Steamship boat schedule--for the regular boat (slower, cheaper ($16.50 ticket, or $8.50 for kids), a nice way to come if you have the time) is as follows, that time of year:
Leaves Hyannis--------> arrives Nantucket
- 9:15 am----------> 11:30 am
- 2:45 pm----------> 5 pm
- 8:00 pm----------> 10:15 pm
Leaves Nantucket------->arrives Hyannis
- 6:30 am--------------> 8:45 am
- 12 noon--------------->2:15 pm
- 5:30 pm--------------->7:45 pm
Car Ferry information and reservations: 508-477-8600; TDD 508-540-1394
Nantucket Ticket Office - Day of Sailing Information: 508-228-0262
Hyannis Ticket Office - Day of Sailing Information: 508-774-4000
- Carries vehicles; car and truck reservations required
- Carries passengers, bicycles (for a fee) and pets
- No passenger reservations required
- Secured parking for a fee in Hyannis
- Approximate 2.15-hour cruise time
For the regular Hy-line, you're more limited that time of year, but it's a nice, small boat. ($21.50 ticket, kids ride free) Leaves Hyannis--------> arrives Nantucket
- 9:20 am---------------> 11:10
- 4:10 pm---------------> 6:00 pm
- Hyannis office: 508-778-2600
- Nantucket office: 508-228-3949
- High Speed: 800-492-8082 or 508-778-0404
- Traditional: 800-492-8082 or 508-778-2602
- Carries passengers, pets, and bicycles
- Approx. 1 3/4-hour cruise time
- Parking fee at Hyannis location
Coming by Air:
- From Boston, MA: Approx. 50-minute flight
Cape Air - 800-352-0714
Colgan Air, Inc./USAir Express (seasonal) - 800-428-4322
- From Hyannis, MA: Approx. 15-minute flight
Colgan Air, Inc./USAir Express 800-428-4322
Island Airlines - 800-248-7779
Nantucket Airlines -800-635-8787
Nantucket Shuttle - 866-588-2251
- From T.F. Green Airport, Providence, RI: Approx. 45-minute flight
Cape Air - 800-352-0714
Providence, RI is an uncongested alternative to other East Coast connecting points. Most major airlines, including Southwest Air, Delta, and American Airlines can make major city connections with Cape Air.
- From New Bedford, MA: Approx. 25-minute flight
Cape Air - 800-352-0714
- From JFK Airport, NY:
JetBlue Airways - 800-538-2583
- From La Guardia Airport, NY: Approx. 1 hour & 10-minute flightDelta Airline 800-428-4322
USAirways Express 800-428-4322
- From Westchester/White Plains, NY:
Cape Air 800-352-0714
Tradewind Aviation, LLC 800-376-7922
- From Newark, NJ: Approx. 1 hour & 15-minute flight
Continental Express 800-525-0280
- From Teterboro, NJ:
Tradewind Aviation, LLC 800-376-7922
- From Philadelphia, PA:
US Airways Express 800-428-4322
- From Washington, DC (National):
US Airways Express 800-428-4322