There are 8 ways to get from Grand Rapids 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 Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Nantucket Memorial Airport
best- Fly from Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR) to Nantucket Memorial Airport (ACK)plane GRR - ACK
7h 51m$155–856Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Grand Rapids to Detroit Bus Stationbus
- 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
31h 59m$293–483Train, ferry
- Take the train from Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Bostontrain
- Take the train from South Station to New Bedfordtrain
- Take the ferry from New Bedford, MA to Nantucket, MAferry
33h 14m$158–622Drive, car ferry, ferry
- Drive from Grand Rapids 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
18h 11m$190–479Train to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly to Nantucket Memorial Airport
- Take the train from Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Nantucket Memorial Airport (ACK)plane ORD - ACK
9h 32m$490–720Bus, bus to Detroit, fly to Nantucket Memorial Airport
- Take the bus from Grand Rapids, MI to East Lansing, MIbus
- Take the bus from East Lansing, MI to Detroit Metro Airportbus
- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Nantucket Memorial Airport (ACK)plane DTW - ACK
10h 1m$492–719Fly Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Martha'S Vineyard Airport, ferry
- Fly from Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR) to Martha'S Vineyard Airport (MVY)plane GRR - MVY
- Take the ferry from Oak Bluffs, Martha's Vineyard, MA to Nantucket, Massachusettsferry
10h 11m$201–1,002Bus, ferry via New Bedford
- Take the bus from Grand Rapids, MI to Detroit, MIbus
- Take the bus from Detroit Bus Station to Port Authority Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to Peter Pan Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Providence Bus Terminal to New Bedfordbus
- Take the ferry from New Bedford, MA to Nantucket, MAferry
32h 6m$157–405
Grand Rapids to Nantucket by train, bus, foot, and ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Grand Rapids to Nantucket is to bus and ferry via New Bedford which costs $150 - $410 and takes 32h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Grand Rapids to Nantucket is to fly which takes 7h 51m and costs $150 - $900.
The distance between Grand Rapids and Nantucket is 820 miles.
The best way to get from Grand Rapids to Nantucket without a car is to bus and ferry which takes 31h 59m and costs $290 - $490.
It takes approximately 7h 51m to get from Grand Rapids to Nantucket, including transfers.
There are 34+ hotels available in Nantucket.
What companies run services between Grand Rapids, Kent County, MI, USA and Nantucket, MA, USA?
American Airlines, Delta, and three other airlines fly from Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR) to Nantucket Memorial Airport (ACK) 3 times a day.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Nantucket Memorial Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–850
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Nantucket Memorial Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 59m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–1,000
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Nantucket Memorial Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Nantucket Memorial Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $90–460
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Nantucket Memorial Airport via New York La Guardia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $90–470
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
- $90–470
Flights from Detroit to Nantucket Memorial Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $90–480
Flights from Detroit to Nantucket Memorial Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–470
Flights from Detroit to Nantucket Memorial Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Detroit to Nantucket Memorial Airport via New York La Guardia
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–460
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Martha'S Vineyard Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–1,000
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Martha'S Vineyard Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 46m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,200
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Martha'S Vineyard Airport via New York La Guardia
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–950
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Nantucket Memorial Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $150–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Nantucket Memorial Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–470
Flights from Detroit to Nantucket Memorial Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–460
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 Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Martha'S Vineyard Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–950
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Martha'S Vineyard Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–950
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Nantucket Memorial Airport via New York La Guardia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–850
Flights from Detroit to Nantucket Memorial Airport via New York La Guardia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–460
Flights from Detroit to Nantucket Memorial Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–460
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Martha'S Vineyard Airport via New York La Guardia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 24m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–950
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Nantucket Memorial Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 29m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Nantucket Memorial Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–460
Flights from Detroit to Nantucket Memorial Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 19m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
- Website
- capeair.com
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Nantucket Memorial Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $150–850
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $90–450
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1-617-222-3200
- Website
- mbta.com
Train from South Station to New Bedford
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–17
- Website
- https://www.mbta.com
- Adult
- $6–17
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Grand Rapids to Detroit Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $28–45
- 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 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
- 1-800-343-9999
- Website
- peterpanbus.com
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
Bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to Peter Pan Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $25–55
- Website
- https://peterpanbus.com
- Adult
- $25–55
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
- Phone
- +1 989-725-5105
- Website
- indiantrails.com
Bus from Grand Rapids, MI to East Lansing, MI
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $12–30
- Website
- https://indiantrails.com
Bus from Grand Rapids, MI to Detroit, MI
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Website
- https://indiantrails.com
- Phone
- +1 517-333-0400
- info@michiganflyer.com
- Website
- michiganflyer.com
Bus from East Lansing, MI to Detroit Metro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–35
- Website
- Michigan Flyer
- Child 2-16
- $9–11
- Adult
- $22–35
- 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
- $26–44
- Schedules at
- hylinecruises.com
- Adult
- $44
- 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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