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Direct Flights from Islip to Boston

Boston · Massachusetts

Nonstop service from ISP to BOS on Cape Air. Here's the schedule at a glance — plus what to do once you land.

Airlines
Cape Air
Nonstop flights
~2/day
Distance
153 mi
Flight time
~50mgate to gate
Elevation
20 ftabout the same as home
Days operated
Daily (all week)
Great-circle flight path from Islip (ISP) to Boston (BOS), 153 miles nonstop.ISPBOS

How rare is this nonstop?

83 cities have a nonstop to Boston, Islip among them.

How long to go to Boston for, from Islip

50m in the air, 153 miles: short enough that a single night in Boston is worth it, and a day trip is not absurd.

About Boston

Comme à Québec la tour d'observation (Prudential Tower) est munie de vitre et il faut prendre la photo à travers un paquet de verre qui reflète la moindre lumière provenant de l'in
Photo by Emmanuel Huybrechts from Laval, Canada · CC BY 2.0

A city of history and tradition, Boston offers a proud legacy of culture, education, and numerous sporting championships. The "shining city on a hill"s independent spirit has been displayed to the world ever since colonists were angry over a British tax on their beloved tea and dumped shiploads of it into the harbor in protest.

Summary from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA).

Top things to do in Boston

  1. The Museum of Fine Arts is an art museum in Boston, Massachusetts. It is the 20th-largest art museum in the world, measured by public gallery area.
  2. Berklee College of Music is a private music college in Boston, Massachusetts. It is the largest independent college of contemporary music in the world.
  3. The Boston Public Library (BPL) is a municipal public library system in Boston, Massachusetts, founded in 1848.
  4. The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum is an art museum in Boston, Massachusetts, which houses significant examples of European, Asian, and American art.
  5. The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum is the presidential library and museum of John F. Kennedy (1917–1963), the 35th president of the United States from 1961 to 1963.
  6. The Museum of Bad Art (MOBA) is a privately owned museum whose stated aim is "to celebrate the labor of artists whose work would be displayed and appreciated in no other forum".
  7. The Boston Common is a public park in downtown Boston, Massachusetts. It is the oldest city park in the United States.
  8. The Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology is a museum affiliated with Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States.
  9. The Freedom Trail is a 2.5-mile-long (4.0 km) path through Boston, Massachusetts, that passes by 16 locations significant to the history of the United States.
  10. The Harvard Art Museums are part of Harvard University and comprise three museums: the Fogg Museum, the Busch-Reisinger Museum, and the Arthur M.
  11. The Old State House is a historic building at 206 Washington Street in Boston, Massachusetts, United States.
  12. The Arnold Arboretum is a botanical research institution and free public park affiliated with Harvard University and located in the Jamaica Plain and Roslindale neighborhoods of Boston.

Attraction descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); place data from Wikidata (CC0).

Boston weather, compared with Islip

Within 2° of Islip 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
Boston 37°F · Islip 39°F · 2° colder
April
Boston 57°F · Islip 59°F · 2° colder
July
Boston 82°F · Islip 83°F · much the same
October
Boston 62°F · Islip 64°F · 2° colder

January bottoms out near 37°F — a real coat, not a layer.

Average daily highs, 1991–2020 station normals from Meteostat (CC BY 4.0), measured at each city's airport.

Planning a trip to Boston

Best time to visit
The best time to visit Boston is May–June and August–October, when daytime highs are a comfortable 62–81°F.
How long to stay
Boston rewards a longer visit — a full week lets you explore its many sights, from Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Berklee College of Music, and Boston Public Library and beyond.

Frequently asked questions

Is there a direct flight from Islip to Boston?
Yes — you can fly nonstop from Islip (ISP) to Boston (BOS) on Cape Air.
Which airlines fly nonstop from Islip to Boston?
Cape Air flies nonstop between Islip (ISP) and Boston (BOS).
How many nonstop flights are there from Islip to Boston?
There are about 2 nonstop departures per day (roughly 14 per week) from Islip to Boston.
How far is Boston from Islip?
Boston is about 153 miles from Islip by air.
What is there to do in Boston?
Popular things to do include Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Berklee College of Music, Boston Public Library, Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, and more.

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