There are 6 ways to get from State College 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 from Penn State University Park Airport
best- Fly from Penn State University Park Airport (SCE) to Nantucket Memorial Airport (ACK)plane SCE - ACK
8h 14m$81–439Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from State College, Pa to Port Authority Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to South Stationbus
- 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
15h 57m$136–242Bus, train, ferry via Harrisburg
- Take the bus from State College Bus Station to Harrisburg Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Harrisburg to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Bostontrain
- Take the train from South Station to New Bedfordtrain
- Take the ferry from New Bedford, MA to Nantucket, MAferry
16h 51m$141–1,051Drive, ferry
- Drive from State College to Hyannis, MAcar
- Take the ferry from Hyannis, MA to Nantucketferry High-speed ferry to Hyannis
9h 55m$94–175Bus to Harrisburg International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from State College Bus Station to Harrisburg Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Harrisburg International Airport (MDT) to Nantucket Memorial Airport (ACK)plane MDT - ACK
8h 59m$87–456Bus, train, ferry
- Take the bus from State College Bus Station to Newark Penn Stationbus
- Take the bus from Newark Penn Station to Bostonbus
- Take the train from South Station to New Bedfordtrain
- Take the ferry from New Bedford, MA to Nantucket, MAferry
17h 39m$118–248
State College to Nantucket by bus and ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from State College to Nantucket is to drive and ferry which costs $90 - $180 and takes 9h 55m.
The fastest way to get from State College to Nantucket is to fly which takes 8h 14m and costs $80 - $440.
The distance between State College and Nantucket is 417 miles.
The best way to get from State College to Nantucket without a car is to bus and ferry which takes 15h 57m and costs $130 - $250.
It takes approximately 8h 14m to get from State College to Nantucket, including transfers.
There are 31+ hotels available in Nantucket.
What companies run services between State College, PA, USA and Nantucket, MA, USA?
American Airlines, United Airlines, and Cape Air fly from Penn State University Park Airport (SCE) to Nantucket Memorial Airport (ACK) 3 times a day.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Penn State University Park Airport to Nantucket Memorial Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–420
Flights from Penn State University Park Airport to Nantucket Memorial Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Harrisburg International Airport to Nantucket Memorial Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $60–400
Flights from Harrisburg International Airport to Nantucket Memorial Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 19m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Harrisburg International Airport to Nantucket Memorial Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 29m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Penn State University Park Airport to Nantucket Memorial Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 59m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Penn State University Park Airport to Nantucket Memorial Airport via Washington Dulles, Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 26m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–440
Flights from Harrisburg International Airport to Nantucket Memorial Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
- Website
- capeair.com
Flights from Penn State University Park Airport to Nantucket Memorial Airport via Washington Dulles, Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $80–460
Flights from Harrisburg International Airport to Nantucket Memorial Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $65–410
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Harrisburg to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $55–140
- 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
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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
- Phone
- +1-617-222-3200
- Website
- mbta.com
Train from South Station to New Bedford
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–17
- Website
- https://www.mbta.com
- Adult
- $6–17
- Phone
- +1-877-462-6342
- questions@us.megabus.com
- Website
- us.megabus.com
Bus from State College, Pa to Port Authority Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://us.megabus.com
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from State College, Pa to Port Authority Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $45–85
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to South Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from State College Bus Station to Harrisburg Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $24–55
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from State College Bus Station to Newark Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–75
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Newark Penn Station to Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- 1-800-343-9999
- Website
- peterpanbus.com
Bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to South Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $29–60
- Website
- https://peterpanbus.com
- Adult
- $29–60
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 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Newark Penn Station to Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- 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 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $49
- Schedules at
- hylinecruises.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 (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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