Is there a fast way to transfer data with Migration Asst. from MacBook Pro to MacBook Air?

MacBook in its final death throes. Bought a MacBook Air through a recommendation. Looking stupid right now since the ports are incompatible. Wireless Airport will do it in about six hours. Looks like I would have to go through an elaborate system of "USB 3"/Thunderbolt/USB" conversions to make it any faster. Thoughts?

Use a Time Machine backup of the donor machine. It is going to be the fastest method possible in this situation.

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