There are 5 ways to get from St. Louis to Port Clinton by plane, taxi, ferry, bus, car, car 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.
Fly, taxi, ferry
best- Fly from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport (CLE)plane STL - CLE
- Take the taxi from Brookpark Station to Sandusky, OHtaxi
- Take the ferry from Sandusky, OH to Put-in-Bayferry
- Take the ferry from Put-in-Bay to Port Clinton, OHferry
7h 38m$292–956Drive 476.2 mi
cheapest- Drive from St. Louis to Port Clintoncar 476.2 mi
9h 7m$87–126Bus, drive, car ferry, ferry
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Indianapolis Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Indianapolis Union Station to Toledo Bus Stopbus
- Drive from Toledo Bus Stop to Catawba Island Ferry Terminal, Port Clinton, OHcar
- Take the car ferry from Catawba Island Ferry Terminal, Port Clinton, OH to Put-in-Bay, South Bass Island, OHcarferry
- Take the ferry from Put-in-Bay to Port Clinton, OHferry
13h 41m$113–190Train, drive, car ferry, ferry
- Take the train from St. Louis to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Toledotrain
- Drive from Toledo to Catawba Island Ferry Terminal, Port Clinton, OHcar
- Take the car ferry from Catawba Island Ferry Terminal, Port Clinton, OH to Put-in-Bay, South Bass Island, OHcarferry
- Take the ferry from Put-in-Bay to Port Clinton, OHferry
14h 5m$184–366Bus, taxi, ferry
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Toledo Bus Stopbus
- Take the taxi from Toledo Bus Stop to Sandusky, OHtaxi
- Take the ferry from Sandusky, OH to Put-in-Bayferry
- Take the ferry from Put-in-Bay to Port Clinton, OHferry
16h 48m$219–331
Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport (CLE) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from St. Louis to Port Clinton is to drive which costs $85 - $130 and takes 9h 7m.
The fastest way to get from St. Louis to Port Clinton is to fly and taxi and ferry which takes 7h 38m and costs $290 - $1,000.
The distance between St. Louis and Port Clinton is 591 miles. The road distance is 479 miles.
The best way to get from St. Louis to Port Clinton without a car is to bus and taxi and ferry which takes 16h 48m and costs $210 - $340.
It takes approximately 7h 38m to get from St. Louis to Port Clinton, including transfers.
Port Clinton is 1h ahead of St. Louis. It is currently 2:52 AM in St. Louis and 3:52 AM in Port Clinton.
Yes, the driving distance between St. Louis to Port Clinton is 479 miles. It takes approximately 9h 7m to drive from St. Louis to Port Clinton.
There are 196+ hotels available in Port Clinton.
What companies run services between St. Louis, MO, USA and Port Clinton, OH, USA?
There is no direct connection from St. Louis to Port Clinton. However, you can take the train to LAMBERT AIRPORT TERMINAL #1 station, walk to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) airport, fly to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport (CLE), walk to Airport Station, take the subway to Brookpark Station, take the taxi to Sandusky, OH, take the ferry to Put-in-Bay, then take the ferry to Port Clinton, OH. Alternatively, you can take a bus from St Louis Bus Station to Port Clinton, OH via Indianapolis Union Station, Toledo Bus Stop, Catawba Island Ferry Terminal, Port Clinton, OH, Put-in-Bay, South Bass Island, OH, and Put-in-Bay in around 13h 41m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–750
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–800
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–850
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–750
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from St. Louis to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $80–180
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Toledo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $65–150
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Indianapolis Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–80
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Indianapolis Union Station to Toledo Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Toledo Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–80
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–75
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Toledo Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 888-378-3823
- info@baronsbus.com
- Website
- baronsbus.com
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Toledo Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–65
- Website
- https://baronsbus.com
- Phone
- +1 800-245-1538
- fast@jet-express.com
- Website
- jet-express.com
Ferry from Sandusky, OH to Put-in-Bay
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $26–28
- Website
- https://jet-express.com
Ferry from Put-in-Bay to Port Clinton, OH
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–13
- Website
- https://jet-express.com
- Phone
- +1 419-285-2421
- mglinfo@millerferry.com
- Website
- millerferry.com
Car ferry from Catawba Island Ferry Terminal, Port Clinton, OH to Put-in-Bay, South Bass Island, OH
- Ave. Duration
- 18 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $9
- Website
- https://millerferry.com
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Estimated price
- $110–160
United Cab Company
- Phone
- +1 216-398-9000
- Website
- unitedcabcle.com
Ace Taxi
- Phone
- +1 216-361-4700
- Website
- acetaxi.com
Black and Yellow Taxi Cab
- Phone
- +1-419-989-6731
- Website
- taxicabtoledo.com
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