CapeFLYER Announces $15 Round-Trip Sunday Savings Fares

The CapeFLYER is announcing Super Summer Sunday Savings Fares of $15 for the last three weeks of the 2016 season. The tickets, which are good for Round-trip same day travel on Sunday, August 21, August 28 and September 4 only, will be available for purchase exclusively at the MBTA Commuter Rail ticket office at South Station. (These special tickets are not available on board the train or through the mTicket app.)

"Late summer is one of the best times to visit the Cape and Islands and we want to provide a way to encourage as many people as possible to come down from the Greater Boston area to enjoy our beaches, museums, bike trails, shops, restaurants, tours, golf and everything else that makes the region so special," said Thomas S. Cahir, Administrator of the Cape Cod Regional Transit Authority. "Our Super Summer Sunday Savings fare is designed to make a day-trip to the Cape as easy, convenient and affordable as possible, while at the same time providing a beautiful ride over one of the most scenic railroads in the country. With fall fast approaching, we want to make sure everyone can squeeze as much fun out of summer as possible."

About the CapeFLYER: For the season, the CapeFLYER operates as its own dedicated train on Friday nights leaving South Station at 5:50 PM and making stops in Braintree, Brockton, Middleboro, Wareham, Buzzards Bay and Hyannis. Trains also operate on Saturdays and Sundays and holiday Mondays through Labor Day weekend. The complete schedule is available at www.capeflyer.com<;http://www.capeflyer.com/>;.

In addition to a convenient trip to Cape Cod, the CapeFLYER works closely with the ferry operators to provide convenient connections to and from Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard. Cape Cod RTA buses are available at Buzzards Bay and Hyannis to bring passengers to the Cape communities. Finally, the CapeFLYER operates a café car that sells excellent food and drinks, including beer and wine, provided by Blonde on the Run Catering.

The CapeFLYER is a unique partnership between the Massachusetts Department of Transportation, the Cape Cod Regional Transit Authority and the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. For additional information, including a complete schedule, fares and information about connections, please visit: www.CapeFLYER.com<;http://www.capeflyer.com/>;

About the CCTRA: The Cape Cod Regional Transit Authority (CCRTA) is one of 15 Regional Transit Authorities within the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and has been providing public transportation services since 1976 to residents and visitors as well as consumers of state agencies and human service organizations for all 15 Cape Cod communities. The CCRTA owns and operates the Hyannis Transportation Center in downtown Hyannis and the state of the art Operations and Maintenance Facility in South Dennis. For more information, visit Cape Cod RTA at our website www.capecodrta.org<;http://www.capecodrta.org/>; or follow us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/Capeflyer & Twitter https://twitter.com/CapeFLYER1 and Instagram https://instagram.com/capeflyer/

In 2009, the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) was created to unify the state's various transportation agencies. MassDOT now includes the Highway Division, the MBTA and Rail Transit Division, the Aeronautics Division, and the Registry of Motor Vehicles. MassDOT is committed to providing a safe and reliable transportation system to all those who travel in the Commonwealth and works to deliver excellent customer service. MassDOT has been nationally recognized for its innovative approach to transportation, including the Accelerated Bridge Program, the "Where's My Bus and Train?" apps and "Fast 14" work. For more information, visit MassDOT at our website: www.mass.gov/massdot blog: http://blog.mass.gov/transportation/or follow MassDOT on twitter at https://twitter.com/MassDOT and Facebook at www.facebook.com/massdotinfo.

Media Contact:
Kathy Jensen
kjensen@capecodrta.org