There are 12 ways to get from Nantucket to Cape May by plane, bus, ferry, train, or car
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Fly to Laguardia Airport, bus
best- Fly from Nantucket Memorial Airport (ACK) to Laguardia Airport (LGA)plane ACK - LGA
- Take the bus from New York, NY to Cape May, NJbus
7h 32m$384–730Ferry, drive
cheapest- Take the ferry from Nantucket to Hyannis, MAferry High-speed ferry to Hyannis
- Drive from Hyannis, MA to Cape Maycar
8h 53m$78–156Ferry, bus, train via New York
- Take the ferry from Nantucket, Massachusetts to Hyannis, MAferry
- Take the bus from Hyannis Transportation Center to Boston South Stationbus
- Take the train from Boston to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Take the bus from New York, NY to Cape May, NJbus
13h 7m$112–917Ferry, bus
- Take the ferry from Nantucket, Massachusetts to Hyannis, MAferry
- Take the bus from Hyannis Transportation Center to Boston South Busesbus
- Take the bus from Boston to New York Midtownbus
- Take the bus from New York, NY to Cape May, NJbus
13h 55m$128–226Ferry, bus, train
- Take the ferry from Nantucket, Massachusetts to Hyannis, MAferry
- Take the bus from Hyannis Transportation Center to Boston South Stationbus
- Take the train from Boston to 30th Street Stationtrain
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Atlantic City Rail Terminaltrain
- Take the bus from Gate #2 Inside Ac Bus Terminal to Rt-47 At Fifth Stbus 552
13h 59m$141–970Fly to John F. Kennedy International Airport, bus
- Fly from Nantucket Memorial Airport (ACK) to John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK)plane ACK - JFK
- Take the bus from New York, NY to Cape May, NJbus
7h 33m$373–559Fly to Philadelphia International Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Nantucket Memorial Airport (ACK) to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)plane ACK - PHL
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Atlantic City Rail Terminaltrain
- Take the bus from Gate #2 Inside Ac Bus Terminal to Cape May Welcome Ctr - Lafayette Streetbus
8h 58m$430–701Fly to Newark Liberty International Airport, bus
- Fly from Nantucket Memorial Airport (ACK) to Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)plane ACK - EWR
- Take the bus from New York, NY to Cape May, NJbus
8h 5m$454–758Fly to Westchester County Airport, bus
- Fly from Nantucket Memorial Airport (ACK) to Westchester County Airport (HPN)plane ACK - HPN
- Take the bus from New York, NY to Cape May, NJbus
9h 41m$91–498Fly to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Nantucket Memorial Airport (ACK) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)plane ACK - DCA
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Stationtrain
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Atlantic City Rail Terminaltrain
- Take the bus from Gate #2 Inside Ac Bus Terminal to Cape May Welcome Ctr - Lafayette Streetbus
10h 54m$152–1,508Ferry, bus, train #2
- Take the ferry from Nantucket, Massachusetts to Hyannis, MAferry
- Take the bus from Hyannis Transportation Center to Boston South Busesbus
- Take the train from Boston to 30th Street Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Jfk Blvd At 30Th St to Cape May Welcome Ctr - Lafayette Streetbus 313 / ...
14h 30m$134–929Ferry, bus via Atlantic City
- Take the ferry from Nantucket, MA to New Bedford, MAferry
- Take the bus from New Bedford to Providence Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Peter Pan Bus Terminal to Port Authority Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to Arrival Area Inside Ac Bus Terminalbus 319
- Take the bus from Gate #2 Inside Ac Bus Terminal to Cape May Welcome Ctr - Lafayette Streetbus 552
14h 37m$79–259
Nantucket to Cape May by ferry, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Nantucket to Cape May is to ferry and drive which costs $75 - $160 and takes 8h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Nantucket to Cape May is to fly and bus which takes 7h 32m and costs $380 - $750.
The distance between Nantucket and Cape May is 429 miles.
The best way to get from Nantucket to Cape May without a car is to ferry and bus and train via New York which takes 13h 7m and costs $110 - $950.
It takes approximately 7h 32m to get from Nantucket to Cape May, including transfers.
There are 674+ hotels available in Cape May.
What companies run services between Nantucket, MA, USA and Cape May, NJ, USA?
