There are 2 ways to get from Cape Coral to Mackinac Island by plane, ferry, or bus
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Fly to Pellston, ferry
best- Fly from Ft. Myers (RSW) to Pellston (PLN)plane RSW - PLN
- Take the ferry from Mackinaw City to Mackinac Islandferry
12h 15m$214–715Fly to Chippewa County International Airport, bus, ferry
cheapest- Fly from Ft. Myers (RSW) to Chippewa County International Airport (CIU)plane RSW - CIU
- Take the bus from Kinross to St. Ignacebus
- Take the ferry from St Ignace to Mackinac Islandferry
10h 47m$206–579
Ft. Myers (RSW) to Pellston (PLN) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cape Coral to Mackinac Island is to fly and bus and ferry which costs $200 - $600 and takes 10h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Cape Coral to Mackinac Island is to fly and bus and ferry which takes 10h 47m and costs $200 - $600.
The distance between Cape Coral and Mackinac Island is 1375 miles.
It takes approximately 12h 15m to get from Cape Coral to Mackinac Island, including transfers.
There are 88+ hotels available in Mackinac Island.
What companies run services between Cape Coral, FL, USA and Mackinac Island, MI, USA?
There is no direct connection from Cape Coral to Mackinac Island. However, you can take the line 30 bus to South Fort Myers Transfer/P&R, take the line 50 bus to Rsw, walk to Ft. Myers (RSW) airport, fly to Pellston (PLN), take the taxi to Mackinaw, then take the ferry to Mackinac Island. Alternatively, you can take the line 30 bus to South Fort Myers Transfer/P&R, take the line 50 bus to Rsw, walk to Ft. Myers (RSW) airport, fly to Chippewa County International Airport (CIU), take the taxi to Kinross, take the bus to St. Ignace, walk to St Ignace, then take the ferry to Mackinac Island.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Ft. Myers to Pellston via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Ft. Myers to Pellston via Columbus, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 37m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Ft. Myers to Pellston via Greenville/Spartanburg, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 2m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–1,200
Flights from Ft. Myers to Chippewa County International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Ft. Myers to Chippewa County International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 23m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Ft. Myers to Chippewa County International Airport via Covington, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
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