There are 2 ways to get from Iron Mountain to Mackinac Island by bus, taxi, ferry, or plane
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Bus, taxi, ferry
best- Take the bus from Iron Mountain, MI to Engadinebus
- Take the taxi from Engadine to St Ignacetaxi
- Take the ferry from St Ignace to Mackinac Islandferry
4h 52m$210–287Fly, bus, ferry
cheapest- Fly from Iron Mountain (IMT) to Chippewa County International Airport (CIU)plane IMT - CIU
- Take the bus from Kinross to St. Ignace Transportation Centerbus
- Take the ferry from Mackinaw City to Mackinac Islandferry
23h 48m$131–477
Iron Mountain (IMT) to Chippewa County International Airport (CIU) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Iron Mountain to Mackinac Island is to bus and taxi and ferry which costs $210 - $290 and takes 4h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Iron Mountain to Mackinac Island is to bus and taxi and ferry which takes 4h 52m and costs $210 - $290.
The distance between Iron Mountain and Mackinac Island is 201 miles.
The best way to get from Iron Mountain to Mackinac Island without a car is to bus and taxi and ferry which takes 4h 52m and costs $210 - $290.
It takes approximately 4h 52m to get from Iron Mountain to Mackinac Island, including transfers.
Mackinac Island is 1h ahead of Iron Mountain. It is currently 6:27 AM in Iron Mountain and 7:27 AM in Mackinac Island.
There are 107+ hotels available in Mackinac Island.
What companies run services between Iron Mountain, MI, USA and Mackinac Island, MI, USA?
There is no direct connection from Iron Mountain to Mackinac Island. However, you can take the bus to Engadine, take the taxi to St Ignace, then take the ferry to Mackinac Island. Alternatively, you can take the taxi to Iron Mountain (IMT) airport, fly to Chippewa County International Airport (CIU), take the taxi to Kinross, take the bus to St. Ignace Transportation Center, take the line 1485 bus to Mackinaw, walk to Mackinaw City, then take the ferry to Mackinac Island.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Iron Mountain to Chippewa County International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–370
Flights from Iron Mountain to Chippewa County International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 14m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–380
Flights from Iron Mountain to Chippewa County International Airport via Minneapolis, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–460
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Iron Mountain to Chippewa County International Airport via Detroit, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 19m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $90–430
- Phone
- +1 989-725-5105
- Website
- indiantrails.com
Bus from Iron Mountain, MI to Engadine
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $25–50
- Website
- https://indiantrails.com
Bus from Kinross to St. Ignace Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–21
- Website
- https://indiantrails.com
- Phone
- +1 800.638.9892
- Website
- arnoldtransitcompany.com
Ferry from St Ignace to Mackinac Island
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $25–37
- Schedules at
- https://www.arnoldtransitcompany.com/schedules/
- Website
- https://www.arnoldtransitcompany.com/
- 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
- https://www.arnoldtransitcompany.com/schedules/
- Website
- https://www.arnoldtransitcompany.com/
- Adult Round Trip
- $37
- Adult One-way
- $25
- Phone
- +1 (800) 638-9892
- Website
- arnoldtransitcompany.com
Ferry from St Ignace to Mackinac Island
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $37
- Website
- https://www.arnoldtransitcompany.com
- Adult Round Trip
- $37
Ferry from Mackinaw City to Mackinac Island
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $37
- Website
- https://www.arnoldtransitcompany.com
- Adult Roundtrip
- $37
- Phone
- +1 231-436-5023
- Website
- sheplersferry.com
Ferry from Mackinaw City to Mackinac Island
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $38
- Website
- https://www.sheplersferry.com
- Adult Round Trip
- $38
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Estimated price
- $160–200
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