PITTSBURGH TRAVEL TIPS
Air
The code for Martha’s Vineyard airport is MVY.
JetBlue Airways, American Airlines, Delta, Cape Air, and United Airlines offer flights from Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) to Martha’s Vineyard (MVY).
Ferry
Passenger Ferries (No Cars):
From New Jersey & New York City, visit the SeaStreak website.
(Ferry Voyage time: 6 hours. Ferry Ticket: $240 round-trip)
From New Bedford, Massachusetts, visit the SeaStreak website.
(Ferry Voyage Time: 1 hour. Ferry Ticket: $70 round-trip)
From North Kingstown, Rhode Island, visit the Vineyard Fast Ferry website.
(Ferry Voyage Time: 1.5 hours. Ferry Ticket: $104 round-trip)
From Woods Hole, Massachusetts, visit the Steamship Authority website.
(Ferry Voyage Time: 45 minutes. Ferry Ticket: $17 round trip for walk-on passengers.) Below is a list of parking lots in Woods Hole, MA that cost $10-$13 per day. Free shuttle service is offered directly from each parking lot to the ferry terminal. For the most up-to-date parking information, call the Steamship Authority’s dedicated parking information line at (508) 457-7275.
Palmer Avenue Lot: 286 Palmer Avenue Falmouth, MA 02540
Thomas B. Landers Lot: 22 Technology Park Drive East Falmouth, MA 02536
Cataumet Lot: Route 28A Cataumet, MA 02534
Car Ferry:
For those bringing a car to Martha's Vineyard, the only option is to take the Steamship Authority ferry, which departs from Woods Hole, MA.
(Ferry Voyage Time: 45 min. Ferry Ticket: $17 round trip for walk-on passengers and $162 round-trip for cars).
Train
Take Amtrak train from Pittsburgh Union Station to New York Penn Station.
(Duration: 9 hours and 20 minutes. Price: $55-$80.)
Next, take train from New York Penn Station to Boston South Station.
(Duration: 4 hours. Price: $35-$55.)
Once you arrive at Boston South Station, you can take a Peter Pan bus from South Station to Wood’s Hole, MA, where the ferry departs to go to Martha’s Vineyard.
(Bus Travel Time: 90 minutes. Ferry Voyage Time: 45 minutes. Bus Ticket: $62 round trip. Ferry Ticket: $17 round trip.)
Bus
If enough people are interested, we can charter a bus from Pittsburgh to the Martha’s Vineyard ferry, departing from Woods Hole, MA. Please contact Marilyn Jones-Taliaferro at (610) 742-1845 by January 15, 2020 to secure your reservation.
(Bus Travel Time: approx. 10 hours. Ferry Voyage Time: 45 min. Bus Ticket: approx. $150 round trip; Ferry Ticket: $17 round trip)