There are 5 ways to get from Chicago to Nantucket by plane, bus, ferry, train, car, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport
best- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Nantucket Memorial Airport (ACK)plane ORD - ACK
5h 12m$124–657Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to New York Midtownbus
- Take the bus from New York Midtown to Providencebus
- Take the ferry from Quonset Point Pier, Quonset Point, RI to Oak Bluffs, Martha's Vineyard, MAferry
- Take the ferry from Oak Bluffs, Martha's Vineyard, MA to Nantucket, Massachusettsferry
27h 25m$305–446Train, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Bostontrain
- Take the bus from Boston South Station to Hyannis Transportation Centerbus
- Take the ferry from Ocean Street Terminal, Hyannis, MA to Straight Wharf, Nantucket, MAferry
27h 36m$342–676Drive, car ferry, ferry
- Drive from Chicago to Woods Holecar
- Take the car ferry from Woods Hole to Martha's Vineyardcarferry
- Take the ferry from Vineyard Haven, Martha’s Vineyard to Nantucket, MAferry
20h 34m$215–515Train to General Mitchell International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Milwaukeetrain
- Fly from General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) to Nantucket Memorial Airport (ACK)plane MKE - ACK
8h 8m$276–1,366
Chicago to Nantucket by train, bus, foot, and ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chicago to Nantucket is to drive and car ferry and ferry which costs $210 - $550 and takes 20h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Nantucket is to fly which takes 5h 12m and costs $120 - $700.
The distance between Chicago and Nantucket is 947 miles.
The best way to get from Chicago to Nantucket without a car is to bus and ferry which takes 27h 25m and costs $300 - $450.
It takes approximately 5h 12m to get from Chicago to Nantucket, including transfers.
Nantucket is 1h ahead of Chicago. It is currently 11:44 PM in Chicago and 12:44 AM in Nantucket.
There are 37+ hotels available in Nantucket.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Nantucket, MA, USA?
American Airlines, United Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Nantucket Memorial Airport (ACK) 3 times a day.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Nantucket Memorial Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Nantucket Memorial Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Nantucket Memorial Airport via New York La Guardia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 13m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Nantucket Memorial Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,300
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Nantucket Memorial Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,300
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Nantucket Memorial Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 49m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,600
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Nantucket Memorial Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Nantucket Memorial Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,300
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Nantucket Memorial Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Nantucket Memorial Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 6m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,300
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Nantucket Memorial Airport via New York La Guardia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,300
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Nantucket Memorial Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,300
- Website
- capeair.com
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Nantucket Memorial Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,300
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Chicago Union Station to Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $270–600
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Milwaukee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $23–50
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to New York Midtown
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $110–200
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from New York Midtown to Providence
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $23–40
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- 1-800-343-9999
- Website
- peterpanbus.com
Bus from Boston South Station to Hyannis Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $14–30
- Website
- https://peterpanbus.com
- Phone
- +1 401-295-4040
- info@fastferry.com
- Website
- fastferry.com
Ferry from Quonset Point Pier, Quonset Point, RI to Oak Bluffs, Martha's Vineyard, MA
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $66–90
- Schedules at
- fastferry.com
- Infants 0-2
- $30–45
- Children 3-11
- $60–75
- Seniors 60+
- $65–85
- Adult 12-59
- $75–90
- Phone
- +1 800.492.8082
- Website
- hylinecruises.com
Ferry from Oak Bluffs, Martha's Vineyard, MA to Nantucket, Massachusetts
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $26–45
- Schedules at
- hylinecruises.com
- Adult
- $45
- Child 5-12
- $26
Ferry from Ocean Street Terminal, Hyannis, MA to Straight Wharf, Nantucket, MA
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $49
- Schedules at
- hylinecruises.com
- Phone
- +1 (508) 477-8600
- Website
- steamshipauthority.com
Car ferry from Woods Hole to Martha's Vineyard
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–170
- Schedules at
- steamshipauthority.com
- Passenger
- $11
- Passenger Automobiles
- $70–170
- Phone
- +1 800-262-8743
- contact@seastreak.com
- Website
- seastreak.com
Ferry from Vineyard Haven, Martha’s Vineyard to Nantucket, MA
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20–75
- Website
- https://seastreak.com
- Schedules at
- https://seastreak.com/ferry-routes-and-schedules/
- NJ/Martha's Vineyard/Nantucket/ Adult
- $103–108
- Newport/Providence Adult
- $20–24
- Adult
- $45–75
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