Fall Ferry Fares

Off-season parking permits at the Steamship Authority lots are available for purchase now, and lower auto excursion rates became effective Thursday, Sept. 15.

The off-season parking permits are valid now through May 14, 2012. They can be purchased online or at the Palmer avenue parking lot office, for $425. The SSA provides free shuttle service between the Falmouth off-site parking lots and the Woods Hole Terminal. Student parking permits are also available and are valid for the entire school year. For details, call 508-548-5011, extension 291.

Excursion fares are available to any Vineyard residents whose name is contained on the town’s street list and who provides both a valid Massachusetts driver’s license and vehicle registration with a Martha’s Vineyard address.

There is also a college student excursion fare, for those who meet the above requirements and are full-time college students. These students need to provide documentation from the college registrar’s office verifying they are full-time students for that current semester. Applications are available online at SteamshipAuthority.com under the downloadable forms page.