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How to get fromHoughton Lake to Thunder Bayby taxi, bus, plane, or car

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There are 4 ways to get from Houghton Lake to Thunder Bay by taxi, bus, plane, or car

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  1. Taxi, bus, bus to Sault Ste. Marie Airport, fly

    best
    1. Take the taxi from Houghton Lake to Graylingtaxi taxi
    2. Take the bus from Grayling to St. Ignace, MIbus bus
    3. Take the bus from St. Ignace Transportation Center to Sault Ste. Marie, MIbus bus
    4. Fly from Sault Ste. Marie Airport (YAM) to Thunder Bay International Airport (YQT)plane plane YAM - YQT
    7h 47m
    $533–1,190

  2. Drive 971.2 km

    cheapest
    1. Drive from Houghton Lake to Thunder Baycar car 971.2 km
    11h 31m
    $191–276

  3. Taxi, bus

    1. Take the taxi from Houghton Lake to Graylingtaxi taxi
    2. Take the bus from Grayling to St. Ignace, MIbus bus
    3. Take the bus from St. Ignace Transportation Center to Sault Ste. Marie, MIbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Sault Ste Marie to Thunder Baybus bus
    15h 55m
    $207–378

  4. Taxi, bus to Windsor Airport, fly

    1. Take the taxi from Houghton Lake to Claretaxi taxi
    2. Take the bus from Clare to Detroit Greyhoundbus bus
    3. Fly from Windsor Airport (YQG) to Thunder Bay International Airport (YQT)plane plane YQG - YQT
    13h 53m
    $613–1,175

Sault Ste. Marie Airport (YAM) to Thunder Bay International Airport (YQT) flights

Calendar12Weekly Planes
Duration1h 16mAverage Duration
Ticket$871Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 734.1 km
  • Duration: 7h 47m

What companies run services between Houghton Lake, MI, USA and Thunder Bay, ON, Canada?

There is no direct connection from Houghton Lake to Thunder Bay. However, you can take the taxi to Grayling, take the bus to St. Ignace, MI, take the bus to Sault Ste. Marie, MI, drive to Sault Ste. Marie Airport (YAM) airport, then fly to Thunder Bay International Airport (YQT). Alternatively, you can take the taxi to Grayling, take the bus to St. Ignace, MI, take the bus to Sault Ste. Marie, MI, drive to Sault Ste Marie, then take the bus to Thunder Bay.

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