There are 4 ways to get from Beloit to Mackinac Island by taxi, train, bus, ferry, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Taxi, train, bus, ferry
best- Take the taxi from Beloit to Harvardtaxi
- Take the train from Harvard to Chicago OTCtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to East Lansing Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the bus from East Lansing to St. Ignacebus
- Take the ferry from St Ignace to Mackinac Islandferry
16h 4m$273–411Bus, ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from Downtown Transfer Center - Janesville to Milwaukee Intermodal Stationbus
- Take the bus from Milwaukee to Escanababus
- Take the bus from Escanaba to St. Ignacebus
- Take the ferry from St Ignace to Mackinac Islandferry
16h 48m$128–200Bus to General Mitchell International Airport, fly, ferry
- Take the bus from Downtown Transfer Center - Janesville to Milwaukee, WI - Airportbus
- Fly from General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) to Pellston (PLN)plane MKE - PLN
- Take the ferry from Mackinaw City to Mackinac Islandferry
12h 16m$180–614Bus to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field, fly, ferry
- Take the bus from 3120 N Pontiac Dr - Van Galder Bus Terminal to 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campusbus
- Fly from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) to Pellston (PLN)plane MSN - PLN
- Take the ferry from Mackinaw City to Mackinac Islandferry
12h 6m$152–506
General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) to Pellston (PLN) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Beloit to Mackinac Island is to bus and ferry which costs $120 - $200 and takes 16h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Beloit to Mackinac Island is to bus and fly and ferry which takes 12h 6m and costs $150 - $550.
The distance between Beloit and Mackinac Island is 565 miles.
The best way to get from Beloit to Mackinac Island without a car is to taxi and train and bus and ferry which takes 16h 4m and costs $270 - $420.
It takes approximately 16h 4m to get from Beloit to Mackinac Island, including transfers.
Mackinac Island is 1h ahead of Beloit. It is currently 12:53 AM in Beloit and 1:53 AM in Mackinac Island.
There are 83+ hotels available in Mackinac Island.
What companies run services between Beloit, WI, USA and Mackinac Island, MI, USA?
There is no direct connection from Beloit to Mackinac Island. However, you can take the taxi to Harvard, take the train to Chicago OTC, walk to Madison & Canal, take the line 60 bus to Clinton & Jackson, walk to Chicago Union Station, take the train to East Lansing Amtrak Station, walk to East Lansing, take the bus to St. Ignace, walk to St Ignace, then take the ferry to Mackinac Island. Alternatively, you can take the bus to Downtown Transfer Center, take the bus to Milwaukee, WI - Airport, walk to General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) airport, fly to Pellston (PLN), take the taxi to Mackinaw, then take the ferry to Mackinac Island.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Pellston via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–480
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Pellston via Minneapolis, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Pellston via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–370
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Pellston via Minneapolis, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–450
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Pellston via Atlanta, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
- Phone
- +1 312-696-3872
- Website
- Metra
Train from Harvard to Chicago OTC
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $7–9
- Website
- Metra
- Adult
- $7–9
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to East Lansing Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–180
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 989-725-5105
- Website
- Indian Trails
Bus from East Lansing to St. Ignace
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–75
- Website
- Indian Trails
Bus from Milwaukee to Escanaba
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Website
- Indian Trails
Bus from Escanaba to St. Ignace
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- Website
- Indian Trails
- Phone
- (262) 542-8861
- Website
- coachusa.com
Bus from Downtown Transfer Center - Janesville to Milwaukee, WI - Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–21
- Schedules at
- coachusa.com
- Book at
- coachusa.com
Bus from Downtown Transfer Center - Janesville to Milwaukee Intermodal Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20–23
- Schedules at
- coachusa.com
- Book at
- coachusa.com
- Phone
- +1 (866) 912 - 6224
- [email protected]
- Website
- Rockland Coaches
Bus from 3120 N Pontiac Dr - Van Galder Bus Terminal to 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–17
- Schedules at
- Rockland Coaches
- Adult
- $8–17
- Phone
- +1 800.638.9892
- Website
- Arnold Transit Company Homepage
Ferry from St Ignace to Mackinac Island
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $25–37
- Schedules at
- Arnold Transit Company Schedules
- Website
- Arnold Transit Company Homepage
- Adult Round Trip
- $37
- Adult One-way
- $25
Ferry from Mackinaw City to Mackinac Island
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $25–37
- Schedules at
- Arnold Transit Company Schedules
- Website
- Arnold Transit Company Homepage
- Adult Round Trip
- $37
- Adult One-way
- $25
Ferry from Mackinaw City to Mackinac Island
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $25–37
- Schedules at
- Arnold Transit Company Schedules
- Website
- Arnold Transit Company Homepage
- Adult Round Trip
- $37
- Adult One-way
- $25
- Phone
- +1 (800) 638-9892
- Website
- Arnold Transit Co.
Ferry from St Ignace to Mackinac Island
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $37
- Website
- Arnold Transit Co.
- Adult Round Trip
- $37
Ferry from Mackinaw City to Mackinac Island
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $37
- Website
- Arnold Transit Co.
- Adult Roundtrip
- $37
Ferry from St Ignace to Mackinac Island
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $37
- Website
- Arnold Transit Co.
- Adult Round Trip
- $37
Ferry from Mackinaw City to Mackinac Island
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $37
- Website
- Arnold Transit Co.
- Adult Roundtrip
- $37
- Phone
- +1 231-436-5023
- Website
- Shepler's Ferry
Ferry from Mackinaw City to Mackinac Island
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $38
- Website
- Shepler's Ferry
- Adult Round Trip
- $38
Ferry from St Ignace to Mackinac Island
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $38
- Website
- Shepler's Ferry
- Adult Round Trip
- $38
Ferry from Mackinaw City to Mackinac Island
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $38
- Website
- Shepler's Ferry
- Adult Round Trip
- $38
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Estimated price
- $85–110
Checker Cab
- Phone
- +1-815-961-8888
- Website
- checker-cab.business.site
Spee-Dee Transportation
- Phone
- +1-815-963-3322
- Website
- speedeetaxirockford.com
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