There are 4 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, MItaxi
- Take the bus from Kalamazoo, MI to St. Ignace, MIbus
- Take the ferry from St Ignace to Mackinac Islandferry
10h 20m$158–226Fly to Pellston, ferry
- Fly from Kalamazoo-Battle Creek International Airport (AZO) to Pellston (PLN)plane AZO - PLN
- Take the ferry from Mackinaw to Mackinac Islandferry
6h 47m$201–522Taxi, 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 St. Ignace, MIbus
- Take the ferry from St Ignace to Mackinac Islandferry
10h 59m$158–256Fly 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, MI to St. Ignace, MIbus
- Take the ferry from St Ignace to Mackinac Islandferry
10h 46m$166–487
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 - $230 and takes 10h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Three Rivers to Mackinac Island is to fly and ferry which takes 6h 47m and costs $200 - $550.
The distance between Three Rivers and Mackinac Island is 344 miles.
The best way to get from Three Rivers to Mackinac Island without a car is to taxi and bus and ferry which takes 10h 20m and costs $150 - $230.
It takes approximately 10h 20m 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, MI, take the bus to St. Ignace, MI, walk to St Ignace, 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 Mackinaw, then take the ferry to Mackinac Island.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Kalamazoo-Battle Creek International Airport to Pellston via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–310
Flights from Kalamazoo-Battle Creek International Airport to Chippewa County International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–320
Flights from Kalamazoo-Battle Creek International Airport to Chippewa County International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–360
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Kalamazoo-Battle Creek International Airport to Pellston via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 23m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $50–320
Flights from Kalamazoo-Battle Creek International Airport to Chippewa County International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 34m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $50–330
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
- $10–40
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 989-725-5105
- Website
- indiantrails.com
Bus from Kalamazoo, MI to St. Ignace, MI
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–85
- 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
Bus from Kinross, MI to St. Ignace, MI
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6–22
- Website
- https://indiantrails.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
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
- 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
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
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Estimated price
- $85–110
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