There are 4 ways to get from Rice Lake to Mackinac Island by taxi, bus, ferry, shuttle, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Taxi, bus, ferry
best- Take the taxi from Rice Lake to Chippewa Fallstaxi
- Take the bus from Chippewa Falls to Green Bay Transit Centerbus
- Take the bus from Green Bay to Escanababus
- Take the bus from Escanaba to St. Ignacebus
- Take the ferry from St Ignace to Mackinac Islandferry
14h 43m$243–336Shuttle, fly to Chippewa County International Airport, bus, ferry
cheapest- Take a shuttle bus from Rice Lake to Minneapolis / St Paul Airport
- Fly from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Chippewa County International Airport (CIU)plane MSP - CIU
- Take the bus from Kinross to St. Ignacebus
- Take the ferry from St Ignace to Mackinac Islandferry
7h 49m$195–600Shuttle, fly to Pellston, ferry
- Take a shuttle bus from Rice Lake to Minneapolis / St Paul Airport
- Fly from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Pellston (PLN)plane MSP - PLN
- Take the ferry from Mackinaw City to Mackinac Islandferry
9h 54m$258–756Shuttle, fly to Delta County Airport, bus, ferry
- Take a shuttle bus from Rice Lake to Minneapolis / St Paul Airport
- Fly from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Delta County Airport (ESC)plane MSP - ESC
- Take the bus from Escanaba to St. Ignacebus
- Take the ferry from St Ignace to Mackinac Islandferry
11h 22m$229–632
Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Pellston (PLN) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Rice Lake to Mackinac Island is to taxi and bus and ferry which costs $240 - $340 and takes 14h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Rice Lake to Mackinac Island is to shuttle and fly and bus and ferry which takes 7h 49m and costs $190 - $600.
The distance between Rice Lake and Mackinac Island is 584 miles.
The best way to get from Rice Lake to Mackinac Island without a car is to taxi and bus and ferry which takes 14h 43m and costs $240 - $340.
It takes approximately 14h 43m to get from Rice Lake to Mackinac Island, including transfers.
Mackinac Island is 1h ahead of Rice Lake. It is currently 06:50 in Rice Lake and 07:50 in Mackinac Island.
There are 87+ hotels available in Mackinac Island.
What companies run services between Rice Lake, WI, USA and Mackinac Island, MI, USA?
There is no direct connection from Rice Lake to Mackinac Island. However, you can take the taxi to Chippewa Falls, take the bus to Green Bay Transit Center, take the bus to Escanaba, take the bus to St. Ignace, walk to St Ignace, then take the ferry to Mackinac Island. Alternatively, you can take the taxi to Rice Lake, take the shuttle to Minneapolis / St Paul Airport, walk to Minneapolis-Airport-MSP airport, fly to Pellston (PLN), take the taxi to Mackinaw, then take the ferry to Mackinac Island.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Pellston via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Chippewa County International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–430
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Delta County Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–400
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Chippewa Falls to Green Bay Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 989-725-5105
- Website
- Indian Trails
Bus from Green Bay to Escanaba
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20–40
- Website
- Indian Trails
Bus from Escanaba to St. Ignace
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- 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 Escanaba to St. Ignace
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- Website
- Indian Trails
- Phone
- 715-638-0431
- nwcjb@yahoo.com
- Website
- NWC Express
Shuttle from Rice Lake to Minneapolis / St Paul Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–80
- Website
- NWC Express
Shuttle from Rice Lake to Minneapolis / St Paul Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–80
- Website
- NWC Express
Shuttle from Rice Lake to Minneapolis / St Paul Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–80
- Website
- NWC Express
- Phone
- +1 (800) 638-9892
- Website
- Arnold Transit Co.
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 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 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
- 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 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
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Estimated price
- $120–150
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