Access to Halibut Point without a car?

We%26#39;re visiting Boston in mid-June and considering a day-trip to Rockport via the commuter train. What%26#39;s the best way to get to Halibut Point? I%26#39;ve heard great things about the place.

Access to Halibut Point without a car?

I used to go to Halibut Point all the time many years ago but haven%26#39;t been in over 20 years. I always drove there, but there is actually a bus that goes by it:

http://www.canntran.com/routes.html

I have to think that the driver would stop to let you off, but I don%26#39;t know. It%26#39;s 2.5 miles from the Rockport train station, somewhat uphill, as I recall, but walkable.

Access to Halibut Point without a car?

They will.

';Wave-A-Bus

Anywhere along the route, as well as at designated bus stops, passengers wishing to board the bus may wave to the driver, and the driver will stop at the first safe location. Passengers must stand on the same side of the road as the bus. During school pick-up and drop-off, Wave-A-Bus not in effect.';

Works both ways. It%26#39;s not like taking the bus in Boston (actually, they%26#39;re usually pretty nice, too). So save your walking for the marvelous, breathtakingly beautiful, bracing, invigorating jaunt that is Halibut Point (where I%26#39;ll be strewn someday) itself.

Thank you both for the information, especially Thomas who%26#39;s answered other questions I%26#39;ve posted to the Boston forum. It looks like the bus doesn%26#39;t run on Sunday, and this is probably going to be a weekend trip, so we might want to target Saturday. Just in case: are many shops and restaurants in Rockport closed on Sunday?

No. If they closed on Sunday, they%26#39;d cut out probably 1/3 of their business.

I would expect shops and certainly all restaurants to be open in Rockport on a Sunday, but the fact that the bus doesn%26#39;t run on Sundays makes me wonder...

I haven%26#39;t been to Bearskin Neck since 1976, when I took a couple of friends from Europe there for the day when they came for a visit. So, I think it%26#39;s something people from out-of-town should see (it%26#39;s very picturesque) but my information is not very up-to-date. Hopefully someone with more current info can answer. :-)

Most things will be open on Sunday, but at that point in the season could close early.

Remember the CATA bus will finish the last run before 6 on Saturday, so you%26#39;ll want to plan accordingly.

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