There are 5 ways to get from Cleveland to Ludington by bus, taxi, train, car, plane, 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.
Bus, taxi
best- Take the bus from Cleveland 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 Ludingtontaxi
12h 33m$166–284Drive 371.7 mi
cheapest- Drive from Cleveland to Ludingtoncar 371.7 mi
6h 53m$68–98Train, bus, taxi
- Take the train from Cleveland Amtrak 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 Big Rapidsbus
- Take the taxi from Big Rapids to Ludingtontaxi
15h 29m$264–494Train, bus, fly, drive
- Take the train from Cleveland Amtrak to Toledotrain
- Take the bus from Toledo to Dearbornbus
- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Traverse City (TVC)plane DTW - TVC
- Drive from Traverse-City-Airport-TVC to Ludingtoncar
9h 35m$115–512Train, bus, car ferry
- Take the train from Cleveland Amtrak to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Milwaukeetrain
- Take the bus from Milwaukee to Manitowocbus
- Take the carferry from Manitowoc to Ludingtoncarferry
17h 55m$210–489
Detroit (DTW) to Traverse City (TVC) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cleveland to Ludington is to drive which costs $65 - $100 and takes 6h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Cleveland to Ludington is to drive which takes 6h 53m and costs $65 - $100.
The distance between Cleveland and Ludington is 475 miles. The road distance is 373.9 miles.
The best way to get from Cleveland to Ludington without a car is to bus and taxi which takes 12h 33m and costs $160 - $290.
It takes approximately 12h 33m to get from Cleveland to Ludington, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Cleveland to Ludington is 374 miles. It takes approximately 6h 53m to drive from Cleveland to Ludington.
There are 34+ hotels available in Ludington.
What companies run services between Cleveland, OH, USA and Ludington, MI, USA?
There is no direct connection from Cleveland to Ludington. However, you can take the bus to Toledo, take the bus to East Lansing Amtrak Station, walk to East Lansing, take the bus to Grand Rapids, take the bus to Reed City, then take the taxi to Ludington. Alternatively, you can take the train to Chicago Union Station, take the train to Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station, walk to Grand Rapids, take the bus to Big Rapids, then take the taxi to Ludington.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Detroit to Traverse City
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–400
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Cleveland Amtrak to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 46m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $80–200
- 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 Cleveland Amtrak to Toledo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $26–65
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Cleveland Amtrak to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 46m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $80–200
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Milwaukee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $20–50
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 888-378-3823
- [email protected]
- Website
- Barons Bus
Bus from Cleveland to Toledo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $11–45
- Website
- Barons Bus
- 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 11m
- Estimated price
- $95–160
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