There are 7 ways to get from Lexington to Nantucket by car, plane, bus, train, ferry, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Drive to Covington, fly to Nantucket Memorial Airport
best- Drive from Lexington to Covington (CVG)car
- Fly from Covington (CVG) to Nantucket Memorial Airport (ACK)plane CVG - ACK
6h 27m$195–1,022Fly Blue Grass Airport to Nantucket Memorial Airport
cheapest- Fly from Blue Grass Airport (LEX) to Nantucket Memorial Airport (ACK)plane LEX - ACK
7h 57m$113–604Drive, bus, train, ferry
- Drive from Lexington to Middletown Station @ Targetcar
- Take the bus from Louisville, KY to Chicago Union Stationbus
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Bostontrain
- Take the train from South Station to New Bedfordtrain
- Take the ferry from New Bedford, MA to Nantucket, MAferry
38h 51m$647–1,089Drive, car ferry, ferry
- Drive from Lexington to Woods Holecar
- Take the carferry from Woods Hole to Martha's Vineyardcarferry
- Take the ferry from Vineyard Haven, Martha’s Vineyard to Nantucket, MAferry
19h 41m$182–467Drive to Louisville International Airport, fly to Nantucket Memorial Airport
- Drive from Lexington to Louisville-Airport-SDFcar
- Fly from Louisville International Airport (SDF) to Nantucket Memorial Airport (ACK)plane SDF - ACK
6h 50m$124–671Drive to John Glenn Columbus International Airport, fly to Nantucket Memorial Airport
- Drive from Lexington to Columbus-Airport-CMHcar
- Fly from John Glenn Columbus International Airport (CMH) to Nantucket Memorial Airport (ACK)plane CMH - ACK
8h 16m$184–900Drive to Covington, fly to Boston Logan Airport, bus, ferry
- Drive from Lexington to Covington (CVG)car
- Fly from Covington (CVG) to Boston Logan Airport (BOS)plane CVG - BOS
- Take the bus from Logan International Airport to Hyannis Transportation Centerbus
- Take the ferry from Hyannis, MA to Nantucket, Massachusettsferry
9h 21m$208–860
Covington (CVG) to Nantucket Memorial Airport (ACK) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Lexington to Nantucket is to drive and car ferry and ferry which costs $180 - $470 and takes 19h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Lexington to Nantucket is to drive and fly which takes 6h 27m and costs $190 - $1,100.
The distance between Lexington and Nantucket is 874 miles.
It takes approximately 6h 27m to get from Lexington to Nantucket, including transfers.
There are 47+ hotels available in Nantucket.
What companies run services between Lexington, KY, USA and Nantucket, MA, USA?
Delta, American Airlines, and United Airlines fly from Blue Grass Airport (LEX) to Nantucket Memorial Airport (ACK) 3 times a day.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Covington to Nantucket Memorial Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–1,000
Flights from Covington to Nantucket Memorial Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–1,000
Flights from Covington to Nantucket Memorial Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,200
Flights from Covington to Nantucket Memorial Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 27m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,100
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Nantucket Memorial Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Nantucket Memorial Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Nantucket Memorial Airport via New York La Guardia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 58m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Nantucket Memorial Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 58m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Nantucket Memorial Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 34m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Nantucket Memorial Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 19m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Nantucket Memorial Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 43m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Nantucket Memorial Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Nantucket Memorial Airport via New York La Guardia
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 13m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Nantucket Memorial Airport via New York La Guardia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–850
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Nantucket Memorial Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–850
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Nantucket Memorial Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–850
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Nantucket Memorial Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 33m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–1,100
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Nantucket Memorial Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 36m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–1,000
Flights from Covington to Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Covington to Boston Logan Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 19m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–800
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Covington to Nantucket Memorial Airport via New York La Guardia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–1,000
Flights from Covington to Nantucket Memorial Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–1,000
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Nantucket Memorial Airport via New York La Guardia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Nantucket Memorial Airport via New York La Guardia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Nantucket Memorial Airport via New York La Guardia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–850
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Nantucket Memorial Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–850
Flights from Covington to Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Covington to Boston Logan Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 19m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–800
Flights from Covington to Boston Logan Airport via New York La Guardia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–800
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Covington to Boston Logan Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–800
- Website
- capeair.com
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Nantucket Memorial Airport via Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Covington to Boston Logan Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–800
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $550–900
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from South Station to New Bedford
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–17
- Website
- Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
- Website
- MBTA: World Cup 2026
- Adult
- $11–17
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Thruway
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Louisville, KY to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–60
- Website
- Amtrak
- Adult
- $50–60
- Phone
- +1 (508) 746-0378
- [email protected]
- Website
- Plymouth & Brockton
Bus from Logan International Airport to Hyannis Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $28–40
- Website
- Plymouth & Brockton
- One Way - Adult
- $28–40
- Phone
- +1 800-262-8743
- [email protected]
- Website
- Seastreak
Ferry from New Bedford, MA to Nantucket, MA
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–90
- Website
- Seastreak
- Schedules at
- Seastreak Routes, Schedules & Fares
- NJ/Martha's Vineyard/Nantucket/ Adult
- $105–115
- Newport/Providence Adult
- $23–28
- Adult
- $55–90
Ferry from Vineyard Haven, Martha’s Vineyard to Nantucket, MA
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20–75
- Website
- Seastreak
- Schedules at
- Seastreak Routes, Schedules & Fares
- NJ/Martha's Vineyard/Nantucket/ Adult
- $103–108
- Newport/Providence Adult
- $20–24
- Adult
- $45–75
- Phone
- +1 (508) 477-8600
- Website
- Steamship Authority
Car ferry from Woods Hole to Martha's Vineyard
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–170
- Schedules at
- Steamship Authority
- Passenger
- $11
- Passenger Automobiles
- $70–170
- Phone
- +1 800.492.8082
- Website
- Hy-Line Cruises
Ferry from Hyannis, MA to Nantucket, Massachusetts
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $26–50
- Schedules at
- Hy-Line Cruises
- Child 5-12
- $26–31
- Adult
- $40–50
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