Provincetown, MA
Provincetown, MA
RippedMan
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/14/05
#1Provincetown, MA
Posted: 7/24/09 at 6:42pmHey, is it easy to get to Provincetown from NYC? Like, is it easy to get there by train or something? My friend is going there for an audition, he also needs a place to live, if anyone has any leads on that, ha.
Perfectly Marvelous
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/16/06
#2re: Provincetown, MA
Posted: 7/24/09 at 6:45pmI don't know much about traveling from NYC to Ptown, but I'd suggest your friend check out Craigslist as far as subletting/living there goes.
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#2re: Provincetown, MA
Posted: 7/24/09 at 6:49pmThere's no train that goes directly there. He can take the train to Boston and take a ferry across from there. It's easier to rent a car, though. (my advice -- take Metro North out of the city to New Haven and rent a car there, which not only is much cheaper but will get you past the awful I-95 traffic on the NY/CT border)
RippedMan
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/14/05
#4re: Provincetown, MA
Posted: 7/24/09 at 6:57pm
From New Haven? $40-$50 a day. There's a Hertz location right by the New Haven train station, and an Enterprise not too far away, I think. Cheaper than the Amtrak/ferry combo, much faster and much more in your control. The only risk is that if there's any trouble on that Cape Cod rode, it can make a big, big traffic mess.
From New York? Double that car rental rate.
Updated On: 7/24/09 at 06:57 PM
#5re: Provincetown, MA
Posted: 7/25/09 at 12:01am
Simple answer: not easy.
I've found that better than trains and car rentals, and cheaper than either, is the very good bus service. You can get a direct bus from Port Authority through to Hyannis, where you'd have a short wait for a connecting bus to Provincetown. You can check out schedules and fares at www.peterpanbus.com
dramamama611
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/4/07
#6re: Provincetown, MA
Posted: 7/25/09 at 1:17am
You have to be at least 25 to rent a car (I think). When is the audition? It is PRIME tourist season in P-town, if it's during the summer, and overnight will be expensive and not easy to find. If he IS coming in the summer, I would book his room quickly.
And I agree with the suggestion to take the bus. Probably the cheapest and least stressful suggestion. (It would be cheaper to stay in HYANNIS over P-town.)
dramamama611
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/4/07
#6re: Provincetown, MA
Posted: 7/25/09 at 1:17am
You have to be at least 25 to rent a car (I think). When is the audition? It is PRIME tourist season in P-town, if it's during the summer, and overnight will be expensive and not easy to find. If he IS coming in the summer, I would book his room quickly.
And I agree with the suggestion to take the bus. Probably the cheapest and least stressful suggestion. (It would be cheaper to stay in HYANNIS over P-town.)
Dollypop
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
#8re: Provincetown, MA
Posted: 7/25/09 at 7:21pm
The Bolt Buses from NYC to Boston are cheap (about $15 each way), efficient (non-stop) and comfortable (lots of leg room and wired for internet). It's a very quiet ride because almost everyone on the bus is using their laptops or notebooks!
The Boston bound Bolt Bus leaves from 34th Street, beside the Tick Toc Diner.
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