Direct Flights from Nantucket to Martha's Vineyard
Nonstop service from ACK to MVY on Cape Air. Here's the schedule at a glance — plus what to do once you land.
Airlines
Cape Air
Nonstop flights
~1/day
Distance
30 mi
Days operated
Daily (all week)
About Martha's Vineyard
Martha's Vineyard, often simply called the Vineyard, is an island in Massachusetts, lying just south of Cape Cod. It is known for being a popular, affluent summer colony and includes the peninsula Chappaquiddick Island. It is the 58th largest island in the U.S., and the ninth largest in the contiguous United States, with a land area of about 96 square miles (250 km2), and the third-largest on the East Coast, after Long Island and Mount Desert Island.
Top things to do in Martha's Vineyard
- USS Massachusetts, hull number BB-59, is the third of four South Dakota-class fast battleships built for the United States Navy in the late 1930s.
- The Breakers is a Gilded Age mansion located at 44 Ochre Point Avenue, Newport, Rhode Island, US.
- The Newport Tower, also known as the Old Stone Mill, is a round stone tower located in Touro Park in Newport, Rhode Island, the remains of a windmill built in the mid-17th century.
- Plimoth Patuxet is a complex of living history museums in Plymouth, Massachusetts founded in 1947, formerly Plimoth Plantation.
- Marble House is a Gilded Age mansion located at 596 Bellevue Avenue in Newport, Rhode Island, United States.
- Battleship Cove is a nonprofit maritime museum and war memorial in Fall River, Massachusetts, United States.
- USS Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. (DD-850) is a former United States Navy Gearing-class destroyer. The ship was named after Lieutenant Joseph P. Kennedy Jr., a naval aviator, son of the former U.S.
- Rosecliff is a Gilded Age mansion of Newport, Rhode Island, now open to the public as a historic house museum. The house has also been known as the Hermann Oelrichs House or the J. Edgar Monroe House.
- The New Bedford Whaling Museum is a museum in New Bedford, Massachusetts, United States that focuses on the history, science, art, and culture of the international whaling industry, and the colonial region of Old Dartmou…
- The Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Assumption, colloquially known as Saint Mary's Cathedral, is a historic church located in Fall River, Massachusetts.
- The Elms is a large mansion located at 367 Bellevue Avenue, Newport, Rhode Island, completed in 1901.
- The Green Animals Topiary Garden, located in Portsmouth, Rhode Island, is the oldest and most northern topiary garden in the United States. The 7-acre (28,000 m2) estate overlooks the Narragansett Bay.
Attraction descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); place data from Wikidata (CC0).
Planning a trip to Martha's Vineyard
- Best time to visit
- The best time to visit Martha's Vineyard is June–August, when daytime highs are a comfortable 70–78°F.
- How long to stay
- Martha's Vineyard rewards a longer visit — a full week lets you explore its many sights, from USS Massachusetts (BB-59), The Breakers, and Newport Tower (Rhode Island) and beyond.
Frequently asked questions
- Is there a direct flight from Nantucket to Martha's Vineyard?
- Yes — you can fly nonstop from Nantucket (ACK) to Martha's Vineyard (MVY) on Cape Air.
- Which airlines fly nonstop from Nantucket to Martha's Vineyard?
- Cape Air flies nonstop between Nantucket (ACK) and Martha's Vineyard (MVY).
- How many nonstop flights are there from Nantucket to Martha's Vineyard?
- There is about 1 nonstop departure per day (roughly 7 per week) from Nantucket to Martha's Vineyard.
- How far is Martha's Vineyard from Nantucket?
- Martha's Vineyard is about 30 miles from Nantucket by air.
- What is there to do in Martha's Vineyard?
- Popular things to do include USS Massachusetts (BB-59), The Breakers, Newport Tower (Rhode Island), Plimoth Patuxet, and more.
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