There are 4 ways to get from Sister Bay to Mackinac Island by car, bus, ferry, 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, ferry
best- Drive from Sister Bay to Cedar Rivercar
- Take the bus from Cedar River to Escanababus
- Take the bus from Escanaba, MI to St. Ignace Transportation Centerbus
- Take the ferry from Mackinaw City to Mackinac Islandferry
10h 39m$98–179Drive to Delta County Airport, fly to Pellston, ferry
- Drive from Sister Bay to Delta County Airport (ESC)car
- Fly from Delta County Airport (ESC) to Pellston (PLN)plane ESC - PLN
- Take the ferry from Mackinaw City to Mackinac Islandferry
9h 27m$135–474Drive to Delta County Airport, fly to Chippewa County International Airport, bus, ferry
- Drive from Sister Bay to Delta County Airport (ESC)car
- Fly from Delta County Airport (ESC) to Chippewa County International Airport (CIU)plane ESC - CIU
- Take the bus from Kinross to St. Ignace Transportation Centerbus
- Take the ferry from Mackinaw City to Mackinac Islandferry
15h 18m$143–505Drive, bus to Green Bay, fly to Pellston, ferry
- Drive from Sister Bay to Cedar Rivercar
- Take the bus from Cedar River to Green Bay, WI - Transitbus
- Fly from Green Bay (GRB) to Pellston (PLN)plane GRB - PLN
- Take the ferry from Mackinaw City to Mackinac Islandferry
12h 8m$170–527
Delta County Airport (ESC) to Pellston (PLN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sister Bay to Mackinac Island is to drive and bus and ferry which costs $95 - $180 and takes 10h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Sister Bay to Mackinac Island is to drive and fly and ferry which takes 9h 27m and costs $130 - $480.
The distance between Sister Bay and Mackinac Island is 419 miles.
It takes approximately 10h 39m to get from Sister Bay to Mackinac Island, including transfers.
Mackinac Island is 1h ahead of Sister Bay. It is currently 3:12 PM in Sister Bay and 4:12 PM in Mackinac Island.
There are 107+ hotels available in Mackinac Island.
What companies run services between Sister Bay, WI, USA and Mackinac Island, MI, USA?
There is no direct connection from Sister Bay to Mackinac Island. However, you can drive to Cedar River, take the bus to Escanaba, 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. Alternatively, you can drive to Delta County Airport (ESC) airport, fly to Pellston (PLN), take the taxi to Pellston, take the line 1484 bus to Mackinaw City, walk to Mackinaw City, then take the ferry to Mackinac Island.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Delta County Airport to Chippewa County International Airport via Detroit, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 18m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–420
Flights from Green Bay to Pellston via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–340
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Delta County Airport to Pellston via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–360
Flights from Delta County Airport to Chippewa County International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–370
Flights from Green Bay to Pellston via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–350
- Phone
- +1 989-725-5105
- Website
- indiantrails.com
Bus from Cedar River to Escanaba
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–20
- Website
- https://indiantrails.com
Bus from Escanaba, MI to St. Ignace Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- 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
Bus from Cedar River to Green Bay, WI - Transit
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15–35
- Website
- https://indiantrails.com
- Phone
- +1 800.638.9892
- Website
- arnoldtransitcompany.com
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
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
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
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
- +1 231-436-5023
- 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
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
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
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
- Phone
- +1 (800) 638-9892
- Website
- arnoldtransitcompany.com
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
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
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
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
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