Direct Flights from Nantucket to New Bedford
Nonstop service from ACK to EWB 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
55 mi
Days operated
Daily (all week)
About New Bedford
New Bedford is a city in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States. It is located on the Acushnet River in what is known as the South Coast region, abutting Buzzards Bay. At the 2020 census, New Bedford had a population of 101,079, making it the state's ninth-largest city and the largest of the South Coast region. It is the second-largest city in the Providence metropolitan area and included in the greater Boston combined statistical area.
Top things to do in New Bedford
- HMS Endeavour was a Royal Navy research vessel that Lieutenant James Cook commanded to Tahiti, New Zealand and Australia on his first voyage of discovery from 1768 to 1771.
- The Rhode Island School of Design is a private art school in Providence, Rhode Island, United States.
- 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.
- The Dighton Rock is a 40-ton boulder composed of sandstone, originally located in the riverbed of the Taunton River at Berkley, Massachusetts, formerly part of the town of Dighton.
- 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.
- The Roger Williams National Memorial is a landscaped urban park located on a common lot of the original settlement of Providence, Rhode Island, established by minister Roger Williams in 1636.
- The Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul is a Roman Catholic cathedral in the Cathedral Square neighborhood of Providence, Rhode Island, in the United States. It is the mother church of the Diocese of Providence.
- 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.
Attraction descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); place data from Wikidata (CC0).
Planning a trip to New Bedford
- Best time to visit
- The best time to visit New Bedford is May–June and August–October, when daytime highs are a comfortable 65–81°F.
- How long to stay
- New Bedford rewards a longer visit — a full week lets you explore its many sights, from HMS Endeavour, Rhode Island School of Design, and USS Massachusetts (BB-59) and beyond.
Frequently asked questions
- Is there a direct flight from Nantucket to New Bedford?
- Yes — you can fly nonstop from Nantucket (ACK) to New Bedford (EWB) on Cape Air.
- Which airlines fly nonstop from Nantucket to New Bedford?
- Cape Air flies nonstop between Nantucket (ACK) and New Bedford (EWB).
- How many nonstop flights are there from Nantucket to New Bedford?
- There is about 1 nonstop departure per day (roughly 7 per week) from Nantucket to New Bedford.
- How far is New Bedford from Nantucket?
- New Bedford is about 55 miles from Nantucket by air.
- What is there to do in New Bedford?
- Popular things to do include HMS Endeavour, Rhode Island School of Design, USS Massachusetts (BB-59), The Breakers, and more.
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