There are 8 ways to get from Madison to Nantucket by plane, bus, train, ferry, 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 Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Nantucket Memorial Airport
best- Fly from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) to Nantucket Memorial Airport (ACK)plane MSN - ACK
7h 4m$233–1,204Drive, ferry
cheapest- Drive from Madison to Hyannis, MAcar
- Take the ferry from Hyannis, MA to Nantucketferry High-speed ferry to Hyannis
21h 20m$222–359Bus, train, ferry
- Take the bus from 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus to W Jackson Blvd, after S Clinton Stbus
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Bostontrain
- 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
32h 53m$359–728Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus to W Jackson Blvd, after S Clinton Stbus
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to New York Midtownbus
- Take the bus from New York Midtown to Providencebus
- 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
35h 18m$330–516Bus to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly to Nantucket Memorial Airport
- Take the bus from 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus to O'Hare International Airport - Terminal 1 Departuresbus
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Nantucket Memorial Airport (ACK)plane ORD - ACK
7h 25m$491–692Bus to General Mitchell International Airport, fly to Nantucket Memorial Airport
- Take the bus from Madison, WI-Lake St. to Mitchell Airportbus
- Fly from General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) to Nantucket Memorial Airport (ACK)plane MKE - ACK
8h 36m$252–1,320Fly Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Martha'S Vineyard Airport, ferry
- Fly from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) to Martha'S Vineyard Airport (MVY)plane MSN - MVY
- Take the ferry from Oak Bluffs, Martha's Vineyard, MA to Nantucket, Massachusettsferry
9h 10m$259–1,350Bus, train, ferry via Milwaukee
- Take the bus from Madison, WI-Lake St. to Milwaukee, WI - Amtrakbus
- Take the train from Milwaukee to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station 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
33h 3m$340–860
Madison to Nantucket by bus, train, and ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Madison to Nantucket is to drive and ferry which costs $220 - $360 and takes 21h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Madison to Nantucket is to fly which takes 7h 4m and costs $230 - $1,200.
The distance between Madison and Nantucket is 1009 miles.
The best way to get from Madison to Nantucket without a car is to bus and train and ferry which takes 32h 53m and costs $350 - $750.
It takes approximately 7h 4m to get from Madison to Nantucket, including transfers.
Nantucket is 1h ahead of Madison. It is currently 11:41 AM in Madison and 12:41 PM in Nantucket.
There are 273+ hotels available in Nantucket.
What companies run services between Madison, WI, USA and Nantucket, MA, USA?
United Airlines, American Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) to Nantucket Memorial Airport (ACK) 4 times a day.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Nantucket Memorial Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,300
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Nantucket Memorial Airport via New York La Guardia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,200
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Nantucket Memorial Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,500
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Nantucket Memorial Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Nantucket Memorial Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Nantucket Memorial Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Nantucket Memorial Airport via New York La Guardia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Nantucket Memorial Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,300
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Nantucket Memorial Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,600
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Nantucket Memorial Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,300
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Martha'S Vineyard Airport via New York La Guardia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,300
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Martha'S Vineyard Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 34m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,300
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Martha'S Vineyard Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,500
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Martha'S Vineyard Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 54m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,300
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Nantucket Memorial Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 59m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Nantucket Memorial Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Nantucket Memorial Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,300
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Nantucket Memorial Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,200
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Nantucket Memorial Airport via New York La Guardia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Nantucket Memorial Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Nantucket Memorial Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,300
- Website
- capeair.com
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Nantucket Memorial Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,200
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Nantucket Memorial Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,300
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Martha'S Vineyard Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 31m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,300
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Nantucket Memorial Airport via New York La Guardia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Nantucket Memorial Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,300
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
- $270–600
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Milwaukee to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $23–50
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Worcester Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $260–600
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 608-752-5407
- vangalder@coachusa.com
- Website
- coachusa.com
Bus from 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus to W Jackson Blvd, after S Clinton St
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $22–45
- Website
- https://www.coachusa.com/van-galder-bus-company
Bus from 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus to O'Hare International Airport - Terminal 1 Departures
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–40
- Website
- https://www.coachusa.com/van-galder-bus-company
- 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 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to New York Midtown
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–220
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from New York Midtown to Providence
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–40
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Madison, WI-Lake St. to Mitchell Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $10–19
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Madison, WI-Lake St. to Milwaukee, WI - Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $9–17
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 414-266-4409
- ticketinfo@badgerbus.com
- Website
- badgerbus.com
Bus from Madison, WI-Lake St. to Mitchell Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $24–35
- Website
- https://badgerbus.com
Bus from Madison, WI-Lake St. to Milwaukee, WI - Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $23–30
- Website
- https://badgerbus.com
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Madison, WI-Lake St. to Milwaukee, WI - Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–55
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.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
- $12–21
- 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 4 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
- +1 401-295-4040
- 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 (508) 477-8600
- Website
- steamshipauthority.com
Ferry from Hyannis, MA to Nantucket
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $8–50
- Schedules at
- steamshipauthority.com
- 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
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