Multi-ride Cards & Books
Discount Ticket Books / Multiride Cards
Do you travel frequently between the mainland of Cape Cod and the Islands? We offer a variety of discounted multiride cards and ticket books for both our traditional ferries and our high-speed passenger ferry to Nantucket that can help you save money.
Multiride cards for adults, senior citizens, students, children (ages 5-12) and individuals with disabilities are available for purchase at any Steamship Authority Ticket Office.
Helpful Tips:
- Customers can link thier ferry passes and/or lifeline cards to thier profile account.
- We reccmmend that customers notate thier card # (or take a picture of it) in the event a customer loses thier card.
- Fares for individuals with disabilities are sold only to eligible individuals with disabilities who have a Steamship Authority Accessibility Pass (application is available at steamshipauthority.com/about/forms)
Martha's Vineyard Books/Cards
Martha's Vineyard 10-Ride Auto Ticket Books
10-Ride Auto Ticket Books are available for purchase online by logging into your Steamship Authority online account and expire one year from the date of issue. The tickets are good for the passage of one automobile and does not include passenger tickets.
Martha's Vineyard 10-Ride Ferry Pass Cards
The 10-Ride Ferry Pass cards for Adults, Children (ages 5-12), Students and Senior Citizens* are available for purchase at all terminals and can be reloaded at one of the Authority’s ticket offices or online. The Ferry Pass Cards, which are valid for travel on our traditional ferry service, offers the convenience of carrying one card for multiple passengers and includes the $0.50 embarkation fee added to each trip, or $5.00 for each card purchased or for a minimum reload. The tickets loaded on a Ferry Pass Card are valid for passage within one year from the end of the month in which they are purchased.
√ Multiples of 10 one-way tickets may be loaded on to each card
√ Can be used by multiple passengers on the same trip for travel on our traditional ferries
√ Includes town embarkation fees
* Eligibility restrictions apply. Senior Citizens 65 years or older must be a resident of Martha's Vineyard, Nantucket, Barnstable or Falmouth. To apply for a Steamship Authority Senior Citizen Travel Card, contact the Group Sales Office at 508-548-5011 ext. 244/344 or email groups@steamshipauthority.com
Martha's Vineyard 5-Ride Lifeline Cards
Lifeline Cards for Adults, Children (ages 5-12), Students, Senior Citizens* and Individuals with Disabilities (also known as Access cards) are available for purchase at the Woods Hole, Vineyard Haven and Oak Bluffs Ticket Offices. Lifeline Cards can be loaded with multiples of 5 one-way tickets for passenger travel on board our traditional ferries to Martha's Vineyard. These cards are non-transferable and the tickets loaded on a Lifeline Card are valid for passage within one year from the end of the month in which the tickets are purchased. Visit SteamshipAuthority.com/lifelinecard for more information.
√ Multiples of 5 one-way tickets may be loaded on to each card
√ Cards are non-transferable and can be used by one person per trip
√ Exempt from town embarkation fees
* Eligibility restrictions apply. Senior Citizens 65 years or older must be a resident of Martha's Vineyard, Nantucket, Barnstable or Falmouth. To apply for a Steamship Authority Senior Citizen Travel Card, contact the Group Sales Office at 508-548-5011 ext. 244/344 or email groups@steamshipauthority.com
46-Ride Commuter Cards
The 46-Ride Commuter cards are available for purchase at the Ticket Offices and expire at the end of the calendar month in which it was purchased.
| Book Type | Cost |
|---|---|
| 5-RIDE ACCESS LIFELINE CARD | $23.75 |
| 10-RIDE MARTHA'S VINEYARD AUTO BOOK | $1,000.00 |
| 5-RIDE STUDENT LIFELINE CARD | $23.75 |
| 5-RIDE ADULT LIFELINE CARD | $40.50 |
| 5-RIDE CHILD LIFELINE CARD | $23.75 |
| 5-RIDE SENIOR LIFELINE CARD | $23.75 |
| 46-RIDE FERRY PASS | $174.00 |
| 10-RIDE ADULT FERRY PASS | $86.00 |
| 10-RIDE CHILD FERRY PASS | $52.50 |
| 10-RIDE SENIOR FERRY PASS | $52.50 |
| 10-RIDE ACCESS FERRY PASS | $52.50 |
| 10-RIDE STUDENT FERRY PASS | $52.50 |
Nantucket Ticket Books/Cards
The discounted 6-Ride Auto Book is available for purchase online by logging into your Steamship Authority account and expire 2 years from the date of issue.
Nantucket 10-Ride High-Speed Ferry Ticket Books
Our 10-Ride ticket books for our high-speed ferry, the M/V Iyanough, are available for purchase at the Hyannis and Nantucket Ticket Offices and online. These ticket books are transferable, and multiple tickets from the same ticket book may be used for travel for different passengers on the same trip.
