Lake Express

We sell 4 Ferries routes operated by Lake Express, on their fares and their conditions.

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Lake Express runs 4 routes we sell across 1 country, calling at 2 places. The cheapest fare is €14.09. A median route runs 136 km, about 4h 7m at the carrier's typical cruising speed of 33 km/h.

Checked October 15, 2026Priced for October 15, 2026One passenger, all fees included

Profile

What Lake Express runs

  • 4Routes we sell
  • 2Places served
  • 1Countries
  • 136 kmMedian route
  • 136 kmLongest route
A typical journey
The median Lake Express route we sell is 136 km, which is about 4h 7m at their typical cruising speed of 33 km/h.
Fare conditions
Fares on this carrier can be changed for a fee. They cannot be refunded.
On board
This carrier publishes Bar, Bicycles, Cabins, Cafe, Restaurant, Restrooms across its fleet.
Carbon per passenger
About 23 grams per passenger kilometer, which is roughly 3.1 kg over a median route.
Where it runs
Routes in 1 country on our network.
Busiest places
Milwaukee, Muskegon
Routes

Routes operated by Lake Express

Priced from the same engine that answers the search box, on the next three weeks of departures.

Routes operated by Lake Express, with the cheapest fare and the fastest journey we sell on each.
RouteFromFastestDistance
Milwaukee to Muskegon ferry€14.096h 26m136 km
Muskegon to Milwaukee ferry€14.096h 1m136 km

The ferry gets you into Muskegon. These two partners take it from there, and the bed is theirs to book.

A hotel room

A room in Muskegon for the night the ferry gets in

Sort by distance from Union Depot and you can see which places are ten minutes on foot and which are not.

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Catchment

How far people travel to get here

Every origin we sell by Ferries, grouped by how far it is in a straight line.

Straight line distance from each origin we sell, not the distance the route runs.
DistanceRoutesShareNearest of them
Under 200 km4100%Milwaukee, 136 km

On board

Common questions about Lake Express

What does Lake Express run?

Lake Express runs 4 of the Ferries routes we sell, calling at 2 places across 1 country Those routes come from the published operator catalog rather than from a list we wrote, so a route only appears here if the carrier actually serves it.

How much do Lake Express tickets cost?

The cheapest Lake Express fare we sell is €14.09 for one passenger, across 4 routes The median route runs 136 km in a straight line. Fares include taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so the figure here is the figure at checkout.

Are Lake Express tickets refundable?

Lake Express fares can be changed for €5.00 and cannot be refunded, across all 4 routes we sell. The condition is shown again on the offer and once more before you pay.

What is on board an Lake Express service?

Lake Express publishes Bar, Bicycles, Cabins, Cafe, Restaurant, Restrooms across its fleet, on the 4 routes we sell. A median journey with this carrier runs about 4h 7m, which is long enough for the difference between a carrier with power outlets and one without to matter.

What is the longest route Lake Express runs?

The longest Lake Express route we sell runs from Milwaukee to Muskegon, 136 km in a straight line. A median journey with this carrier takes about 4h 7m at their typical cruising speed, so the long routes are considerably more than that.

Where does Lake Express operate?

Lake Express is based in United States and runs routes we sell in 1 country The places it calls at most often are Milwaukee, Muskegon. Those are computed from the routes in the catalog rather than from anything the carrier tells us about its own network.

Where these numbers come from

Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance on this page are real and come from open data. Where a corridor has a filed timetable the departure times are real too, and ferry fares are the prices the operators publish themselves.

Prices come from the supplier wherever we hold a live quote. Elsewhere we show an indicative price built from the real distance, the real operator and a fare curve over lead time, day of the week and season. Those are labeled Estimated fare and cannot be booked.

Defined in full at Fares, Carbon, Catchment

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Muskegon is small enough to see in an afternoon, which is easier without the luggage. Storing it is not our business.

Left luggage lockers

Baggage storage near Union Depot

Most of the points near Union Depot open before the first train and close after the last one.

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