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How to get fromEast Lansing to Isle Royale National Parkby train, bus, taxi, ferry, or plane

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There are 4 ways to get from East Lansing to Isle Royale National Park by train, bus, taxi, ferry, or plane

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  1. Train, bus, taxi, ferry

    best
    1. Take the train from East Lansing Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain train
    2. Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Milwaukeetrain train
    3. Take the bus from Milwaukee to Houghton, MIbus bus
    4. Take the taxi from Houghton, MI to Copper Harbor, MItaxi taxi
    5. Take the ferry from Copper Harbor, MI to Rock Harborferry ferry
    6. Take the ferry from Rock Harbor to Chippewa Harborferry ferry
    27h
    $420–653

  2. Bus, fly to Sawyer International Airport, taxi, ferry

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from East Lansing, MI to Detroit Metro Airportbus bus
    2. Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Sawyer International Airport (MQT)plane plane DTW - MQT
    3. Take the bus from Gwinn to Houghton, MIbus bus
    4. Take the taxi from Houghton, MI to Copper Harbor, MItaxi taxi
    5. Take the ferry from Copper Harbor, MI to Rock Harborferry ferry
    6. Take the ferry from Rock Harbor to Chippewa Harborferry ferry
    16h 13m
    $381–833

  3. Bus, taxi, ferry

    1. Take the bus from East Lansing, MI to Ann Arbor- Blake Transit Ctr., MIbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Ann Arbor to Milwaukee Intermodal Stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Milwaukee to Houghton, MIbus bus
    4. Take the taxi from Houghton, MI to Copper Harbor, MItaxi taxi
    5. Take the ferry from Copper Harbor, MI to Rock Harborferry ferry
    6. Take the ferry from Rock Harbor to Chippewa Harborferry ferry
    29h 8m
    $388–568

  4. Bus, fly to Iron Mountain, taxi, ferry

    1. Take the bus from East Lansing, MI to Detroit Metro Airportbus bus
    2. Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Iron Mountain (IMT)plane plane DTW - IMT
    3. Take the bus from Iron Mountain, MI to Escanaba, MIbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Escanaba to Houghton, MIbus bus
    5. Take the taxi from Houghton, MI to Copper Harbor, MItaxi taxi
    6. Take the ferry from Copper Harbor, MI to Rock Harborferry ferry
    7. Take the ferry from Rock Harbor to Chippewa Harborferry ferry
    19h 24m
    $392–861

Detroit (DTW) to Sawyer International Airport (MQT) flights

Calendar7Weekly Planes
Duration1h 33mAverage Duration
Ticket$63Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

Map of how to get from East Lansing to Isle Royale National Park.ExpandLaunch map view
  • Distance: 807 mi
  • Duration: 27h

What companies run services between East Lansing, MI, USA and Isle Royale National Park, MI, USA?

There is no direct connection from East Lansing to Isle Royale National Park. However, you can take the line 20 bus to Capital Area Multimodal Gateway, walk to East Lansing Amtrak Station, take the train to Chicago Union Station, take the train to Milwaukee, walk to Milwaukee, take the bus to Houghton, MI, take the taxi to Copper Harbor, MI, take the ferry to Rock Harbor, take the ferry to Chippewa Harbor, then walk to Chippewa Harbor. Alternatively, you can take the bus to Detroit Metro Airport, walk to North Terminal, take the bus to McNamara Terminal, walk to Detroit (DTW) airport, fly to Sawyer International Airport (MQT), take the taxi to Gwinn, take the bus to Houghton, MI, take the taxi to Copper Harbor, MI, take the ferry to Rock Harbor, take the ferry to Chippewa Harbor, then walk to Chippewa Harbor.

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