Ways to Save
For Our Visitors
A visit to the Islands of Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket creates memories that last a lifetime. And the Steamship Authority is the best way to get there. One of our goals is to provide you with reliable and safe transportation to the Island of your choice, at the lowest possible fares, with the most frequent daily departures.
In addition to providing you with the best everyday fares, we’re pleased to offer a variety of value-added and cost-saving opportunities available to help visitors enjoy more of what makes these Islands so special. Please take a few moments to learn about the many “Ways to Save” when you travel with the Steamship Authority.
We also have Ways to Save for our Island Resident customers.
If you have any questions or need further assistance, please call us at (508) 477-8600.
Discounted Fares
We offer discounted passenger fares for military personnel in active service who show their Active Duty Card, as well as individuals with disabilities who show their Transportation Access Pass. Click here to access the application for a Transportation Access Pass.
We also offer senior citizens (age 65 or older) who are residents of Martha's Vineyard, Nantucket, Barnstable or Falmouth, individuals with disabilities, military personnel in active service.
Residents of Martha's Vineyard, Nantucket, Barnstable or Falmouth can apply for a Senior Citizen Travel Card. Stop by any Steamship Authority Terminal to pick up an application or contact Group Sales to request an application. Please note that eligibility restrictions do apply.
Discounted Ticket Books/Lifeline Cards
We offer a variety of discounted multi-ride cards and ticket books for both our traditional ferries and our high-speed passenger ferry to Nantucket that can help you save time and money. Follow this link to view the Ticket Book details and rates.
Woods Hole & Falmouth Parking Permits
For your convenience, the Steamship Authority offers year-round parking permits for our parking lots in Falmouth & Woods Hole. These permits are valid for one vehicle and enable you to access the parking lots during normal operating hours. We also offer free shuttle bus service between these parking lots and the Woods Hole Terminal.
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Annual Falmouth Parking Permit (January 1 – December 31): $800
- Winter/Student Permit (January 1 – May 14): $325
Our parking permit applications are available on our website at www.steamshipauthority.com/reservations/parking.
Nantucket Drive-On / Drive-Off
Unaccompanied vehicle drive-on/drive-off service is available for vehicles traveling between Hyannis and Nantucket. A service fee is charged each time one of our employees drives your vehicle on or off a vessel. Restrictions apply to those customers traveling on a standby basis who wish to use our drive-on/drive-off
services.
Under 20’ Vehicles
January 1 – April 30: $25.00
May 1 – September 30: $40.00
October 1 – December 31: $25.00
Nantucket High-Speed Ferry Ticket Upgrade
Passengers traveling at the auto excursion fare (which includes up to two adults and two children) may purchase upgraded passenger tickets so they may travel on the Authority’s high-speed ferry instead of the traditional ferries.
The cost of the upgraded ticket is $20.00 for adults and $10.25 for children (5 – 12 years) one-way.
Upgraded tickets purchased before March 28, 2023 (while the M/V Iyanough is not in service), will be valid for travel anytime within the M/V Iyanough’s 2023 operating season.
Upgraded tickets purchased March 28, 2023 through January 3, 2024 (while the M/V Iyanough is in service), will be valid for travel within seven (7) days prior to or following the date on which vehicle transportation is provided.
Hyannis Parking Permits
For your convenience, the Steamship Authority offers year-round parking permits for our parking lots in Hyannis. These permits are valid for one vehicle and enable you to access the parking lots during normal operating hours. We also offer free shuttle bus service between these parking lots and the Hyannis Terminal.
- Hyannis Off-site (Lewis Bay) Parking Permit: $950.00
Must be a current Hyannis Terminal parking permit holder and allows the customer to park at Lewis Bay lot from May 15 to October 14 and the Yarmouth Road Lot from October 15 to May 14.
- 2023 Winter/Spring Off Season Yarmouth Road Parking Permits
Annual permit: $800.00 (Must be a current Yarmouth Road parking permit holder or eligible for the excursiona auto rate.)
January 1 to May 14: $350.00
September 15 to December 31 $300.00
January 1 to May 14: $425 (includes one round-trip auto excursion ticket from January 1 to May 14 or from September 15 to December 31.)
September 15 to December 31: $375.00 (includes one round-trip auto excursion ticket from January 1 to May 14 or from September 15 to December 31.)
- Hyannis On-Site/Off-Site Parking Permit: $1,100.00
This permit allows the customer to park at the Hyannis Terminal from January 1 to May 14 and at the Lewis Bay parking lot from May 15 to October 14 and then at the Hyannis Terminal from October 15 to December 31.
- Hyannis Brooks Road Summer Parking Permit: $750.00
This permit allows the permit holder to park their car at the Yarmouth Road parking lot from January 1 through June 14, the Brooks Road Lot from June 15 through September 14 and then at the Yarmouth Road parking lot from September 15 through December 31.
Our parking permit applications are available on our website at www.steamshipauthority.com/reservations/parking.
Discounted Fares
We offer discounted passenger fares for military personnel in active service who show their Active Duty Card, as well as individuals with disabilities who show their Transportation Access Pass. Click here to access the application for a Transportation Access Pass.
