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How to get fromSarnia to Mackinac Islandby car, car ferry, train, bus, ferry, or plane

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There are 4 ways to get from Sarnia to Mackinac Island by car, car ferry, train, bus, ferry, or plane

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  1. Drive, car ferry, train, bus, ferry

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    1. Drive from Sarnia to Walpole Island, ONcar car
    2. Take the carferry from Walpole Island, ON to Algonac, MIcarferry car ferry
    3. Drive from Algonac, MI to Port Huron Stationcar car
    4. Take the train from Port Huron Station to East Lansing Amtrak Stationtrain train
    5. Take the bus from East Lansing to St. Ignacebus bus
    6. Take the ferry from St Ignace to Mackinac Islandferry ferry
    13h 46m
    $157–235

  2. Drive, car ferry, train, bus, fly to Pellston, ferry

    1. Drive from Sarnia to Walpole Island, ONcar car
    2. Take the carferry from Walpole Island, ON to Algonac, MIcarferry car ferry
    3. Drive from Algonac, MI to Port Huron Stationcar car
    4. Take the train from Port Huron Station to Flint Amtrak Stationtrain train
    5. Take the bus from Flint to Pontiacbus bus
    6. Take the train from Pontiac Amtrak Station to Dearborntrain train
    7. Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Pellston (PLN)plane plane DTW - PLN
    8. Take the ferry from Mackinaw City to Mackinac Islandferry ferry
    11h 42m
    $217–683

  3. Drive, car ferry, bus, ferry

    1. Drive from Sarnia to Walpole Island, ONcar car
    2. Take the carferry from Walpole Island, ON to Algonac, MIcarferry car ferry
    3. Drive from Algonac, MI to Port Huron Stationcar car
    4. Take the bus from Port Huron Station to East Lansing Amtrak Stationbus bus
    5. Take the bus from East Lansing to St. Ignacebus bus
    6. Take the ferry from St Ignace to Mackinac Islandferry ferry
    13h 51m

  4. Drive, car ferry, train, bus, fly to Chippewa County International Airport, ferry

    1. Drive from Sarnia to Walpole Island, ONcar car
    2. Take the carferry from Walpole Island, ON to Algonac, MIcarferry car ferry
    3. Drive from Algonac, MI to Port Huron Stationcar car
    4. Take the train from Port Huron Station to Flint Amtrak Stationtrain train
    5. Take the bus from Flint to Pontiacbus bus
    6. Take the train from Pontiac Amtrak Station to Dearborntrain train
    7. Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Chippewa County International Airport (CIU)plane plane DTW - CIU
    8. Take the bus from Kinross to St. Ignacebus bus
    9. Take the ferry from St Ignace to Mackinac Islandferry ferry
    13h 34m
    $184–657

Detroit (DTW) to Pellston (PLN) flights

Calendar14Weekly Planes
Duration1h 17mAverage Duration
Ticket$64Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 432.8 mi
  • Duration: 13h 46m

What companies run services between Sarnia, ON, Canada and Mackinac Island, MI, USA?

There is no direct connection from Sarnia to Mackinac Island. However, you can drive to Walpole Island, ON, take the car ferry to Algonac, MI, drive to Port Huron Station, take the train to East Lansing Amtrak Station, walk to East Lansing, take the bus to St. Ignace, walk to St Ignace, then take the ferry to Mackinac Island. Alternatively, you can drive to Walpole Island, ON, take the car ferry to Algonac, MI, drive to Port Huron Station, take the train to Flint Amtrak Station, walk to Flint, take the bus to Pontiac, walk to Pontiac Amtrak Station, take the train to Dearborn, walk to Dearborn Transit Center, take the line 261 bus to Metro Airport McNamara Terminal, walk to Detroit (DTW) airport, fly to Pellston (PLN), take the taxi to Mackinaw, then take the ferry to Mackinac Island.

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