There are 4 ways to get from Perham to Mackinac Island by taxi, plane, bus, ferry, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Taxi to Hector International Airport, fly, bus, ferry
best- Take the taxi from Perham to Fargo-Airport-FARtaxi
- Fly from Hector International Airport (FAR) to Chippewa County International Airport (CIU)plane FAR - CIU
- Take the bus from Kinross, MI to St. Ignace, MIbus
- Take the ferry from St Ignace to Mackinac Islandferry
10h 28m$232–598Bus to Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport, fly, bus, ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from Perham to Brainerdbus
- Fly from Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport (BRD) to Chippewa County International Airport (CIU)plane BRD - CIU
- Take the bus from Kinross, MI to St. Ignace, MIbus
- Take the ferry from St Ignace to Mackinac Islandferry
9h 7m$120–501Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Perham to Brainerdbus
- Take the bus from Brainerd to Duluthbus
- Take the bus from Duluth, MN to Ironwood, MIbus
- Take the bus from Ironwood, MI to Escanaba, MIbus
- Take the bus from Escanaba, MI to St. Ignace, MIbus
- Take the ferry from St Ignace to Mackinac Islandferry
20h 45m$123–316Train, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Detroit Lakes Amtrak Station 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
- Take the ferry from St Ignace to Mackinac Islandferry
26h 12m$234–474
Hector International Airport (FAR) to Chippewa County International Airport (CIU) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Perham to Mackinac Island is to bus and ferry which costs $120 - $320 and takes 20h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Perham to Mackinac Island is to bus and fly and ferry which takes 9h 7m and costs $120 - $500.
The distance between Perham and Mackinac Island is 707 miles.
The best way to get from Perham to Mackinac Island without a car is to bus and ferry which takes 20h 45m and costs $120 - $320.
It takes approximately 10h 28m to get from Perham to Mackinac Island, including transfers.
Mackinac Island is 1h ahead of Perham. It is currently 10:52 PM in Perham and 11:52 PM in Mackinac Island.
There are 98+ hotels available in Mackinac Island.
What companies run services between Perham, MN, USA and Mackinac Island, MI, USA?
There is no direct connection from Perham to Mackinac Island. However, you can take the taxi to Fargo-Airport-FAR airport, fly to Chippewa County International Airport (CIU), take the taxi to Kinross, MI, take the bus to St. Ignace, MI, walk to St Ignace, then take the ferry to Mackinac Island. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Perham to Mackinac Island via Brainerd, Duluth, MN, Ironwood, MI, Escanaba, MI, St. Ignace, MI, and St Ignace in around 20h 45m.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Hector International Airport to Chippewa County International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–370
Flights from Hector International Airport to Chippewa County International Airport via Minneapolis, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–430
Flights from Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport to Chippewa County International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–350
Flights from Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport to Chippewa County International Airport via Minneapolis, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 51m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–410
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Hector International Airport to Chippewa County International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–410
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Detroit Lakes Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 18m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $100–190
- 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
- $30–120
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 989-725-5105
- Website
- indiantrails.com
Bus from Kinross, MI to St. Ignace, MI
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6–22
- Website
- https://indiantrails.com
Bus from Duluth, MN to Ironwood, MI
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–40
- Website
- https://indiantrails.com
Bus from Ironwood, MI to Escanaba, MI
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Website
- https://indiantrails.com
Bus from Escanaba, MI to St. Ignace, MI
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- Website
- https://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
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Perham to Brainerd
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6–55
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Brainerd to Duluth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $11–65
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Phone
- +1 (800) 638-9892
- Website
- arnoldtransitcompany.com
Ferry from St Ignace to Mackinac Island
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $22–30
- Website
- https://www.arnoldtransitcompany.com
- Adult one way winter
- $30
- Child 5-12 one way winter
- $22
- Phone
- +1 231-436-5023
- Website
- sheplersferry.com
Ferry from St Ignace to Mackinac Island
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $36
- Website
- https://www.sheplersferry.com
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Estimated price
- $120–160
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