There are 7 ways to get from Detroit to Nantucket by plane, bus, train, 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 Detroit to Nantucket Memorial Airport
best- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Nantucket Memorial Airport (ACK)plane DTW - ACK
6h 30m$473–654Fly Detroit to Martha'S Vineyard Airport, ferry
cheapest- 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 50m$119–550Bus, train, ferry
- Take the bus from Detroit Bus Station to Toledo Bus Stopbus
- Take the train from Toledo to Worcester Union Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Worcester Union Station to Providencebus
- Take the bus from Providence Bus Terminal to New Bedfordbus
- Take the ferry from New Bedford, MA to Nantucket, MAferry
25h 3mBus, 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 Bus Terminal to New Bedfordbus
- Take the ferry from New Bedford, MA to Nantucket, MAferry
25h 23m$168–1,004Drive, car ferry, ferry
- Drive from Detroit 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
16h 19m$166–445Bus 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 53m$134–649Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Detroit Bus Station to Port Authority Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to Providence Downtownbus
- 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
26h 59m$270–437
Detroit (DTW) to Nantucket Memorial Airport (ACK) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Detroit to Nantucket is to drive and car ferry and ferry which costs $160 - $450 and takes 16h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Detroit to Nantucket is to fly which takes 6h 30m and costs $470 - $700.
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 train and ferry which takes 25h 3m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 30m to get from Detroit to Nantucket, including transfers.
There are 31+ hotels available in Nantucket.
What companies run services between Detroit, MI, USA and Nantucket, MA, USA?
JetBlue Airways, Cape Air, and three other airlines 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 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $85–480
Flights from Detroit to Nantucket Memorial Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Detroit to Nantucket Memorial Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $80–460
Flights from Detroit to Nantucket Memorial Airport via New York La Guardia
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–450
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Nantucket Memorial Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Nantucket Memorial Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 19m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Nantucket Memorial Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Nantucket Memorial Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–800
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Nantucket Memorial Airport via New York La Guardia
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 9m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Detroit to Martha'S Vineyard Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $90–550
Flights from Detroit to Martha'S Vineyard Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 48m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Detroit to Martha'S Vineyard Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 1m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Detroit to Martha'S Vineyard Airport via New York La Guardia
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–500
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Detroit to Nantucket Memorial Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–460
Flights from Detroit to Nantucket Memorial Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 48m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $80–460
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Nantucket Memorial Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Nantucket Memorial Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Detroit to Martha'S Vineyard Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–550
Flights from Detroit to Martha'S Vineyard Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $90–550
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Detroit to Nantucket Memorial Airport via New York La Guardia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–450
Flights from Detroit to Nantucket Memorial Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–460
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Nantucket Memorial Airport via New York La Guardia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Nantucket Memorial Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Detroit to Martha'S Vineyard Airport via New York La Guardia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–500
Flights from Detroit to Martha'S Vineyard Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–550
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Detroit to Nantucket Memorial Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 29m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Nantucket Memorial Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 6m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–800
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Toledo to Worcester Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–230
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Coach Seat - Advance Purchase
- $70–180
- Coach Seat short notice purchase
- $95–230
- Business - advance purchase
- $130–550
- Business Class
- $210–550
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Newark Penn Station to Providence
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–700
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $45–480
- First Class
- $180–700
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Northeast Regional
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Newark Penn Station to Providence
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $27–280
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $27–280
- Business Class
- $85–340
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Detroit Bus Station to Toledo Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $12–19
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Detroit Bus Station to Newark Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–170
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Detroit Bus Station to Cleveland Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $27–45
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Detroit Bus Station to Port Authority Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–170
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 888-378-3823
- info@baronsbus.com
- Website
- baronsbus.com
Bus from Detroit Bus Station to Toledo Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $5–40
- Website
- https://baronsbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Worcester Union Station to Providence
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- 1-800-343-9999
- Website
- peterpanbus.com
Bus from Providence Bus Terminal to New Bedford
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $4–33
- Website
- https://peterpanbus.com
- Adult
- $4–30
Bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to Providence Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $24–55
- Website
- https://peterpanbus.com
- Adult
- $24–55
- Phone
- +1 800-262-8743
- contact@seastreak.com
- Website
- seastreak.com
Ferry from New Bedford, MA to Nantucket, MA
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–90
- Website
- https://seastreak.com
- Schedules at
- https://seastreak.com/ferry-routes-and-schedules/
- NJ/Martha's Vineyard/Nantucket/ Adult
- $105–115
- Newport/Providence Adult
- $23–28
- Adult
- $55–90
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
- 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
- +1 800.492.8082
- 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
- $26–44
- Schedules at
- hylinecruises.com
- Adult
- $44
- Child 5-12
- $26
- 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
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