You can arrive by Ferry via Hyannis or by Airplane:

Driving directions to Hyannis (to catch ferry)

From New York City: Approximately 270 miles; 4-5 hours. Follow route 95 to Providence, RI; Route 195 to Wareham, MA; Route 25 over the Bourne Bridge; Route 6 to Exit #6; Route 132 into Hyannis. Follow signs to airport or docks.

From Boston: Approximately 80 miles; 1.5 hours. Follow Route 3 (Southeast Expressway); Route 6 over the Sagamore Bridge; Route 132 into Hyannis; follow signs to airport or docks.

Ferry/Catamaran Service

Hy-Line Cruises (passengers only)
Straight Wharf, Nantucket
36 Ocean Street, Hyannis, MA 02601
228-3949 ~ 508-778-2688

Woods Hole, Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket Steamship Authority
1 Railroad Avenue, PO Box 284
Woods Hole MA 02543-0284
508-548-5011 ~ 508-477-8600 reservations

Freedom Cruise Line
702 Main Street
Harwich Port, MA 02646
508-432-8999
freedom@capecod.net

Local Airlines

Cape Air
Barnstable Airport, 660 Barnstable Road
Hyannis MA 02601
800-352-0714

Island Airlines
Nantucket Memorial Airport, PO Box 2640
Nantucket MA 02584-2640
228-7575 ~ 800-248-7779
islndair@nantucket.net

Nantucket Airlines
Nantucket Memorial Airport
Nantucket MA 02554
228-6234 ~ 800-635-8787