There are 4 ways to get from Mackinac Island to Manitowoc by ferry, taxi, bus, 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.
Ferry, taxi, bus
best- Take the ferry from Mackinac Island to St Ignaceferry
- Take the taxi from St Ignace to Engadinetaxi
- Take the bus from Engadine to Escanaba, MIbus
- Take the bus from Escanaba to Manitowocbus
8h 31m$234–331Ferry to Pellston, fly to Green Bay, bus
cheapest- Take the ferry from Mackinac Island to Mackinaw Cityferry
- Fly from Pellston (PLN) to Green Bay (GRB)plane PLN - GRB
- Take the bus from Green Bay to Manitowocbus
8h 30m$143–498Ferry to Pellston, fly to Appleton International Airport, taxi
- Take the ferry from Mackinac Island to Mackinaw Cityferry
- Fly from Pellston (PLN) to Appleton International Airport (ATW)plane PLN - ATW
- Take the taxi from Appleton International Airport (ATW) to Manitowoctaxi
7h 29m$206–574Ferry, bus to Chippewa County International Airport, fly to Green Bay, bus
- Take the ferry from Mackinac Island to Mackinaw Cityferry
- Take the bus from St. Ignace Transportation Center to Kinrossbus
- Fly from Chippewa County International Airport (CIU) to Green Bay (GRB)plane CIU - GRB
- Take the bus from Green Bay to Manitowocbus
11h 29m$157–530
Pellston (PLN) to Appleton International Airport (ATW) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Mackinac Island to Manitowoc is to ferry and taxi and bus which costs $230 - $340 and takes 8h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Mackinac Island to Manitowoc is to ferry and fly and taxi which takes 7h 29m and costs $200 - $600.
The distance between Mackinac Island and Manitowoc is 301 miles.
The best way to get from Mackinac Island to Manitowoc without a car is to ferry and taxi and bus which takes 8h 31m and costs $230 - $340.
It takes approximately 8h 31m to get from Mackinac Island to Manitowoc, including transfers.
Manitowoc is 1h behind Mackinac Island. It is currently 4:49 AM in Mackinac Island and 3:49 AM in Manitowoc.
There are 27+ hotels available in Manitowoc.
What companies run services between Mackinac Island, MI, USA and Manitowoc, WI, USA?
There is no direct connection from Mackinac Island to Manitowoc. However, you can take the ferry to St Ignace, take the taxi to Engadine, take the bus to Escanaba, MI, take the bus to Manitowoc, then take the taxi to Manitowoc. Alternatively, you can take the ferry to Mackinaw City, walk to Mackinaw, take the line 1488 bus to Pellston, MI, take the taxi to Pellston (PLN) airport, fly to Appleton International Airport (ATW), then take the taxi to Manitowoc.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Pellston to Appleton International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–370
Flights from Pellston to Appleton International Airport via Detroit, Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–460
Flights from Pellston to Green Bay via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–370
Flights from Chippewa County International Airport to Green Bay via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–380
Flights from Chippewa County International Airport to Green Bay via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–400
- Phone
- +1 989-725-5105
- Website
- Indian Trails
Bus from Engadine to Escanaba, MI
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $16–35
- Website
- Indian Trails
Bus from Escanaba to Manitowoc
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $26–50
- Website
- Indian Trails
Bus from Green Bay to Manitowoc
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $8–21
- Website
- Indian Trails
Bus from St. Ignace Transportation Center to Kinross
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $7–21
- Website
- Indian Trails
Bus from Green Bay to Manitowoc
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $8–21
- Website
- Indian Trails
- Phone
- +1 800.638.9892
- Website
- Arnold Transit Company Homepage
Ferry from Mackinac Island to St Ignace
- 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 Mackinac Island to Mackinaw City
- 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 Mackinac Island to Mackinaw City
- 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 Mackinac Island to Mackinaw City
- 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
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Estimated price
- $110–200
Able Taxi and Tours
- Phone
- +1 920-265-7760
- Website
- abletaxiandtours.com
Appleton Yellow Taxi
- Phone
- +1 920-733-4444
- Website
- appletonyellowtaxi.com
Fox Valley Cab
- Phone
- +1 920-734-4545
- Website
- facebook.com
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