Washington to Nantucket
Rome2Rio compared 6 ways to get from Washington to Nantucket. The best route is Fly to Nantucket Memorial Airport, a distance of 646.75 km.
Fly to Nantucket Memorial Airport
best- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Nantucket Memorial Airport (ACK)plane DCA - ACK
2h 9m$125–750Drive, ferry
cheapest- Drive from Washington to Hyannis, MAcar
- Take the ferry from Hyannis, MA to Nantucketferry High-speed ferry to Hyannis
10h 4m$93–173Train, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Washington Union 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
12h 31m$191–386Bus, ferry via New York
- Take the bus from Union Station to Port Authority Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to Peter Pan Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Providence Bus Terminal to New Bedfordbus
- Take the ferry from New Bedford, MA to Nantucket, MAferry
14h 26m$107–296Fly to Martha'S Vineyard Airport, ferry
- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Martha'S Vineyard Airport (MVY)plane DCA - MVY
- Take the ferry from Oak Bluffs, Martha's Vineyard, MA to Nantucket, Massachusettsferry
4h 17m$146–786Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Washington Union Station 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
15h 14m$113–228
Washington to Nantucket by train, bus, foot, and ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Washington to Nantucket is to drive and ferry which costs $90 - $180 and takes 10h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Washington to Nantucket is to fly which takes 2h 9m and costs $120 - $750.
The distance between Washington and Nantucket is 409 miles.
The best way to get from Washington to Nantucket without a car is to train and bus and ferry which takes 12h 31m and costs $190 - $390.
It takes approximately 2h 9m to get from Washington to Nantucket, including transfers.
There are 34+ hotels available in Nantucket.
What companies run services between Washington, DC, USA and Nantucket, MA, USA?
American Airlines, JetBlue Airways, and two other airlines fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Nantucket Memorial Airport (ACK) 4 times a day.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Nantucket Memorial Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–750
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Nantucket Memorial Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 44m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–800
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Martha'S Vineyard Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–750
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Martha'S Vineyard Airport via New York La Guardia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–750
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Nantucket Memorial Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–750
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Nantucket Memorial Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $130–800
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Martha'S Vineyard Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–750
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Martha'S Vineyard Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–800
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Nantucket Memorial Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–750
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact DetailsContact 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
Contact DetailsContact 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
- $140–300
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- 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
- $15–40
- Website
- https://peterpanbus.com
Bus from Union Station to Port Authority Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–150
- Website
- https://peterpanbus.com
Bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to Peter Pan Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–95
- Website
- https://peterpanbus.com
Bus from Providence Bus Terminal to New Bedford
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $7–35
- Website
- https://peterpanbus.com
Bus from Boston South Station to Hyannis Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $15–40
- Website
- https://peterpanbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Union Station to Port Authority Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–80
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Washington Union Station to Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–140
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Washington Union Station to Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $65–120
- 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
- $26–49
- Schedules at
- hylinecruises.com
- Child 5-12
- $26–31
- Adult
- $43–48
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
Ferry from Ocean Street Terminal, Hyannis, MA to Straight Wharf, Nantucket, MA
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $26–49
- Schedules at
- hylinecruises.com
- Child 5-12
- $26–31
- Adult
- $43–48
- 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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