There is no direct connection from Nantucket to Cape May. However, you can take the bus to Nantucket Memorial Airport, walk to Nantucket Memorial Airport (ACK) airport, fly to Laguardia Airport (LGA), walk to Terminal B - Laguardia Airport (LGA), take the bus to Roosevelt Av/74 St, walk to Jackson Hts-Roosevelt Av, take the subway to 7 Av, walk to New York, NY, then take the bus to Cape May, NJ. Alternatively, you can take a ferry from Nantucket, Massachusetts to Cape May, NJ via Hyannis, MA, Hyannis Transportation Center, Boston South Station, Boston, Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station, 34 St-Herald Sq, 7 Av, and New York, NY in around 13h 7m.
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Nantucket Memorial Airport to Laguardia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–290
Flights from Nantucket Memorial Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–300
Flights from Nantucket Memorial Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Martha's Vineyard
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $40–300
Flights from Nantucket Memorial Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $45–310
Flights from Nantucket Memorial Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $60–390
Flights from Nantucket Memorial Airport to Westchester County Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–400
Flights from Nantucket Memorial Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–800
Flights from Nantucket Memorial Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–850
- Website
- flytradewind.com
Flights from Nantucket Memorial Airport to Westchester County Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–1,700
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Nantucket Memorial Airport to Laguardia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–290
Flights from Nantucket Memorial Airport to Philadelphia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–380
Flights from Nantucket Memorial Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–390
Flights from Nantucket Memorial Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–800
Flights from Nantucket Memorial Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Philadelphia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–800
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Nantucket Memorial Airport to Laguardia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–290
Flights from Nantucket Memorial Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–300
- Website
- capeair.com
Flights from Nantucket Memorial Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Martha's Vineyard
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $340–470
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Nantucket Memorial Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–270
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Northeast Regional
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Boston to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–300
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $30–300
- Business Class
- $95–360
Train from Boston to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–350
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $45–350
- Business Class
- $120–410
Train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $18–250
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $18–250
- Business Class
- $70–300
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Boston to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $50–750
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $50–490
- First Class
- $200–750
Train from Boston to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $70–800
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $70–550
- First Class
- $250–800
Train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–650
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $30–470
- First Class
- $150–650
- Phone
- +1 973-275-5555
- Website
- njtransit.com
Train from 30th Street Station to Atlantic City Rail Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $2–25
- Website
- https://www.njtransit.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.njtransit.com/bus-to
- Adult
- $2–25
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $20–230
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1-844-800-6828
- pr@ourbus.com
- Website
- ourbus.com
Bus from New York, NY to Cape May, NJ
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $20–75
- Website
- https://www.ourbus.com
- Phone
- 1-800-343-9999
- Website
- peterpanbus.com
Bus from Hyannis Transportation Center to Boston South Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–40
- Website
- https://peterpanbus.com
- Adult
- $10–40
Bus from New Bedford to Providence Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $4–33
- Website
- https://peterpanbus.com
- Adult
- $4–30
Bus from Peter Pan Bus Terminal to Port Authority Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $25–55
- Website
- https://peterpanbus.com
- Adult
- $25–55
- Phone
- +1 (508) 746-0378
- info@p-b.com
- Website
- p-b.com
Bus from Hyannis Transportation Center to Boston South Buses
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $27–35
- Website
- https://www.p-b.com
- One Way - Adult
- $27–35
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Boston to New York Midtown
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 973-275-5555
- Website
- njtransit.com
Bus from Gate #2 Inside Ac Bus Terminal to Rt-47 At Fifth St
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–16
- Website
- https://www.njtransit.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.njtransit.com/bus-to
- Adults
- $5–16
Bus from Gate #2 Inside Ac Bus Terminal to Cape May Welcome Ctr - Lafayette Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–24
- Website
- https://www.njtransit.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.njtransit.com/bus-to
- Adults
- $7–24
Bus from Jfk Blvd At 30Th St to Cape May Welcome Ctr - Lafayette Street
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $13–45
- Website
- https://www.njtransit.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.njtransit.com/bus-to
- Adults
- $13–45
Bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to Arrival Area Inside Ac Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $19–60
- Website
- https://www.njtransit.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.njtransit.com/bus-to
- Adults
- $19–60
- Phone
- +1 800.492.8082
- Website
- hylinecruises.com
Ferry from Nantucket, Massachusetts to Hyannis, MA
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $49
- Schedules at
- hylinecruises.com
- Adult
- $49
- Child 5-12
- $31
- Phone
- +1 800-262-8743
- contact@seastreak.com
- Website
- seastreak.com
Ferry from Nantucket, MA to New Bedford, MA
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- 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
- Phone
- +1 (508) 477-8600
- Website
- steamshipauthority.com
Ferry from Nantucket to Hyannis, MA
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $8–50
- Schedules at
- steamshipauthority.com
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