There are 2 ways to get from San Diego to Mackinac Island by 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.
Fly to Pellston, ferry
best- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Pellston (PLN)plane SAN - PLN
- Take the ferry from Mackinaw City to Mackinac Islandferry
8h 43m$198–604Fly to Chippewa County International Airport, bus, ferry
cheapest- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Chippewa County International Airport (CIU)plane SAN - CIU
- Take the bus from Kinross to St. Ignacebus
- Take the ferry from St Ignace to Mackinac Islandferry
12h 55m$150–536
San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Pellston (PLN) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from San Diego to Mackinac Island is to fly and bus and ferry which costs $150 - $550 and takes 12h 55m.
The fastest way to get from San Diego to Mackinac Island is to fly and ferry which takes 8h 43m and costs $190 - $650.
The distance between San Diego and Mackinac Island is 1967 miles.
It takes approximately 8h 43m to get from San Diego to Mackinac Island, including transfers.
Mackinac Island is 3h ahead of San Diego. It is currently 22:40 in San Diego and 01:40 in Mackinac Island.
There are 88+ hotels available in Mackinac Island.
What companies run services between San Diego, CA, USA and Mackinac Island, MI, USA?
There is no direct connection from San Diego to Mackinac Island. However, you can fly to Pellston (PLN), take the taxi to Mackinaw, then take the ferry to Mackinac Island. Alternatively, you can 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 San Diego International Airport to Pellston via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–500
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Chippewa County International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–500
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Chippewa County International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–470
- 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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