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Boston Commuter Services


Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA)
Provides ferry service connecting Long Wharf in downtown Boston with Pemberton Point in Hull and Quincy Shipyard. Commonly known as the T, the Authority also provides ferry service connecting Rowes Wharf in downtown Boston with Hingham Shipyard.
The Salem Ferry
Provides ferry service from mid-spring until mid-fall connecting Long Wharf in downtown Boston with Blaney Street Wharf in Salem.

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Boston Inner Harbor Services


Boston Harbor Water Taxi
Provides on-demand water taxi service connecting points in Boston´s Inner Harbor, including Logan Airport.
City Water Taxi
Provides on-demand water taxi service connecting points in Boston´s Inner Harbor, including Logan Airport.
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA)
Provides ferry service connecting Long Wharf in downtown Boston with the Navy Yard in Boston´s Charlestown neighborhood. The Authority is commonly known as the T.
Rowes Wharf Water Transport
Provides on-demand water taxi service connecting points in Boston´s Inner Harbor, including Logan Airport.

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Logan Airport Services


Boston Harbor Water Taxi
Provides on-demand water taxi service connecting points in Boston´s Inner Harbor, including Logan Airport.
City Water Taxi
City Water Taxi provides on-demand water taxi service connecting points in Boston´s Inner Harbor, including Logan Airport.
Harbor Express
With support from the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, provides ferry service to Logan Airport from the Quincy Shipyard, Pemberton Point in Hull, and Long Wharf in downtown Boston.
Rowes Wharf Water Transport
Provides on-demand water taxi service connecting points in Boston´s Inner Harbor, including Logan Airport.

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Other Passenger Services


Bay State Cruises
Provides ferry service from mid-spring until mid-fall connecting the World Trade Center in Boston´s Seaport District with Provincetown.
Boston Harbor Cruises
Provides ferry service from mid-spring until mid-fall connecting Long Wharf in downtown Boston with Provincetown.
Captain John Boats
Provides ferry service during the summer connecting the State Pier in Plymouth with Provincetown.
Cuttyhunk Ferry Company
Provides ferry service connecting the State Pier in New Bedford with Cuttyhunk Island in the town of Gosnold.
Cuttyhunk Water Taxi
Provides on-demand water taxi service connecting the State Pier in New Bedford with Cuttyhunk Island in the town of Gosnold. It also provides on-demand water taxi service connecting Cuttyhunk Island and other locations in the Elizabeth Islands in the town of Gosnold.
Falmouth–Edgartown Ferry
Provides ferry service from mid-spring until mid-fall connecting Falmouth Marine in Falmouth with Memorial Wharf in Edgartown on Martha´s Vineyard.
Freedom Cruise Line
Provides ferry service from late spring until early fall connecting Saquatucket Harbor in Harwich on Cape Cod with Nantucket.
Hy-Line Cruises
Provides ferry service connecting the Ocean Street Dock in Barnstable´s village of Hyannis, on Cape Cod, with Straight Wharf on Nantucket. It also provides ferry service from mid-spring until mid-fall connecting Hyannis with Oak Bluffs on Martha´s Vineyard, and ferry service during the summer connecting Oak Bluffs on Martha´s Vineyard with Nantucket.
Island Queen
Provides ferry service from late spring until early fall connecting Falmouth Harbor in Falmouth, on Cape Cod, with Oak Bluffs on Martha´s Vineyard.
Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport)
Operates the Boston Cruiseport, which serves as a port of call for more than a dozen major cruise lines from mid-spring through late fall. Massport´s website provides information on shore transportation options and facilities at the Cruiseport.
New England Fast Ferry
Provides ferry service connecting the State Pier in New Bedford with Vineyard Haven on Martha´s Vineyard. It also provides service to Oak Bluffs on Martha´s Vineyard during the summer.
Vineyard Fast Ferry
Provides ferry service from mid-spring until mid-fall connecting Quonset Point in North Kingstown, Rhode Island, with Oak Bluffs Marina in Oak Bluffs on Martha´s Vineyard.
Woods Hole, Martha´s Vineyard, and Nantucket Steamship Authority
Provides ferry service connecting Woods Hole in Falmouth and Vineyard Haven on Martha´s Vineyard, with additional service from mid-spring until mid-fall to Oak Bluffs on Martha´s Vineyard. Commonly known as the Steamship Authority, it also provides ferry service connecting the Pleasant Street Dock in Barnstable´s village of Hyannis with Steamboat Wharf on Nantucket.

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