Direct Flights from Boston to Provincetown
Provincetown · Massachusetts
Nonstop service from BOS to PVC on Cape Air. Here's the schedule at a glance — plus what to do once you land.
How rare is this nonstop?
This is a rare nonstop: only 2 cities fly direct to Provincetown, and Boston is one of them. From anywhere else you'd be connecting.
How long to go to Provincetown for, from Boston
35m in the air, 45 miles: short enough that a single night in Provincetown is worth it, and a day trip is not absurd.
About Provincetown
Provincetown is at the very tip of the Cape Cod peninsula region of Massachusetts. Perhaps due to being at the remote end of the Cape and because of its variety of beautiful scenes, Provincetown has attracted artists of all types over the years. One of the oldest artist colonies in America, it has produced a large number of excellent galleries, cutting edge theatre, and many unique shops. There is also the persistence of an attitude of tolerance, making Provincetown a preferred home and travel destination for many LGBTQ people.
Summary from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA).
Top things to do in Provincetown
- Plimoth Patuxet is a complex of living history museums in Plymouth, Massachusetts founded in 1947, formerly Plimoth Plantation.
- The National Monument to the Forefathers, formerly known as the Pilgrim Monument, commemorates the Mayflower Pilgrims.
- The Pilgrim Monument in Provincetown, Massachusetts, was built between 1907 and 1910 to commemorate the first landfall of the Pilgrims in 1620 and the signing of the Mayflower Compact in Provincetown Harbor.
- Cole's Hill is a National Historic Landmark containing the first cemetery used by the Mayflower Pilgrims in Plymouth, Massachusetts in 1620.
- HMS Somerset was a 70-gun third-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built at Chatham Dockyard to the draught specified by the 1745 Establishment, and launched on 18 July 1748.
- Chatham station is a former railroad station located on Depot Road in Chatham, Massachusetts. In use from 1887 to 1937, it has housed the Chatham Railroad Museum since 1960.
- Paragon Park was an amusement park located on Nantasket Beach in Hull, Massachusetts. It opened in 1905 and closed in 1984.
- Nickerson State Park is a public recreation area of more than 1,900 acres (770 ha) located on Cape Cod in Brewster, Massachusetts, United States.
- Shawme-Crowell State Forest is a Massachusetts state forest located in the town of Sandwich in Barnstable County.
- SS Pendleton was a Type T2-SE-A1 tanker built in 1942 in Portland, Oregon, United States, for the War Shipping Administration.
- Mashpee Wampanoag Indian Museum is a cultural center in the town of Mashpee in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States.
- The Eastham Windmill, located in Eastham, Massachusetts, is the oldest windmill on Cape Cod. It was constructed by Eastham resident Thomas Paine in Plymouth in 1680.
Attraction descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); place data from Wikidata (CC0).
Provincetown weather, compared with Boston
Within 2° of Boston on the annual average, so pack much as you would at home — but the two cities do not track each other month to month:
- January
- Provincetown 39°F · Boston 37°F · much the same
- April
- Provincetown 52°F · Boston 57°F · 4° colder
- July
- Provincetown 79°F · Boston 82°F · 3° colder
- October
- Provincetown 62°F · Boston 62°F · much the same
January bottoms out near 39°F — a real coat, not a layer.
Daily highs averaged from Meteostat station records (CC BY 4.0), measured at each city's airport.
Planning a trip to Provincetown
- Best time to visit
- The best time to visit Provincetown is May–October, when daytime highs are a comfortable 62–79°F.
- How long to stay
- Provincetown rewards a longer visit — a full week lets you explore its many sights, from Plimoth Patuxet, National Monument to the Forefathers, and Pilgrim Monument and beyond.
Frequently asked questions
- Is there a direct flight from Boston to Provincetown?
- Yes — you can fly nonstop from Boston (BOS) to Provincetown (PVC) on Cape Air.
- Which airlines fly nonstop from Boston to Provincetown?
- Cape Air flies nonstop between Boston (BOS) and Provincetown (PVC).
- How many nonstop flights are there from Boston to Provincetown?
- There are about 3 nonstop departures per day (roughly 21 per week) from Boston to Provincetown.
- How far is Provincetown from Boston?
- Provincetown is about 45 miles from Boston by air.
- What is there to do in Provincetown?
- Popular things to do include Plimoth Patuxet, National Monument to the Forefathers, Pilgrim Monument, Cole's Hill, and more.
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