Travel to Mackinac Island

Chippewa County International Airport (CIU / KCIU) has domestic flights from Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan and is 74 miles from Mackinac Island, MI.

Sault Ste. Marie Airport (YAM / CYAM) has domestic flights from Sault Sainte Marie, Canada and is 102 miles from Mackinac Island, MI.

SMALL AIRLINE SERVING MACKINAC ISLAND:

Great Lakes Air

Boat

The primary method of reaching the island is by commercial ferryboat from one of the two mainland ports: Mackinaw City on the Lower Peninsula, and St. Ignace on the Upper Peninsula.

There are three commercial ferryboat lines that provide service from both ports. All offer frequent service from early morning through the evening, at comparable rates.

Arnold Transit Company

Shepler's Mackinac Island Ferry

Star Line Mackinac Island Ferry

Ferry service is regular and no reservations are needed from May through October