There are 9 ways to get from Nantucket to Islip by plane, train, ferry, bus, or car
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Fly to John F. Kennedy International Airport, train
best- Fly from Nantucket Memorial Airport (ACK) to John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK)plane ACK - JFK
- Take the train from Jamaica to Isliptrain
4h 34m$370–512Ferry, drive
cheapest- Take the ferry from Nantucket to Hyannis, MAferry High-speed ferry to Hyannis
- Drive from Hyannis, MA to Islipcar
6h 35m$58–122Ferry, bus, train via Providence
- Take the ferry from Nantucket, MA to New Bedford, MAferry
- Take the bus from New Bedford to Providence Bus Terminalbus
- Take the train from Providence to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Take the train from New York Penn Station to Babylontrain
10h 32m$90–858Ferry, bus, train
- 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 train from New York Penn Station to Babylontrain
11h 44m$80–232Fly to Laguardia Airport, train
- Fly from Nantucket Memorial Airport (ACK) to Laguardia Airport (LGA)plane ACK - LGA
- Take the train from Jamaica to Isliptrain
5h 9m$494–826Fly to Newark Liberty International Airport, train
- Fly from Nantucket Memorial Airport (ACK) to Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)plane ACK - EWR
- Take the train from New York Penn Station to Babylontrain
6h 10m$453–958Fly to Teterboro Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Nantucket Memorial Airport (ACK) to Teterboro Airport (TEB)plane ACK - TEB
- Take the bus from Industrial Ave At Railroad St to Port Authority Bus Terminalbus
- Take the train from New York Penn Station to Babylontrain
6h 45m$1,120–2,054Fly to Westchester County Airport, train
- Fly from Nantucket Memorial Airport (ACK) to Westchester County Airport (HPN)plane ACK - HPN
- Take the train from White Plains to Grand Central Terminaltrain
- Take the train from Jamaica to Isliptrain
7h 23m$515–647Ferry, bus, train via Boston
- 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 train from New York Penn Station to Amityvilletrain
13h 36m$76–184
Nantucket Memorial Airport (ACK) to John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Nantucket to Islip is to ferry and drive which costs $55 - $130 and takes 6h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Nantucket to Islip is to fly and train which takes 4h 34m and costs $370 - $550.
The distance between Nantucket and Islip is 241 miles.
The best way to get from Nantucket to Islip without a car is to ferry and bus and train via Providence which takes 10h 32m and costs $85 - $900.
It takes approximately 4h 34m to get from Nantucket to Islip, including transfers.
There are 128+ hotels available in Islip.
What companies run services between Nantucket, MA, USA and Islip, NY, USA?
There is no direct connection from Nantucket to Islip. However, you can take the bus to Nantucket Memorial Airport, walk to Nantucket Memorial Airport (ACK) airport, fly to John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK), walk to Terminal 4, take the vehicle to Jamaica Station, walk to Jamaica, then take the train to Islip. Alternatively, you can take a ferry from Nantucket, MA to Islip via New Bedford, MA, New Bedford, Providence Bus Terminal, Providence, Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station, New York Penn Station, and Babylon in around 10h 32m.
- Website
- flytradewind.com
Flights from Nantucket Memorial Airport to Teterboro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–2,000
Flights from Nantucket Memorial Airport to Westchester County Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,300–2,300
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Nantucket Memorial Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–260
Flights from Nantucket Memorial Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Martha's Vineyard
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $350–480
Flights from Nantucket Memorial Airport to Laguardia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–380
Flights from Nantucket Memorial Airport to Westchester County Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–380
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Nantucket Memorial Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–260
Flights from Nantucket Memorial Airport to Laguardia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–380
- Website
- capeair.com
Flights from Nantucket Memorial Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Martha's Vineyard
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–480
Flights from Nantucket Memorial Airport to Westchester County Airport via Martha's Vineyard
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $490–600
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Nantucket Memorial Airport to Laguardia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–380
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Nantucket Memorial Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–270
- Phone
- +1-718-217-5477
- Website
- mta.info
Train from Jamaica to Islip
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–21
- Website
- https://www.mta.info/agency/long-island-rail-road
- Schedules at
- https://www.mta.info/agency/long-island-rail-road/timetables
- Off-Peak
- $10–14
- Peak
- $15–21
Train from New York Penn Station to Babylon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $11–24
- Website
- https://www.mta.info/agency/long-island-rail-road
- Schedules at
- https://www.mta.info/agency/long-island-rail-road/timetables
- Off-Peak
- $11–16
- Peak
- $17–24
Train from New York Penn Station to Amityville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $10–21
- Website
- https://www.mta.info/agency/long-island-rail-road
- Schedules at
- https://www.mta.info/agency/long-island-rail-road/timetables
- Off-Peak
- $10–14
- Peak
- $15–21
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Providence to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $55–120
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Providence to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–700
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $40–480
- First Class
- $180–700
- Phone
- +1 877.690.5114
- Website
- mta.info
Train from White Plains to Grand Central Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–15
- Website
- https://www.mta.info/agency/metro-north-railroad
- Schedules at
- https://www.mta.info/schedules
- Off-Peak
- $9–11
- Peak
- $13–15
- Phone
- 1-800-343-9999
- Website
- peterpanbus.com
Bus from New Bedford to Providence Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $7–35
- Website
- https://peterpanbus.com
Bus from Peter Pan Bus Terminal to Port Authority Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–85
- Website
- https://peterpanbus.com
- Phone
- +1 973-275-5555
- Website
- njtransit.com
Bus from Industrial Ave At Railroad St to Port Authority Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $7–24
- Website
- https://www.njtransit.com
- Website
- https://njtworldcup.com/
- Adults
- $7–24
- 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
- +1 800-262-8743
- 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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