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Martha's Vineyard Trip Cost Calculator
What will the trip really cost?
Eight choices, one honest range. Ferry tariffs from the operators, room bands from live listings, menus from island restaurants, the 11.7% rooms tax already folded in.
- 2026 rates, checked September
- Same trip priced in every season
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Where these numbers come from
- Ferry
- Steamship Authority, Hy-Line, Island Queen and Seastreak 2026 tariffs, round trip. Walk-on Steamship tickets are sold in the SSA app, no reservation needed; a car needs a vehicle reservation. Steamship car rates move by season and day of week; the figure is a standard vehicle under 17 feet. Seastreak here is the New Bedford run; the seasonal New York weekend boat is a different product, roughly $250 to 320 round trip.
- Sleeping
- Live 2026 listings across island hotels, inns and rentals, with the 11.7% rooms tax every town charges already included. Off-season is October to May, shoulder is June and September, peak is July and August. Outliers exist on both ends.
- Eating
- Current island menus. Groceries assume Cronig’s or Stop and Shop with some prepared food; sit-down assumes a casual lunch and a real dinner; fine dining assumes two full restaurant meals with drinks. The meals tax (7% in Oak Bluffs and Tisbury, 6.25% elsewhere) is not folded in.
- Getting around
- The VTA bus is free and reaches all six towns. Bike, moped and car figures are daily island rental rates; car rates step up sharply in peak season. Mainland parking applies only when you sail with the Steamship and leave a second car in Falmouth.
- The printed edition
- Every band on this page, plus the ferry fare table, the room tax by town, the Lobster Roll Index and four whole trips added up, in a free twelve-page PDF: What Martha’s Vineyard Really Costs (PDF).
- Honesty
- Estimates, not quotes: availability, timing and appetite all move the number. For peak season, book the bed three to six months out.
Sunset sails, kayak tours, the island bus tour and the Jaws walk are the things that sell out first in summer. They book ahead, and the prices are the ones this estimate uses.
Price it, then plan it
- Every ferry compared: routes, fares, booking
- Where to stay, town by town
- The restaurants worth the reservation
- The island for under 1,200 dollars
- Not sure which month? The month picker compares all twelve
- Build a day-by-day itinerary
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Use this free interactive calculator to estimate your whole vacation budget: ferry tickets, lodging with the rooms tax, meals, getting around and activities, all priced with 2026 rates checked in September. Adjust the sliders and menus and the estimate updates instantly; the seasons strip shows the same trip in every season, and the link rebuilds your choices for anyone you send it to.
Still picking your month? The month picker compares all twelve with verified data. Not sure how you’ll spend the days yet? Build a free day-by-day itinerary, then come back and price it out.
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