There are 7 ways to get from Columbia to Nantucket by plane, train, bus, ferry, car, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Nantucket Memorial Airport
best- Fly from Columbia (CAE) to Nantucket Memorial Airport (ACK)plane CAE - ACK
6h 52m$262–1,304Bus, ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from Columbia, SC to New York, NYbus
- Take the bus from NYC Downtown to Bostonbus
- Take the bus from South Station Transp. Ctr to Hyannis Transportation Centerbus
- Take the ferry from Ocean Street Terminal, Hyannis, MA to Straight Wharf, Nantucket, MAferry
27h 2m$182–290Train, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Columbia Station to Washington Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to Providencetrain
- Take the bus from Providence to New Bedfordbus
- Take the ferry from New Bedford, MA to Nantucket, MAferry
22h 53m$332–734Drive, car ferry, ferry
- Drive from Columbia to Woods Holecar
- Take the car ferry from Woods Hole to Martha's Vineyardcarferry
- Take the ferry from Vineyard Haven, Martha’s Vineyard to Nantucket, MAferry
19h 49m$200–493Fly to Martha'S Vineyard Airport, ferry
- Fly from Columbia (CAE) to Martha'S Vineyard Airport (MVY)plane CAE - MVY
- Take the ferry from Oak Bluffs, Martha's Vineyard, MA to Nantucket, Massachusettsferry
8h 33m$278–1,354Train, bus, ferry via Petersburg
- Take the train from Columbia Station to Petersburg Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the train from Petersburg Amtrak 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
26h 17m$353–722Bus, ferry via Charlotte
- Take the bus from Assembly & Gervais South to James E Clyburn Intermodal Transportation Centerbus 44
- Take the bus from Sumter Bus Stop to Charlotte Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Charlotte Bus Station to Port Authority Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to Peter Pan Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Providence to New Bedfordbus
- Take the ferry from New Bedford, MA to Nantucket, MAferry
29h 5m$182–472
Columbia to Nantucket by train, bus, and ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Columbia to Nantucket is to bus and ferry which costs $180 - $290 and takes 27h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Columbia to Nantucket is to fly which takes 6h 52m and costs $260 - $1,300.
The distance between Columbia and Nantucket is 803 miles.
The best way to get from Columbia to Nantucket without a car is to train and bus and ferry which takes 22h 53m and costs $330 - $750.
It takes approximately 6h 52m to get from Columbia to Nantucket, including transfers.
There are 42+ hotels available in Nantucket.
What companies run services between Columbia, SC, USA and Nantucket, MA, USA?
Delta and American Airlines fly from Columbia (CAE) to Nantucket Memorial Airport (ACK) 5 times a day.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Columbia to Nantucket Memorial Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,300
Flights from Columbia to Nantucket Memorial Airport via New York La Guardia
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,300
Flights from Columbia to Martha'S Vineyard Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,300
Flights from Columbia to Martha'S Vineyard Airport via New York La Guardia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,300
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Columbia to Nantucket Memorial Airport via New York La Guardia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,300
Flights from Columbia to Martha'S Vineyard Airport via New York La Guardia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,300
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Columbia Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $160–330
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Washington Union Station to Providence
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $130–270
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Columbia Station to Petersburg Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–240
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Petersburg Amtrak Station to Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 46m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $190–390
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Washington Union Station to Providence
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $95–900
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $95–550
- First Class
- $290–900
- Website
- example.com
Bus from Providence to New Bedford
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- example.com
Bus from South Station Transp. Ctr to Hyannis Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- example.com
Bus from Providence to New Bedford
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- example.com
- Phone
- 1-800-343-9999
- Website
- peterpanbus.com
Bus from Providence 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
Bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to Peter Pan Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–100
- Website
- https://peterpanbus.com
Bus from Providence to New Bedford
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $7–35
- Website
- https://peterpanbus.com
- Phone
- +1 646-630-7186
- [email protected]
- Website
- wandacoach.com
Bus from Columbia, SC to New York, NY
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–140
- Website
- https://www.wandacoach.com
- Book at
- https://www.gotobus.com/wanda-travel/
- Adult One Way
- $95–140
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from NYC Downtown to Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from NYC Downtown to Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 (508) 746-0378
- [email protected]
- Website
- p-b.com
Bus from South Station Transp. Ctr to Hyannis Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $27–35
- Website
- https://www.p-b.com/
- One Way - Adult
- $27–35
- Phone
- +1 803-255-7100
- Website
- catchthecometsc.gov
Bus from Assembly & Gervais South to James E Clyburn Intermodal Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $2
- Schedules at
- catchthecometsc.gov
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Sumter Bus Stop to Charlotte Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–35
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Charlotte Bus Station to Port Authority Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $100–210
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Website
- example.com
Bus from Sumter Bus Stop to Charlotte Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- example.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Charlotte Bus Station to Port Authority Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com
- Phone
- +1 800-262-8743
- [email protected]
- 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
Ferry from Vineyard Haven, Martha’s Vineyard to Nantucket, MA
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20–75
- Website
- https://seastreak.com
- Schedules at
- https://seastreak.com/ferry-routes-and-schedules/
- NJ/Martha's Vineyard/Nantucket/ Adult
- $103–108
- Newport/Providence Adult
- $20–24
- Adult
- $45–75
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
- +1 800.492.8082
- 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 (508) 477-8600
- Website
- steamshipauthority.com
Car ferry from Woods Hole to Martha's Vineyard
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–170
- Schedules at
- steamshipauthority.com
- Passenger
- $11
- Passenger Automobiles
- $70–170
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