Nantucket: Strategies: Getting There

There are direct flights to Nantucket from Boston and Cape Cod (US Airways and CapeAir), as well as from New York’s LaGuardia Airport (US Airways). In 2007, JetBlue (www.jetblue.com) launched a nonstop flight from New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport. Be warned: flights are often delayed or canceled due to fog, particularly in the fall.

There’s also the speedy and reliable Hy-Line ferry service (www.hy-linecruises.com), which regularly departs from Hyannis, Cape Cod; and, during high season, there’s a high-speed ferry between Nantucket and Martha’s Vineyard, which takes a little over an hour. For a faster and more scenic option, book a flight with CapeAir (www.flycapeair.com). The nine-person propeller plane ride takes fifteen minutes and gives you a striking aerial introduction to the islands (and at $47 one-way, it’s a very affordable way of getting there).