There are 5 ways to get from Victoria to Mackinac Island by plane, car, ferry, or bus
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Fly Victoria International Airport to Sault Ste. Marie Airport, drive, ferry
best- Fly from Victoria International Airport (YYJ) to Sault Ste. Marie Airport (YAM)plane YYJ - YAM
- Drive from Sault Ste Marie, MI, USA - Lake Superior State University to St Ignacecar
- Take the ferry from St Ignace to Mackinac Islandferry
12h 3m$218–810Fly Victoria International Airport to Chippewa County International Airport, bus, ferry
cheapest- Fly from Victoria International Airport (YYJ) to Chippewa County International Airport (CIU)plane YYJ - CIU
- Take the bus from Kinross to St. Ignacebus
- Take the ferry from St Ignace to Mackinac Islandferry
19h 47m$164–626Fly Victoria International Airport to Pellston, ferry
- Fly from Victoria International Airport (YYJ) to Pellston (PLN)plane YYJ - PLN
- Take the ferry from Mackinaw City to Mackinac Islandferry
17h 5m$272–862Fly Victoria Inner Harbour Apt to Chippewa County International Airport, bus, ferry
- Fly from Victoria Inner Harbour Apt (YWH) to Chippewa County International Airport (CIU)plane YWH - CIU
- Take the bus from Kinross to St. Ignacebus
- Take the ferry from St Ignace to Mackinac Islandferry
22h 58m$194–714Fly Victoria Inner Harbour Apt to Sault Ste. Marie Airport, drive, ferry
- Fly from Victoria Inner Harbour Apt (YWH) to Sault Ste. Marie Airport (YAM)plane YWH - YAM
- Drive from Sault Ste Marie, MI, USA - Lake Superior State University to St Ignacecar
- Take the ferry from St Ignace to Mackinac Islandferry
14h 44m$249–912
Victoria International Airport (YYJ) to Sault Ste. Marie Airport (YAM) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Victoria to Mackinac Island is to fly and bus and ferry which costs $160 - $650 and takes 19h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Victoria to Mackinac Island is to fly and drive and ferry which takes 12h 3m and costs $210 - $850.
The distance between Victoria and Mackinac Island is 1901 miles.
It takes approximately 12h 3m to get from Victoria to Mackinac Island, including transfers.
Mackinac Island is 3h ahead of Victoria. It is currently 9:53 AM in Victoria and 12:53 PM in Mackinac Island.
There are 54+ hotels available in Mackinac Island.
What companies run services between Victoria, BC, Canada and Mackinac Island, MI, USA?
There is no direct connection from Victoria to Mackinac Island. However, you can take the bus to Victoria International Airport, walk to Victoria International Airport (YYJ) airport, fly to Sault Ste. Marie Airport (YAM), drive to Sault Ste Marie, MI, USA - Lake Superior State University, take the bus to Sault Ste Marie, MI, USA, take the bus to Sault Ste Marie, MI, USA - Lake Superior State University, drive to St Ignace, then take the ferry to Mackinac Island. Alternatively, you can take the bus to Victoria International Airport, walk to Victoria International Airport (YYJ) airport, fly to Pellston (PLN), take the taxi to Mackinaw, then take the ferry to Mackinac Island.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Pellston via Vancouver, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 49m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $200–1,100
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Pellston via Calgary, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 57m
- When
- Wednesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–1,100
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Pellston via Seattle, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Pellston via Toronto, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,000
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Pellston via Montreal, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 57m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Chippewa County International Airport via Calgary, Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Saturday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Chippewa County International Airport via Vancouver, Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 13m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Chippewa County International Airport via Toronto, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,000
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Chippewa County International Airport via Edmonton, Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 18m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–1,000
Flights from Victoria Inner Harbour Apt to Chippewa County International Airport via Vancouver, Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 23m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Victoria Inner Harbour Apt to Chippewa County International Airport via Vancouver, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,200
Flights from Victoria Inner Harbour Apt to Chippewa County International Airport via Vancouver, Edmonton, Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 23m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,200
Flights from Victoria Inner Harbour Apt to Chippewa County International Airport via Vancouver, Calgary, Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Sault Ste. Marie Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from Victoria Inner Harbour Apt to Sault Ste. Marie Airport via Vancouver, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–950
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Sault Ste. Marie Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–900
- Phone
- +1 989-725-5105
- Website
- Indian Trails
Bus from Kinross to St. Ignace
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–21
- Website
- Indian Trails
Bus from Kinross to St. Ignace
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–21
- Website
- Indian Trails
- Phone
- +1 800.638.9892
- Website
- Arnold Transit Company Homepage
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 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 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 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
- Phone
- +1 (800) 638-9892
- Website
- Arnold Transit Co.
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 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 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 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
- 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
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