Transportation information for Block Island is provided below. Travel information includes driving directions, maps, airport information and more.
Airports
Block Island has its own airport called the Block Island State Airport. While the airport is not large enough to handle commercial airlines, charter flights are available from airlines such as New England Airlines and offer an alternate method of getting to the island. The nearest major airport is the T.F. Green Airport located in Warwick just off of I-95. Several large airlines such as Delta Air Lines, Southwest Airlines, Continental Airlines, and more offer non-stop flights to major cities across the nation.
Map + Directions
Basic Directions
Block Island, once called Manisses or "Land of the Little God", can be reached by ferry from Newport or Providence, RI or from Montauk, Long Island, NY.