There are 6 ways to get from Calgary to Mackinac Island by plane, bus, ferry, car, or car ferry
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Fly to Chippewa County International Airport, bus, ferry
best- Fly from Calgary International Airport (YYC) to Chippewa County International Airport (CIU)plane YYC - CIU
- Take the bus from Kinross, MI to St. Ignace, MIbus
- Take the ferry from St Ignace to Mackinac Islandferry
12h 4m$141–528Fly to Pellston, ferry
- Fly from Calgary International Airport (YYC) to Pellston (PLN)plane YYC - PLN
- Take the ferry from Mackinaw to Mackinac Islandferry
14h 54m$211–673Fly to Sault Ste. Marie Airport, drive, car ferry, ferry
- Fly from Calgary International Airport (YYC) to Sault Ste. Marie Airport (YAM)plane YYC - YAM
- Drive from Sault Ste. Marie Airport (YAM) to Barbeau, MIcar
- Take the car ferry from Barbeau, MI to Neebish Islandcarferry
- Take the car ferry from Neebish Island to Barbeau, MIcarferry
- Drive from Barbeau, MI to St Ignacecar
- Take the ferry from St Ignace to Mackinac Islandferry
12h 55m$313–1,202Fly to Alpena County Regional Airport, bus, ferry
- Fly from Calgary International Airport (YYC) to Alpena County Regional Airport (APN)plane YYC - APN
- Take the bus from Alpena, MI to St. Ignace, MIbus
- Take the ferry from St Ignace to Mackinac Islandferry
16h 7m$173–609Fly to Traverse City, bus, ferry
- Fly from Calgary International Airport (YYC) to Traverse City (TVC)plane YYC - TVC
- Take the bus from Traverse City, MI to St. Ignace, MIbus
- Take the ferry from St Ignace to Mackinac Islandferry
15h 41m$147–556Fly to Delta County Airport, bus, ferry
- Fly from Calgary International Airport (YYC) to Delta County Airport (ESC)plane YYC - ESC
- Take the bus from Escanaba, MI to St. Ignace, MIbus
- Take the ferry from St Ignace to Mackinac Islandferry
18h 45m$245–1,039
Calgary International Airport (YYC) to Chippewa County International Airport (CIU) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Calgary to Mackinac Island is to fly and bus and ferry which costs $140 - $550 and takes 12h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Calgary to Mackinac Island is to fly and bus and ferry which takes 12h 4m and costs $140 - $550.
The distance between Calgary and Mackinac Island is 1442 miles.
It takes approximately 12h 4m to get from Calgary to Mackinac Island, including transfers.
Mackinac Island is 2h ahead of Calgary. It is currently 7:28 PM in Calgary and 9:28 PM in Mackinac Island.
There are 102+ hotels available in Mackinac Island.
What companies run services between Calgary, AB, Canada and Mackinac Island, MI, USA?
There is no direct connection from Calgary to Mackinac Island. However, you can take the line 300 bus to YYC Airport Domestic Terminal, walk to Calgary International Airport (YYC) airport, fly to Chippewa County International Airport (CIU), take the taxi to Kinross, 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 300 bus to YYC Airport Domestic Terminal, walk to Calgary International Airport (YYC) airport, fly to Pellston (PLN), take the taxi to Mackinaw, then take the ferry to Mackinac Island.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Chippewa County International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 51m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–900
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Chippewa County International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–450
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Pellston via Toronto, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–950
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Alpena County Regional Airport via Toronto, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 13m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–950
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Alpena County Regional Airport via Denver, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 1m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Alpena County Regional Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–500
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Traverse City via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 23m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–900
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Delta County Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–900
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Sault Ste. Marie Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–800
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Pellston via Denver, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Traverse City via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Traverse City via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–470
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Traverse City via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Traverse City via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–900
- Website
- bearskinairlines.com
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Sault Ste. Marie Airport via Sudbury
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–800
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Traverse City via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 23m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–900
- Website
- suncountry.com
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Traverse City via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–850
- Phone
- +1 989-725-5105
- Website
- 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
Bus from Alpena, MI to St. Ignace, MI
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $17–40
- Website
- https://indiantrails.com
Bus from Traverse City, MI to St. Ignace, MI
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19–40
- Website
- https://indiantrails.com
Bus from Escanaba, MI to St. Ignace, MI
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- 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
- Phone
- +1 906-632-2898
- Website
- eupta.net
Car ferry from Barbeau, MI to Neebish Island
- Ave. Duration
- 10 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $15
- Website
- https://www.eupta.net
Car ferry from Neebish Island to Barbeau, MI
- Ave. Duration
- 10 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $15
- Website
- https://www.eupta.net
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