There are 5 ways to get from Three Rivers to Mackinac Island by taxi, bus, ferry, plane, 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, bus, ferry
best- Take the taxi from Three Rivers to Kalamazoo Metro Transittaxi
- Take the bus from Kalamazoo Metro Transit to Mackinaw Citybus
- Take the ferry from Mackinaw to Mackinac Islandferry
9h 48m$159–236Fly Kalamazoo-Battle Creek International Airport to Pellston, ferry
cheapest- Fly from Kalamazoo-Battle Creek International Airport (AZO) to Pellston (PLN)plane AZO - PLN
- Take the ferry from Mackinaw to Mackinac Islandferry
6h 59m$157–480Taxi, train, bus, ferry
- Take the taxi from Three Rivers to Kalamazootaxi
- Take the train from Kalamazoo to East Lansing Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the bus from East Lansing, MI to Mackinawbus
- Take the ferry from Mackinaw to Mackinac Islandferry
10h 27m$164–266Taxi to South Bend, fly to Pellston, ferry
- Take the taxi from Three Rivers to South-Bend-Airport-SBNtaxi
- Fly from South Bend (SBN) to Pellston (PLN)plane SBN - PLN
- Take the ferry from Mackinaw to Mackinac Islandferry
7h 3m$265–738Fly Kalamazoo-Battle Creek International Airport to Chippewa County International Airport, bus, ferry
- Fly from Kalamazoo-Battle Creek International Airport (AZO) to Chippewa County International Airport (CIU)plane AZO - CIU
- Take the bus from Kinross to St. Ignace Transportation Centerbus
- Take the ferry from Mackinaw to Mackinac Islandferry
8h 7m$169–512
Kalamazoo-Battle Creek International Airport (AZO) to Pellston (PLN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Three Rivers to Mackinac Island is to taxi and bus and ferry which costs $150 - $240 and takes 9h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Three Rivers to Mackinac Island is to fly and ferry which takes 6h 59m and costs $150 - $480.
The distance between Three Rivers and Mackinac Island is 335 miles.
The best way to get from Three Rivers to Mackinac Island without a car is to taxi and bus and ferry which takes 9h 48m and costs $150 - $240.
It takes approximately 9h 48m to get from Three Rivers to Mackinac Island, including transfers.
There are 102+ hotels available in Mackinac Island.
What companies run services between Three Rivers, MI, USA and Mackinac Island, MI, USA?
There is no direct connection from Three Rivers to Mackinac Island. However, you can take the taxi to Kalamazoo Metro Transit, take the bus to Mackinaw City, walk to Mackinaw, then take the ferry to Mackinac Island. Alternatively, you can take the taxi to Kalamazoo-Airport-AZO 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
- united.com
Flights from Kalamazoo-Battle Creek International Airport to Pellston via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $50–320
Flights from South Bend to Pellston via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 31m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–470
Flights from Kalamazoo-Battle Creek International Airport to Chippewa County International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 54m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $50–330
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Kalamazoo-Battle Creek International Airport to Pellston via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–310
Flights from South Bend to Pellston via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–470
Flights from Kalamazoo-Battle Creek International Airport to Chippewa County International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–320
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Kalamazoo to East Lansing Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15–40
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 989-725-5105
- Website
- indiantrails.com
Bus from Kalamazoo Metro Transit to Mackinaw City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–85
- Website
- https://indiantrails.com
Bus from East Lansing, MI to Mackinaw
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–75
- 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
- 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
- 47 min
- Estimated price
- $85–190
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