There are 7 ways to get from Des Plaines to Muskegon by plane, bus, car ferry, train, taxi, subway, or car
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Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Muskegon
best- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Muskegon (MKG)plane ORD - MKG
2h 13m$116–190Drive 201.9 mi
cheapest- Drive from Des Plaines to Muskegoncar 201.9 mi
3h 41m$37–54Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Multi-Modal/Rental Car Facility to Mitchell Airportbus Wisconsin Coach Lines
- Take the car ferry from Milwaukee to Muskegoncarferry Milwaukee
5h 9m$152–171Train, taxi
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Holland Amtrak Stationtrain Pere Marquette
- Take the taxi from Holland Amtrak Station to Muskegontaxi
5h 31m$132–208Bus, taxi
- Take the bus from Chicago Union Station to Holland Amtrak Stationbus Amtrak Thruway Connecting Service
- Take the taxi from Holland Amtrak Station to Muskegontaxi
6h 46m$140–186Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport, taxi
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR)plane ORD - GRR
- Take the taxi from Grand-Rapids-Airport-GRR to Muskegontaxi
3h 11m$170–590Train, subway to Chicago Midway International Airport, fly to Gerald R. Ford International Airport, taxi
- Take the train from Des Plaines to Chicago OTCtrain
- Take the subway from Clark/Lake to Midwaysubway
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR)plane MDW - GRR
- Take the taxi from Grand-Rapids-Airport-GRR to Muskegontaxi
4h 23m$196–750
Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Muskegon (MKG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Des Plaines to Muskegon is to drive which costs $35 - $55 and takes 3h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Des Plaines to Muskegon is to fly which takes 2h 13m and costs $110 - $190.
The distance between Des Plaines and Muskegon is 129 miles. The road distance is 203.1 miles.
The best way to get from Des Plaines to Muskegon without a car is to train and taxi which takes 5h 31m and costs $130 - $210.
It takes approximately 2h 13m to get from Des Plaines to Muskegon, including transfers.
Muskegon is 1h ahead of Des Plaines. It is currently 12:37 AM in Des Plaines and 1:37 AM in Muskegon.
Yes, the driving distance between Des Plaines to Muskegon is 203 miles. It takes approximately 3h 41m to drive from Des Plaines to Muskegon.
There are 125+ hotels available in Muskegon.
What companies run services between Des Plaines, IL, USA and Muskegon, MI, USA?
Key Lime flies from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Muskegon (MKG) twice daily.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–450
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–600
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–450
- Website
- keylimeair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Muskegon
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–170
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Chicago Union Station to Holland Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–100
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 312-696-3872
- Website
- metra.com
Train from Des Plaines to Chicago OTC
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $4–5
- Website
- https://metra.com
- Adult
- $4–5
- Phone
- +1 888-968-7282
- Website
- transitchicago.com
Subway from Clark/Lake to Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- https://www.transitchicago.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.transitchicago.com/schedules/
- Adult
- $2–5
- Phone
- (866) 912 6224
- [email protected]
- Website
- coachusa.com
Bus from Multi-Modal/Rental Car Facility to Mitchell Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–38
- Website
- https://www.coachusa.com/wisconsin-coach?gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAiAt4C-BhBcEiwA8Kp0Cc3RRg_kOdc3CzsoiFSe4BX-r10-kIOeuDNMfsAKsG5uubvoAmxcrRoC5LwQAvD_BwE
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Chicago Union Station to Holland Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $55–80
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 866-914-1010
- Website
- lake-express.com
Car ferry from Milwaukee to Muskegon
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $119–128
- Website
- https://www.lake-express.com/
- Schedules at
- https://www.lake-express.com/schedule/
- Classic Cabin Adult
- $119
- Standard Vehicle
- $128
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Estimated price
- $80–140
Sunset Transport
- Phone
- +1-616-994-3495
- Website
- sunset-transport.business.site
Sunset Transport
- Phone
- +1-616-994-3495
- Website
- sunset-transport.business.site
Metro Cab
- Phone
- +1 616-827-6500
- Website
- metrocabgr.com
Yellow Cab of Grand Rapids
- Phone
- +1 616-459-4646
Metro Cab
- Phone
- +1 616-827-6500
- Website
- metrocabgr.com
Yellow Cab of Grand Rapids
- Phone
- +1 616-459-4646
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