There are 9 ways to get from Detroit to Nantucket by plane, bus, ferry, train, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Detroit to Nantucket Memorial Airport
best- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Nantucket Memorial Airport (ACK)plane DTW - ACK
6h 10m$133–754Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Detroit Bus Station to Cleveland Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Cleveland Bus Station to Bostonbus
- Take the bus from Boston to Hyannisbus
- Take the ferry from Hyannis, MA to Nantucket, Massachusettsferry
23h 33m$166–285Bus, train, ferry
- Take the bus from Detroit Bus Station to Toledo Bus Stopbus
- Take the train from Toledo to Bostontrain
- Take the train from Boston to Providencetrain
- Take the bus from Providence to New Bedfordbus
- Take the ferry from New Bedford, MA to Nantucket, MAferry
24h 57m$262–1,302Drive, ferry
- Drive from Detroit to Hyannis, MAcar
- Take the ferry from Hyannis, MA to Nantucketferry High-speed ferry to Hyannis
14h 27m$147–251Bus to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport, fly to Nantucket Memorial Airport
- Take the bus from Detroit Bus Station to Cleveland Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport (CLE) to Nantucket Memorial Airport (ACK)plane CLE - ACK
8h 57m$140–745Fly Detroit to Martha'S Vineyard Airport, ferry
- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Martha'S Vineyard Airport (MVY)plane DTW - MVY
- Take the ferry from Oak Bluffs, Martha's Vineyard, MA to Nantucket, Massachusettsferry
8h 35m$159–805Fly Detroit to Boston Logan Airport, bus, ferry
- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Boston Logan Airport (BOS)plane DTW - BOS
- Take the bus from Logan International Airport to Hyannis Transportation Centerbus
- Take the ferry from Hyannis, MA to Nantucket, Massachusettsferry
9h 29m$486–1,592Bus, train, ferry via Newark
- Take the bus from Detroit Bus Station to Newark Penn Stationbus
- Take the train from Newark Penn Station to Providencetrain
- Take the bus from Providence to New Bedfordbus
- Take the ferry from New Bedford, MA to Nantucket, MAferry
25h 50m$196–420Bus, train, ferry via Washington
- Take the bus from Detroit Bus Station to Toledo Bus Stopbus
- Take the train from Toledo to Washington Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to Providencetrain
- Take the bus from Providence to New Bedfordbus
- Take the ferry from New Bedford, MA to Nantucket, MAferry
27h 29m$295–822
Detroit to Nantucket by bus, train, taxi, foot, and ferry
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Detroit to Nantucket is to drive and ferry which costs $140 - $260 and takes 14h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Detroit to Nantucket is to fly which takes 6h 10m and costs $130 - $800.
The distance between Detroit and Nantucket is 716 miles.
The best way to get from Detroit to Nantucket without a car is to bus and ferry which takes 23h 33m and costs $160 - $290.
It takes approximately 6h 10m to get from Detroit to Nantucket, including transfers.
There are 52+ hotels available in Nantucket.
What companies run services between Detroit, MI, USA and Nantucket, MA, USA?
