There are 3 ways to get from Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore to Apostle Islands National Lakeshore by car, bus, car ferry, taxi, 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.
Drive, bus, car ferry
best- Drive from Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore to Manistiquecar
- Take the bus from Manistique to Ironwoodbus
- Take the bus from Ironwood to Ashlandbus
- Take the carferry from Bayfield, WI to Madeline Island Ferry Terminalcarferry
- Take the carferry from Madeline Island Ferry Terminal to Bayfield, WIcarferry
11h 32m$138–207Drive 249 mi
cheapest- Drive from Munising Falls to Bayfield, WIcar 249 mi
5h 1m$46–66Taxi, fly, bus
- Take the taxi from Munising Falls to Sawyer International Airport (MQT)taxi
- Fly from Sawyer International Airport (MQT) to Duluth International Airport (DLH)plane MQT - DLH
- Take the bus from Duluth Transportation Center East to Ashlandbus
9h 3m$279–612
Sawyer International Airport (MQT) to Duluth International Airport (DLH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore to Apostle Islands National Lakeshore is to drive which costs $45 - $70 and takes 5h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore to Apostle Islands National Lakeshore is to drive which takes 5h 1m and costs $45 - $70.
The distance between Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore and Apostle Islands National Lakeshore is 358 miles. The road distance is 250.5 miles.
It takes approximately 11h 32m to get from Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore to Apostle Islands National Lakeshore, including transfers.
Apostle Islands National Lakeshore is 1h behind Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore. It is currently 4:48 PM in Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore and 3:48 PM in Apostle Islands National Lakeshore.
Yes, the driving distance between Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore to Apostle Islands National Lakeshore is 250 miles. It takes approximately 5h 1m to drive from Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore to Apostle Islands National Lakeshore.
There are 17+ hotels available in Apostle Islands National Lakeshore.
What companies run services between Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, MI, USA and Apostle Islands National Lakeshore, WI, USA?
There is no direct connection from Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore to Apostle Islands National Lakeshore. However, you can drive to Manistique, take the bus to Ironwood, take the bus to Ashland, take the taxi to Bayfield, WI, take the car ferry to Madeline Island Ferry Terminal, take the car ferry to Bayfield, WI, then walk to Bayfield, WI. Alternatively, you can drive from Munising Falls to Bayfield, WI in around 5h 1m.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Sawyer International Airport to Duluth International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–330
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Sawyer International Airport to Duluth International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–390
- Phone
- +1 989-725-5105
- Website
- Indian Trails
Bus from Manistique to Ironwood
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Website
- Indian Trails
Bus from Ironwood to Ashland
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $8–22
- Website
- Indian Trails
Bus from Duluth Transportation Center East to Ashland
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13–29
- Website
- Indian Trails
- Phone
- +1 715-747-2051
- Website
- madferry.com
Car ferry from Bayfield, WI to Madeline Island Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $10
- Schedules at
- madferry.com
Car ferry from Madeline Island Ferry Terminal to Bayfield, WI
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $10
- Schedules at
- madferry.com
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Estimated price
- $140–180
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