There are 7 ways to get from Old Orchard Beach to Nantucket by bus, ferry, train, car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus, ferry
best- Take the bus from Portland, ME to Boston, MA - South Stationbus
- Take the bus from Boston South Buses to Hyannis Transportation Centerbus
- Take the ferry from Hyannis, MA to Nantucket, Massachusettsferry
7h 54m$80–139Drive, ferry
cheapest- Drive from Old Orchard Beach to Hyannis, MAcar
- Take the ferry from Hyannis, MA to Nantucketferry High-speed ferry to Hyannis
4h 14m$38–94Train, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Old Orchard Beach Amtrak to Bostontrain
- Take the bus from Boston South Buses to Hyannis Transportation Centerbus
- Take the ferry from Hyannis, MA to Nantucket, Massachusettsferry
7h 57m$113–176Train, ferry
- Take the train from Old Orchard Beach Amtrak to Bostontrain
- Take the train from South Station to New Bedfordtrain
- Take the ferry from New Bedford, MA to Nantucket, MAferry
8h 39m$96–200Train, bus, ferry via Boston
- Take the train from Old Orchard Beach Amtrak to Bostontrain
- Take the bus from Boston to Hyannisbus
- Take the ferry from Hyannis, MA to Nantucket, Massachusettsferry
8h 6m$100–166Train to Boston Logan Airport, fly
- Take the train from Old Orchard Beach Amtrak to Woburn Amtrak Stationtrain
- Fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Nantucket Memorial Airport (ACK)plane BOS - ACK
5h 19m$260–448Fly from Portland
- Fly from Portland (PWM) to Nantucket Memorial Airport (ACK)plane PWM - ACK
7h 51m$111–619
Old Orchard Beach to Nantucket by train, subway, foot, bus, and ferry
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Old Orchard Beach to Nantucket is to drive and ferry which costs $35 - $95 and takes 4h 14m.
The fastest way to get from Old Orchard Beach to Nantucket is to drive and ferry which takes 4h 14m and costs $35 - $95.
The distance between Old Orchard Beach and Nantucket is 224 miles.
The best way to get from Old Orchard Beach to Nantucket without a car is to bus and ferry which takes 7h 54m and costs $80 - $140.
It takes approximately 7h 54m to get from Old Orchard Beach to Nantucket, including transfers.
There are 38+ hotels available in Nantucket.
What companies run services between Old Orchard Beach, ME, USA and Nantucket, MA, USA?
American Airlines, Delta, and JetBlue Airways fly from Portland (PWM) to Nantucket Memorial Airport (ACK) 5 times a day.
- Website
- capeair.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Nantucket Memorial Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–360
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Nantucket Memorial Airport via Hyannis
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–360
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Nantucket Memorial Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–430
Flights from Portland to Nantucket Memorial Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Portland to Nantucket Memorial Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Portland to Nantucket Memorial Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–950
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Nantucket Memorial Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–430
Flights from Portland to Nantucket Memorial Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 7m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Portland to Nantucket Memorial Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–750
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Portland to Nantucket Memorial Airport via New York La Guardia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Portland to Nantucket Memorial Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Old Orchard Beach Amtrak to Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $55–90
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Old Orchard Beach Amtrak to Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $55–90
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Old Orchard Beach Amtrak to Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $55–90
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Old Orchard Beach Amtrak to Woburn Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–80
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from South Station to New Bedford
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–17
- Website
- Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
- Website
- MBTA: World Cup 2026
- Adult
- $11–17
- Phone
- +1 800 639 3317
- [email protected]
- Website
- Concord Coach Lines
Bus from Portland, ME to Boston, MA - South Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $23–35
- Website
- Concord Coach Lines
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Thruway
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Portland, ME to Boston, MA - South Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $21–45
- Website
- Amtrak
- Adult
- $21–45
- Phone
- +1 (508) 746-0378
- [email protected]
- Website
- Plymouth & Brockton
Bus from Boston South Buses to Hyannis Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $27–35
- Website
- Plymouth & Brockton
- One Way - Adult
- $27–35
Bus from Boston South Buses to Hyannis Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $27–35
- Website
- Plymouth & Brockton
- One Way - Adult
- $27–35
- Phone
- 1-800-343-9999
- Website
- Peter Pan
Bus from Boston to Hyannis
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $14–25
- Website
- Peter Pan
- Phone
- +1 800.492.8082
- Website
- Hy-Line Cruises
Ferry from Hyannis, MA to Nantucket, Massachusetts
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $26–50
- Schedules at
- Hy-Line Cruises
- Child 5-12
- $26–31
- Adult
- $40–50
Ferry from Hyannis, MA to Nantucket, Massachusetts
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $26–50
- Schedules at
- Hy-Line Cruises
- Child 5-12
- $26–31
- Adult
- $40–50
Ferry from Hyannis, MA to Nantucket, Massachusetts
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $26–50
- Schedules at
- Hy-Line Cruises
- Child 5-12
- $26–31
- Adult
- $40–50
- 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
- Phone
- +1 (508) 477-8600
- Website
- Steamship Authority
Ferry from Hyannis, MA to Nantucket
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $8–50
- Schedules at
- Steamship Authority
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