There are 8 ways to get from Cincinnati to Isle Royale by plane, unknown, bus, shuttle, car, ferry, or train
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Fly Covington to Houghton County Memorial Airport, travel
best- Fly from Covington (CVG) to Houghton County Memorial Airport (CMX)plane CVG - CMX
- Walk from Houghton County Memorial Airport (CMX) to Isle Royaleunknown
8h 42mBus, shuttle, drive, ferry, travel
- Take the bus from Cincinnati to Madisonbus
- Take the bus from Madison to Saint Paul Union Depotbus
- Take the bus from St. Paul to U of M Duluthbus
- Take a shuttle bus from Duluth International Airport to Grand Marais
- Drive from Grand Marais to Grand Portagecar
- Take the ferry from Grand Portage to Windigoferry
- Walk from Windigo to Isle Royaleunknown
27h 6mFly Covington to Thunder Bay International Airport, drive, ferry, travel
- Fly from Covington (CVG) to Thunder Bay International Airport (YQT)plane CVG - YQT
- Drive from City Hall Terminal to Grand Portagecar
- Take the ferry from Grand Portage to Windigoferry
- Walk from Windigo to Isle Royaleunknown
12h 16mDrive to Blue Grass Airport, fly to Houghton County Memorial Airport, travel
- Drive from Cincinnati to Lexington-Airport-LEXcar
- Fly from Blue Grass Airport (LEX) to Houghton County Memorial Airport (CMX)plane LEX - CMX
- Walk from Houghton County Memorial Airport (CMX) to Isle Royaleunknown
9h 22mFly Covington to Sawyer International Airport, travel
- Fly from Covington (CVG) to Sawyer International Airport (MQT)plane CVG - MQT
- Walk from Sawyer International Airport (MQT) to Isle Royaleunknown
9h 52mBus to Dayton, fly to Houghton County Memorial Airport, travel
- Take the bus from Cincinnati Bus Station to Dayton Trotwood Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Dayton (DAY) to Houghton County Memorial Airport (CMX)plane DAY - CMX
- Walk from Houghton County Memorial Airport (CMX) to Isle Royaleunknown
10h 34mFly Covington to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport, shuttle, drive, ferry, travel
- Fly from Covington (CVG) to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP)plane CVG - MSP
- Take a shuttle bus from Minneapolis - Glumack Dr & Terminal 1/Lindbergh Upper to Duluth International Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Duluth International Airport to Grand Marais
- Drive from Grand Marais to Grand Portagecar
- Take the ferry from Grand Portage to Windigoferry
- Walk from Windigo to Isle Royaleunknown
15h 17mBus, train, drive, travel
- Take the bus from Cincinnati to Indianapolisbus
- Take the train from Indianapolis to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to East Lansing Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the bus from East Lansing, MI to St. Ignace, MIbus
- Drive from St. Ignace, MI to Sault Ste Mariecar
- Take the bus from Sault Ste Marie to Thunder Baybus
- Walk from Thunder Bay to Isle Royaleunknown
33h 47m
Covington (CVG) to Houghton County Memorial Airport (CMX) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Cincinnati and Isle Royale is 670 miles.
It takes approximately 8h 42m to get from Cincinnati to Isle Royale, including transfers.
What companies run services between Cincinnati, OH, USA and Isle Royale, MI, USA?
There is no direct connection from Cincinnati to Isle Royale. However, you can take the bus to CVG Airport Terminal, walk to Covington (CVG) airport, fly to Houghton County Memorial Airport (CMX), then travel to Isle Royale. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Cincinnati to Isle Royale via Madison, Saint Paul Union Depot, St. Paul, U of M Duluth, Duluth International Airport, Grand Marais, Grand Portage, and Windigo in around 27h 6m.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Covington to Houghton County Memorial Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Covington to Thunder Bay International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Covington to Thunder Bay International Airport via Washington Dulles, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 28m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Houghton County Memorial Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–380
Flights from Covington to Sawyer International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–600
Flights from Dayton to Houghton County Memorial Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Covington to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–900
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Covington to Thunder Bay International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Covington to Thunder Bay International Airport via Washington Dulles, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 28m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from Covington to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–900
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Covington to Sawyer International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Covington to Sawyer International Airport via Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from Covington to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–900
Flights from Covington to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–950
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Covington to Sawyer International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–600
Flights from Covington to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–900
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Covington to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–900
- Website
- suncountry.com
Flights from Covington to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–900
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Indianapolis to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to East Lansing Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–130
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Cincinnati to Madison
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–100
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Adult
- $50–100
Bus from Madison to Saint Paul Union Depot
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–65
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Cincinnati to Indianapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $15–85
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Adult
- $15–85
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from St. Paul to U of M Duluth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $14–75
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Phone
- +1 218-834-5511
- Website
- superiorhikingshuttle.com
Shuttle from Duluth International Airport to Grand Marais
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Website
- http://superiorhikingshuttle.com
- Website
- https://reservations.superiorshuttle.com/
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Cincinnati Bus Station to Dayton Trotwood Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $14–20
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (888) 428-1149
- info@landline.com
- Website
- landline.com
Shuttle from Minneapolis - Glumack Dr & Terminal 1/Lindbergh Upper to Duluth International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Website
- https://landline.com/
- 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
- Phone
- 1.800.461.8558
- info@ontarionorthland.ca
- Website
- ontarionorthland.ca
Bus from Sault Ste Marie to Thunder Bay
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 46m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $85–130
- Website
- https://www.ontarionorthland.ca/en
- Adult
- $85–130
- Phone
- +1 218.600.0765
- reservations@isleroyaleboats.com
- Website
- isleroyaleboats.com
Ferry from Grand Portage to Windigo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $83
- Website
- https://www.isleroyaleboats.com/
- Schedules at
- https://www.isleroyaleboats.com/schedules.html
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/GPIRlines/
- Adult
- $83
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