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How to get fromKalamazoo to Put-in-Bayby train, car, car ferry, bus, taxi or ferry

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There are 6 ways to get from Kalamazoo to Put-in-Bay by train, car, car ferry, bus, taxi, or ferry

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  1. Train, drive, car ferry

    best
    1. Take the train from Kalamazoo to Dearborntrain
    2. Drive from Meijer Southgate to Catawba Island Ferry Terminal, Port Clinton, OHcar
    3. Take the car ferry from Catawba Island Ferry Terminal, Port Clinton, OH to Put-in-Bay, South Bass Island, OHcarferry
    7h 13m
    $63–133

  2. Drive, car ferry

    cheapest
    1. Drive from Kalamazoo to Catawba Island Ferry Terminal, Port Clinton, OHcar
    2. Take the car ferry from Catawba Island Ferry Terminal, Port Clinton, OH to Put-in-Bay, South Bass Island, OHcarferryPut-in-Bay
    4h 2m
    $42–57

  3. Bus, drive, car ferry

    1. Take the bus from Kalamazoo Bus Stop to Detroit Bus Stationbus
    2. Take the bus from Detroit Bus Station to Toledo Bus Stopbus
    3. Drive from Toledo Bus Stop to Catawba Island Ferry Terminal, Port Clinton, OHcar
    4. Take the car ferry from Catawba Island Ferry Terminal, Port Clinton, OH to Put-in-Bay, South Bass Island, OHcarferry
    7h 16m
    $47–96

  4. Train, bus, taxi, ferry

    1. Take the train from Kalamazoo to Dearborntrain
    2. Take the bus from Dearborn to Toledobus
    3. Take the taxi from Toledo to Sandusky, OHtaxi
    4. Take the ferry from Sandusky, OH to Put-in-Bayferry
    7h 51m

  5. Train, bus, taxi, ferry via Ann Arbor

    1. Take the train from Kalamazoo to Ann Arbor Amtrak Stationtrain
    2. Take the bus from Ann Arbor Amtrak Station to Toledobus
    3. Take the taxi from Toledo to Sandusky, OHtaxi
    4. Take the ferry from Sandusky, OH to Put-in-Bayferry
    8h 2m

  6. Bus, taxi, car ferry, ferry

    1. Take the bus from Kalamazoo, MI to East Lansing, MIbus
    2. Take the bus from East Lansing Amtrak Station to Toledobus
    3. Take the taxi from Toledo to Marblehead, OHtaxi
    4. Take the car ferry from Marblehead, OH to Kelleys Islandcarferry
    5. Take the ferry from Kelleys Island to Put-in-Bayferry
    12h 33m

Questions & Answers

What companies run services between Kalamazoo, MI, USA and Put-in-Bay, OH, USA?

There is no direct connection from Kalamazoo to Put-in-Bay. However, you can take the train to Dearborn, walk to Dearborn Tc Bay 3, take the line 160 bus to Meijer Southgate, drive to Catawba Island Ferry Terminal, Port Clinton, OH, take the car ferry to Put-in-Bay, South Bass Island, OH, then drive to Put-in-Bay. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Kalamazoo Bus Stop to Put-in-Bay via Detroit Bus Station, Toledo Bus Stop, Catawba Island Ferry Terminal, Port Clinton, OH, and Put-in-Bay, South Bass Island, OH in around 7h 16m.

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