For complete, printable driving directions, click here.

Directions For Your GPS, click here.

Do I need a car?

In the summer months, a car is really not necessary — there are plenty of transportation options available to/from the Resort and on the Island. However, for those guests traveling with young children, or staying for a week or more, a car can be a nice convenience.

During the spring and autumn seasons, we do recommend that you bring a car, especially if you wish to explore the Island. If you're just coming for a weekend, and aren't interested in touring, a car really isn't needed.

If you do decide to bring your car over to the Island, auto reservations are required and should be made as soon as possible with the Steamship Authority ferry. If you can't get your first request, ask to have your name put on the Waiting List. It usually works out very well and, more often than not, you'll get the reservation time you desire.

To arrange auto reservations, contact the Steamship Authority by either calling them directly at (508) 477-8600 or visiting their website. Reservations for passengers only are unnecessary.

I'm coming to the Island without a car…What's the easiest way to reach you?

Recommended. We feature a convenient on-Island pick-up/drop-off service for our guests that choose to utilize the "Island Queen" ferry from Falmouth, Massachusetts. The crossing time takes 35 minutes (i.e., the quickest to the Island). Falmouth is centrally located and the Island Queen offers mainland parking within walking distance to the dock. The boat line has guaranteed Winnetu guests parking availability in their lots — a special benefit — so long as a Winnetu voucher is shown to the parking attendant. Mainland parking is $15.00 per day.

To utilize this exclusive service, our guests must pre-reserve it via the On-Line Concierge Page on our Winnetu website. Once there, go to the "VIP/Ferry Transfer" section. Guests who choose not to pre-reserve this amenity via our On-Line Concierge service may utilize the Island Queen ferry on their own, but will not have guaranteed parking privileges or a pick-up on-Island to/from the Resort. (Taxis are available on your own).

What are my choices for other passenger ferry services?

There are several passenger-only ferries that operate between the mainland and three ports on Martha's Vineyard (a.k.a., Edgartown, Oak Bluffs, and Vineyard Haven). Most passenger ferries operate to/from Oak Bluffs, which is a convenient nine miles away from the Winnetu Oceanside Resort.

If you are coming from Massachusetts, you can choose from one of the following ferry services:

• Falmouth, MA — Oak Bluffs Ferry via the Island Queen, click here
• Falmouth, MA — Edgartown Ferry via the Pied Piper, click here
• Woods Hole, MA — Oak Bluffs/Vineyard Haven — via the Steamship Authority Ferry, click here

If you are coming from the West, including Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York and New Jersey (in addition to the above ferry services from Massachusetts), you may also want to consider one of the following ferry services:

• New Jersey/New York City — Oak Bluffs Ferry — via New England Fast Ferry. Operates every weekend, click here
• Quonset Point, RI — Oak Bluffs Ferry — via Vineyard Fast Ferry, click here
• New Bedford, MA — Oak Bluffs/Vineyard Haven — via New England Fast Ferry, click here

If you are coming from, or wish to return to either the mid/lower Cape (Chatham/Hyannis/Provincetown) or Nantucket, you can utilize the following ferry service:

• Hyannis or Nantucket, MA — Oak Bluffs Ferry — via Hy-Line, click here

I'm arriving in Boston, MA or Providence, RI by air or train and want a car on the Island. What should I do?

If you're arriving in Boston, Massachusetts or Providence, Rhode Island — by air or train and wish to have a car on the Island once you're here — we strongly encourage you to rent a vehicle at your arriving mainland terminal and drive yourself to the Steamship Authority Wharf in Woods Hole, Massachusetts. This option is less expensive than renting on the Island and you will also have a better vehicle selection from which to choose.

To arrange auto reservations, contact the Steamship Authority by either calling them directly at (508) 477-8600 or visiting their website. Reservations for passengers only are unnecessary.

Without a car — How do I get to the Vineyard from Washington, DC, New Jersey, New York City or from Providence, RI?

Using the Amtrak High-Speed Acela Train:

• Step 1: A convenient passenger rail service operates to Providence, Rhode Island (the closest rail stop for the Vineyard) from Washington, DC; Baltimore, Maryland; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; New Jersey points; New York City; and Connecticut points. Amtrak can be reached at (800) USA-RAIL or via their website, click here
• Step 2: You can pre-arrange your ground transfer service from the Amtrak Station in Providence, Rhode Island to one of the passenger ferries by calling Town Car Travel at (508) 678-5500 or Escort Coach at (800) 564-8116

Using the Amtrak Regional Trains:

• Step 1: Passenger rail service operates to Kingston, Rhode Island (KIN) from Washington, DC; Baltimore, Maryland; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; New Jersey points; New York City; and Connecticut. Amtrak can be reached at (800) USA-RAIL or via their website, click here
• Step 2: You can pre-arrange your ground transfer service from the Amtrak Station in Kingston, Rhode Island to the Vineyard Fast Ferry in Quonset Point by calling "Little Rest Limousine" at (401) 294-1414. Travel time is 25 minutes and the cost is $18 per person

Using the new High-Speed Ferry from New Jersey and New York City direct to the Vineyard:

• Departs every weekend from May 21 — September 12, 2010. This is a new direct service that should prove very popular for weekend visitors. Click here for more information

From T.F. Green Airport, Providence, RI:

• Step 1: You can travel via low-cost carriers such as Southwest Airlines and U.S. Airways, which fly to/from T.F. Green Airport in Providence, Rhode Island. If you can, we recommend you use T.F. Green Airport – in lieu of Boston's Logan Airport. It's much closer to the Vineyard and easier to get to/from the Island and our Resort without the traffic
• Option 1: You can pre-arrange your ground transfer service from the T.F. Green Airport in Providence, Rhode Island to one of the passenger ferries by calling Town Car Travel at (508) 678-5500 or Escort Coach at (800) 564-8116
• Option 2: You can pre-arrange your ground transfer service from the T.F. Green Airport in Providence, Rhode Island to the Vineyard Fast Ferry in Quonset Point by calling "Airport Taxi" at (401) 737-2868, ext. 2. Travel time is 15 minutes and the cost is $15 per person.

From LaGuardia Airport, New York and National Airport, Washington, DC

• From June to mid-September, US Airways offers non-stop service from New York City and Washington, DC directly to Martha's Vineyard. At other times of the year, you can fly to Boston and connect with Cape Air to Martha's Vineyard

From Port Authority Bus Terminal, New York City:

• Peter Pan Bus Lines' operates direct service every two hours to the Steamship Authority Wharf in Woods Hole, MA. Peter Pan can be reached at (888) 751-8800, by e-mail at info@peterpanbus.com or via their website, click here. Once on-Island, take a taxi on your own to the Resort

Without a car — How do I get to the Vineyard from downtown Boston, or Boston's Logan Airport?

• Option 1: Peter Pan Bus Lines operate frequent, easy-to-use and cost-effective bus service from downtown Boston's South Station and from all terminals at Logan Airport to the Steamship Authority Wharf in Woods Hole. Peter Pan can be reached at (888) 751-8800, by e-mail at info@peterpanbus.com or via their website, click here. Once on-Island, take a taxi on your own to the Resort
• Option 2: You can pre-arrange ground transfer service to one of the passenger ferries by calling Town Car Travel at (508) 678-5500 or Escort Coach at (800) 564-8116
• Option 3: Cape Air flies small, nine-seater Cessnas between Logan Airport and the Vineyard. Cape Air can be reached at (800) 352-0714 or via their website, click here. Once on-Island, take a taxi on your own to the Resort