There are 4 ways to get from Nantucket to Chicago by plane, ferry, bus, train, car 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
best- Fly from Nantucket Memorial Airport (ACK) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)ACK - ORD
5h 7m$73–357Ferry, bus, train
- Take the ferry from Nantucket, Massachusetts to Hyannis, MA
- Take the bus from Hyannis Transportation Center to Boston South Buses
- Take the train from Boston to Chicago Union Station
27h 10m$216–784Ferry, bus
- Take the ferry from Nantucket, Massachusetts to Hyannis, MA
- Take the bus from Hyannis Transportation Center to Boston South Buses
- Take the bus from Boston to New York Midtown
- Take the bus from New York Midtown to Chicago Bus Station
30h 35m$201–384Ferry, car ferry, drive
- Take the ferry from Nantucket, MA to Vineyard Haven, Martha’s Vineyard
- Take the car ferry from Martha's Vineyard to Woods Hole
- Drive from Woods Hole to Chicago
20h 15m$208–513
Nantucket Memorial Airport (ACK) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Nantucket to Chicago is to fly which costs $70 - $360 and takes 5h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Nantucket to Chicago is to fly which takes 5h 7m and costs $70 - $360.
The distance between Nantucket and Chicago is 947 miles.
The best way to get from Nantucket to Chicago without a car is to ferry and bus and train which takes 27h 10m and costs $210 - $800.
It takes approximately 5h 7m to get from Nantucket to Chicago, including transfers.
Chicago is 1h behind Nantucket. It is currently 6:41 AM in Nantucket and 5:41 AM in Chicago.
There are 1245+ hotels available in Chicago.
What companies run services between Nantucket, MA, USA and Chicago, IL, USA?
American Airlines, United Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Nantucket Memorial Airport (ACK) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) every 4 hours.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Nantucket Memorial Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $70–350
Flights from Nantucket Memorial Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via New York La Guardia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–350
Flights from Nantucket Memorial Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–350
Flights from Nantucket Memorial Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–360
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Nantucket Memorial Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–350
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Nantucket Memorial Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–350
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Boston to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $140–700
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- 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 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from New York Midtown to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–230
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- 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 Vineyard Haven, Martha’s Vineyard
- 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 Martha's Vineyard to Woods Hole
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–170
- Schedules at
- steamshipauthority.com
- Passenger
- $11
- Passenger Automobiles
- $70–170
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