There are 6 ways to get from Burr Ridge to Mackinac Island by train, bus, ferry, or plane
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Train, bus, ferry via Lansing
best- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to East Lansing Amtrak Station
- Take the bus from East Lansing, MI to St. Ignace, MI
- Take the ferry from St Ignace to Mackinac Island
14h 38m$97–281Line 850 bus to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly to Chippewa County International Airport, bus, ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from Burr Ridge Park-n-Ride to Dearborn St & Jackson Blvd
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Chippewa County International Airport (CIU)ORD - CIU
- Take the bus from Kinross, MI to St. Ignace, MI
- Take the ferry from St Ignace to Mackinac Island
6h 55m$87–363Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Pellston, ferry
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Pellston (PLN)MDW - PLN
- Take the ferry from Mackinaw to Mackinac Island
9h 55m$142–498Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Kalamazoo Bus Stop
- Take the bus from Kalamazoo, MI to St. Ignace, MI
- Take the ferry from St Ignace to Mackinac Island
15h 41m$100–213Train, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station
- Take the bus from Grand Rapids, MI to St. Ignace, MI
- Take the ferry from St Ignace to Mackinac Island
15h 52m$102–231Line 850 bus to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly to Pellston, ferry
- Take the bus from Burr Ridge Park-n-Ride to Dearborn St & Jackson Blvd
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Pellston (PLN)ORD - PLN
- Take the ferry from Mackinaw to Mackinac Island
5h 15m$122–398
Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Pellston (PLN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Burr Ridge to Mackinac Island is to bus and ferry which costs $100 - $220 and takes 15h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Burr Ridge to Mackinac Island is to line 850 bus and fly and ferry which takes 5h 15m and costs $120 - $400.
The distance between Burr Ridge and Mackinac Island is 496 miles.
The best way to get from Burr Ridge to Mackinac Island without a car is to train and bus and ferry via Lansing which takes 14h 38m and costs $95 - $290.
It takes approximately 14h 38m to get from Burr Ridge to Mackinac Island, including transfers.
Mackinac Island is 1h ahead of Burr Ridge. It is currently 6:15 AM in Burr Ridge and 7:15 AM in Mackinac Island.
There are 83+ hotels available in Mackinac Island.
What companies run services between Burr Ridge, IL, USA and Mackinac Island, MI, USA?
There is no direct connection from Burr Ridge to Mackinac Island. However, you can take the line 850 bus to Monroe between Dearborn/State, walk to Adams & State, take the line 151 bus to Union Station Transit Center, walk to Chicago Union Station, take the train to East Lansing Amtrak Station, walk to East Lansing, MI, take the bus to St. Ignace, MI, walk to St Ignace, then take the ferry to Mackinac Island. Alternatively, you can take the line 850 bus to Monroe St & Wabash Ave, walk to Adams/Wabash, take the subway to Midway, walk to Chicago-Midway-Airport-MDW airport, fly to Pellston (PLN), take the taxi to Mackinaw, then take the ferry to Mackinac Island.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Pellston via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–370
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Pellston via Indianapolis, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–400
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Pellston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $40–270
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Chippewa County International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $45–280
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Chicago Union Station to East Lansing Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–160
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–110
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 989-725-5105
- Website
- indiantrails.com
Bus from East Lansing, MI to St. Ignace, MI
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–75
- Website
- https://indiantrails.com
Bus from Kalamazoo, MI to St. Ignace, MI
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–85
- Website
- https://indiantrails.com
Bus from Grand Rapids, MI to St. Ignace, MI
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–75
- Website
- https://indiantrails.com
Bus from Kinross, MI to St. Ignace, MI
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6–22
- Website
- https://indiantrails.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Kalamazoo Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $24–80
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1(847) 364-7223
- Passenger.Services@PaceBus.com
- Website
- pacebus.com
Bus from Burr Ridge Park-n-Ride to Dearborn St & Jackson Blvd
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Schedules at
- pacebus.com
- Adult
- $2–4
- 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
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