There are 8 ways to get from Nantucket to Washington by plane, ferry, train, bus, car, or subway
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Fly Nantucket Memorial Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
best- Fly from Nantucket Memorial Airport (ACK) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)plane ACK - DCA
4h 51m$86–552Fly Nantucket Memorial Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport, subway
cheapest- Fly from Nantucket Memorial Airport (ACK) to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD)plane ACK - IAD
- Take the subway from Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform to Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 1 Platformsubway
5h 43m$63–375Ferry, train
- Take the ferry from Straight Wharf, Nantucket, MA to Ocean Street Terminal, Hyannis, MAferry
- Take the train from Hyannis to South Stationtrain
- Take the train from Boston to Washington Union Stationtrain
13h 7m$167–368Ferry, bus
- Take the ferry from Straight Wharf, Nantucket, MA to Ocean Street Terminal, Hyannis, MAferry
- Take the bus from Hyannis to Bostonbus
- Take the bus from Boston to Washington Union Stationbus
14h 51m$108–213Ferry, drive
- Take the ferry from Nantucket to Hyannis, MAferry High-speed ferry to Hyannis
- Drive from Hyannis, MA to Washingtoncar
10h 13m$93–176Ferry to Martha'S Vineyard Airport, fly to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Take the ferry from Nantucket, Massachusetts to Oak Bluffs, Martha's Vineyard, MAferry
- Fly from Martha'S Vineyard Airport (MVY) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)plane MVY - DCA
4h 26m$112–600Ferry to Barnstable Municipal Airport, fly to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Take the ferry from Straight Wharf, Nantucket, MA to Ocean Street Terminal, Hyannis, MAferry
- Fly from Barnstable Municipal Airport (HYA) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)plane HYA - DCA
7h$118–599Ferry, bus via New York
- Take the ferry from Nantucket, MA to New Bedford, MAferry
- Take the bus from Fairhaven to Copley Squarebus
- Take the bus from Boston, MA - Dalton and Belvidere Street to New York, NY - W 42nd Street and 9th Avenuebus
- Take the bus from New York to Washingtonbus
15h 11m$161–385
Nantucket to Washington by ferry, bus, foot, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Nantucket to Washington is to ferry and bus which costs $100 - $220 and takes 14h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Nantucket to Washington is to ferry and fly which takes 4h 26m and costs $110 - $600.
The distance between Nantucket and Washington is 409 miles.
The best way to get from Nantucket to Washington without a car is to ferry and train which takes 13h 7m and costs $160 - $370.
It takes approximately 4h 51m to get from Nantucket to Washington, including transfers.
There are 1621+ hotels available in Washington.
What companies run services between Nantucket, MA, USA and Washington, DC, USA?
Cape Air, JetBlue Airways, and three other airlines fly from Nantucket Memorial Airport (ACK) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) every 4 hours.
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Nantucket Memorial Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–550
Flights from Nantucket Memorial Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Martha'S Vineyard Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–550
Flights from Martha'S Vineyard Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–550
Flights from Martha'S Vineyard Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–600
Flights from Barnstable Municipal Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–600
Flights from Barnstable Municipal Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Martha'S Vineyard Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–550
- Phone
- +1 508-775-8504
- [email protected]
- Website
- CapeFlyer
Train from Hyannis to South Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $20–50
- Website
- CapeFlyer
- South Station to Bourne
- $20
- South Station to Hyannis
- $22
- Middleborough to Hyannis
- $50
- Phone
- 1-800-343-9999
- Website
- Peter Pan
Bus from Hyannis to Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $16–35
- Website
- Peter Pan
Bus from New York to Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $60–130
- Website
- Peter Pan
- Phone
- +1 800.492.8082
- Website
- Hy-Line Cruises
Ferry from Straight Wharf, Nantucket, MA to Ocean Street Terminal, Hyannis, MA
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $26–49
- Schedules at
- Hy-Line Cruises
- Child 5-12
- $26–31
- Adult
- $43–48
Ferry from Straight Wharf, Nantucket, MA to Ocean Street Terminal, Hyannis, MA
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $26–49
- Schedules at
- Hy-Line Cruises
- Child 5-12
- $26–31
- Adult
- $43–48
Ferry from Nantucket, Massachusetts to Oak Bluffs, Martha's Vineyard, MA
- 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 Straight Wharf, Nantucket, MA to Ocean Street Terminal, Hyannis, MA
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $26–49
- Schedules at
- Hy-Line Cruises
- Child 5-12
- $26–31
- Adult
- $43–48
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