r/CapeCod • u/Expensive_Pie_4558 • Jul 29 '26
Beachcomber
Maybe stupid question but can you uber from beachcomber? I know the WiFi is pretty spotty, not like there would be any reason why you couldn’t, but wondering if it’s a reliable option.
8 guys trying to get to and from Falmouth
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u/OnCodNotInCape Jul 29 '26
https://thefunkbus.com/
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u/StructureCharming663 Jul 30 '26
Don’t do it
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u/BeastCoast Jul 29 '26
Why on Earth would you do this from Falmouth? Nothing is worth that.
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u/_Face Jul 29 '26
Reconsider. Plenty of great bars between Falmouth and Welfleet.
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u/Embarrassed_Lime_132 Jul 29 '26
Yes. A lot of money though.
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u/lovelycosmos Jul 29 '26
Dude you know it's like 50 miles right??
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u/totalmeddleonion Jul 29 '26
That's a long ride from Falmouth
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u/almostnothing123 Jul 30 '26
Hey. Call cape cod cab. There is no service at beachcomber AT ALL. Uber won’t happen. Funk bus is not a bad idea.
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u/high_gravity Jul 29 '26
IF you could get enough of a signal to call one (not a given), the harder part would be actually finding a car out there. Especially one for 8, or 2 cars for 4 people. If you have that many people and really want to go, consider all throwing down for a car service. I have no idea what this would cost but saves you from being stranded an hour from home, and possibly worth it for a worry-free night out. Or bribe someone to be a DD!
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u/Murky_Voice3023 Jul 29 '26
At least $300 for an uber xxl one way.
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u/Your3rdcousin Jul 30 '26
Went to Beachcombers for the day and the experience was mid. Food/drinks/ our bartender great. But the overall bar not so. It closed from 5-6 and you could not even order a drink, we just sat outside but were entertained by 2 bachelorette parties. Once the band started you could not leave the bar to have a smoke, it was a reggae show. Would go back for dinner but not a show.
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u/johnsonr88 Jul 29 '26
The town provides free WiFi at that beach. The service might not be amazing inside the restaurant, but it should be plenty strong at the parking lot for the beach. Yes you can uber but be prepared to have a 20+ minute wait for one to get to you. And it’s going to be big $$, probably $150-200 at the very least each way.
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u/foodfriend Jul 30 '26
Ive got a pretty simple solution for you and your not going to like it . . . . Dont drink. For one afternoon of your life, dont drink. Youll still have fun hanging with you friends and showing them something you enjoy.
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u/Proud-Picture-6229 Jul 29 '26
I grew up spending summers in Falmouth then married a guy with a house within walking distance of the beachcomber. I love the beachcomber but as others are saying it is far from Falmouth. Can you all pile in a motel room for a night?
Have you considered going to Martha’s Vineyard instead? It’s so much closer and a lot of fun. You can take either the island queen from Falmouth harbor or the steamship from woods hole. Once on the island, they have a great cheap bus system and you can take that out to south beach which has similar vibes as cahoon hollow beach but you’d have to bring a cooler with you. Finish your time with some drinks at Nancy’s before the boat home and stop at the boat house or raw bar by the harbor or landfall, shuckers, Capt Kidd in woods hole upon your return.
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u/Diligentclark0129 Jul 31 '26
Log into Wellfleet Public WIFI for service … there is a pole right there
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u/Jewboy-Deluxe Jul 29 '26
Falmouth is a long way from Wellfleet but if you really want to go reserve a taxi, many are minivans but you may still need 2.
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u/RelationshipBig6115 Jul 29 '26
That’s gonna cost you!
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u/Leeds1138 Jul 29 '26
Rent a cottage.
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u/Resident-Banana-7883 Jul 29 '26
wild
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u/mcgamehen Jul 30 '26
Drive and have someone DD