There are 8 ways to get from Raleigh to Nantucket by plane, bus, ferry, train, 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 Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Nantucket Memorial Airport
best- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Nantucket Memorial Airport (ACK)plane RDU - ACK
6h 5m$104–604Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from S Saunders St at Chapanoke Rd - Raleigh to New York, NYbus
- Take the bus from NYC Downtown to Bostonbus
- Take the bus from Boston to Hyannisbus
- Take the ferry from Hyannis, MA to Nantucket, Massachusettsferry
18h 58m$146–228Train, bus, ferry
- 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 Providencetrain
- Take the bus from Providence to New Bedfordbus
- Take the ferry from New Bedford, MA to Nantucket, MAferry
19h 8m$431–724Drive, ferry
- Drive from Raleigh to Hyannis, MAcar
- Take the ferry from Hyannis, MA to Nantucketferry High-speed ferry to Hyannis
14h 45m$141–242Train to Piedmont Triad International Airport, fly to Nantucket Memorial Airport
- Take the train from Raleigh Union Station to Greensborotrain
- Fly from Piedmont Triad International Airport (GSO) to Nantucket Memorial Airport (ACK)plane GSO - ACK
7h 35m$196–810Fly Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Martha'S Vineyard Airport, ferry
- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Martha'S Vineyard Airport (MVY)plane RDU - MVY
- Take the ferry from Oak Bluffs, Martha's Vineyard, MA to Nantucket, Massachusettsferry
8h 15m$130–656Bus, ferry via Providence
- Take the bus from Raleigh Bus Station to Port Authority Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from New York to Providencebus
- Take the bus from Providence to New Bedfordbus
- Take the ferry from New Bedford, MA to Nantucket, MAferry
20h 56m$155–308Train, ferry
- Take the train from Raleigh Union Station to Petersburg Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the train from Petersburg Amtrak Station to Bostontrain
- Take the train from South Station to New Bedfordtrain
- Take the ferry from New Bedford, MA to Nantucket, MAferry
21h 35m$457–798
Raleigh to Nantucket by train, taxi, bus, foot, and ferry
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Raleigh to Nantucket is to bus and ferry which costs $140 - $230 and takes 18h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Raleigh to Nantucket is to fly which takes 6h 5m and costs $100 - $650.
The distance between Raleigh and Nantucket is 619 miles.
The best way to get from Raleigh to Nantucket without a car is to bus and ferry which takes 18h 58m and costs $140 - $230.
It takes approximately 6h 5m to get from Raleigh to Nantucket, including transfers.
There are 51+ hotels available in Nantucket.
What companies run services between Raleigh, NC, USA and Nantucket, MA, USA?
American Airlines, Delta, and JetBlue Airways fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Nantucket Memorial Airport (ACK) every 4 hours.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Nantucket Memorial Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Nantucket Memorial Airport via New York La Guardia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Nantucket Memorial Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Nantucket Memorial Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Nantucket Memorial Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–900
Flights from Piedmont Triad International Airport to Nantucket Memorial Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Piedmont Triad International Airport to Nantucket Memorial Airport via New York La Guardia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from Piedmont Triad International Airport to Nantucket Memorial Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–1,000
Flights from Piedmont Triad International Airport to Nantucket Memorial Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Martha'S Vineyard Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Martha'S Vineyard Airport via New York La Guardia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Martha'S Vineyard Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Martha'S Vineyard Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 58m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Martha'S Vineyard Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 18m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–900
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Nantucket Memorial Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Nantucket Memorial Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Piedmont Triad International Airport to Nantucket Memorial Airport via New York La Guardia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from Piedmont Triad International Airport to Nantucket Memorial Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Martha'S Vineyard Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Martha'S Vineyard Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Nantucket Memorial Airport via New York La Guardia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Nantucket Memorial Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Piedmont Triad International Airport to Nantucket Memorial Airport via New York La Guardia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Martha'S Vineyard Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Martha'S Vineyard Airport via New York La Guardia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Raleigh Union Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $290–450
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Providence
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $100–160
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Raleigh Union Station to Greensboro
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–70
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Raleigh Union Station to Petersburg Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $90–140
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Petersburg Amtrak Station to Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 46m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $330–550
- Website
- Amtrak
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Providence
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–700
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- $40–480
- First Class
- $180–700
Train from South Station to New Bedford
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–17
- Website
- Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
- Website
- MBTA: World Cup 2026
- Adult
- $11–17
- Phone
- +1 646-630-7186
- help@wandacoach.com
- Website
- Wanda Coach
Bus from S Saunders St at Chapanoke Rd - Raleigh to New York, NY
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $75–110
- Website
- Wanda Coach
- Book at
- GotoBus.com
- Adult One Way
- $75–110
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from NYC Downtown to Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
- Phone
- 1-800-343-9999
- Website
- Peter Pan
Bus from Boston to Hyannis
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $14–25
- Website
- Peter Pan
Bus from Providence to New Bedford
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6–12
- Website
- Peter Pan
Bus from New York to Providence
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- Website
- Peter Pan
Bus from Providence to New Bedford
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6–12
- Website
- Peter Pan
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Raleigh Bus Station to Port Authority Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $90–140
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 800.492.8082
- Website
- Hy-Line Cruises
Ferry from Hyannis, MA to Nantucket, Massachusetts
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $26–50
- Schedules at
- Hy-Line Cruises
- Child 5-12
- $26–31
- Adult
- $40–50
Ferry from Oak Bluffs, Martha's Vineyard, MA to Nantucket, Massachusetts
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $26–47
- Schedules at
- hylinecruises.com
- Child 5-12
- $26–31
- Adult
- $42–47
- Phone
- +1 800-262-8743
- contact@seastreak.com
- Website
- Seastreak
Ferry from New Bedford, MA to Nantucket, MA
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–90
- Website
- Seastreak
- Schedules at
- Seastreak Routes, Schedules & Fares
- NJ/Martha's Vineyard/Nantucket/ Adult
- $105–115
- Newport/Providence Adult
- $23–28
- Adult
- $55–90
Ferry from New Bedford, MA to Nantucket, MA
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–90
- Website
- Seastreak
- Schedules at
- Seastreak Routes, Schedules & Fares
- NJ/Martha's Vineyard/Nantucket/ Adult
- $105–115
- Newport/Providence Adult
- $23–28
- Adult
- $55–90
Ferry from New Bedford, MA to Nantucket, MA
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–90
- Website
- Seastreak
- Schedules at
- Seastreak Routes, Schedules & Fares
- NJ/Martha's Vineyard/Nantucket/ Adult
- $105–115
- Newport/Providence Adult
- $23–28
- Adult
- $55–90
- Phone
- +1 (508) 477-8600
- Website
- Steamship Authority
Ferry from Hyannis, MA to Nantucket
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $8–50
- Schedules at
- Steamship Authority
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