Getting Around in Nantucket. Nantucket is easily navigated on bike, moped, or foot, and also by shuttle bus or taxi. If you're staying outside of Nantucket Town, however, or if you simply prefer to explore by car, you might want to bring your own car or rent one when you arrive.
Yes, nantucket is more expensive, and as mentioned decent bus service around the island, and many bike paths. A car on the ferry is not needed, is very expensive, and you'd want to reserve now! You could base yourself on the cape and spend a couple of days on the island, if cost is an issue.
Uber, the San Francisco-based ride sharing service, is expanding to more than 20 beach towns on the East Coast beginning Memorial Day weekend. The areas in Massachusetts include Martha's Vineyard, Cape Cod and Nantucket, where the cost of a ride is $2.50 base fare plus $1.90 per mile and 25 cents per minute.
The best time to visit Nantucket is during the shoulder months of March, April, September and October. You'll find the island pleasantly free of tourist hordes, and prices are more manageable, too. From Memorial Day to Labor Day, hotels and seafood restaurants capitalize on the throngs of deep-pocketed tourists.
You do not need a car on Nantucket, especially if you plan to spend your time in the downtown area. You can rent bikes. The Steamship Authority has a fast ferry to Nantucket out of Hyannis that has a special rate of $50.00 round-trip for day trips. It is a great option as it gets you to the Island in an hour.
No bridges lead to Nantucket, so you'll have to arrive by air or sea. Driving can take four to seven hours from New York to Hyannis, Massachusetts, then you board a ferry ($36 round trip) for two hours (save an hour on the $70 high-speed option) to Nantucket Harbor.
While both islands are small, (Nantucket is smaller), Martha's Vineyard has six towns, compared to Nantucket's one. The lay of the land makes a difference too. Martha's Vineyard is half-flat, and part hilly which makes for a great hideaway.
The answer? Board a ferry and take a day trip to the idyllic islands of Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard, where celebrity-sightings are hardly uncommon and a different feeling washes over you from the moment you step off the boat.
Ferry Round-Trip & One-Way Rates
Round-trip tickets are $69 for adults and $35 for children. Passengers who take same-day trips during the week (Monday-Thursday), can purchase round-trip tickets at a discounted fare for $50.RHODE ISLAND TO MARTHA'S VINEYARD
Hy-Line Cruises Ferry Rates from Nantucket, MA: Adult $36 one-way, $65 round-trip; Child (5-12) $24 one-way, $45 round-trip; Child (under 5) free; Bicycle $7 one-way, $14 round-trip.ACK is the Federal Aviation Administration's official 3 letter code for Nantucket Memorial Airport. It is taken from letters in the word Nantucket. It is not for Ackerly Field, which is really a mythological name to justify using A-C-K. The US government uses “N” for military airport installations.
Oak Bluffs to Nantucket Ferry. The Oak Bluffs Nantucket ferry route connects Martha's Vineyard with United States. Currently there is just the 1 ferry company operating this ferry service, Hy-Line Cruises. The crossing operates up to 21 times each week with sailing durations from around 1 hour 10 minutes.
Nantucket is 30 miles out to sea from Cape Cod versus Martha's Vineyard, which sits only 7 miles away. This means you can get to the Vineyard in 35 minutes by fast ferry, versus 1 hour to Nantucket.
To connect to Nantucket via Martha's Vineyard, you'll travel with us from Quonset Point, Rhode Island to Oak Bluffs, Martha's Vineyard. Then you'll use Hy-line Cruises inter-island fast ferry service to connect from Martha's Vineyard to Nantucket.
Bus, ferry • 14h 5m
- Take the bus from Washington DC to 300 W 31st St, NYC.
- Take the bus from 230 W 36th St. NYC to Boston South Buses Ny.
- Take the bus from Boston South Buses to Hyannis Transportation Center.
- Take the ferry from Ocean Street Terminal, Hyannis, MA to Straight Wharf, Nantucket, MA.
The Steamship Authority offers the car ferry, which takes about 2 1/2 hours from Hyannis to Nantucket harbor - be prepared for the astounding cost for bringing your car to the island - currently $400 R/T, not including the passenger cost.
The best way to get from Boston to Nantucket without a car is to bus and ferry which takes 3h 51m and costs $55 - $70.
Sunday Schedule
| RATES | Round-trip | One-way |
|---|
| Adult | $77 | $41 |
| Child (5-12) | $51 | $29 |
| Bicycle | $14 | $7 |
| Captain's View | *$83 | *$44 |
approximately 2 hours and 15 minutes
There is no direct connection from Newport to Nantucket. However, you can take the taxi to New Bedford, MA then take the ferry to Nantucket, MA.
Ferries depart from Falmouth Harbor, Woods Hole and Hyannis Harbor to Martha's Vineyard, and ferries to Nantucket depart from Hyannis Harbor. While the Woods Hole to Martha's Vineyard ferry can accommodate cars, there's no need to take a car.
From there, travelers simply need to get on a Steamship Authority ferry that will take them the rest of the nearly 30 miles across the sea to Nantucket. This ride will take a little over two hours and cost about $69 round trip for an adult. The faster Hy-Line ferry is a bit pricier at $77 round trip.
Nantucket Ferries
- Seastreak. Convenient and luxurious high-speed ferry service from New Bedford, MA, New York City and New Jersey.
- Steamship Authority. Offering the year-round traditional and high-speed ferry service to Nantucket.
- Hy-Line Cruises.
- Nantucket Boat Basin.
- Anderson's Stillwater Moorings.
- Nantucket Moorings.
Below are travel resources on how to get to Nantucket. There is no bridge! And, it's not necessary to bring a car, as convenient public transportation services allow easy access to all parts of the island.
