There are 8 ways to get from Cape Cod to Shelter Island by bus, train, unknown, taxi, plane, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus, train, travel
best- Take the bus from Hyannis to Bostonbus
- Take the train from Boston to Old Saybrook Amtrak Stationtrain
- Walk from Old Saybrook Amtrak Station to Shelter Islandunknown
6h 7mBus, travel
- Take the bus from Hyannis Transportation Center to Boston South Busesbus
- Take the bus from Boston to Hartfordbus
- Take the bus from Asylum St @ Bushnell Park to Old Saybrook RR Stnbus 921
- Walk from Old Saybrook RR Stn to Shelter Islandunknown
8h 13mTaxi to Provincetown Municipal Airport, fly to Boston Logan Airport, train, travel
- Take the taxi from Cape Cod to Provincetown Municipal Airport (PVC)taxi
- Fly from Provincetown Municipal Airport (PVC) to Boston Logan Airport (BOS)plane PVC - BOS
- Take the train from Boston to Old Saybrook Amtrak Stationtrain
- Walk from Old Saybrook Amtrak Station to Shelter Islandunknown
5h 34mBus, train, car ferry, travel
- Take the bus from Hyannis Transportation Center to Boston South Busesbus
- Take the train from Boston to New Londontrain
- Take the carferry from New London to Orient Pointcarferry
- Walk from Orient Point to Shelter Islandunknown
7h 28mFly Barnstable Municipal Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport, train, travel
- Fly from Barnstable Municipal Airport (HYA) to John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK)plane HYA - JFK
- Take the train from Jamaica to Bridgehamptontrain
- Walk from Bridgehampton to Shelter Islandunknown
7h 6mFly Barnstable Municipal Airport to Boston Logan Airport, train, travel
- Fly from Barnstable Municipal Airport (HYA) to Boston Logan Airport (BOS)plane HYA - BOS
- Take the train from Boston to Old Saybrook Amtrak Stationtrain
- Walk from Old Saybrook Amtrak Station to Shelter Islandunknown
6h 47mFly Barnstable Municipal Airport to Laguardia Airport, train, travel
- Fly from Barnstable Municipal Airport (HYA) to Laguardia Airport (LGA)plane HYA - LGA
- Take the train from Woodside to Ronkonkomatrain
- Take the train from Ronkonkoma to Greenporttrain
- Walk from Greenport to Shelter Islandunknown
8h 35mBus to Boston Logan Airport, fly to Long Island Mac Arthur Airport, train, travel
- Take the bus from Hyannis to Bostonbus
- Fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Long Island Mac Arthur Airport (ISP)plane BOS - ISP
- Take the train from Patchogue to Bridgehamptontrain
- Walk from Bridgehampton to Shelter Islandunknown
8h 41m
Provincetown Municipal Airport (PVC) to Boston Logan Airport (BOS) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The distance between Cape Cod and Shelter Island is 217 miles.
The best way to get from Cape Cod to Shelter Island without a car is to bus and train and travel which takes 6h 7m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 7m to get from Cape Cod to Shelter Island, including transfers.
There are 164+ hotels available in Shelter Island.
What companies run services between Cape Cod, MA, USA and Shelter Island, NY, USA?
There is no direct connection from Cape Cod to Shelter Island. However, you can take the bus to Hyannis Transportation Center, walk to Hyannis, take the bus to Boston, walk to Boston, take the train to Old Saybrook Amtrak Station, then travel to Shelter Island. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Town Hall Lawton Bus Shelter to Shelter Island via Hyannis Transportation Center, Boston, South Station, Boston, Hartford, Asylum St @ Bushnell Park, and Old Saybrook RR Stn in around 8h 13m.
- Website
- capeair.com
Flights from Provincetown Municipal Airport to Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–440
Flights from Barnstable Municipal Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,000
Flights from Barnstable Municipal Airport to Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–310
Flights from Barnstable Municipal Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Nantucket
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–310
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Long Island Mac Arthur Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–350
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Long Island Mac Arthur Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $80–450
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Barnstable Municipal Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–270
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Barnstable Municipal Airport to Laguardia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–490
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Boston to Old Saybrook Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $65–110
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Boston to Old Saybrook Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $65–110
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Boston to New London
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $55–90
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Boston to Old Saybrook Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $65–110
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1-718-217-5477
- Website
- Long Island Rail Road
Train from Jamaica to Bridgehampton
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $20–50
- Website
- Long Island Rail Road
- Schedules at
- Long Island Rail Road Schedules
- Off-Peak
- $20–29
- Peak
- $35–50
Train from Woodside to Ronkonkoma
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $12–27
- Website
- Long Island Rail Road
- Schedules at
- Long Island Rail Road Schedules
- Off-Peak
- $12–18
- Peak
- $20–27
Train from Ronkonkoma to Greenport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–24
- Website
- Long Island Rail Road
- Schedules at
- Long Island Rail Road Schedules
- Off-Peak
- $9–13
- Peak
- $19–24
Train from Patchogue to Bridgehampton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–25
- Website
- Long Island Rail Road
- Schedules at
- Long Island Rail Road Schedules
- Off-Peak
- $11–16
- Peak
- $18–25
- Phone
- 1-800-343-9999
- Website
- Peter Pan
Bus from Hyannis to Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $14–25
- Website
- Peter Pan
Bus from Boston to Hartford
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $20–35
- Website
- Peter Pan
Bus from Hyannis to Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $15–26
- Website
- Peter Pan
- Phone
- +1 (508) 746-0378
- [email protected]
- Website
- Plymouth & Brockton
Bus from Hyannis Transportation Center to Boston South Buses
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $27–35
- Website
- Plymouth & Brockton
- One Way - Adult
- $27–35
Bus from Hyannis Transportation Center to Boston South Buses
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $27–35
- Website
- Plymouth & Brockton
- One Way - Adult
- $27–35
- Phone
- +1 860-525-9181
- Website
- CT Transit
Bus from Asylum St @ Bushnell Park to Old Saybrook RR Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- CT Transit
- Book at
- CT Transit Bookings
- Two-Hour Pass
- $2
- Phone
- +1 860-443-5281
- [email protected]
- Website
- Long Island Ferry
Car ferry from New London to Orient Point
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–90
- Schedules at
- Long Island Ferry
- Passenger
- $20–23
- Vehicle and Passenger
- $70–90
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Estimated price
- $150–180
Barnstable Taxi and Livery
- Phone
- +1 508-524-8818
Town Taxi of Cape Cod
- Phone
- +1 508-775-5555
- Website
- towntaxicapecod.com
Cape Taxi
- Phone
- +1 508 790 0222
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