Getting to Martha's Vineyard

By Ferry

If you’re coming to Martha’s Vineyard, you’ll need to connect to one of the many passenger ferry services that serve the Island from the mainland (unless you choose to travel by air). Boats to the Island sail from 5 Massachusetts ports: Woods Hole, Falmouth, Hyannis, New Bedford, and Nantucket (another Island) and also seasonally from Quonset Rhode Island.

The ports of Hyannis, New Bedford and Woods Hole offer year round service to the Island. Woods Hole is the only port that can carry both passengers and cars. Service is offered numerous times daily, with greater frequency in the busy summer months. Reservations for cars are recommended in the low-season and required in the high-season.

The ferries from Falmouth and Hyannis carry passengers only, and operate during the spring, summer, and fall. Passenger ferries to and from Nantucket run only during the summer months.

Approximate voyage times:

	From Woods Hole:	45 minutes
	From Falmouth:	40 minutes
	From Hyannis:	1 hour and 45 minutes; (high speed) 50 minutes
	From New Bedford:	1 hour
	From Nantucket:	2 hours and 15 minutes
	From Quonset, Rhode Island:	1 hour and 30 minutes

For ferry schedules, reservation requirements, and information on bringing your car by boat to the Island, visit the following Web sites:

The Steamship Authority
Offers routes to and from Woods Hole, Hyannis, Nantucket and New Bedford daily year-round. Steamship Authority boats dock in the town of Vineyard Haven in the winter, and both Vineyard Haven and Oak Bluffs in the summer. This is the only line that accommodates cars and trucks.

The Island Queen
Offers seasonal daily walk-on passenger-only service to and from Falmouth to the town of Oak Bluffs.

Hy-line Cruises
Offering year-round high-speed ferry service from Hyannis to Oak Bluffs in 50 minutes. Traditional service to and from Hyannis and Nantucket to the town of Oak Bluffs seasonally. Passenger only.

New Bedford to Martha’s Vineyard Express Ferry
Offers year round daily passenger-only express ferry service from historic New Bedford to Martha’s Vineyard. One hour trip to Oak Bluffs in summer / Vineyard Haven in winter. Reservations recommended.

Rhode Island - Vineyard Fast Ferry
Seasonal fast ferry service from Quonset Point, RI to Oak Bluffs aboard a 400 passenger high-speed catamaran. Ferry is 15 min. away from the Providence (PVD) Airport or 20 min. from Amtrak (KIN). Offers first-class amenities, advance reservations & dockside parking. May-Oct. with 2 to 3 round-trips daily.

By Air

There is year-round scheduled plane service to the Martha’s Vineyard Airport from Boston, Hyannis, Nantucket, New Bedford, and Providence. Charter services also are available, and the airport has facilities for private planes. M.V. Airport is located in the center of the Island. Taxis and cars can be hired at the terminal.

Commercial Airlines
	Cape Air MV Airport West Tisbury, MA Phone: 1-800-352-0714
Charter Airlines and Private Planes
	Coastal Air Charter LLC 47 LP Henderson Rd Beverly, MA 01915 Toll Free: 888-359-2785 wyvern1@comcast.net	Million Air Charter Toll Free: 1-800-882-2333 Fax: 1-201-288-1229 charter@meridianaircharter.com
	Linear Air From Boston and NYC: 1-877-2linear Fax: 781-457-0595 info@linearair.comDesert &	Ocean Wings Air Charter MV Airport, MA Phone: 508-693-4646 Toll Free: 800-253-5039 Fax: 508-228-3962 wings@nantucket.net
	Eagle Air Inc Toll Free: 1-888-993-2453 Fax: 1-508-752-8330 eagleaircharter@aol.com	Tradewind Aviation LLC From Anywhere to MVY Ph: 800-376-7922 Ph: 203-267-3310 charter@tradewindaviation.com
	Island Air Charter Toll Free: 800-835-9135 fly@desertislandair.com	Martha's Vineyard Airport Phone: 508-693-7022

By Car

Centrally located South of Boston and North of New York, many visitors to Martha's Vineyard choose to drive to the ferry and either walk across or bring their car along. In the summer season there are a number of ports from which you can reach the Vineyard, although only one through which you can bring a car. Walking aboard gives you more options and on-island transportation is quite good.

Approximate mileage to Woods Hole, MA (the Steamship Authority port) from the following cities:

	Boston MA	85 miles
	Buzzards Bay, MA	20 miles
	Hartford, CT	187 miles
	New Haven, CT	165 miles
	New York, NY	271 miles
	Providence, RI	85 miles

Driving Directions

From New York and points South:
To New Bedford - Follow Route I-95 North to Providence, then take I-195 East.
To Falmouth and Woods Hole - From I-195 East take Route 25 East, cross the Bourne Bridge, and follow Route 28 South.
To Hyannis - From I-195 East take Route 25 East and then follow Route 6.

From Boston and points North:
Take Route 3 to the Sagamore Bridge.
To Hyannis - Follow Route 6 East.
To Falmouth and Woods Hole - Take Route 6 West to Buzzards Bay (Bourne), cross the Bourne Bridge, and follow Route 28 South.

Alternate route from Boston and points North:
Follow I-95 to Route 24.
To New Bedford - take 24 and I-195 East.
To Falmouth and Woods Hole - take 24 to I-495, I-495 to Buzzards Bay (Bourne), cross the Bourne Bridge, and follow Route 28 South.
If you are planning to bring your car over to the Island, you must have a reservation for the ferry. Book these as early as possible! Visit www.steamshipauthority.com or call 508-477-8600.

If you are planning to bring your car over to the Island, you must have a reservation for the ferry. Book these as early as possible! Visit The Steamship Authority or call 508-477-8600.

If you choose to leave your car on the mainland, you can park in the area maintained by the Steamship Authority in Falmouth, or in areas maintained by the other ferry operators in New Bedford, Falmouth, and Hyannis. Be sure to allow time to get from the parking areas to the boat. In summer months you should allow no less than 30 minutes from parking to arrive at the boat.