Commuting from Lynn to Boston will get easier March 31 when ferry service returns.
The first boat will depart the EDIC Pier on Blossom Street Extension at 6 a.m. next Monday for the trip to Long Wharf in Boston. There will be five weekday trips to Boston: 6, 7:30 and 9:20 a.m. and 5 and 6:30 p.m. The ferry will return from Long Wharf to Lynn on weekdays at 6:45 and 8:15 a.m., and 4, 5:45 and 7:15 p.m.
Weekend service will return Memorial Day Weekend on May 24. The Saturday and Sunday departures from Lynn will be at 8 and 10 a.m., noon, 3, 5 and 6:45 p.m. The departure times from Boston back to Lynn are: 8:45 and 11 a.m., 4, 6:40 and 8:25 p.m.
The cost of a one-way trip is $7 ($3.50 for reduced fare riders). Children age 11 and under are free. The capacity is approximately 150 per trip.
“We are excited for the return of the ferry,” said Mayor Jared C. Nicholson. “Water transportation is playing a growing role in transportation infrastructure for the City and the region.”
The MBTA reinstated ferry service to Lynn in 2023 after a 5-year absence, with approximately 20,000 passengers. Last year, more than 30,000 commuters traveled to and from Boston on the ferry, with weekend service offered for the first time.
“We look forward to the momentum continuing to build,” said EDIC/Lynn Executive Director James Cowdell. “More and more people are realizing what a convenient and efficient way it is to get to Boston.”
“The Lynn Ferry remains a vital transportation option, enhancing economic development and workforce mobility,” Sen. Brendan Crighton said.
