There are 5 ways to get from Cleveland to Beaver Island by plane, bus, car ferry, train, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Pellston, bus, car ferry
best- Fly from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport (CLE) to Pellston (PLN)plane CLE - PLN
- Take the bus from Pellston, MI to Charlevoix, MIbus
- Take the car ferry from Charlevoix to Beaver Islandcarferry
10h 3m$110–468Fly to Traverse City, bus, car ferry
cheapest- Fly from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport (CLE) to Traverse City (TVC)plane CLE - TVC
- Take the bus from Traverse City, MI to Charlevoix, MIbus
- Take the car ferry from Charlevoix to Beaver Islandcarferry
12h 6m$108–456Train, bus, car ferry
- Take the train from Cleveland Amtrak to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Grand Rapids, MI to Charlevoix, MIbus
- Take the car ferry from Charlevoix to Beaver Islandcarferry
21h 10m$145–321Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Cleveland Bus Station to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Kalamazoo Bus Stopbus
- Take the bus from Kalamazoo, MI to Charlevoix, MIbus
- Take the car ferry from Charlevoix to Beaver Islandcarferry
22h 5m$131–239Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Cleveland to Charlevoixcar
- Take the car ferry from Charlevoix to Beaver Islandcarferry
9h 20m$110–144
Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport (CLE) to Pellston (PLN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cleveland to Beaver Island is to drive and car ferry which costs $110 - $150 and takes 9h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Cleveland to Beaver Island is to drive and car ferry which takes 9h 20m and costs $110 - $150.
The distance between Cleveland and Beaver Island is 409 miles.
The best way to get from Cleveland to Beaver Island without a car is to train and bus and car ferry which takes 21h 10m and costs $140 - $330.
It takes approximately 10h 3m to get from Cleveland to Beaver Island, including transfers.
What companies run services between Cleveland, OH, USA and Beaver Island, Charlevoix County, MI, USA?
There is no direct connection from Cleveland to Beaver Island. However, you can take the subway to Airport Station, walk to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport (CLE) airport, fly to Pellston (PLN), take the taxi to Pellston, MI, take the bus to Charlevoix, MI, walk to Charlevoix, then take the car ferry to Beaver Island. Alternatively, you can take a train from Cleveland Amtrak to Beaver Island via Chicago Union Station, Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station, Grand Rapids, MI, Charlevoix, MI, and Charlevoix in around 21h 10m.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Pellston via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–400
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Traverse City via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–390
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Traverse City via New York La Guardia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 34m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Traverse City via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Pellston via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–460
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Traverse City via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–440
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Traverse City via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Traverse City via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–440
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Traverse City via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Traverse City via New York La Guardia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Traverse City via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Cleveland Amtrak to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 46m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–140
- 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
- $35–90
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 989-725-5105
- Website
- indiantrails.com
Bus from Pellston, MI to Charlevoix, MI
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–23
- Website
- https://indiantrails.com
Bus from Grand Rapids, MI to Charlevoix, MI
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Website
- https://indiantrails.com
Bus from Kalamazoo, MI to Charlevoix, MI
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–75
- Website
- https://indiantrails.com
Bus from Traverse City, MI to Charlevoix, MI
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–26
- 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 Cleveland Bus Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–80
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Kalamazoo Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $22–50
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 888-378-3823
- info@baronsbus.com
- Website
- baronsbus.com
Bus from Cleveland Bus Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–80
- Website
- https://baronsbus.com
- Phone
- +1 231-547-2311
- Website
- bibco.com
Car ferry from Charlevoix to Beaver Island
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $34
- Schedules at
- bibco.com
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