There are 5 ways to get from Appleton to Mackinac Island by bus, taxi, ferry, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus, taxi, ferry
best- Take the bus from Appleton Amtrak Station to Green Bay Amtrak Stationbus
- Take the bus from Green Bay, WI - Transit to Escanababus
- Take the bus from Escanaba, MI to Engadinebus
- Take the taxi from Engadine to St Ignacetaxi
- Take the ferry from St Ignace to Mackinac Islandferry
9h$220–330Fly Appleton International Airport to Pellston, ferry
cheapest- Fly from Appleton International Airport (ATW) to Pellston (PLN)plane ATW - PLN
- Take the ferry from Mackinaw to Mackinac Islandferry
6h 46m$102–430Fly Green Bay to Pellston, ferry
- Fly from Green Bay (GRB) to Pellston (PLN)plane GRB - PLN
- Take the ferry from Mackinaw to Mackinac Islandferry
8h 4m$120–450Fly Appleton International Airport to Chippewa County International Airport, bus, ferry
- Fly from Appleton International Airport (ATW) to Chippewa County International Airport (CIU)plane ATW - CIU
- Take the bus from Kinross to St. Ignace Transportation Centerbus
- Take the ferry from Mackinaw to Mackinac Islandferry
8h 14m$114–462Fly Appleton International Airport to Alpena County Regional Airport, bus, ferry
- Fly from Appleton International Airport (ATW) to Alpena County Regional Airport (APN)plane ATW - APN
- Take the bus from Alpena to Mackinawbus
- Take the ferry from Mackinaw to Mackinac Islandferry
9h 4m$133–473
Appleton International Airport (ATW) to Pellston (PLN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Appleton to Mackinac Island is to fly and ferry which costs $100 - $430 and takes 6h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Appleton to Mackinac Island is to fly and ferry which takes 6h 46m and costs $100 - $430.
The distance between Appleton and Mackinac Island is 291 miles.
The best way to get from Appleton to Mackinac Island without a car is to bus and taxi and ferry which takes 9h and costs $220 - $330.
It takes approximately 9h to get from Appleton to Mackinac Island, including transfers.
Mackinac Island is 1h ahead of Appleton. It is currently 6:38 PM in Appleton and 7:38 PM in Mackinac Island.
There are 102+ hotels available in Mackinac Island.
What companies run services between Appleton, WI, USA and Mackinac Island, MI, USA?
There is no direct connection from Appleton to Mackinac Island. However, you can take the bus to Green Bay Amtrak Station, take the bus to Escanaba, take the bus to Engadine, take the taxi to St Ignace, then take the ferry to Mackinac Island. Alternatively, you can take the taxi to Appleton International Airport (ATW) airport, fly to Pellston (PLN), take the taxi to Pellston, take the line 1484 bus to Mackinaw City, walk to Mackinaw, then take the ferry to Mackinac Island.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Appleton International Airport to Pellston via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–350
Flights from Green Bay to Pellston via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–350
Flights from Appleton International Airport to Chippewa County International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–350
Flights from Appleton International Airport to Chippewa County International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–370
Flights from Appleton International Airport to Alpena County Regional Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–340
Flights from Appleton International Airport to Alpena County Regional Airport via Minneapolis, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 56m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–420
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Appleton International Airport to Pellston via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 54m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $50–330
Flights from Green Bay to Pellston via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $50–330
Flights from Appleton International Airport to Chippewa County International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–340
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Appleton Amtrak Station to Green Bay Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $8–16
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- 920 496 3600
- Website
- golamers.com
Bus from Appleton Amtrak Station to Green Bay Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–15
- Schedules at
- golamers.com
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Appleton Amtrak Station to Green Bay Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $3–7
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 989-725-5105
- Website
- indiantrails.com
Bus from Green Bay, WI - Transit to Escanaba
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19–40
- Website
- https://indiantrails.com
Bus from Escanaba, MI to Engadine
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15–35
- Website
- https://indiantrails.com
Bus from Kinross to St. Ignace Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6–22
- Website
- https://indiantrails.com
Bus from Alpena to Mackinaw
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–35
- Website
- https://indiantrails.com
- Phone
- +1 (800) 638-9892
- Website
- arnoldtransitcompany.com
Ferry from St Ignace to Mackinac Island
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $22–30
- Website
- https://www.arnoldtransitcompany.com
- Adult one way winter
- $30
- Child 5-12 one way winter
- $22
Ferry from Mackinaw to Mackinac Island
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $25–34
- Website
- https://www.arnoldtransitcompany.com
- Adult Roundtrip
- $34
- Child 5-12 Roundtrip
- $25
- Phone
- +1 231-436-5023
- Website
- sheplersferry.com
Ferry from St Ignace to Mackinac Island
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $36
- Website
- https://www.sheplersferry.com
Ferry from Mackinaw to Mackinac Island
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $36
- Website
- https://www.sheplersferry.com
- Phone
- +1 800.638.9892
- Website
- arnoldtransitcompany.com
Ferry from Mackinaw to Mackinac Island
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $23–48
- Schedules at
- https://www.arnoldtransitcompany.com/schedules/
- Website
- https://www.arnoldtransitcompany.com/
- Traditional Ferry round trip
- $36
- Classic Ferry round trip
- $23
- Priority round trip
- $48
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Estimated price
- $160–200
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