Your chauffeur drops you at the Steamship Authority passenger terminal, which the Steamship Authority lists at the GPS address 1 Cowdry Road, Woods Hole, MA 02543. Luggage comes out curbside at the terminal drop-off zone, and uniformed Steamship Authority attendants direct passengers to the boarding area and baggage staging from there.
The drive covers about 80 miles. From Logan, the route runs through the Ted Williams Tunnel to I-93 south, picks up Route 3 south through the South Shore, crosses the Cape Cod Canal at the Bourne Bridge, and follows Route 28 south through Falmouth into Woods Hole.
Off-peak the drive is about 1 hour 30 minutes. On summer Friday and Saturday afternoons, canal traffic at the Bourne Bridge can push it to 2 hours 20 minutes or more, so we build that buffer into the pickup time. Because the ferry boarding cutoff is firm, the schedule is planned backward from your sailing, not forward from the airport.
Woods Hole is the most schedule-sensitive destination we serve, and that changes what a cancelled ride actually costs. The Steamship Authority wants passengers at the dock and ready to board at least 30 minutes ahead, 45 to 60 in summer, and boats leave on the clock. Lose your ride at Logan and you are 80 miles and one canal bridge away from a cutoff that will not move. Rideshare drivers decline and cancel this trip often — the distance is long, the return is empty, and Woods Hole has almost no pickup density to recover with. Miss the sailing and you lose the day, along with whatever you booked on the Vineyard for that night. Pre-booking takes that out of play: your chauffeur is assigned in advance, the car is dispatched before your flight lands, the rate is locked at reservation, and the whole schedule is built backward from your departure time with the Bourne Bridge buffer already in it.
Woods Hole is the only Steamship Authority port that carries passenger vehicles to Martha's Vineyard. Vehicle reservations are required and sell out far in advance, especially in summer. Many visitors skip that entirely: the Vineyard towns are walkable and well served by island transit, so they ride as foot passengers and leave the car on the mainland. A flat-rate transfer from Logan fits that pattern — you arrive at the terminal with your bags, walk onto the boat, and pick the trip back up on the return.
Woods Hole is a working science village as much as a ferry port — home to the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and the Marine Biological Laboratory — and the surrounding town of Falmouth draws summer residents and wedding parties. We serve all of it: terminal transfers for ferry passengers, and door-to-door trips to Falmouth homes, inns, and venues.
On the return, the ferry lands at the Woods Hole terminal, foot passengers walk off, and your chauffeur is waiting in the pickup area with a name sign. We track ferry arrivals and adjust for weather delays. For the connection to your flight, allow a minimum of 4 hours from ferry arrival for a domestic departure and 5 hours for international flights from Terminal E, plus about 60 minutes on summer Sundays for canal traffic.
Sedans suit one to three passengers travelling light; SUVs and vans suit families and wedding groups heading to the Vineyard with luggage and beach gear. You can see the full range on our luxury fleet page, and book the outbound and return legs together for one guaranteed flat rate. Heading to Nantucket instead? Those ferries leave from Hyannis — see our Boston to Nantucket ferry transportation page.
| From | To | Distance | Off-Peak | Summer Friday | Primary Route |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Logan Airport (BOS) | Woods Hole terminal | 80 mi | 1 h 30 m | 2 h 20 m | Ted Williams Tunnel → I-93 S → MA-3 S → MA-28 S (Bourne) → Woods Hole Rd |
| Downtown Boston / Back Bay | Woods Hole terminal | 78 mi | 1 h 30 m | 2 h 20 m | I-93 S → MA-3 S → MA-28 S (Bourne) → Woods Hole Rd |
| Cambridge / Harvard & MIT | Woods Hole terminal | 82 mi | 1 h 35 m | 2 h 25 m | I-90 E → I-93 S → MA-3 S → MA-28 S |
| T.F. Green Airport (PVD) | Woods Hole terminal | 68 mi | 1 h 15 m | 1 h 55 m | I-195 E → MA-25 E (Bourne) → MA-28 S |
| Bradley Int'l Airport (BDL) | Woods Hole terminal | 145 mi | 2 h 30 m | 3 h 15 m | I-91 S → I-95 N → I-195 E → MA-25 E |
| New York City / Manhattan | Woods Hole terminal | 245 mi | 4 h 30 m | see note | I-95 N → I-195 E → MA-25 E (Bourne) → MA-28 S |
| Hyannis ferry docks | Woods Hole terminal | 22 mi | 35 m | 50 m | MA-28 W → Falmouth → Woods Hole Rd |
| Falmouth / New Seabury | Woods Hole terminal | 5–12 mi | 15–25 m | 30 m | MA-28 S → Woods Hole Rd |
Drive times are estimates and vary with weather, ferry traffic, bridge delays, and event traffic. New York trips can vary widely on summer Fridays; confirm your pickup buffer when booking.