Cash Prices
NEW FARES EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2023
ALL FARES ARE ROUND-TRIP
Passenger — $5.00 round-trip
Car and driver — $15.00 round-trip
Utility truck and driver (pick up truck size with dual rear tires) — $23
Bike and rider — $7.00 round trip
Moped (includes operator) — $9.00 round-trip
Motorcycle (includes operator) — $9.00 round-trip
Trailer Extra small (single axle) — $12.00 plus load, round-trip
Trailer Small – Occupies 1 space (single axle) — $17.00 plus load, round-trip
Trailer Medium – Occupies 1 space (tandem axle) — $23.00 plus load, round-trip
Trailer Large – Occupies 2 spaces (any number of axles) — $29.00 plus load, round trip
Trailer Extra Large – 20 ton size (any number of axles) — $52.00 plus load, round trip
Additional $1.00 per foot for boat on trailer
Additional $5.00 per ton load on trailer
Discount Books
Discount books for regular riders are available at a reduced rate.
Discount ticket books can be purchased on board the ferry.
Passenger book — $173 for 50 round-trips.
Which equals a discount of $77 or 30% off of the cash price.
Makes a round trip only $3.45 rather than cash price of $5.00.
Car / van / truck book — $230 for 40 one-way trips. (includes vehicle driver)
Which equals a discount of $60 or 23% off of the cash price.
Makes a round trip only $11.50 rather than cash price of $15.00. Maximum of four tires. Maximum length 22 feet.
Bike and rider book — $115 for 20 round trips.
Which equals a discount of $25 or 18% off of cash price.
Makes a round trip only $5.75 rather than the cash price of $7.00.
Bike and rider may also use double passenger tickets.
Which makes a round trip $6.90
There are no refunds on discount ticket books. Discount ticket books SOLD BY CHAPPAQUIDDICK FERRY, INC. have no expiration date. Discount tickets may not be used for trailers.
Discount tickets may not be used for vehicles with more than four tires.
Discount tickets may not be used for vehicles that would pay more than the regular cash fare because of size or weight.
Please see the commercial rate list.
You must shut off your engine while the ferry is underway. You must put your vehicle in park and set your parking brake.
You must not restart your engine until directed to do so by the captain or deckhand.
Passengers must sit during the crossing and hold on during docking. Do not not stand until directed by the captain or deckhand.
Commercial Fares
Cost of Freight
ALL FARES ARE ROUND-TRIP
Freight is $5 per ton ($2.50 for half ton, $1.25 for quarter ton, etc.)
Maximum Gross Vehicle Weight Limits on Ferry
Small trucks may not be loaded beyond the allowed gross vehicle weight as shown on the vehicle’s registration.
Machines carried on a trailer, such as a Bobcat skid steer, must be unloaded from the trailer. They will ride the ferry on their own wheels or treads.
Trucks pulling trailers shall not carry a load. This gives the trailer hitch and tongue clearance above the deck when loading.
Maximum gross weight limit for truck with a single rear axle is 30,000 lbs.
Maximum gross weight limit for truck with a tandem rear axle is 35,000 lbs.
Maximum gross weight limit for Tractor / Trailer is 40,000 lbs.
