Travel to Block Island
Block Island is beautiful and everywhere you look there are awesome things to see. Unfortunately, it’s also a little tricky to get to… Here’s some tips on how to get to Block Island and how to get around once you’re there.
By Plane
By Plane: There are three airport city choices if you are flying in for our wedding.
- Green Airport | PVD | Rhode Island: This airport right out side of Providence is about a 40 minute car/taxi ride from the ferry in Point Judith.
- Logan Airport: This airport is an 1 ½ hour taxi ride from the ferry, or you can take a train to Kingston, RI and then a 15 minute taxi ride to the Ferry in Point Judith.
- New York Airports (JFK, LGA, NWK): These airports are a 3.5 hour train ride away from Kingston RI and then a 15 minute taxi to the ferry in point Judith.
By Train
If you are flying and not planning on renting a car you will need to take a train from the airport to the town where the ferry leaves.
- From Logan Airport: Take the free Silver line to South Station and then take the Kingston/Plymoth line to Kingston. From Kingston it is a 15 minute taxi to the Point Judith Ferry.
- From New York Airports: Take a shuttle from the airport to Penn Station. This shuttle costs around $15 and then take Northeast Regional Train 164 towards Boston and get off at the New London Union Station.
By Ferry
The last leg of any journey to Block Island is a ferry ride. There are two locations that you can depart from:
- From New London CT: The ferry ride is about 1 hour and 15 minutes. This is the schedule.
- From Point Judith, RI There is a Traditional and High Speed ferry available. Click here to see the schedule.
Once You Are On the Island
Block Island is only 7 miles long and 3 miles wide and our Wedding venue is within walking distance from the ferry, so if you are flying to our wedding you probably won’t need to rent a car. Most tourists cruise around the island on bikes and mopeds and there are a number of rental shops directly across from where the ferry docks. On the off chance that you would like to rent a car, you will need pick it up before getting to the island and bring it over on the ferry.
Places to Stay: Block Island is seriously quaint, so there are no chain hotels or awesome deals to be found on Priceline. (We promise the beauty of the place makes up for it.) Check out this website for places to stay. The wedding party will be staying at XXXX. While all the beds and bedrooms are taken, there is a big back yard, so if you are looking to save money feel free to bring a tent and a sleeping bag and crash in the back yard.
Things to Do: Block Island is seriously beautiful and everywhere you look there are awesome things to see. If you plan to do a little site seeing before Dan and I get hitched, here’s a list of some top attractions on the island.