Getting to Nantucket
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From New York City: Approximately 270 miles
Follow Route 95 to Providence, RI; Route 195 to Wareham, MA; Route 25 over Bourne Bridge; Route 6 to Exit #6; Route 132 into Hyannis. Follow sings to airport or docks. Approximately 4 to 5 hours, depending upon traffic.
From Boston: Approximately 80 miles
Follow Route 3 (Southeast Expressway); Route 6 over the Sagamore Bridge; Route 132 into Hyannis; follow signs to airport or docks. Approximately 1.5 hours, depending on traffic. Traffic can be heavy. Allow extra time, particularly in the summer and on weekends.
Ferries:
Being an island, there are only two ways to get here - by boat or by air. The Steamship Authority is the 'lifeline' to Nantucket and is the only way to bring a vehicle over. Their website displays schedules and allows you to book your reservations online. WE HIGHLY RECOMMEND MAKING YOUR RESERVATIONS EARLY!! They also run the Flying Cloud, which makes it to Nantucket in only an hour as opposed to the 'slow boat' which takes approximately two hours. For passenger travel only, Hy-Line Cruises provides high speed service year round and makes the trip from Hyannis to Nantucket in one hour, dock-to-dock.
Airlines:
Flights to Nantucket are actually quite easy and convenient. Cape Air provides flights to and from Boston, Hyannis, Martha's Vineyard, New Bedford, Providence and Provincetown. Both Nantucket Airlines and Island Air fly back and forth between Hyannis and Nantucket every hour (weather permitting) all year long and the flights take about 15 minutes.
Country Village Rentals & Real Estate has a unique partnership with Nantucket Express (private charter), which can fly to and from Nantucket to most areas in the southern New England region, as far as New York City.
