There are 5 ways to get from State College to Nantucket by plane, bus, ferry, train, 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
best- Fly from Penn State University Park Airport (SCE) to Nantucket Memorial Airport (ACK)plane SCE - ACK
8h 13m$88–506Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from State College, Pa to Port Authority Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from New York to Bostonbus
- Take the bus from Boston to Hyannisbus
- Take the ferry from Ocean Street Terminal, Hyannis, MA to Straight Wharf, Nantucket, MAferry
15h 56m$126–253Bus, train, ferry
- Take the bus from State College Bus Station to Harrisburg Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Harrisburg to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Bostontrain
- Take the train from South Station to New Bedfordtrain
- Take the ferry from New Bedford, MA to Nantucket, MAferry
16h 51m$158–392Drive, ferry
- Drive from State College to Hyannis, MAcar
- Take the ferry from Hyannis, MA to Nantucketferry High-speed ferry to Hyannis
9h 59m$94–175Bus, ferry via Providence
- Take the bus from State College Bus Station to Newark Penn Stationbus
- Take the bus from Newark Penn Station to Port Authority Bus Terminalbus 108
- 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
16h 16m$112–290
State College to Nantucket by bus and ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from State College to Nantucket is to drive and ferry which costs $90 - $180 and takes 9h 59m.
The fastest way to get from State College to Nantucket is to fly which takes 8h 13m and costs $85 - $550.
The distance between State College and Nantucket is 417 miles.
The best way to get from State College to Nantucket without a car is to bus and ferry which takes 15h 56m and costs $120 - $260.
It takes approximately 8h 13m to get from State College to Nantucket, including transfers.
There are 53+ hotels available in Nantucket.
What companies run services between State College, PA, USA and Nantucket, MA, USA?
United Airlines and Cape Air fly from Penn State University Park Airport (SCE) to Nantucket Memorial Airport (ACK) 5 times a day.
- Website
- capeair.com
Flights from Penn State University Park Airport to Nantucket Memorial Airport via Washington Dulles, Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Harrisburg to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $50–120
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $60–140
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1-877-462-6342
- [email protected]
- Website
- Megabus
Bus from State College, Pa to Port Authority Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- Website
- Megabus
- Adult One-way
- $35–65
- 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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