WITHOUT EXCEPTION, you must have a weight slip for freight, fuel (propane or oil), lumber, dirt, gravel, concrete castings, etc. The Coast Guard insists that we know the weights that we carry. You can be weighed at these places:
Goodale Construction, near the Blinker
John Keene’s pit in West Tisbury
The Transfer Station near the Martha’s Vineyard Airport
The Oak Bluffs Transfer Station
Vehicle Pricing
Asphalt paver — $69
Bus (small) — $23, plus $5 per passenger
Bobcat — $29
Bulldozer — $58
Backhoe — $46
Bus (large, occupying 3 spaces) — $52, plus $5 per passenger
Boom truck (single axle) — $46 plus load ($5 per ton)
Boom truck (tandem axle) — $58 plus load ($5 per ton)
Block truck — $58
Box truck Extra Large (tandem axle) — $58 plus load ($5 per ton)
Box truck Large (up to 30,000 lbs. GVW) — $46 plus load ($5 per ton)
Box truck Medium (up to 15,000 lbs. GVW) — $35 plus load ($5 per ton)
Box truck Small (up to 10,000 lbs. GVW) — $23 plus load ($5 per ton)
Cement form truck (single axle including load, 30,000 lbs. maximum) — $69
Cement form truck (tandem axle including load, 35,000 lbs. maximum) — $81
Cement truck including load (35,000 lbs. maximum) — $92
Cesspool truck (small, including load / port-a-potty) — $46
Cesspool truck (tandem axle, 35,000 lbs. maximum) — $81 with load
Cesspool truck (single axle, 30,000 lbs. maximum) — $69 with load
Cherrypicker (medium) — $46
Cherrypicker (large) — $68
Chipper — $23
Container truck (single axle, 30,000 lbs. maximum) — $69 with load
Container truck (tandem axle, 35,000 lbs. maximum) — $81 with load
Crane — $115
Delivery van Small — $23 plus load ($5 per ton)
Delivery van Large — $35 plus load ($5 per ton)
Delivery van Extra large — $46 plus load ($5 per ton)
Ditchwitch with trailer (small) — $29
Ditchwitch with trailer (large) — $35
Dump truck Small (up to 10,000 lbs. GVW) — $23 plus load ($5 per ton)
Dump truck Medium (up to 15,000 lbs. GVW) — $35 plus load ($5 per ton)
Dump truck Large (up to 30,000 lbs. GVW) — $46 plus load ($5 per ton)
Dump truck Extra Large (tandem axle, 35,000 lbs. maximum) — $58 plus load ($5 per ton)
Flatbed Small (up to 10,000 lbs. GVW) — $23 plus load ($5 per ton)
Flatbed Medium (up to 15,000 lbs. GVW) — $35 plus load ($5 per ton)
Flatbed Large (up to 30,000 lbs.GVW) — $46 plus load ($5 per ton)
Flatbed Extra Large (tandem axle, 35,000 lbs. maximum) — $58 plus load ($5 per ton)
Excavator Small (rubber treads, Bobcat style) — $40
Excavator Large (with steel treads, requires 2 helpers and plywood sheets for deck protection) — $173
Farm tractor Small — $23
Farm tractor Large — $35
Front end loader — $75
Fuel truck (pickup size with tanks, includes load) — $40
Fuel truck (gas, oil, propane, includes load, 30,000 lbs. maximum) — $75
Grader Small — $46
Grader Large — $58
Lime truck (single axle, 30,000 lbs. maximum) — $69 includes load
Lime truck (tandem axle, 35,000 lbs. maximum) — $81 includes load
Rubbish truck (single axle, 30,000 lbs. maximum) – $63 includes load
Trailer Extra small (single axle) — $12.00 plus load, round-trip
Trailer Small – Occupies 1 space (single axle) — $17.00 plus load, round-trip
Trailer Medium – Occupies 1 space (tandem axle) — $23.00 plus load, round-trip
Trailer Large – Occupies 2 spaces (any number of axles) — $29.00 plus load, round trip
Trailer Extra Large – 20 ton size (any number of axles) — $52.00 plus load, round trip
Boat on trailer — additional $1 per foot of boat length
Tractor trailer (maximum of 40,000 lbs.) — $86 plus load ($5 per ton)
Utility truck (pick up truck size with dual rear tires — $23
Well rig (single axle, maximum 30,000 lbs.) — $63
Well rig (dual axle, maximum load of 35,000 lbs.) — $75
Water truck (empty) — $35
Water truck (loaded, 30,000 lbs. maximum) — $63
You must shut off your engine while the ferry is underway. You must put your vehicle in park and set your parking brake.
You must not restart your engine until directed to do so by the captain or deckhand.