There are 5 ways to get from Findlay to Mackinac Island by taxi, bus, ferry, or plane
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Taxi, bus, ferry
best- Take the taxi from Findlay to Bowling Greentaxi
- Take the bus from Bowling Green to Ann Arbor Amtrak Stationbus
- Take the bus from Blake Transit Center to Mackinawbus
- Take the ferry from Mackinaw to Mackinac Islandferry
12h 15m$139–249Taxi, bus, fly to Pellston, ferry
- Take the taxi from Findlay to Bowling Greentaxi
- Take the bus from Toledo to Dearbornbus
- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Pellston (PLN)plane DTW - PLN
- Take the ferry from Mackinaw to Mackinac Islandferry
8h 37m$150–497Taxi, bus, ferry via Lansing
- Take the taxi from Findlay to Bowling Greentaxi
- Take the bus from Bowling Green to Ann Arbor Amtrak Stationbus
- Take the bus from Ann Arbor- Blake Transit Ctr., MI to East Lansing, MIbus
- Take the bus from Lansing, MI to Mackinawbus
- Take the ferry from Mackinaw to Mackinac Islandferry
12h 28m$139–260Taxi, bus, fly to Alpena County Regional Airport, ferry
- Take the taxi from Findlay to Bowling Greentaxi
- Take the bus from Toledo to Dearbornbus
- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Alpena County Regional Airport (APN)plane DTW - APN
- Take the bus from Alpena to Mackinawbus
- Take the ferry from Mackinaw to Mackinac Islandferry
10h 5m$176–520Taxi, bus, fly to Chippewa County International Airport, ferry
- Take the taxi from Findlay to Bowling Greentaxi
- Take the bus from Toledo to Dearbornbus
- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Chippewa County International Airport (CIU)plane DTW - CIU
- Take the bus from Kinross to St. Ignace Transportation Centerbus
- Take the ferry from Mackinaw to Mackinac Islandferry
9h 56m$162–519
Detroit (DTW) to Pellston (PLN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Findlay to Mackinac Island is to taxi and bus and ferry via Lansing which costs $130 - $260 and takes 12h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Findlay to Mackinac Island is to taxi and bus and fly and ferry which takes 8h 37m and costs $150 - $500.
The distance between Findlay and Mackinac Island is 430 miles.
The best way to get from Findlay to Mackinac Island without a car is to taxi and bus and ferry which takes 12h 15m and costs $130 - $250.
It takes approximately 12h 15m to get from Findlay to Mackinac Island, including transfers.
There are 102+ hotels available in Mackinac Island.
What companies run services between Findlay, OH, USA and Mackinac Island, MI, USA?
There is no direct connection from Findlay to Mackinac Island. However, you can take the taxi to Bowling Green, take the bus to Ann Arbor Amtrak Station, walk to Beakes + Summit, take the line 22 bus to Blake Transit Center, take the bus to Mackinaw, walk to Mackinaw, then take the ferry to Mackinac Island. Alternatively, you can take the taxi to Bowling Green, take the bus to Toledo, take the bus to Dearborn, take the line 261 bus to Metro Airport McNamara Terminal, walk to Detroit (DTW) 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 Detroit to Pellston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–280
Flights from Detroit to Alpena County Regional Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–270
Flights from Detroit to Chippewa County International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–280
- Phone
- +1 888-378-3823
- info@baronsbus.com
- Website
- baronsbus.com
Bus from Bowling Green to Ann Arbor Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $7–40
- Website
- https://baronsbus.com
- Phone
- +1 989-725-5105
- Website
- indiantrails.com
Bus from Blake Transit Center to Mackinaw
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–90
- Website
- https://indiantrails.com
Bus from Lansing, MI to Mackinaw
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–75
- Website
- https://indiantrails.com
Bus from Alpena to Mackinaw
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–35
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Toledo to Dearborn
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20–35
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 517-333-0400
- info@michiganflyer.com
- Website
- michiganflyer.com
Bus from Ann Arbor- Blake Transit Ctr., MI to East Lansing, MI
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–24
- Website
- Michigan Flyer
- Child 2-16
- $8–10
- Adult
- $17–24
- Phone
- +1 231-436-5023
- Website
- 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 (800) 638-9892
- Website
- arnoldtransitcompany.com
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
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Estimated price
- $55–70
USA Cab Co
- Phone
- +1-419-788-6206
- Website
- usacabco.com
USA Cab Co
- Phone
- +1-419-788-6206
- Website
- usacabco.com
USA Cab Co
- Phone
- +1-419-788-6206
- Website
- usacabco.com
USA Cab Co
- Phone
- +1-419-788-6206
- Website
- usacabco.com
USA Cab Co
- Phone
- +1-419-788-6206
- Website
- usacabco.com
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