Navigating Nantucket
Navigating Nantucket
Nantucket is a small island measuring just14 miles east-to-west and 3 miles north-to-south!
The map highlights a few key locations to provide some bearings.
Staying in Town (near where the ferries come in) will provide the most options for exploring by foot! There are restaurants, boutique shops, bookstores, and more all along the adorable cobblestone streets.
To get to the Wedding from Town, you’ll have 3 choices to travel the 7 miles out to Sconset: Grab a cab, Take an Uber or Ride the Local Shuttle Bus. Anticipate it taking 20-30 minutes in seasonal traffic. To ensure you have plenty of time to arrive and find your seats, we recommend you depart Town no later than 4:15p.
To get back to Town after the Wedding, complimentary van service will be provided at 10pm and 10:30pm. All passengers will be dropped off in front of the Whaling Museum at the corner of Broad St and South Water St.
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Wave Bus
Nantucket offers a free, easy-to-use island shuttle called the Wave Bus. The main bus stop is in Town at 10 Washington Street with multiple stops along the route out to Sconset. Total travel time from Town to Sconset is approximately 30 minutes. Maps and stop-listings, as well as general information is available on the Wave website.
The shuttles TO Sconset leave Town every hour at 15 mins after the hour from Washington St, so wedding guests will want to catch the 3:15p or 4:15p bus. (The earlier one will give you time to have a little exploration of the Sconset village before walking to the wedding tent!)
Shuttles FROM Sconset depart at 45 min after the hour. Should a guest need to leave before the wedding ends at 10pm, the Wave departures at 7:45pm, 8:45pm or 9:45pm would be available. The bus stop in Sconset is across from the large flagpole by the Sconset Market. The last Wave departure from Sconset would be at 10:45pm.
