There are 7 ways to get from Richmond to Nantucket by plane, train, bus, ferry, or car
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Fly from Richmond International Airport
best- Fly from Richmond International Airport (RIC) to Nantucket Memorial Airport (ACK)plane RIC - ACK
5h 48m$91–552Train, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Richmond Main Street Amtrak Station to Providencetrain
- Take the bus from Providence Bus Terminal to New Bedfordbus
- Take the ferry from New Bedford, MA to Nantucket, MAferry
16h 44m$200–475Bus, ferry via New York
- Take the bus from Richmond to Port Authority Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to Peter Pan Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Providence Bus Terminal to New Bedfordbus
- Take the ferry from New Bedford, MA to Nantucket, MAferry
16h 51m$123–334Drive, ferry
- Drive from Richmond to Hyannis, MAcar
- Take the ferry from Hyannis, MA to Nantucketferry High-speed ferry to Hyannis
11h 53m$113–201Bus to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Richmond to Washington Union Stationbus
- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Nantucket Memorial Airport (ACK)plane DCA - ACK
5h 25m$141–790Bus to Norfolk International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Richmond to Norfolkbus
- Fly from Norfolk International Airport (ORF) to Nantucket Memorial Airport (ACK)plane ORF - ACK
7h 45m$113–518Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Richmond to Bostonbus
- Take the bus from Boston to Hyannisbus
- Take the ferry from Ocean Street Terminal, Hyannis, MA to Straight Wharf, Nantucket, MAferry
17h 44m$140–251
Richmond to Nantucket by train, foot, bus, and ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Richmond to Nantucket is to drive and ferry which costs $110 - $210 and takes 11h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Richmond to Nantucket is to bus and fly which takes 5h 25m and costs $140 - $800.
The distance between Richmond and Nantucket is 482 miles.
The best way to get from Richmond to Nantucket without a car is to train and bus and ferry which takes 16h 44m and costs $200 - $480.
It takes approximately 5h 48m to get from Richmond to Nantucket, including transfers.
There are 41+ hotels available in Nantucket.
What companies run services between Richmond, VA, USA and Nantucket, MA, USA?
JetBlue Airways, Cape Air, and three other airlines fly from Richmond International Airport (RIC) to Nantucket Memorial Airport (ACK) every 4 hours.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Nantucket Memorial Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–550
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Nantucket Memorial Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–750
Flights from Norfolk International Airport to Nantucket Memorial Airport via Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–490
Flights from Norfolk International Airport to Nantucket Memorial Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–480
Flights from Norfolk International Airport to Nantucket Memorial Airport via New York La Guardia
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–470
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Nantucket Memorial Airport via New York La Guardia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Nantucket Memorial Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–550
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Nantucket Memorial Airport via New York La Guardia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–750
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Nantucket Memorial Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–750
Flights from Norfolk International Airport to Nantucket Memorial Airport via New York La Guardia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–470
Flights from Norfolk International Airport to Nantucket Memorial Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–470
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Nantucket Memorial Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Nantucket Memorial Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–750
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Nantucket Memorial Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–750
Flights from Norfolk International Airport to Nantucket Memorial Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–490
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Nantucket Memorial Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Flights from Norfolk International Airport to Nantucket Memorial Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $85–480
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Richmond Main Street Amtrak Station to Providence
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $160–350
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- 1-800-343-9999
- Website
- Peter Pan
Bus from Providence Bus Terminal to New Bedford
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $7–35
- Website
- Peter Pan
Bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to Peter Pan Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–100
- Website
- Peter Pan
Bus from Providence Bus Terminal to New Bedford
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $7–35
- Website
- Peter Pan
Bus from Boston to Hyannis
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $15–40
- Website
- Peter Pan
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Richmond to Port Authority Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $55–110
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Richmond to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $16–35
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Richmond to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $17–29
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Richmond to Norfolk
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $15–25
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Richmond to Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $95–160
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
- 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
- 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
- Phone
- +1 800.492.8082
- Website
- Hy-Line Cruises
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
- Hy-Line Cruises
- Child 5-12
- $26–31
- Adult
- $43–48
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