There are 3 ways to get from Shelter Island to Massachusetts by unknown, train, bus, or car ferry
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Travel, train (Amtrak)
best- Walk from Shelter Island to Old Saybrook Amtrak Stationunknown
- Take the train from Old Saybrook Amtrak Station to Bostontrain Northeast Regional
2h 42mTravel, bus
- Walk from Shelter Island to Old Saybrook Trans Cntrunknown
- Take the bus from Old Saybrook Trans Cntr to Asylum St @ Union Plbus 921
- Take the bus from Hartford Union Station to Bostonbus
3h 53mTravel, car ferry, train
- Walk from Shelter Island to 1st St/Adams Stunknown
- Take the carferry from Orient Point to New Londoncarferry
- Take the train from New London to Bostontrain
5h
Questions & Answers
The distance between Shelter Island and Massachusetts is 140 miles.
The best way to get from Shelter Island to Massachusetts without a car is to travel and train which takes 2h 42m and costs .
It takes approximately 2h 42m to get from Shelter Island to Massachusetts, including transfers.
There are 1475+ hotels available in Massachusetts.
What companies run services between Shelter Island, NY, USA and Massachusetts, USA?
There is no direct connection from Shelter Island to Massachusetts. However, you can travel to Old Saybrook Amtrak Station then take the train to Boston. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Shelter Island to Boston via Old Saybrook Trans Cntr, Asylum St @ Union Pl, and Hartford Union Station in around 3h 53m.
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Old Saybrook Amtrak Station to Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–85
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from New London to Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 860-525-9181
- Website
- CT Transit
Bus from Old Saybrook Trans Cntr to Asylum St @ Union Pl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2–6
- Website
- CT Transit
- Book at
- CT Transit Bookings
- Two-Hour Pass
- $2
- Two-Hour Pass express
- $5–6
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Hartford Union Station to Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $15–29
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Hartford Union Station to Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $16–27
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
- Phone
- +1 860-443-5281
- [email protected]
- Website
- Long Island Ferry
Car ferry from Orient Point to New London
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–90
- Schedules at
- Long Island Ferry
- Passenger
- $20–23
- Vehicle and Passenger
- $70–90
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