There are 7 ways to get from Raleigh to Nantucket by plane, train, bus, ferry, or car
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Fly to Nantucket Memorial Airport
best- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Nantucket Memorial Airport (ACK)plane RDU - ACK
6h 1m$91–554Train, bus, ferry via New York
- Take the train from Raleigh Union Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Bostontrain
- Take the bus from Boston South Station to Hyannis Transportation Centerbus
- Take the ferry from Ocean Street Terminal, Hyannis, MA to Straight Wharf, Nantucket, MAferry
19h 41m$180–1,177Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Raleigh Bus Station to Port Authority Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from New York Midtown to Bostonbus
- Take the bus from Boston South Station to Hyannis Transportation Centerbus
- Take the ferry from Ocean Street Terminal, Hyannis, MA to Straight Wharf, Nantucket, MAferry
21h 15m$150–290Drive, ferry
- Drive from Raleigh to Hyannis, MAcar
- Take the ferry from Hyannis, MA to Nantucketferry High-speed ferry to Hyannis
14h 42m$141–242Fly to Boston Logan Airport, bus, ferry
- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Boston Logan Airport (BOS)plane RDU - BOS
- Take the bus from Logan International Airport to Hyannis Transportation Centerbus
- Take the ferry from Ocean Street Terminal, Hyannis, MA to Straight Wharf, Nantucket, MAferry
8h 37m$207–471Train, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Raleigh Union Station to Petersburg Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the train from Petersburg Amtrak Station to Bostontrain
- Take the bus from Boston South Buses to Hyannis Transportation Centerbus
- Take the ferry from Ocean Street Terminal, Hyannis, MA to Straight Wharf, Nantucket, MAferry
20h 13m$192–662Bus, ferry via S Saunders St at Chapanoke Rd - Raleigh
- Take the bus from S Saunders St at Chapanoke Rd - Raleigh to New York, NYbus
- Take the bus from New York City Chinatown to Bostonbus
- Take the bus from Boston South Buses to Hyannis Transportation Centerbus
- Take the ferry from Ocean Street Terminal, Hyannis, MA to Straight Wharf, Nantucket, MAferry
22h 35m$182–250
Raleigh to Nantucket by train, bus, foot, and ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Raleigh to Nantucket is to drive and ferry which costs $140 - $250 and takes 14h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Raleigh to Nantucket is to fly which takes 6h 1m and costs $90 - $600.
The distance between Raleigh and Nantucket is 619 miles.
The best way to get from Raleigh to Nantucket without a car is to train and bus and ferry via New York which takes 19h 41m and costs $180 - $1,200.
It takes approximately 6h 1m to get from Raleigh to Nantucket, including transfers.
There are 32+ hotels available in Nantucket.
What companies run services between Raleigh, NC, USA and Nantucket, MA, USA?
JetBlue Airways, Cape Air, and two other airlines fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Nantucket Memorial Airport (ACK) every 4 hours.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Nantucket Memorial Airport via New York La Guardia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $90–550
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Nantucket Memorial Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–550
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–460
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Nantucket Memorial Airport via New York La Guardia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–550
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Nantucket Memorial Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–550
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Nantucket Memorial Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $90–550
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Nantucket Memorial Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 19m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $80–460
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 54m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–470
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Nantucket Memorial Airport via Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–460
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–470
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $80–460
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–470
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Raleigh Union Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $90–340
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Raleigh Union Station to Petersburg Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–90
- 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 Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $50–750
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $50–490
- First Class
- $200–750
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Northeast Regional
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–300
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $30–300
- Business Class
- $95–360
Train from Petersburg Amtrak Station to Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–490
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $80–490
- Business Class
- $190–600
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Raleigh Bus Station to Port Authority Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $60–140
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from New York Midtown to Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from New York City Chinatown to Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 (508) 746-0378
- info@p-b.com
- Website
- p-b.com
Bus from Logan International Airport to Hyannis Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $28–40
- Website
- https://www.p-b.com
- One Way - Adult
- $28–40
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
- +1 646-630-7186
- help@wandacoach.com
- Website
- wandacoach.com
Bus from S Saunders St at Chapanoke Rd - Raleigh to New York, NY
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–110
- Website
- https://www.wandacoach.com
- Book at
- https://www.gotobus.com/wanda-travel/
- 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
- 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
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