There are 6 ways to get from Durham to Nantucket by plane, train, bus, ferry, 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 Raleigh-Durham International Airport
best- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Nantucket Memorial Airport (ACK)plane RDU - ACK
6h 50m$105–558Train, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Durham Amtrak Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Providencetrain
- Take the bus from Providence to New Bedfordbus
- Take the ferry from New Bedford, MA to Nantucket, MAferry
19h 54m$237–561Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Durham to New York Midtownbus
- Take the bus from New York Midtown to Providencebus
- Take the ferry from Quonset Point Pier, Quonset Point, RI to Oak Bluffs, Martha's Vineyard, MAferry
- Take the ferry from Oak Bluffs, Martha's Vineyard, MA to Nantucket, Massachusettsferry
20h 10m$264–378Drive, ferry
- Drive from Durham to Hyannis, MAcar
- Take the ferry from Hyannis, MA to Nantucketferry High-speed ferry to Hyannis
14h 27m$140–241Train to Piedmont Triad International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Durham Amtrak Station to Greensborotrain
- Fly from Piedmont Triad International Airport (GSO) to Nantucket Memorial Airport (ACK)plane GSO - ACK
9h 22m$166–774Bus, ferry via New Bedford
- Take the bus from Durham to Port Authority Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from New York to Providencebus
- Take the bus from Providence to New Bedfordbus
- Take the ferry from New Bedford, MA to Nantucket, MAferry
22h 56m$148–331
Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Nantucket Memorial Airport (ACK) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Durham to Nantucket is to bus and ferry via New Bedford which costs $140 - $340 and takes 22h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Durham to Nantucket is to fly which takes 6h 50m and costs $100 - $600.
The distance between Durham and Nantucket is 622 miles.
The best way to get from Durham to Nantucket without a car is to train and bus and ferry which takes 19h 54m and costs $230 - $600.
It takes approximately 6h 50m to get from Durham to Nantucket, including transfers.
There are 53+ hotels available in Nantucket.
What companies run services between Durham, NC, USA and Nantucket, MA, USA?
American Airlines, JetBlue Airways, and four other airlines fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Nantucket Memorial Airport (ACK) every 4 hours.
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Nantucket Memorial Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Piedmont Triad International Airport to Nantucket Memorial Airport via Washington Dulles, Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–750
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Durham Amtrak Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $140–330
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Providence
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $50–120
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Durham Amtrak Station to Greensboro
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $14–35
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- 1-800-343-9999
- Website
- Peter Pan
Bus from Providence to New Bedford
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $7–15
- Website
- Peter Pan
Bus from New York to Providence
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–80
- Website
- Peter Pan
Bus from Providence to New Bedford
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $7–15
- Website
- Peter Pan
- Phone
- +1 800-262-8743
- [email protected]
- Website
- Seastreak
Ferry from New Bedford, MA to Nantucket, MA
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–90
- Website
- Seastreak
- Schedules at
- Seastreak Routes, Schedules & Fares
- NJ/Martha's Vineyard/Nantucket/ Adult
- $105–115
- Newport/Providence Adult
- $23–28
- Adult
- $55–90
Ferry from New Bedford, MA to Nantucket, MA
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–90
- Website
- Seastreak
- Schedules at
- Seastreak Routes, Schedules & Fares
- NJ/Martha's Vineyard/Nantucket/ Adult
- $105–115
- Newport/Providence Adult
- $23–28
- Adult
- $55–90
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