There are 5 ways to get from Boston to Point Shirley by ferry, subway, bus, taxi, car, or foot
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Ferry
best- Take the ferry from Seaport/Fan Pier to Winthrop Landingferry Winthrop Ferry / ...
25 min$3–10Drive 7.5 mi
cheapest- Drive from Boston to Point Shirleycar 7.5 mi
14 min$2Subway, line 713 bus
- Take the subway from State to Orient Heightssubway Blue Line
- Take the bus from Orient Heights to Shirley St @ Bay View Avebus 712 / ...
52 min$3–7Taxi
- Take the taxi from Boston to Point Shirleytaxi 7.5 mi
14 min$26–31Walk
- Take the foot from Boston to Point Shirleywalk 6.8 mi
1h 3m
Boston to Point Shirley by ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Boston to Point Shirley is to drive which costs $1 - $2 and takes 14 min.
The fastest way to get from Boston to Point Shirley is to taxi which takes 14 min and costs $26 - $31.
Yes, there is a direct ferry departing from Seaport/Fan Pier and arriving at Winthrop Landing. Services depart every four hours, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 25 min.
The distance between Boston and Point Shirley is 4 miles. The road distance is 7.6 miles.
The best way to get from Boston to Point Shirley without a car is to ferry which takes 25 min and costs $3 - $10.
The ferry from Seaport/Fan Pier to Winthrop Landing takes 25 min including transfers and departs every four hours.
Yes, the driving distance between Boston to Point Shirley is 8 miles. It takes approximately 14 min to drive from Boston to Point Shirley.
There are 1855+ hotels available in Point Shirley.
What companies run services between Boston, MA, USA and Point Shirley, MA, USA?
MBTA operates a ferry from Seaport/Fan Pier to Winthrop Landing every 4 hours. Tickets cost $3–10 and the journey takes 25 min.
- Phone
- +1-617-222-3200
- Website
- mbta.com
Subway from State to Orient Heights
- Ave. Duration
- 10 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://www.mbta.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.mbta.com/schedules/subway
- Adult
- $3
- Phone
- +1-617-222-3200
- Website
- mbta.com
Bus from Orient Heights to Shirley St @ Bay View Ave
- Ave. Duration
- 16 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–5
- Website
- https://www.mbta.com
- Phone
- +1-617-222-3200
- Website
- mbta.com
Ferry from Seaport/Fan Pier to Winthrop Landing
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $3–10
- Website
- https://www.mbta.com
- Adult
- $3–10
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