<p>I am trying to help my parent figure out the best way to get to Martha’s Vineyard this summer. They have been invited to stay with family and as southerners, we have no clue what would be best.</p>
<p>The plan now is to fly into Boston and take the ferry from there. My mother was told it is about an 1 1/2 hours to the ferry from Logan airport. Should they take a cab to the ferry or should they fly into Martha’s Vineyard with Cape Air? I don’t even know where Cape Air flies out of. What would be the best way to get them there?</p>
<p>Another idea was to fly into another city, maybe Providence and go from there; but how? Again, how to get to the ferry or do they fly Cape Air? Or is there another way?</p>
<p>I am looking for the easiest/cheapest way for them to get there. It seems silly to rent a car at the airport and let it sit at the ferry for 10 days, and they don’t need the car at the Vineyard.</p>
<p>I told my mother that someone here would come up with a great idea. Don’t let me down!</p>
<p>Haven’t done it but know taking a car on a ferry can be expensive (vs. walking onto a ferry). If you can fly into MV you don’t need to mess with car rental or ferry at all. Depends, too, on how well your parents travel. Try looking for the MV chamber of commerce and ferry cos. on internet.</p>
<p>Years ago, we lived in the Boston area. Things might’ve changed but back then if you took the ferry to MV, you needed to leave lots of extra time cuz it’s a real zoo in and around the ferry terminal. Plus in order to take yr car, you need to make a reservation ages in advance.</p>
<p>I’ve done it several ways. The easiest/fastest is flying into Boston and taking Cape Air from there to MV, although I hate those little turbo-prop planes. Here’s the local website, it will provide links to all the options.</p>
<p>Not a Boston resident but I doubt a cab driver from Logan would take anyone to Wood’s Hole to get the ferry to MV.Plane to plane at Logan seems like a better idea,or maybe through Providence…</p>
<p>I am an annual renter so you may get more and better info from an owner but here goes…getting a car to MVY is the hard part. If you are not taking a car your parents have a bunch of choices. </p>
<p>They can fly from Logan Airport directly to the Vineyard or they can take a bus from Logan Airport to the ferry landing in Woods Hole and ferry over to the island. Below is a link to The Steamship Authority for ferry info. </p>
<p>Also below is a link to the Fodor’s guide for Martha’s Vineyard with tons of travel information and links - including one for Cape Air. If you scroll down you will find bus information. Greyhound and a number of bus lines will get you from the airport to Wood’s Hole. My cousin flew into Boston from Brussels last summer and took Bonanza Bus down to Wood’s Hole. He had no problems. I checked their site and it looks like they run seven buses a day and the trip to the ferry landing takes around two hours. I suspect that they run more buses during the summer. </p>
<p>The Cape Air link on that page will take you to their schedule…you will have to decide if the timing of their incoming flight will work with one of Cape Air’s outgoing flights to MVY. </p>
<p>OR, If they can find a cheap airfare into Providence there is now a fast ferry from Quonset Point (near Providence) to Oak Bluffs. At the following link there will be schedules and information about the shuttle service from the airport or the Amtrak Station in Providence to the dock. My daughter used this ferry last summer when she worked in NYC and came up for a couple of weekends. </p>