There are 4 ways to get from Nantucket to Chicago by plane, ferry, train, bus, 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)plane ACK - ORD
5h 16m$453–657Ferry, bus
cheapest- Take the ferry from Nantucket, MA to New Bedford, MAferry
- Take the bus from Fairhaven to Copley Squarebus
- Take the bus from Boston, MA - 177 Huntington Ave to Times Square – 37th St.bus
- Take the bus from New York Midtown to Chicago Bus Stationbus
28h 50m$173–360Ferry, train
- Take the ferry from Nantucket, MA to New Bedford, MAferry
- Take the train from New Bedford to South Stationtrain
- Take the train from Boston to Chicago Union Stationtrain
28h 30m$312–754Ferry, car ferry, drive
- Take the ferry from Nantucket, MA to Vineyard Haven, Martha’s Vineyardferry
- Take the car ferry from Martha's Vineyard to Woods Holecarferry
- Drive from Woods Hole to Chicagocar
20h 25m$208–513
Nantucket to Chicago by ferry, foot, bus, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Nantucket to Chicago is to ferry and bus which costs $170 - $360 and takes 28h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Nantucket to Chicago is to fly which takes 5h 16m and costs $450 - $700.
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 train which takes 28h 30m and costs $310 - $800.
It takes approximately 5h 16m to get from Nantucket to Chicago, including transfers.
Chicago is 1h behind Nantucket. It is currently 10:31 AM in Nantucket and 9:31 AM in Chicago.
There are 2088+ hotels available in Chicago.
What companies run services between Nantucket, MA, USA and Chicago, IL, USA?
American Airlines, United Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Nantucket Memorial Airport (ACK) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) 5 times a day.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Nantucket Memorial Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $85–430
Flights from Nantucket Memorial Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–440
Flights from Nantucket Memorial Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via New York La Guardia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 14m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $85–440
Flights from Nantucket Memorial Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 34m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $90–450
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Nantucket Memorial Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–430
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Nantucket Memorial Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via New York La Guardia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–440
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Nantucket Memorial Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–440
- Phone
- +1-617-222-3200
- Website
- mbta.com
Train from New Bedford to South Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–17
- Website
- https://www.mbta.com
- Adult
- $6–17
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
- $280–650
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- 1-860-229-4878
- Website
- dattco.com
Bus from Fairhaven to Copley Square
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13–18
- Website
- https://dattco.com
- Phone
- +1 617-681-0820
- support@coachrun.com
- Website
- coachrun.com
Bus from Boston, MA - 177 Huntington Ave to Times Square – 37th St.
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $17–45
- Website
- https://www.coachrun.com
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from New York Midtown to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $110–200
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- 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
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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