There are 5 ways to get from Nantucket to Norfolk by plane, ferry, train, bus, 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 Norfolk International Airport (ORF)plane ACK - ORF
5h 10m$102–503Ferry, 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 Norfolktrain
19h 6m$122–654Ferry, bus via Boston
- Take the ferry from Nantucket, Massachusetts to Hyannis, MAferry
- Take the bus from Hyannis Transportation Center to Boston South Stationbus
- Take the bus from Boston to New York City Chinatownbus
- Take the bus from New York, Chinatown-152 East Broadway to Norfolk bus Nyc
19h 31m$124–249Ferry, drive
- Take the ferry from Nantucket to Hyannis, MAferry High-speed ferry to Hyannis
- Drive from Hyannis, MA to Norfolkcar
13h 1m$108–206Ferry, bus
- 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 Norfolkbus
19h 44m$107–259
Nantucket Memorial Airport (ACK) to Norfolk International Airport (ORF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Nantucket to Norfolk is to ferry and bus via Boston which costs $120 - $250 and takes 19h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Nantucket to Norfolk is to fly which takes 5h 10m and costs $100 - $550.
The distance between Nantucket and Norfolk is 458 miles.
The best way to get from Nantucket to Norfolk without a car is to ferry and train which takes 19h 6m and costs $120 - $700.
It takes approximately 5h 10m to get from Nantucket to Norfolk, including transfers.
There are 322+ hotels available in Norfolk.
What companies run services between Nantucket, MA, USA and Norfolk, VA, USA?
JetBlue Airways, American Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Nantucket Memorial Airport (ACK) to Norfolk International Airport (ORF) 5 times a day.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Nantucket Memorial Airport to Norfolk International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–470
Flights from Nantucket Memorial Airport to Norfolk International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–490
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Nantucket Memorial Airport to Norfolk International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–470
Flights from Nantucket Memorial Airport to Norfolk International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Nantucket Memorial Airport to Norfolk International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 8m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $80–490
- Phone
- +1-617-222-3200
- Website
- mbta.com
Train from New Bedford to South Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–17
- Website
- https://www.mbta.com
- Adult
- $6–17
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Northeast Regional
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Boston to Norfolk
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $90–550
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $90–550
- Business Class
- $210–650
- 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 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Boston to New York City Chinatown
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 212 625 8882
- hibus133@gmail.com
- Website
- hibusny.com
Bus from New York, Chinatown-152 East Broadway to Norfolk
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–100
- Schedules at
- hibusny.com
- Adult
- $30–100
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to Norfolk
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–80
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.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
- +1 800.492.8082
- 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 (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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