There are 7 ways to get from Cincinnati to Manistee by plane, car, bus, taxi, train, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly, drive
best- Fly from Covington (CVG) to Traverse City (TVC)plane CVG - TVC
- Drive from Traverse-City-Airport-TVC to Manisteecar
6h 29m$92–508Drive 406.9 mi
cheapest- Drive from Cincinnati to Manisteecar 406.9 mi
9h$75–108Bus, taxi via Benton Harbor
- Take the bus from Cincinnati to Gary Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Gary Bus Station to Benton Harbor Bus Stopbus
- Take the bus from Greyhound Benton Harbor to Greyhound Grand Rapidsbus
- Take the bus from Grand Rapids to Reed Citybus
- Take the taxi from Reed City to Manisteetaxi
14h 8m$198–292Bus, train, taxi
- Take the bus from Cincinnati to Dayton Trotwood Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Dayton Trotwood Bus Station to Indianapolis Union Stationbus
- Take the train from Indianapolis to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Grand Rapids to Reed Citybus
- Take the taxi from Reed City to Manisteetaxi
18h 47m$242–448Bus, taxi
- Take the bus from Cincinnati to Gary Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Gary Bus Station to Kalamazoo Bus Stopbus
- Take the bus from Kalamazoo Metro Transit to Reed City, MIbus
- Take the taxi from Reed City, MI to Manisteetaxi
14h 23m$199–284Bus, train, car ferry, drive
- Take the bus from Cincinnati to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Milwaukeetrain
- Take the bus from Milwaukee to Manitowocbus
- Take the carferry from Manitowoc to Ludingtoncarferry
- Drive from Ludington to Manisteecar
17h 54m$166–354Bus, taxi via Toledo
- Take the bus from Miami University Oxford, OH to Toledobus
- Take the bus from Toledo to East Lansing Amtrak Stationbus
- Take the bus from East Lansing to Grand Rapidsbus
- Take the bus from Grand Rapids to Reed Citybus
- Take the taxi from Reed City to Manisteetaxi
21h 56m$212–352
Covington (CVG) to Traverse City (TVC) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cincinnati to Manistee is to drive which costs $70 - $110 and takes 9h.
The fastest way to get from Cincinnati to Manistee is to fly and drive which takes 6h 29m and costs $90 - $550.
The distance between Cincinnati and Manistee is 476 miles. The road distance is 409.3 miles.
The best way to get from Cincinnati to Manistee without a car is to bus and taxi via Benton Harbor which takes 14h 8m and costs $190 - $300.
It takes approximately 6h 29m to get from Cincinnati to Manistee, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Cincinnati to Manistee is 409 miles. It takes approximately 9h to drive from Cincinnati to Manistee.
There are 39+ hotels available in Manistee.
What companies run services between Cincinnati, OH, USA and Manistee, MI, USA?
There is no direct connection from Cincinnati to Manistee. However, you can take the bus to CVG Airport Terminal, walk to Covington (CVG) airport, fly to Traverse City (TVC), then drive to Manistee. Alternatively, you can take the bus to Gary Bus Station, take the bus to Benton Harbor Bus Stop, take the bus to Greyhound Grand Rapids, walk to Grand Rapids, take the bus to Reed City, then take the taxi to Manistee.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Covington to Traverse City via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–500
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Indianapolis to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $45–120
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–110
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Milwaukee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $20–50
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Cincinnati to Gary Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Cincinnati to Dayton Trotwood Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $8–13
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Cincinnati to Gary Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Cincinnati to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–70
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
- Phone
- +1 (800) 841-4243
- [email protected]
- Website
- ssbadger.com
Car ferry from Manitowoc to Ludington
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $89–204
- Schedules at
- ssbadger.com
- Adult Round Trip (Summer)
- $178
- Standard Vehicle Round Trip (Summer)
- $204
- Adult One-way (Summer)
- $89
- Standard Vehicle One-way (Summer)
- $102
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Estimated price
- $120–150
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