There are 6 ways to get from Fairfax to Mackinac Island by plane, ferry, train, bus, or subway
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Pellston, ferry
best- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Pellston (PLN)plane DCA - PLN
- Take the ferry from Mackinaw City to Mackinac Islandferry
6h 11m$184–716Fly Washington Dulles International Airport to Chippewa County International Airport, bus, ferry
cheapest- Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Chippewa County International Airport (CIU)plane IAD - CIU
- Take the bus from Kinross to St. Ignacebus
- Take the ferry from St Ignace to Mackinac Islandferry
11h 3m$116–489Train, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Alexandria to Toledotrain
- Take the bus from Toledo to East Lansing Amtrak Stationbus
- Take the bus from East Lansing to St. Ignacebus
- Take the ferry from St Ignace to Mackinac Islandferry
29h 32mFly Washington Dulles International Airport to Pellston, ferry
- Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Pellston (PLN)plane IAD - PLN
- Take the ferry from Mackinaw City to Mackinac Islandferry
6h 26m$154–515Subway to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, fly to Pellston, ferry
- Take the subway from Vienna, Orange Line Center Platform to New Carrollton, Orange/Silver Line Center Platformsubway
- Fly from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to Pellston (PLN)plane BWI - PLN
- Take the ferry from Mackinaw City to Mackinac Islandferry
7h 14m$164–581Train, bus, ferry via Chicago
- Take the train from Alexandria to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Chicago Union Station to Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Stationbus
- Take the bus from Grand Rapids to St. Ignacebus
- Take the ferry from St Ignace to Mackinac Islandferry
35h 23m
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Pellston (PLN) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Fairfax to Mackinac Island is to fly and bus and ferry which costs $110 - $490 and takes 11h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Fairfax to Mackinac Island is to fly and ferry which takes 6h 11m and costs $180 - $750.
The distance between Fairfax and Mackinac Island is 654 miles.
The best way to get from Fairfax to Mackinac Island without a car is to train and bus and ferry which takes 29h 32m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 11m to get from Fairfax to Mackinac Island, including transfers.
There are 88+ hotels available in Mackinac Island.
What companies run services between Fairfax, VA, USA and Mackinac Island, MI, USA?
There is no direct connection from Fairfax to Mackinac Island. However, you can take the subway to Rosslyn, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 1 Platform, take the subway to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Yellow/Blue Line Track 2 Platform-Trains South Toward Alexandria, 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 bus from University Dr+North St to Mackinac Island via King Street-Old Town+Bay B, Alexandria, Toledo, Toledo, East Lansing Amtrak Station, East Lansing, St. Ignace, and St Ignace in around 29h 32m.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Pellston via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Pellston via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–400
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Pellston via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–460
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Chippewa County International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–410
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Chippewa County International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 24m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Chippewa County International Airport via Buffalo, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–430
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Chippewa County International Airport via Columbus, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 43m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $75–420
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Chippewa County International Airport via Cleveland, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $70–410
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Alexandria to Toledo
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $300–470
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Alexandria to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $430–700
- Website
- Amtrak
Subway from Vienna, Orange Line Center Platform to New Carrollton, Orange/Silver Line Center Platform
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–3
- Website
- Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- $2–3
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Toledo to East Lansing Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Chicago Union Station to Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- 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 Kinross to St. Ignace
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–21
- 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
- +1 800.638.9892
- 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 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
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
Ferry from St Ignace 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
- Every 30 minutes
- 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
- 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
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $37
- Website
- Arnold Transit Co.
- Adult Round Trip
- $37
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