There are 5 ways to get from Staunton to Mackinac Island by train, plane, ferry, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, fly, ferry
best- Take the train from Staunton Amtrak Station to Alexandriatrain
- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Pellston (PLN)plane DCA - PLN
- Take the ferry from Mackinaw City to Mackinac Islandferry
9h 42m$261–834Bus to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly, ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from Goodwin Transit Center to Dulles International Airportbus
- Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Pellston (PLN)plane IAD - PLN
- Take the ferry from Mackinaw City to Mackinac Islandferry
9h 32m$176–542Train, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Staunton Amtrak Station 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
33h 16m$597–943Train, bus to Richmond International Airport, fly, ferry
- Take the train from Staunton Amtrak Station to Charlottesvilletrain
- Take the bus from Charlottesville to Richmondbus
- Fly from Richmond International Airport (RIC) to Pellston (PLN)plane RIC - PLN
- Take the ferry from Mackinaw City to Mackinac Islandferry
10h 57m$193–602Train, bus, ferry via Grand Rapids
- Take the train from Staunton Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Grand Rapids to St. Ignacebus
- Take the ferry from St Ignace to Mackinac Islandferry
34h 15m$594–911
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Pellston (PLN) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Staunton to Mackinac Island is to bus and fly and ferry which costs $170 - $550 and takes 9h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Staunton to Mackinac Island is to bus and fly and ferry which takes 9h 32m and costs $170 - $550.
The distance between Staunton and Mackinac Island is 785 miles.
The best way to get from Staunton to Mackinac Island without a car is to train and bus and ferry which takes 33h 16m and costs $550 - $950.
It takes approximately 9h 42m to get from Staunton to Mackinac Island, including transfers.
There are 75+ hotels available in Mackinac Island.
What companies run services between Staunton, VA, USA and Mackinac Island, MI, USA?
There is no direct connection from Staunton to Mackinac Island. However, you can take the train to Alexandria, walk to King St-Old Town, Yellow/Blue Line Center Platform, take the subway to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Yellow/Blue Line Track 1 Platform-Trains North Washington DC & Maryland Via Virginia, walk to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) airport, fly to Pellston (PLN), take the taxi to Mackinaw, then take the ferry to Mackinac Island. Alternatively, you can take a train from Staunton Amtrak Station to Mackinac Island via Chicago Union Station, East Lansing Amtrak Station, East Lansing, St. Ignace, and St Ignace in around 33h 16m.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Pellston via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Pellston via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–400
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Pellston via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–440
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Staunton Amtrak Station to Alexandria
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $75–130
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Staunton Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 51m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $420–650
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to East Lansing Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–180
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Staunton Amtrak Station to Charlottesville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $21–35
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Staunton Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 51m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $420–650
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–150
- Website
- Amtrak
- 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 Grand Rapids to St. Ignace
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–75
- Website
- Indian Trails
- Phone
- +1-800-827-3490
- [email protected]
- Website
- Virginia Breeze
Bus from Goodwin Transit Center to Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $26–31
- Schedules at
- Virginia Breeze
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Charlottesville to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $11–18
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
- Phone
- +1 800.638.9892
- Website
- Arnold Transit Company Homepage
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 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 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
- 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
Ferry from Mackinaw City to Mackinac Island
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $38
- Website
- Shepler's Ferry
- Adult Round Trip
- $38
Ferry from Mackinaw City to Mackinac Island
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $38
- Website
- Shepler's Ferry
- Adult Round Trip
- $38
Ferry from St Ignace to Mackinac Island
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $38
- Website
- Shepler's Ferry
- Adult Round Trip
- $38
- Phone
- +1 (800) 638-9892
- Website
- Arnold Transit Co.
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 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 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
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $37
- Website
- Arnold Transit Co.
- Adult Round Trip
- $37
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