There are 7 ways to get from Detroit 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 Detroit to Nantucket Memorial Airport
best- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Nantucket Memorial Airport (ACK)plane DTW - ACK
6h 12m$113–604Bus, 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 South Station to Hyannis Transportation Centerbus
- Take the ferry from Ocean Street Terminal, Hyannis, MA to Straight Wharf, Nantucket, MAferry
23h 29m$203–357Bus, 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 3m$266–651Drive, 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 20m$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 21m$150–755Fly 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
9h 20m$129–650Bus, 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 20m$201–473
Detroit to Nantucket by bus, foot, and ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Detroit to Nantucket is to bus and ferry which costs $200 - $360 and takes 23h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Detroit to Nantucket is to fly which takes 6h 12m and costs $110 - $650.
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 29m and costs $200 - $360.
It takes approximately 6h 12m to get from Detroit to Nantucket, including transfers.
There are 51+ hotels available in Nantucket.
What companies run services between Detroit, MI, USA and Nantucket, MA, USA?
JetBlue Airways, Delta, and two other airlines fly from Detroit (DTW) to Nantucket Memorial Airport (ACK) every 4 hours.
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Detroit to Nantucket Memorial Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Detroit to Nantucket Memorial Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 19m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Nantucket Memorial Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–750
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Nantucket Memorial Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–750
Flights from Detroit to Martha'S Vineyard Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Detroit to Nantucket Memorial Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 21m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Detroit to Nantucket Memorial Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Detroit to Nantucket Memorial Airport via New York La Guardia
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 13m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Nantucket Memorial Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–750
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Nantucket Memorial Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 14m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–750
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Nantucket Memorial Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 19m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–950
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Nantucket Memorial Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–1,000
Flights from Detroit to Martha'S Vineyard Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Detroit to Martha'S Vineyard Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 3m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Detroit to Martha'S Vineyard Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Detroit to Martha'S Vineyard Airport via New York La Guardia
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 21m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–600
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Detroit to Nantucket Memorial Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Detroit to Nantucket Memorial Airport via New York La Guardia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Nantucket Memorial Airport via New York La Guardia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Nantucket Memorial Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–750
Flights from Detroit to Martha'S Vineyard Airport via New York La Guardia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Detroit to Martha'S Vineyard Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Detroit to Nantucket Memorial Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Nantucket Memorial Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–750
- Website
- capeair.com
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Nantucket Memorial Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–750
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
- $210–460
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Newark Penn Station to Providence
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $55–130
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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 27m
- 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 Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Detroit Bus Station to Cleveland Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $26–55
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Cleveland Bus Station to Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–220
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Detroit Bus Station to Toledo Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–19
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Detroit Bus Station to Newark Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–210
- 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
- $15–35
- Website
- https://peterpanbus.com
Bus from Providence Bus Terminal to New Bedford
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $7–35
- Website
- https://peterpanbus.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
- Estimated price
- $12–19
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- 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 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $49
- Schedules at
- 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
- 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
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