There are 5 ways to get from Chicago to Nantucket by plane, train, bus, ferry, 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 7m$98–507Train, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Bostontrain
- Take the bus from Boston South Buses to Hyannis Transportation Centerbus
- Take the ferry from Ocean Street Terminal, Hyannis, MA to Straight Wharf, Nantucket, MAferry
26h 48m$166–441Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Newark Penn Stationbus
- Take the bus from Newark Penn Station to Bostonbus
- 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
30h 19m$195–390Drive, 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 47m$195–1,020
Chicago to Nantucket by train, bus, foot, and ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chicago to Nantucket is to fly which costs $95 - $550 and takes 5h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Nantucket is to fly which takes 5h 7m and costs $95 - $550.
The distance between Chicago and Nantucket is 947 miles.
The best way to get from Chicago to Nantucket without a car is to train and bus and ferry which takes 26h 48m and costs $160 - $450.
It takes approximately 5h 7m to get from Chicago to Nantucket, including transfers.
Nantucket is 1h ahead of Chicago. It is currently 11:52 PM in Chicago and 12:52 AM in Nantucket.
There are 34+ hotels available in Nantucket.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Nantucket, MA, USA?
American Airlines, United Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Nantucket Memorial Airport (ACK) 4 times a day.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Nantucket Memorial Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $95–500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Nantucket Memorial Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Nantucket Memorial Airport via New York La Guardia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 29m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–500
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Nantucket Memorial Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–950
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Nantucket Memorial Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–950
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Nantucket Memorial Airport via New York La Guardia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 14m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $95–500
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Nantucket Memorial Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–900
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Nantucket Memorial Airport via New York La Guardia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–900
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Nantucket Memorial Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–500
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Nantucket Memorial Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 29m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–950
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Nantucket Memorial Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Nantucket Memorial Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–900
- Website
- capeair.com
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Nantucket Memorial Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–900
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
- $85–360
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Milwaukee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $22–40
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 (508) 746-0378
- info@p-b.com
- Website
- p-b.com
Bus from Boston South Buses to Hyannis Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $27–35
- Website
- https://www.p-b.com
- One Way - Adult
- $27–35
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Newark Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–240
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Newark Penn Station to Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Newark Penn Station to Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.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
- $10–40
- Website
- https://peterpanbus.com
- Adult
- $10–40
- Phone
- +1 800.492.8082
- Website
- hylinecruises.com
Ferry from Ocean Street Terminal, Hyannis, MA to Straight Wharf, Nantucket, MA
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 4 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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