There are 7 ways to get from Silver Spring to Nantucket by plane, train, bus, ferry, car, or subway
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Fly Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Nantucket Memorial Airport
best- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Nantucket Memorial Airport (ACK)DCA - ACK
3h 51m$155–960Subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to Nantucket Memorial Airport
cheapest- Take the subway from Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform
- Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Nantucket Memorial Airport (ACK)IAD - ACK
6h 28m$85–515Train, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to Boston
- Take the bus from Boston South Station to Hyannis Transportation Center
- Take the ferry from Ocean Street Terminal, Hyannis, MA to Straight Wharf, Nantucket, MA
13h 13m$124–996Bus, ferry via Boston
- Take the bus from Silver Spring Bus Station to Newark Penn Station
- Take the bus from Newark Penn Station to Boston
- Take the bus from Boston South Station to Hyannis Transportation Center
- Take the ferry from Ocean Street Terminal, Hyannis, MA to Straight Wharf, Nantucket, MA
15h 43m$138–257Drive, ferry
- Drive from Silver Spring to Hyannis, MA
- Take the ferry from Hyannis, MA to NantucketHigh-speed ferry to Hyannis
9h 49m$92–172Fly Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Martha'S Vineyard Airport, ferry
- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Martha'S Vineyard Airport (MVY)DCA - MVY
- Take the ferry from Oak Bluffs, Martha's Vineyard, MA to Nantucket, Massachusetts
6h 21m$171–956Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Silver Spring to Port Authority Bus Terminal
- Take the bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to Peter Pan Bus Terminal
- Take the bus from Providence Bus Terminal to New Bedford
- Take the ferry from New Bedford, MA to Nantucket, MA
15h 56m$91–249
Silver Spring to Nantucket by subway, train, bus, and ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Silver Spring to Nantucket is to drive and ferry which costs $90 - $180 and takes 9h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Silver Spring to Nantucket is to fly which takes 3h 51m and costs $150 - $1,000.
The distance between Silver Spring and Nantucket is 423 miles.
The best way to get from Silver Spring to Nantucket without a car is to train and bus and ferry which takes 13h 13m and costs $120 - $1,000.
It takes approximately 3h 51m to get from Silver Spring to Nantucket, including transfers.
There are 38+ hotels available in Nantucket.
What companies run services between Silver Spring, MD, USA and Nantucket, MA, USA?
American Airlines, JetBlue Airways, and Cape Air fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Nantucket Memorial Airport (ACK) 4 times a day.
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- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Nantucket Memorial Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–950
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Nantucket Memorial Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–1,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Nantucket Memorial Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–550
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Martha'S Vineyard Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–900
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Martha'S Vineyard Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–900
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Nantucket Memorial Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–950
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Nantucket Memorial Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Nantucket Memorial Airport via New York La Guardia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–500
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Martha'S Vineyard Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–900
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Martha'S Vineyard Airport via New York La Guardia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–900
- Website
- capeair.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Nantucket Memorial Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–550
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Nantucket Memorial Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–500
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Nantucket Memorial Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 9m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Washington Union Station to Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $100–900
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $100–550
- First Class
- $310–900
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Northeast Regional
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Washington Union Station to Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $60–420
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $60–420
- Business Class
- $150–500
- Phone
- +1 202 466 3876
- Website
- wmata.com
Subway from Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–8
- Website
- https://www.wmata.com
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- $2–3
- standard fare 5 a.m - 9:30 p.m.
- $5–8
- 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
Bus from Silver Spring to Port Authority Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Website
- https://peterpanbus.com
- Adult
- $35–70
Bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to Peter Pan Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $25–55
- Website
- https://peterpanbus.com
- Adult
- $25–55
Bus from Providence Bus Terminal to New Bedford
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $4–33
- Website
- https://peterpanbus.com
- Adult
- $4–30
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Silver Spring Bus Station to Newark Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–80
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Newark Penn Station to Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–85
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Newark Penn Station to Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–90
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- 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 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $49
- Schedules at
- hylinecruises.com
Ferry from Oak Bluffs, Martha's Vineyard, MA to Nantucket, Massachusetts
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $26–44
- Schedules at
- hylinecruises.com
- Adult
- $44
- Child 5-12
- $26
- 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
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