From New York City:
To Woods Hole - Route I-95 to Providence, RI I-195 East to Wareham, MA Cape Cod, Exit 22A Cape Cod and the Islands to Route 495/25 East, follow across the Bourne Bridge and then follow Route 28 to Falmouth and Woods Hole. Distance from New York City - approximately 261 miles.
From Boston:
To Woods Hole - Route 3 (Southeast Expressway) to the Sagamore Bridge, Route 6 West to Buzzards Bay and cross the Bourne Bridge, follow Route 28 to Falmouth and Woods Hole. Alternate Route: Follow Route 128 to Route 24 South, follow 24 to Route 495/25 East, take 25 to Buzzards Bay, cross the Bourne Bridge and follow Route 28 to Falmouth and Woods Hole. Distance from Boston - approximately 75 miles.
From Points in Western Massachusetts:
To Woods Hole - Massachusetts Turnpike to Exit 11A, Route 495 South; follow 495 / Route 25 East, across the Bourne Bridge, follow Route 28 to Falmouth and Woods Hole.
From Hyannis to Woods Hole:
Take Route 28 West to New Seabury Rotary in Mashpee. Circle the rotary and take your third right to pick up and continue onto Route 28 towards Falmouth Center. Proceed towards the town on Route 28 to the traffic light intersection at Jones Road and Route 28. Before the lights you will see one of our green directional signs pointing the way. At the lights, turn right onto Jones Road. Continue straight on Jones Road to the second set of lights (intersection of Jones Road and Palmer Avenue) and then turn left onto Palmer Avenue. Proceed to end of road and turn right onto Woods Hole Road. Follow to Woods Hole.
For Directions to Falmouth and Woods Hole check out the Falmouth Chamber of Commerce directions page HERE.
Bus Travel
For Buses to and from Cape Cod
FOLLOW LINK HERE
Bus Travel on Cape Cod between Falmouth and Woods Hole
Local on the Cape: To get around Falmouth and Woods Hole (where parking in summer is difficult due to ferry traffic to Martha's Vineyard), use the Whoosh Trolley, which makes a circuit every 20 minutes down Falmouth's Main Street to Woods Hole. You can pick up the trolley at the Falmouth Mall on Route 28, where there is plenty of parking.
Woods Hole Trolley (WHOOSH)
800-352-7155 Fixed Route Service from the Falmouth Mall to Woods Hole
Accessible Busses
All Cape Cod Residents and Visitors 7 Days a Week 9:30am to 11:25pm
One way $1.00 Seniors/Youth Disabled Half Fare Flag Down Service Along Route 28 Teaticket, Falmouth, Woods Hole, West Falmouth, North Falmouth
Parking
Park & Ride from Falmouth
The Steamship Authority: The Steamship Authrority who run the Woods Hole to Nantucket ferry have offered to let filmgoers park in their Falmouth parking lots and take their buses into Woods Hole. For anyone who has tried to park in Woods Hole you will know this is a great away around endless circling, endless meter feeding, and those parking tickets. The Steamship Authority parking lots are conveniently located along Route 28 into and in Falmouth. Their parking fees are very reasonable and their busses are part of the parking fee.
For times, locations, and parking fees: www.steamshipauthority.com
Cape Cod Regional Transit AuthorityWhoosh Trolley & CCRTA: Ride the WHOOSH Trolley to the Woods Hole Film Festival for just $1.00 each way, and avoid parking hassles in Woods Hole. The WHOOSH Trolley runs every 20 or 30 minutes between Woods Hole and Falmouth Mall via Rte. 28 and Woods Hole Road. Park where appropriate along the trolley route. The trolley runs between 9:30 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. daily with later service Fridays and Saturdays. The last trolley leaves Woods Hole at 7:30 p.m. Sundays, 7:20 p.m. Monday through Thursday, and 10 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays. For complete route and schedule information, pick up a free WHOOSH Trolley brochure or go online to www.capecodtransit.org.
Park & Bike from Falmouth
Four miles of paved bike path provide an alternate route down the coast to the Woods Hole Ferry Terminal from the center of Falmouth, where free parking is available. For information, contact the Falmouth Bikeway Committee at Falmouth Town Hall, Falmouth, MA 02540 (508)548-7611. Maps and other information is available at www.massbike.org/bikeways/indexcc.htm
In Woods Hole
Besides the limited metered parking and the 3 hour parking lot to the left just before the drawbridge, WHOI Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute kindly allows Film Festival parking in their School Street Lot which is past the white house on the left and beyond the hedges. Parking is only available for Festival attendees only after 5 PM. Don't think you can cheat them because we guarantee that early parkers will be ticketed and towed.