There are 5 ways to get from Virginia Beach 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 from Norfolk International Airport
best- Fly from Norfolk International Airport (ORF) to Nantucket Memorial Airport (ACK)plane ORF - ACK
6h 27m$106–502Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Virginia Beach to Philadelphia Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Philadelphia Bus Station to Bostonbus
- Take the bus from Boston South Station to Hyannis Transportation Centerbus
- Take the ferry from Ocean Street Terminal, Hyannis, MA to Straight Wharf, Nantucket, MAferry
19h 29m$136–262Train, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Norfolk to Bostontrain
- Take the bus from Boston South Station to Hyannis Transportation Centerbus
- Take the ferry from Ocean Street Terminal, Hyannis, MA to Straight Wharf, Nantucket, MAferry
20h 46m$268–547Drive, ferry
- Drive from Virginia Beach to Hyannis, MAcar
- Take the ferry from Hyannis, MA to Nantucketferry High-speed ferry to Hyannis
13h$116–206Bus to Richmond International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Virginia Beach to Richmondbus
- Fly from Richmond International Airport (RIC) to Nantucket Memorial Airport (ACK)plane RIC - ACK
8h 20m$108–579
Virginia Beach to Nantucket by bus, foot, and ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Virginia Beach to Nantucket is to drive and ferry which costs $110 - $210 and takes 13h.
The fastest way to get from Virginia Beach to Nantucket is to fly which takes 6h 27m and costs $100 - $500.
The distance between Virginia Beach and Nantucket is 470 miles.
The best way to get from Virginia Beach to Nantucket without a car is to bus and ferry which takes 19h 29m and costs $130 - $270.
It takes approximately 6h 27m to get from Virginia Beach to Nantucket, including transfers.
There are 50+ hotels available in Nantucket.
What companies run services between Virginia Beach, VA, USA and Nantucket, MA, USA?
American Airlines, JetBlue Airways, and three other airlines fly from Norfolk International Airport (ORF) to Nantucket Memorial Airport (ACK) every 3 hours.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Norfolk International Airport to Nantucket Memorial Airport via Reagan Washington
- 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
- $80–480
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Nantucket Memorial Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–550
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Norfolk International Airport to Nantucket Memorial Airport via New York La Guardia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–480
Flights from Norfolk International Airport to Nantucket Memorial Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–470
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Nantucket Memorial Airport via New York La Guardia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–550
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Nantucket Memorial Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–550
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Norfolk International Airport to Nantucket Memorial Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–490
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Nantucket Memorial Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Norfolk International Airport to Nantucket Memorial Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–480
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Nantucket Memorial Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Norfolk to Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 12m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $220–450
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Virginia Beach to Philadelphia Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–70
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Philadelphia Bus Station to Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–90
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Virginia Beach to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–28
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Philadelphia Bus Station to Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–100
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- 1-800-343-9999
- Website
- peterpanbus.com
Bus from Boston South Station to Hyannis Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $15–40
- Website
- https://peterpanbus.com
Bus from Boston South Station to Hyannis Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $15–40
- Website
- https://peterpanbus.com
- Phone
- +1 800.492.8082
- Website
- hylinecruises.com
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
- hylinecruises.com
- Child 5-12
- $26–31
- Adult
- $43–48
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
- hylinecruises.com
- Child 5-12
- $26–31
- Adult
- $43–48
- Phone
- +1 (508) 477-8600
- Website
- steamshipauthority.com
Ferry from Hyannis, MA to Nantucket
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $8–50
- Schedules at
- steamshipauthority.com
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