There are 6 ways to get from Rockville to Nantucket by plane, train, ferry, bus, 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 to Nantucket Memorial Airport
best- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Nantucket Memorial Airport (ACK)plane DCA - ACK
5h 11m$126–759Drive, ferry
cheapest- Drive from Rockville to Hyannis, MAcar
- Take the ferry from Hyannis, MA to Nantucketferry High-speed ferry to Hyannis
10h 1m$94–174Train, ferry
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to Bostontrain
- Take the train from South Station to New Bedfordtrain
- Take the ferry from New Bedford, MA to Nantucket, MAferry
14h 23m$158–382Bus, ferry via New Bedford
- Take the bus from Washington to New Yorkbus
- 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
15h 31m$121–270Fly to Martha'S Vineyard Airport, ferry
- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Martha'S Vineyard Airport (MVY)plane DCA - MVY
- Take the ferry from Oak Bluffs, Martha's Vineyard, MA to Nantucket, Massachusettsferry
6h 6m$152–810Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Bethesda, MD to New York Penn Stationbus
- 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
15h 57m$234–344
Rockville to Nantucket by subway, train, bus, foot, and ferry
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Rockville to Nantucket is to drive and ferry which costs $90 - $180 and takes 10h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Rockville to Nantucket is to fly which takes 5h 11m and costs $120 - $800.
The distance between Rockville and Nantucket is 430 miles.
The best way to get from Rockville to Nantucket without a car is to train and ferry which takes 14h 23m and costs $150 - $390.
It takes approximately 5h 11m to get from Rockville to Nantucket, including transfers.
There are 53+ hotels available in Nantucket.
What companies run services between Rockville, MD, USA and Nantucket, MA, USA?
JetBlue Airways, Cape Air, and two other airlines fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Nantucket Memorial Airport (ACK) 4 times a day.
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Nantucket Memorial Airport via Martha'S Vineyard Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–750
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Nantucket Memorial Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–800
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Nantucket Memorial Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–750
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Martha'S Vineyard Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–750
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Martha'S Vineyard Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–800
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Washington Union Station to Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $100–900
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- $100–550
- First Class
- $310–900
- Phone
- 1-800-343-9999
- Website
- Peter Pan
Bus from Washington to New York
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $55–100
- Website
- Peter Pan
Bus from New York to Providence
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- Website
- Peter Pan
Bus from Providence to New Bedford
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6–12
- 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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