries ride at a very reasonable fare!

Boston-Cape Cod Train Schedule
Summer 2022

Cape Flyer's 2022 season is weekends (Friday evening, Saturday and Sunday) from May 27th through Labor Day.

Friday Schedule

Boston to Hyannis

• 5:42 p.m. - leaves Boston (South Station)
  
  
• 6:01 p.m. - Braintree
  
  
• 6:14 - Brockton
  
  
• 6:40 p.m. - Middleborough/Lakeville
  
  
• 7:00 p.m. - Wareham Village
  
  
• 7:10 p.m. - Buzzards Bay
  
  
• 7:15 p.m. - Bourne
  
  
• 8:20 p.m. - arrives in Hyannis
  

Hyannis to Boston

• 8:45 p.m. - leaves Hyannis
  
  
• 9:35 p.m. - Bourne
  
  
• 9:45 p.m. - Buzzards Bay
  
  
• 9:55 p.m. - Wareham Village
  
  
• 10:12 p.m. - Middleborough/Lakeville
  
  
• 10:32 p.m. - Brockton
  
  
• 10:45 p.m. - Braintree
  
  
• 11:10 p.m. - arrives in Boston (South Station)
  

Saturday/Sunday Schedule

Boston to Hyannis

• 7:45 a.m. - leaves Boston (South Station)
  
  
• 8:03 a.m. - Braintree
  
  
• 8:24 a.m. - Brockton
  
  
• 8:39 a.m. - Middleborough/Lakeville
  
  
• 8:58 a.m. - Wareham Village
  
  
• 9:08 a.m. - Buzzards Bay
  
  
• 9:13 a.m. - Bourne
  
  
• 10:18 a.m. - arrives in Hyannis
  

Hyannis to Boston

• 6:10 p.m. - leaves Hyannis
  
  
• 7:00 p.m. - Bourne
  
  
• 7:10 p.m. - Buzzards Bay
  
  
• 7:20 p.m. - Wareham Village
  
  
• 7:40 p.m. - Middleborough/Lakeville
  
  
• 7:55 p.m. - Brockton
  
  
• 8:10 p.m. - Braintree
  
  
• 8:35 p.m. - arrives in Boston (South Station)
  
  

Holiday Schedule

On these holidays, Cape Flyer will run on its Saturday/Sunday schedule:

• Memorial Day (Monday, May 30, 2022)
  
  
• July 4th & July 5th, 2022
  
  
• Labor Day (Monday, September 5, 2022)
  

Cape Flyer Fares 

The fares shown below are per person.  Children 11 and under travel free with a paying adult. (Pets and bicycles travel free, too.)

Discounted Fares

Seniors and Persons With Disabilities: 50% off fares for Seniors with ID or with the Senior CharlieCard. Persons with disabilities get 50% off with the Transportation Access Pass CharlieCard.

More about the CharlieCards >>>

Super Summer Sunday Savings Fares:   $20, good for round-trip, same-day travel on Sundays only.  Available for purchase on the MBTA mTicket app on Sundays. (More about the mTicket app below.)

Important: Schedules, fares, on-board services, and parking locations may change at any time. Please be sure to confirm all details with CapeFlyer before making any plans!

Where to Buy Tickets

There are several ways to purchase tickets for the CapeFlyer:

• South Station - at the ticket window
  
  
• In Advance - purchase tickets with the MBTA's mTicket Mobile Ticketing App (see video below).  
  
  

About the CapeFlyer Trains

Onboard Services & Amenities 

CapeFlyer is a pet-friendly train with all the comforts you expect onboard a passenger train ...

Wireless internet, food and beverage service, plus a special car for passengers' bicycles. (Bicycles are transported for free!)

Need to inflate a bike tire or make minor repairs before you get here? All that can be done en route in the train's "bicycle car". Pretty cool, huh?!  

Train Stations & Parking

*NOTE - Parking is not available at South Station Train Terminal. Public parking facilities are available nearby.

Parking is also not available at Bourne Station. Drop off/pick up only.

Crossing the Canal by Rail

The first thing most "non-Capers" wonder about the train is: "How does it get across the Canal?"

Our two vehicle traffic bridges over the Canal (the Bourne and the Sagamore) are quite well known. 

But many visitors don't realize there's also a third bridge that comes across from the mainland ...

Cape Cod Canal Railroad Bridge

Our vertical-lift railroad bridge holds the distinction of being the second longest lift-bridge in the USA. And it's the only one of its kind that's routinely kept in an "up" position (as you see it in the photo), so boat traffic can freely pass under.

As a train nears Cape Cod, a signal is radioed to the control tower, and the bridge span is lowered until the tracks are in position for the train to cross. When the train has passed, up goes the bridge again.

It's awe-inspiring to stand at the base of the bridge and watch it lower and rise - even more so to ride across on the CapeFlyer!

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