There are 6 ways to get from Columbus to Manistee by plane, car, bus, train, taxi, 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 to Traverse City, drive
best- Fly from John Glenn Columbus International Airport (CMH) to Traverse City (TVC)plane CMH - TVC
- Drive from Traverse-City-Airport-TVC to Manisteecar
6h 38m$78–440Fly to Manistee County-Blacker Airport
cheapest- Fly from John Glenn Columbus International Airport (CMH) to Manistee County-Blacker Airport (MBL)plane CMH - MBL
6h 10m$69–338Bus, train, drive
- Take the bus from Columbus - Mound St to Ann Arbor Amtrak Stationbus
- Take the train from Ann Arbor Amtrak Station to Kalamazootrain
- Take the bus from Kalamazoo Metro Transit to Big Rapids, MIbus
- Drive from Big Rapids, MI to Manisteecar
12h 18m$81–187Drive 411.6 mi
- Drive from Columbus to Manisteecar 411.6 mi
7h 42m$76–109Bus, taxi
- Take the bus from Columbus - Mound St to Ann Arbor Amtrak Stationbus
- Take the bus from Ann Arbor to Kalamazoo Bus Stopbus
- Take the bus from Kalamazoo Metro Transit to Reed City, MIbus
- Take the taxi from Reed City, MI to Manisteetaxi
12h 48m$174–279Bus, car ferry, drive
- Take the bus from Columbus to Milwaukee Intermodal Stationbus
- Take the bus from Milwaukee Intermodal Station to Manitowocbus
- Take the carferry from Manitowoc to Ludingtoncarferry
- Drive from Ludington to Manisteecar
19h 21m$177–373
John Glenn Columbus International Airport (CMH) to Traverse City (TVC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Columbus to Manistee is to drive which costs $75 - $110 and takes 7h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Columbus to Manistee is to fly which takes 6h 10m and costs $65 - $340.
The distance between Columbus and Manistee is 434 miles. The road distance is 414 miles.
The best way to get from Columbus to Manistee without a car is to bus and taxi which takes 12h 48m and costs $170 - $280.
It takes approximately 6h 38m to get from Columbus to Manistee, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Columbus to Manistee is 414 miles. It takes approximately 7h 42m to drive from Columbus to Manistee.
There are 40+ hotels available in Manistee.
What companies run services between Columbus, OH, USA and Manistee, MI, USA?
American Airlines, Corporate Flight Management Inc, and three other airlines fly from John Glenn Columbus International Airport (CMH) to Manistee County-Blacker Airport (MBL) every 4 hours.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Traverse City via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–460
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Traverse City via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Sunday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Traverse City via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 13m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Traverse City via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Traverse City via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–420
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Traverse City via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 14m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Traverse City via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
- Website
- united.com
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Traverse City via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–460
- Website
- contouraviation.com
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Manistee County-Blacker Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–320
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Manistee County-Blacker Airport via Washington Dulles, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–430
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Manistee County-Blacker Airport via Detroit, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–340
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Manistee County-Blacker Airport via Toronto, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–410
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Ann Arbor Amtrak Station to Kalamazoo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 888-378-3823
- [email protected]
- Website
- baronsbus.com
Bus from Columbus - Mound St to Ann Arbor Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $18–60
- Website
- https://baronsbus.com
Bus from Columbus - Mound St to Ann Arbor Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $18–60
- Website
- https://baronsbus.com
- Phone
- +1 989-725-5105
- Website
- indiantrails.com
Bus from Kalamazoo Metro Transit to Big Rapids, MI
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–40
- Website
- https://indiantrails.com
Bus from Kalamazoo Metro Transit to Reed City, MI
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $21–45
- Website
- https://indiantrails.com
Bus from Milwaukee Intermodal Station to Manitowoc
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14–35
- Website
- https://indiantrails.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Ann Arbor to Kalamazoo Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $14–28
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Milwaukee Intermodal Station to Manitowoc
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $12–23
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Columbus to Milwaukee Intermodal Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $70–120
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- 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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