Lodging
You can drive down for the day. Many festival goers from Boston do just that. But if you want to stay over, there are many options. Woods Hole and Falmouth have a number of great hotels, bed and breakfasts, motels, and (for the adventurous) a camp ground. There are also week long housing rentals available. We suggest you should check out the Falmouth Chamber of Commerce web site or phone them for information and suggestions.
www.falmouth-capecod.com
Falmouth Chamber of Commerce
20 Academy Lane
P.O. Box 582
Falmouth, MA 02541
Phone (508) 548-8500
Toll Free (800) 526-8532
Fax (508) 548-8521
info@falmouth-capecod.com
Also check out the website of the Woods Hole Business Association and the Woods Hole Community Association for Woods Hole accomodations and restaurants. Hey, there's a campground near the festival with tentsites and weekly cabins!
www.woodshole.com
Two recommended lodgings which are Preferred Festival providers and have annually welcomed festival goers:
Inn
on the Square
40 North Main St. Falmouth (508) 457-0606 www.innonthesquare.com
Elm
Arch Inn
26 Elm Arch Way. Falmouth (508) 548-0133 www.elmarchinn.com
Directions to Woods Hole
Driving
Distances:
* Woods Hole to Falmouth: 4 miles
* Woods Hole to Hyannis: approximately 26 miles (about 40-45 minutes)
* Boston to Woods Hole: approximately 75 miles
* Providence to Woods Hole: approximately 70 miles
* Bourne Bridge to Woods Hole: 20 miles (about 25 minutes)
Allow sufficient time for traffic in summer months, also on Southeast Expressway, Route 3, from Boston area.
Driving Directions
* 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 to Cape Cod
From Off-the-Cape (Boston/Providence/New York/etc.): Falmouth's bus station near the center of town is serviced by Bonanza Bus Lines (59 Depot Ave.; tel. 508/548-7588; www.bonanzabus.com). Daily express buses run to and from Boston's Logan Airport, as well as Boston's South Station train and bus terminal ($29, round-trip). There are also daily buses to Providence, Rhode Island ($39 round-trip); T. F. Green Airport in Providence; and New York City ($93 round-trip).
Bonanza 888-751-8800 www.bonanza.com.
For Lift-Equipped Bus a 48 Hour Notice is Required Call 1-888-751-8800
Fixed Route Service with a Published Schedule.
Full Size Buses and Lift-Equipped Buses All 6:30am to 11:45 pm 7days a week Rates Quoted on Request Mid and Upper Cape to New Bedford, Fall River,Providence, New York, Springfield, Hartford CT, Boston
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
Whoosh
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 bikepath 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.
