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Nearby Nantucket Attractions
- Children's Beach
- Brant Point Lighthouse
- Nantucket Whaling Museum
- Old South Wharf
- Straight Wharf
- Cisco Brewery
- Nantucket Vineyards
- Seal Cruise
- Great Point Lighthouse
- Whale Watch Cruise
- Nantucket Boat Basin
- Maria Mitchell Association
- Jetties Beach
- Coskata Coatue Wildlife Refuge
- Bartlett's Farm
- Surfside Beach
- Great Point Lighthouse
- Shipwreck & Lifesaving Museum
- Sconset Bluff Walk
- Sankaty Lighthouse
By Air
Nantucket is easily accessible by air and sea and many cities offer seasonal air travel to the island. Direct flights to Nantucket Airport are available from Boston, Hyannis, New York, Washington D.C. and Charlotte, NC. Several airlines serve Nantucket including: Cape Air, Continental, Rectrix, Nantucket Airlines, US Air, JetBlue, and Delta.
Boston, Massachusetts
JetBlue - Starting direct flights Saturday, May 1st
Cape Air - Currently running on limited schedule, but seems to amp up in early April
Hyannis, Massachusetts
Cape Air
Nantucket Airlines
Rectrix
New Bedford, Massachusetts
Cape Air
New York, New York (JFK)
JetBlue - starting direct flights Saturday, May 1st
Delta
New York, New York (La Guardia)
JetBlue - starting direct flights Saturday, May 1st
American Airlines - starting direct flights Saturday, June 26th
Delta Business Express
Washington, D.C.
United - Starting direct flights Saturday, May 8th
JetBlue - Starting direct flights Saturday, May 1st
Westchester County (HPN)
JetBlue - starting direct flights Saturday May 1st
Cape Air
Fly Louie
Charlotte, North Carolina
American Airlines - Starting direct flights Saturday, June 26th
Newark, New Jersey
United - starting direct flights Saturday, June 5th
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
American Airlines - Starting direct flights Saturday, June 5th
Direct Flights from New York to Hyannis, MA
Weekend flights are available between LaGuardia Airport in New York and Hyannis, Massachusetts by Rectrix Aviation.
By Water
Ferry Service
Get to the island by ferry from Hyannis, Massachusetts on the Hy-Line Ferry and Steamship Authority. The Steamship Authority carries passengers, bikes, cars, and trucks year-round and the Hy-Line carries passengers and bikes. Enjoy one-hour, high-speed ferry service, with travel time of about 2.5 hours. Ferry service is also offered with SeaStreak ferries, traveling to Nantucket from New Bedford, New Jersey, and New York City. For reservations, call the Steamship Authority at 508-228-3274 or Hy-Line at 800-492-8082.
We discourage guests from bringing their cars on island. Let us know if you are arriving by ferry, and we can arrange a complimentary van pick up.
By Train
CapeFlyer Train from Boston to Hyannis
The CapeFlyer train service runs from South Station in Boston to the Hyannis Transportation Center, just a short walk to the ferry docks, Memorial Day through Columbus Day. Trains depart from the South Station on Friday evenings and Saturday and Sunday mornings, and from Hyannis on Saturday and Sunday mornings. Travel time is two hours.
MOVING AROUND NANTUCKET
Bike, Moped, Wave
No need to bring a car to Nantucket. Bicycles and mopeds are the most popular way to explore and there are paved bike paths leading to all ends of the island. The Nantucket Regional Transit Authority provides island shuttle service, and taxis and ride shares are easy to come by. The best way to get around is on foot and by bike. Nantucket also offers many rental car companies and the The Wave (island transit). The White Elephant Harborside Hotel, White Elephant Residences & Inn, The Cottages at Nantucket Boat Basin, and the Nantucket Boat Basin are all within a short walk from downtown Nantucket. Jared Coffin House is located on Broad Street right in town. Complimentary shuttle service to town is provided for guests of The Wauwinet.