There are 7 ways to get from Lubbock to Mackinac Island by plane, car, ferry, bus, 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.
Fly to Sault Ste. Marie Airport, drive, ferry
best- Fly from Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport (LBB) to Sault Ste. Marie Airport (YAM)plane LBB - YAM
- Drive from Sault Ste Marie, MI, USA - Lake Superior State University to St Ignacecar
- Take the ferry from St Ignace to Mackinac Islandferry
15h 3m$204–780Fly to Traverse City, bus, ferry
cheapest- Fly from Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport (LBB) to Traverse City (TVC)plane LBB - TVC
- Take the bus from Traverse City to St. Ignacebus
- Take the ferry from St Ignace to Mackinac Islandferry
12h 53m$165–655Bus, train, ferry
- Take the bus from Lubbock Citibus DT Transfer Plaza to Fort Worth Downtownbus
- Take the train from Fort Worth to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- 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
43h 12m$444–1,080Fly to Pellston, ferry
- Fly from Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport (LBB) to Pellston (PLN)plane LBB - PLN
- Take the ferry from Mackinaw City to Mackinac Islandferry
9h 7m$218–682Fly to Chippewa County International Airport, bus, ferry
- Fly from Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport (LBB) to Chippewa County International Airport (CIU)plane LBB - CIU
- Take the bus from Kinross to St. Ignacebus
- Take the ferry from St Ignace to Mackinac Islandferry
10h 19m$180–696Fly to Gerald R. Ford International Airport, bus, ferry
- Fly from Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport (LBB) to Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR)plane LBB - GRR
- Take the bus from Grand Rapids to St. Ignacebus
- Take the ferry from St Ignace to Mackinac Islandferry
16h 19m$187–641Fly to Alpena County Regional Airport, bus, ferry
- Fly from Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport (LBB) to Alpena County Regional Airport (APN)plane LBB - APN
- Take the bus from Alpena to St. Ignacebus
- Take the ferry from St Ignace to Mackinac Islandferry
11h 58m$191–678
Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport (LBB) to Sault Ste. Marie Airport (YAM) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Lubbock to Mackinac Island is to fly and bus and ferry which costs $160 - $700 and takes 12h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Lubbock to Mackinac Island is to fly and ferry which takes 9h 7m and costs $210 - $700.
The distance between Lubbock and Mackinac Island is 1357 miles.
The best way to get from Lubbock to Mackinac Island without a car is to bus and train and ferry which takes 43h 12m and costs $440 - $1,100.
It takes approximately 15h 3m to get from Lubbock to Mackinac Island, including transfers.
Mackinac Island is 1h ahead of Lubbock. It is currently 7:08 PM in Lubbock and 8:08 PM in Mackinac Island.
There are 88+ hotels available in Mackinac Island.
What companies run services between Lubbock, TX, USA and Mackinac Island, MI, USA?
There is no direct connection from Lubbock to Mackinac Island. However, you can take the taxi to Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport (LBB) airport, fly to Sault Ste. Marie Airport (YAM), drive to Sault Ste Marie, MI, USA - Lake Superior State University, take the bus to Sault Ste Marie, MI, USA, take the bus to Sault Ste Marie, MI, USA - Lake Superior State University, drive to St Ignace, then take the ferry to Mackinac Island. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Lubbock Citibus DT Transfer Plaza to Mackinac Island via Fort Worth Downtown, Fort Worth, Chicago Union Station, East Lansing Amtrak Station, East Lansing, St. Ignace, and St Ignace in around 43h 12m.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport to Pellston via Denver, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport to Pellston via Houston, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport to Pellston via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 16m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport to Chippewa County International Airport via Dallas, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport to Chippewa County International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport to Chippewa County International Airport via Austin, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport to Alpena County Regional Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 21m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport to Alpena County Regional Airport via Denver, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 28m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport to Alpena County Regional Airport via Houston, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 26m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport to Sault Ste. Marie Airport via Houston, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport to Sault Ste. Marie Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport to Sault Ste. Marie Airport via Denver, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport to Sault Ste. Marie Airport via Austin, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 32m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport to Sault Ste. Marie Airport via Phoenix, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Dallas, Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Dallas, Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $100–500
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport to Traverse City via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport to Traverse City via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–500
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Fort Worth to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $280–750
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to East Lansing Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–150
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Lubbock Citibus DT Transfer Plaza to Fort Worth Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–70
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
- 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 Traverse City to St. Ignace
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19–40
- Website
- Indian Trails
Bus from Kinross to St. Ignace
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–21
- Website
- Indian Trails
Bus from Grand Rapids to St. Ignace
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–75
- Website
- Indian Trails
Bus from Alpena to St. Ignace
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $17–40
- Website
- Indian Trails
- 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 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 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 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 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 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
- 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 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
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $37
- Website
- Arnold Transit Co.
- Adult Round Trip
- $37
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 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 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
- 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
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