Nantucket 10-Ride Ferry Pass Cards
The 10-Ride Ferry Pass cards for Adults, Children (ages 5-12), Students and Senior Citizens* are available for purchase at all terminals and can be reloaded at one of the Authority’s ticket offices or online. The Ferry Pass Cards, which are valid for travel on our traditional ferry service, offers the convenience of carrying one card for multiple passengers and includes the $0.50 embarkation fee added to each trip, or $5.00 for each card purchased or for a minimum reload. Tickets loaded onto a Ferry Pass Card never expire.
√ Multiples of 10 one-way tickets may be loaded on to each card
√ Can be used by multiple passengers on the same trip for travel on our traditional ferries
√ Includes town embarkation fees
√ Never expire
* Eligibility restrictions apply. Senior Citizens 65 years or older must be a resident of Martha's Vineyard, Nantucket, Barnstable or Falmouth. To apply for a Steamship Authority Senior Citizen Travel Card, contact the Group Sales Office at 508-548-5011 ext. 244/344 or email groups@steamshipauthority.com
Nantucket 5-Ride Lifeline Cards
Lifeline Cards for Adults, Children (ages 5-12), Students, Senior Citizens* and Individuals with Disabilities (also known as Access cards) are available for purchase at the Hyannis and Nantucket Ticket Offices. Lifeline Cards can be loaded with multiples of 5 one-way tickets for passenger travel on board our traditional ferries to Nantucket. These cards are non-transferable and the tickets loaded on a Lifeline card are valid for passage within two years from the end of the month in which they are purchased. Visit SteamshipAuthority.com/lifelinecard for more information.
√ Multiples of 5 one-way tickets may be loaded on to each card
√ Cards are non-transferable and can be used by one person per trip
√ Exempt from town embarkation fees
√ Expire within two years from the end of the month in which they were purchased
* Eligibility restrictions apply. Senior Citizens 65 years or older must be a resident of Martha's Vineyard, Nantucket, Barnstable or Falmouth. To apply for a Steamship Authority Senior Citizen Travel Card, contact the Group Sales Office at 508-548-5011 ext. 244/344 or email groups@steamshipauthority.com
| Book Type | Cost |
|---|---|
| 5-RIDE TRAD. ACCESS LIFELINE CARD | $50.00 |
| 5-RIDE TRAD. CHILD LIFELINE CARD | $50.00 |
| 5-RIDE TRAD. STUDENT LIFELINE CARD | $50.00 |
| 10-RIDE HIGH-SPEED ADULT MANUAL BOOK | $325.00 |
| 10-RIDE HIGH-SPEED CHILD MANUAL BOOK | $197.00 |
| 10-RIDE HIGH-SPEED SR/IWD MANUAL | $222.00 |
| 5-RIDE TRAD. ADULT LIFELINE CARD | $83.00 |
| 5-RIDE TRAD. SENIOR LIFELINE CARD | $50.00 |
| 6-RIDE NANTUCKET AUTO BOOK - NO EXP | $1,719.00 |
| 6-RIDE NANTUCKET AUTO BOOK - 2-YR EXP | $1,452.00 |
| 10-RIDE HIGH-SPEED ADULT ELECTRONIC | $325.00 |
| 10-RIDE HIGH-SPEED CHILD ELECTRONIC | $197.00 |
| 10-RIDE HIGH-SPEED SR/IWD ELECTRONIC | $222.00 |
| 10-RIDE TRAD. CHILD FERRY PASS | $105.00 |
| 10-RIDE TRAD. STUDENT FERRY PASS | $105.00 |
| 10-RIDE TRAD. SENIOR FERRY PASS | $105.00 |
| 10-RIDE TRAD. ADULT FERRY PASS | $171.00 |
| 10-RIDE TRAD. ACCESS FERRY PASS | $105.00 |
| 10-RIDE HIGH-SPEED STUDENT ELECTRONIC | $197.00 |
Multiride Card Restrictions
Senior Citizen cards are sold only to those individuals who are 65 years of age and are year-round or seasonal residents of Martha's Vineyard or Nantucket, or year-round residents of Barnstable or Falmouth, and present appropriate identification or a Senior Discount Travel Card.
Access Cards are sold only to eligible individuals with disabilities who have a Steamship Authority Accessibility Pass. Download the Accessibility Pass application here: steamshipauthority.com/about/forms
Student cards are sold only to individuals who are residents of Martha's Vineyard or Nantucket and are full-time students at an off-island school.
For more information and to apply for a Senior Discount Travel Card or a Student Lifeline Card, please contact the Group Sales office at groups@steamshipauthority.com or call 508-548-5011 ext. 244 or 344.
Tickets in our 46-ride Commuter Lifeline Cards are valid for passage only during the calendar month for which the card is sold and are non-transferable.
Where can I purchase these ticket books / multiride cards?
The High-speed Ferry and Automobile ticket books may be purchased online by logging onto our Reservation System or at any Steamship Authority Ticket Office. The multiride cards may be purchased at any Steamship Authority Ticket Office.