There are 7 ways to get from Fort Wayne to Beaver Island by bus, car ferry, train, car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus, car ferry
best- Take the bus from Fort Wayne, IN to Gary, INbus
- Take the bus from Gary Bus Station to Kalamazoo Bus Stopbus
- Take the bus from Kalamazoo, MI to Charlevoix, MIbus
- Take the car ferry from Charlevoix to Beaver Islandcarferry
18h 17m$116–220Drive, car ferry
cheapest- Drive from Fort Wayne to Charlevoixcar
- Take the car ferry from Charlevoix to Beaver Islandcarferry
7h 57m$94–121Bus, train, car ferry
- Take the bus from Fort Wayne, IN to Toledobus
- Take the train from Toledo 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
22h 36m$144–335Fly to Pellston, bus, car ferry
- Fly from Fort Wayne International Airport (FWA) to Pellston (PLN)plane FWA - PLN
- Take the bus from Pellston, MI to Charlevoix, MIbus
- Take the car ferry from Charlevoix to Beaver Islandcarferry
10h 59m$130–430Bus, car ferry via Detroit
- Take the bus from Fort Wayne, IN to Detroit, MIbus
- Take the bus from Detroit, MI to Grand Rapids, MIbus
- Take the bus from Grand Rapids, MI to Charlevoix, MIbus
- Take the car ferry from Charlevoix to Beaver Islandcarferry
18h 52m$110–210Bus, car ferry #2
- Take the bus from Fort Wayne, IN to Chicagobus
- 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
19h 52m$114–205Fly to Traverse City, bus, car ferry
- Fly from Fort Wayne International Airport (FWA) to Traverse City (TVC)plane FWA - TVC
- Take the bus from Traverse City, MI to Charlevoix, MIbus
- Take the car ferry from Charlevoix to Beaver Islandcarferry
11h 18m$128–417
Fort Wayne International Airport (FWA) to Pellston (PLN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Fort Wayne to Beaver Island is to drive and car ferry which costs $90 - $130 and takes 7h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Fort Wayne to Beaver Island is to drive and car ferry which takes 7h 57m and costs $90 - $130.
The distance between Fort Wayne and Beaver Island is 553 miles.
The best way to get from Fort Wayne to Beaver Island without a car is to bus and car ferry which takes 18h 17m and costs $110 - $220.
It takes approximately 18h 17m to get from Fort Wayne to Beaver Island, including transfers.
What companies run services between Fort Wayne, IN, USA and Beaver Island, Charlevoix County, MI, USA?
There is no direct connection from Fort Wayne to Beaver Island. However, you can take the line 8 bus to Central Station - Bay H, take the bus to Gary, IN, walk to Gary Bus Station, take the bus to Kalamazoo Bus Stop, take the bus to Charlevoix, MI, walk to Charlevoix, then take the car ferry to Beaver Island. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Coldwater after Ernst to Beaver Island via Fort Wayne, IN, Toledo, Toledo, Chicago Union Station, Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station, Grand Rapids, MI, Charlevoix, MI, and Charlevoix in around 22h 36m.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Fort Wayne International Airport to Pellston via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–320
Flights from Fort Wayne International Airport to Pellston via Minneapolis, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 9m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–470
Flights from Fort Wayne International Airport to Traverse City via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–400
Flights from Fort Wayne International Airport to Traverse City via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $45–310
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Fort Wayne International Airport to Pellston via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $50–330
Flights from Fort Wayne International Airport to Traverse City via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–320
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Fort Wayne International Airport to Traverse City via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–320
Flights from Fort Wayne International Airport to Traverse City via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–450
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Toledo to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–130
- 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
- $35–65
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 888-378-3823
- info@baronsbus.com
- Website
- baronsbus.com
Bus from Fort Wayne, IN to Gary, IN
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $14–50
- Website
- https://baronsbus.com
Bus from Fort Wayne, IN to Toledo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–45
- Website
- https://baronsbus.com
Bus from Fort Wayne, IN to Detroit, MI
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15–55
- Website
- https://baronsbus.com
Bus from Fort Wayne, IN to Chicago
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $17–55
- Website
- https://baronsbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Gary Bus Station to Kalamazoo Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $27–60
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Kalamazoo Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $22–40
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 989-725-5105
- Website
- 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 Grand Rapids, MI to Charlevoix, MI
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Website
- https://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 Detroit, MI to Grand Rapids, MI
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- 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
- 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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