American Airlines, Delta, and JetBlue Airways fly from Detroit (DTW) to Nantucket Memorial Airport (ACK) every 4 hours.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Detroit to Nantucket Memorial Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–800
Flights from Detroit to Nantucket Memorial Airport via New York La Guardia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–750
Flights from Detroit to Nantucket Memorial Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–800
Flights from Detroit to Nantucket Memorial Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–950
Flights from Detroit to Nantucket Memorial Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 14m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–950
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Nantucket Memorial Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Nantucket Memorial Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–850
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Nantucket Memorial Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Nantucket Memorial Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–900
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Nantucket Memorial Airport via New York La Guardia
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 1m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–700
Flights from Detroit to Martha'S Vineyard Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–800
Flights from Detroit to Martha'S Vineyard Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 31m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–950
Flights from Detroit to Martha'S Vineyard Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 6m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–950
Flights from Detroit to Martha'S Vineyard Airport via New York La Guardia
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–750
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Detroit to Nantucket Memorial Airport via New York La Guardia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–750
Flights from Detroit to Nantucket Memorial Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–750
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Nantucket Memorial Airport via New York La Guardia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–700
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Nantucket Memorial Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–700
Flights from Detroit to Martha'S Vineyard Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–750
Flights from Detroit to Martha'S Vineyard Airport via New York La Guardia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–750
Flights from Detroit to Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Flights from Detroit to Boston Logan Airport via Pittsburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Detroit to Boston Logan Airport via Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 29m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–550
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Detroit to Nantucket Memorial Airport via Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 29m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Detroit to Nantucket Memorial Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 7m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–750
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Nantucket Memorial Airport via Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Nantucket Memorial Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 7m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–700
Flights from Detroit to Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–550
- Website
- capeair.com
Flights from Detroit to Martha'S Vineyard Airport via Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $140–800
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Toledo to Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $210–550
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Boston to Providence
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–30
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Newark Penn Station to Providence
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $50–140
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Toledo to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $140–380
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Washington Union Station to Providence
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $110–290
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Boston to Providence
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–14
- Website
- Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
- Website
- MBTA: World Cup 2026
- Adult
- $7–14
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Boston to Providence
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–600
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- $9–440
- First Class
- $100–600
Train from Newark Penn Station to Providence
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–700
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- $45–480
- First Class
- $180–700
Train from Washington Union Station to Providence
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $95–900
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- $95–550
- First Class
- $290–900
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Detroit Bus Station to Cleveland Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $25–40
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Cleveland Bus Station to Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–170
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Detroit Bus Station to Toledo Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–15
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Detroit Bus Station to Cleveland Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $25–40
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Detroit Bus Station to Newark Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–170
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Detroit Bus Station to Toledo Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–15
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- 1-800-343-9999
- Website
- Peter Pan
Bus from Boston to Hyannis
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $14–25
- Website
- Peter Pan
Bus from Providence to New Bedford
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6–12
- Website
- Peter Pan
Bus from Providence to New Bedford
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6–12
- Website
- Peter Pan
Bus from Providence to New Bedford
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6–12
- Website
- Peter Pan
- Phone
- +1 888-378-3823
- info@baronsbus.com
- Website
- Barons Bus
Bus from Detroit Bus Station to Toledo Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $5–40
- Website
- Barons Bus
Bus from Detroit Bus Station to Toledo Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $5–40
- Website
- Barons Bus
- Phone
- +1 (508) 746-0378
- info@p-b.com
- Website
- Plymouth & Brockton
Bus from Logan International Airport to Hyannis Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $28–40
- Website
- Plymouth & Brockton
- One Way - Adult
- $28–40
- Phone
- +1 800.492.8082
- Website
- Hy-Line Cruises
Ferry from Hyannis, MA to Nantucket, Massachusetts
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $26–50
- Schedules at
- Hy-Line Cruises
- Child 5-12
- $26–31
- Adult
- $40–50
Ferry from Oak Bluffs, Martha's Vineyard, MA to Nantucket, Massachusetts
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $26–47
- Schedules at
- hylinecruises.com
- Child 5-12
- $26–31
- Adult
- $42–47
Ferry from Hyannis, MA to Nantucket, Massachusetts
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $26–50
- Schedules at
- Hy-Line Cruises
- Child 5-12
- $26–31
- Adult
- $40–50
- Phone
- +1 800-262-8743
- contact@seastreak.com
- Website
- Seastreak
Ferry from New Bedford, MA to Nantucket, MA
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–90
- Website
- Seastreak
- Schedules at
- Seastreak Routes, Schedules & Fares
- NJ/Martha's Vineyard/Nantucket/ Adult
- $105–115
- Newport/Providence Adult
- $23–28
- Adult
- $55–90
Ferry from New Bedford, MA to Nantucket, MA
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–90
- Website
- Seastreak
- Schedules at
- Seastreak Routes, Schedules & Fares
- NJ/Martha's Vineyard/Nantucket/ Adult
- $105–115
- Newport/Providence Adult
- $23–28
- Adult
- $55–90
Ferry from New Bedford, MA to Nantucket, MA
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–90
- Website
- Seastreak
- Schedules at
- Seastreak Routes, Schedules & Fares
- NJ/Martha's Vineyard/Nantucket/ Adult
- $105–115
- Newport/Providence Adult
- $23–28
- Adult
- $55–90
- Phone
- +1 (508) 477-8600
- Website
- Steamship Authority
Ferry from Hyannis, MA to Nantucket
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $8–50
- Schedules at
- Steamship Authority
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