There are 7 ways to get from Needham to Nantucket Island by train, plane, bus, 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.
Train to Boston Logan Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Needham Center to South Stationtrain
- Fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Nantucket Memorial Airport (ACK)plane BOS - ACK
2h 56m$184–375Drive, ferry
cheapest- Drive from Needham to Hyannis, MAcar
- Take the ferry from Hyannis, MA to Nantucketferry High-speed ferry to Hyannis
2h 32m$22–70Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Boston South Buses to Hyannis Transportation Centerbus Hyannis - South Shore to Logan Airport
- Take the ferry from Hyannis, MA to Nantucketferry High-speed ferry to Hyannis
5h 20m$38–93Train, ferry
- Take the train from South Station to New Bedfordtrain Fall River/New Bedford Line
- Take the ferry from New Bedford, MA to Nantucket, MAferry Seastreak
6h 42m$32–112Fly from Norwood Memorial Airport
- Fly from Norwood Memorial Airport (OWD) to Nantucket Memorial Airport (ACK)plane OWD - ACK
1h 10m$223–589Bus, ferry via Hyannis
- Take the bus from Boston South Buses to Hyannis Transportation Centerbus Hyannis - South Shore to Logan Airport
- Take the ferry from Ocean Street Terminal, Hyannis, MA to Straight Wharf, Nantucket, MAferry Nantucket High-Speed / ...
6h 26m$82–95Bus, ferry via Hyannis #2
- Take the bus from Boston South Station to Hyannis Transportation Centerbus Boston
- Take the ferry from Ocean Street Terminal, Hyannis, MA to Straight Wharf, Nantucket, MAferry Nantucket High-Speed / ...
6h 29m$65–100
Needham to Nantucket Island by train, bus, foot, and ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Needham to Nantucket Island is to drive and ferry which costs $21 - $70 and takes 2h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Needham to Nantucket Island is to fly which takes 1h 10m and costs $220 - $600.
The distance between Needham and Nantucket Island is 111 miles.
The best way to get from Needham to Nantucket Island without a car is to bus and ferry which takes 5h 20m and costs $35 - $95.
It takes approximately 2h 56m to get from Needham to Nantucket Island, including transfers.
There are 32+ hotels available in Nantucket Island.
What companies run services between Needham, MA, USA and Nantucket Island, MA, USA?
Cape Air flies from Norwood Memorial Airport (OWD) to Nantucket Memorial Airport (ACK) 3 times a week.
- Website
- capeair.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Nantucket Memorial Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–340
Flights from Norwood Memorial Airport to Nantucket Memorial Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–550
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Nantucket Memorial Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–340
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Nantucket Memorial Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–340
- Phone
- +1-617-222-3200
- Website
- mbta.com
Train from Needham Center to South Station
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3–8
- Website
- https://www.mbta.com
- Adult
- $3–8
Train from South Station to New Bedford
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $4–12
- Website
- https://www.mbta.com
- Adult
- $4–12
- Phone
- +1 (508) 746-0378
- info@p-b.com
- Website
- p-b.com
Bus from Boston South Buses to Hyannis Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $27–35
- Website
- https://www.p-b.com
- One Way - Adult
- $27–35
- Phone
- 1-800-343-9999
- Website
- peterpanbus.com
Bus from Boston South Station to Hyannis Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–40
- Website
- https://peterpanbus.com
- Adult
- $10–40
- Phone
- +1 (508) 477-8600
- Website
- steamshipauthority.com
Ferry from Hyannis, MA to Nantucket
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $8–50
- Schedules at
- steamshipauthority.com
- Phone
- +1 800-262-8743
- contact@seastreak.com
- Website
- seastreak.com
Ferry from New Bedford, MA to Nantucket, MA
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- 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 Ocean Street Terminal, Hyannis, MA to Straight Wharf, Nantucket, MA
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $49
- Schedules at
- hylinecruises.com
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