or How to Get to Martha's Vineyard Without Your Car

Plane, boat, bus or train... there are lots of ways to get to Martha's Vineyard without bringing your car.  Use the time to doze, daydream or read up on all the Island has to offer on "Explore MV", our new mobile app, accessible as a free download on any smart phone.  Before you know it, you'll be scrunching your toes in the sand...happy travels!
 

Starting your travel from NYC?  USAir (LaGuardia Airport), JetBlue (JFK Airport), Delta (JFK Airport) and the SeaStreak ferry all offer NY-MV travel.   Peter Pan/Bonanza bus lines departing from the Port Authority bus terminal provides year round service NY - Woods Hole.  Passengers can pick up the Steamship Authority (SSA) Martha's Vineyard bound ferry directly across the street from the bus' last stop in Woods Hole. There is also direct Cape Air service from White Plains, NY to MV.  Jet Blue also offers service via a Cape Air connection in Boston . 

Options from NYC through Boston include The Fung Wah and Lucky Star bus lines departing hourly from Canal/Chrystie Streets in Chinatown, the Bolt Bus departing from 34th St & 8th Ave by the Tick Tock Diner in NYC and Boston-bound Greyhound and  Peter Pan/Bonanza buses that leave from the Port Authority Bus Terminal (42nd St & 8th Ave.).  You can also take the Amtrak train (Penn Station @ 31-33 Sts. & 7th & 8th Aves.) serving the NYC to Boston route.

Once you arrive in Boston, the Peter Pan/Bonanza bus serving  the Logan Airport/Boston/Woods Hole route will take you the remainder of the way (about 1 1/2 hour) to the SSA ferry in Woods Hole.This is the only bus option leaving Boston for the MV bound SSA ferry. 

Another option is to fly from your home city to Boston and pickup a Cape Air flight to MV.  You may also arrange for private car service (limos & taxi) from the airport to Woods Hole, MA.

If your home city happens to be NYC you can purchase a through ticket from JetBlue.  You will fly JetBlue to Boston and then pick up your Cape Air flight to the Vineyard. Typically in the summer, JetBlue and Delta offer non-stop service to Martha's Vineyard from New York's JFK Airport.

There are also Cape Air  flights available from New Bedford, Hyannis and Providence that fly directly to MV.

Many private charter airlines are also servicing the Vineyard with convenient flight schedules. Click here for a list of Charter Airlines in the MVOL Directory.
 
Any Amtrak train route terminating at South Station in Boston will bring you within a block of the bus terminal where you can pick up your Peter Pan/Bonanza bus to Woods Hole.  The last stop is the Steamship Authority (SSA ) ferry terminal in Woods Hole which provides a relaxing 45-minute ferry trip across Vineyard Sound to Martha's Vineyard (choose to arrive in Oak Bluffs or Vineyard Haven).

In addition to the SSA car ferry terminal in Woods Hole there are ferries departing from several ports offering direct service to MV but for foot passengers only:

Out of State & MA
NYC/NJ: SeaStreak to Oak Bluffs, MA
Quonset Point, RI: Martha's Vineyard Fast Ferry to OB
(just outside of Providence, shuttle service provided)
New Bedford: SeaStreak-Martha's Vineyard to OB & VH

and on the Cape from
Hyannis:
Hy-Line Cruises to Oak Bluffs, MV
Falmouth:
Island Queen to Oak Bluffs, MV
Falmouth-Edgartown Ferry Service
Patriot Party Boats  to Oak Bluffs
(Water shuttle between Falmouth-Oak Bluffs. Late night water taxi.)

Once you get to Martha's Vineyard you can use taxis, Island buses, bikes, mopeds  or rental cars to get around.  Happy travelling!