We also offer senior citizens (age 65 or older) who are residents of Martha's Vineyard, Nantucket, Barnstable or Falmouth, individuals with disabilities, military personnel in active service.
Residents of Martha's Vineyard, Nantucket, Barnstable or Falmouth can apply for a Senior Citizen Travel Card. Stop by any Steamship Authority Terminal to pick up an application or contact Group Sales to request an application. Please note that eligibility restrictions do apply.
Discounted Ticket Books/Lifeline Cards
We offer a variety of discounted multi-ride cards and ticket books for both our traditional ferries and our high-speed passenger ferry to Nantucket that can help you save time and money. Follow this link to view the Ticket Book details and rates.
Woods Hole & Falmouth Parking Permits
For your convenience, the Steamship Authority offers year-round parking permits for our parking lots in Falmouth & Woods Hole. These permits are valid for one vehicle and enable you to access the parking lots during normal operating hours. We also offer free shuttle bus service between these parking lots and the Woods Hole Terminal.
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Annual Falmouth Parking Permit (January 1 – December 31): $800
- Winter/Student Permit (January 1 – May 14): $325
Our parking permit applications are available on our website at www.steamshipauthority.com/reservations/parking.
Discounted Fares
We offer discounted passenger fares for military personnel in active service who show their Active Duty Card, as well as individuals with disabilities who show their Transportation Access Pass. Click here to access the application for a Transportation Access Pass.
We also offer senior citizens (age 65 or older) who are residents of Martha's Vineyard, Nantucket, Barnstable or Falmouth, individuals with disabilities, military personnel in active service.
Residents of Martha's Vineyard, Nantucket, Barnstable or Falmouth can apply for a Senior Citizen Travel Card. Stop by any Steamship Authority Terminal to pick up an application or contact Group Sales to request an application. Please note that eligibility restrictions do apply.
Discounted Ticket Books/Lifeline Cards
We offer a variety of discounted multi-ride cards and ticket books for both our traditional ferries and our high-speed passenger ferry to Nantucket that can help you save time and money. Follow this link to view the Ticket Book details and rates.
Nantucket Drive-On / Drive-Off
Unaccompanied vehicle drive-on/drive-off service is available for vehicles traveling between Hyannis and Nantucket. A service fee is charged each time one of our employees drives your vehicle on or off a vessel. Restrictions apply to those customers traveling on a standby basis who wish to use our drive-on/drive-off
services.
Under 20’ Vehicles
January 1 – April 30: $25.00
May 1 – September 30: $40.00
October 1 – December 31: $25.00
Nantucket High-Speed Ferry Ticket Upgrade
Passengers traveling at the auto excursion fare (which includes up to two adults and two children) may purchase upgraded passenger tickets so they may travel on the Authority’s high-speed ferry instead of the traditional ferries.
The cost of the upgraded ticket is $20.00 for adults and $10.25 for children (5 – 12 years) one-way.
Upgraded tickets purchased before March 28, 2023 (while the M/V Iyanough is not in service), will be valid for travel anytime within the M/V Iyanough’s 2023 operating season.
Upgraded tickets purchased March 28, 2023 through January 3, 2024 (while the M/V Iyanough is in service), will be valid for travel within seven (7) days prior to or following the date on which vehicle transportation is provided.
Hyannis Parking Permits
For your convenience, the Steamship Authority offers year-round parking permits for our parking lots in Hyannis. These permits are valid for one vehicle and enable you to access the parking lots during normal operating hours. We also offer free shuttle bus service between these parking lots and the Hyannis Terminal.
- Hyannis Off-site (Lewis Bay) Parking Permit: $950.00
Must be a current Hyannis Terminal parking permit holder and allows the customer to park at Lewis Bay lot from May 15 to October 14 and the Yarmouth Road Lot from October 15 to May 14.
- 2023 Winter/Spring Off Season Yarmouth Road Parking Permits
Annual permit: $800.00 (Must be a current Yarmouth Road parking permit holder or eligible for the excursiona auto rate.)
January 1 to May 14: $350.00
September 15 to December 31 $300.00
January 1 to May 14: $425 (includes one round-trip auto excursion ticket from January 1 to May 14 or from September 15 to December 31.)
September 15 to December 31: $375.00 (includes one round-trip auto excursion ticket from January 1 to May 14 or from September 15 to December 31.)
- Hyannis On-Site/Off-Site Parking Permit: $1,100.00
This permit allows the customer to park at the Hyannis Terminal from January 1 to May 14 and at the Lewis Bay parking lot from May 15 to October 14 and then at the Hyannis Terminal from October 15 to December 31.
- Hyannis Brooks Road Summer Parking Permit: $750.00
This permit allows the permit holder to park their car at the Yarmouth Road parking lot from January 1 through June 14, the Brooks Road Lot from June 15 through September 14 and then at the Yarmouth Road parking lot from September 15 through December 31.
Our parking permit applications are available on our website at www.steamshipauthority.com/reservations/parking.