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Transportation

Cranberry Coach

Call 508-430-7550 to schedule. Transportation on our handicapped accessible van is available for trips to grocery stores and pharmacies within Harwich, as well as to onsite COA programs, Brooks Free Library, and Town Hall. The capacity on our largest van is 14 passengers.You must make a reservation at least one day ahead. The more notice, the better! Most trips are scheduled for 9am and 1pm. Your flexibility is appreciated if we need to adjust times. Passengers must be free of COVID-19 symptoms. Masks are strongly encouraged but not required.

Reminder: Rides are to scheduled locations only. Drivers cannot bring you to any location not scheduled through the COA office in advance.

Cranberry Coach Weekly Schedule

Please note: Schedule is subject to change based on rides to and from COA sponsored programs.

*Stops at Harwich Port CVS, Post Office, and local banks must be explicitly scheduled when arranging your ride.

  • Monday - AM: Market Basket, Hyannis, or Thrift Stores (monthly schedule posted in the newsletter)
  • Monday - PM: Stop & Shop or Shaw's, Library, Town Hall
  • Tuesday - AM: Stop & Shop or Shaws
  • Tuesday - PM: Family Pantry deliveries
  • Wednesday - AM: Stop & Shop or Shaw's
  • Wednesday - PM: Stop & Shop or Shaw's, optional Harwich Port stops*
  • Thursday - AM: Stop & Shop or Shaw's, optional Harwich Port stops*
  • Thursday - PM: Family Pantry deliveries
  • Friday - AM: Stop & Shop or Shaw's (except first Fridays)

Rides to Medical Appointments

Call 508-430-7550 to schedule. The COA provides rides to medical appointments via Volunteer Drivers. Requests must be made AT LEAST 4 BUSINESS DAYS in advance. 

Guidelines:

  • Travel between Wellfleet and Hyannis only.
  • Masks are strongly recommended, but not required.
  • No extra riders are permitted unless required due to disability (must be your household member).
  • Limit of 2 medical rides per month. This means we are unable to provide ongoing rides for medical therapies.
  • A stop to a pharmacy after your medical appt. is allowed; please request at the time of scheduling.
  • Please provide a cash donation to your driver in these amounts to offset the cost of gas; Harwich and adjacent towns $5. Hyannis, Yarmouth, Wellfleet $15. If this creates a hardship, please let us know when booking. No one will be turned away for your inability to pay.

Friends' Van

Call 508-432-5050 to schedule. On Fridays at 1:30pm, the Friends of Harwich COA will take riders on a loop through Harwich Port to:

  • TD Bank & Cape Cod 5
  • CVS & the Post Office
  • Shaw's on Sisson Rd.

Community Transportation

Call 1-800-352-7155 to schedule. CCRTA continues to run services on a reduced schedule.

  • DART: Low cost public transportation is provided by the CCRTA DART bus, by reservation from curb to curb. You must register by calling 1-800-352-7155 on weekdays from 8am-5pm. 
  • H2O: Fixed route public transportation provided on CCRTA buses between Orleans and Hyannis, with stops in Harwich Port and at Shaw's in Harwich. Call 1-800-352-7155 for information. Exact change needed.
  • Boston Hospital Transportation: Transportation is provided for medical appointments at Boston hospitals daily by the CCRTA. There is a pick-up in Harwich. Call 1-800-352-7155 to reserve by 11am the day before. Cost is $30 round trip, $15 one way.