Martha's Vineyard of Rhode Island and Massachusetts takes about four and a half hours (270 minutes). In the era before modern highways and jet planes, travelers took New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad trains from New York City or Boston to Woods Hole or Hyannis, at which point they would embark on ferries to the island. Commuter airline Cape Air offers frequent service to the island via the Martha's Vineyard Airport (MVY). It provides year-round service to and from Boston, Hyannis, New Bedford, Providence, and Nantucket, and seasonal service to White Plains, New York. Additional air service is provided to New
Martha's Vineyard (steamboat) The same article also adds a quotation from 1871: From 1871 until 1886, the "Martha's Vineyard" and the "Monohansett" were the only two ferries serving Martha's Vineyard. In March 1886 the "Martha's Vineyard" became one of the initial four steamers operating for the newly organized New Bedford, Martha's Vineyard, and Nantucket Steamboat Co. (The other three were "River Queen", "Island Home" and the "Monohansett".) In 1922, a new steam-powered ferry "Martha's Vineyard" began service to the island. It operated until at least the 1940s. In 1993, a new diesel-powered ferry named started its service to Martha's Vineyard and Woods Hole.