There are 12 ways to get from Detroit to Elmont by plane, train, bus, bus (Amtrak, Flixbus), car, or bus (Greyhound)
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Fly Detroit to John F. Kennedy International Airport, train, bus
best- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK)plane DTW - JFK
- Take the train from Jamaica to Valley Streamtrain
- Take the bus from Valley Stream Sta to Elmont Rd + Beth David Cemetary#300bus
5h 18m$337–971Drive 632.7 mi
cheapest- Drive from Detroit to Elmontcar 632.7 mi
10h 41m$116–167Bus via Toledo
- Take the bus from Detroit to Toledobus Amtrak Thruway Connecting Service
- Take the bus from Toledo Bus Stop to New York Midtownbus FlixBus N2641
17h 19m$120–188Train
- Take the train from Windsor to Aldershottrain VIA Rail
- Take the train from Aldershot to New York Penn Stationtrain VIA Rail
18h 45m$190–527Fly Detroit to Laguardia Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Laguardia Airport (LGA)plane DTW - LGA
- Take the train from Woodside to Valley Streamtrain
- Take the bus from Valley Stream Sta to Elmont Rd + Beth David Cemetary#300bus
5h 51m$160–465Fly Detroit to Newark Liberty International Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)plane DTW - EWR
- Take the train from Newark Airport Railroad Station to New York Penn Stationtrain
- Take the train from New York Penn Station to Valley Streamtrain
- Take the bus from Valley Stream Sta to Elmont Rd + Beth David Cemetary#300bus
6h 19m$202–1,146Bus to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport, fly to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Take the bus from Detroit Bus Station to Cleveland Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport (CLE) to John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK)plane CLE - JFK
7h 43m$484–1,012Bus to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport, fly to Laguardia Airport
- Take the bus from Detroit Bus Station to Cleveland Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport (CLE) to Laguardia Airport (LGA)plane CLE - LGA
8h 25m$157–496Fly Detroit to Philadelphia International Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)plane DTW - PHL
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Take the train from New York Penn Station to Valley Streamtrain
- Take the bus from Valley Stream Sta to Elmont Rd + Beth David Cemetary#300bus
7h 47m$163–1,032Fly Detroit to Westchester County Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Westchester County Airport (HPN)plane DTW - HPN
- Take the train from White Plains to Grand Central Terminaltrain
- Take the train from Grand Central Terminal to Valley Streamtrain
- Take the bus from Valley Stream Sta to Elmont Rd + Beth David Cemetary#300bus
8h 28m$123–636Bus, train
- Take the bus from Detroit Bus Station to Toledo Bus Stopbus Greyhound US0420 / ...
- Take the train from Toledo to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain Lake Shore Limited
19h 9m$205–603Bus (Greyhound)
- Take the bus from Detroit Bus Station to Port Authority Bus Terminalbus Greyhound US0420
19h 54m$122–191
Detroit (DTW) to John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Detroit to Elmont is to drive which costs $110 - $170 and takes 10h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Detroit to Elmont is to fly and train and bus which takes 5h 18m and costs $330 - $1,000.
No, there is no direct bus from Detroit to Elmont. However, there are services departing from Woodward & Gratiot and arriving at Elmont Rd + Beth David Cemetary#300 via Detroit, Toledo Bus Stop and Valley Stream Sta. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 19m.
No, there is no direct train from Detroit to Elmont. However, there are services departing from Windsor and arriving at Valley Stream via Aldershot and New York Penn Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 45m.
The distance between Detroit and Elmont is 548 miles. The road distance is 636.4 miles.
The best way to get from Detroit to Elmont without a car is to bus via Toledo which takes 17h 19m and costs $120 - $190.
It takes approximately 5h 18m to get from Detroit to Elmont, including transfers.
Detroit to Elmont bus services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Detroit station.
Detroit to Elmont train services, operated by VIA Rail, depart from Windsor station.
The best way to get from Detroit to Elmont is to bus via Toledo which takes 17h 19m and costs $120 - $190. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $190 - $550 and takes 18h 45m.
What companies run services between Detroit, MI, USA and Elmont, NY, USA?
You can take a bus from Woodward & Gratiot to Elmont Rd + Beth David Cemetary#300 via Woodward & Baltimore, Detroit, Toledo Bus Stop, New York Midtown, New York Penn Station, Valley Stream, and Valley Stream Sta in around 17h 19m. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Detroit to Elmont Rd + Beth David Cemetary#300 via Windsor, Aldershot, New York Penn Station, Valley Stream, and Valley Stream Sta in around 18h 45m.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Detroit to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–380
Flights from Detroit to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $70–410
Flights from Detroit to Laguardia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–700
Flights from Detroit to Laguardia Airport via Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–700
Flights from Detroit to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–400
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–340
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–370
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Laguardia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–600
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Laguardia Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–700
Flights from Detroit to Philadelphia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–550
Flights from Detroit to Westchester County Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Detroit to Laguardia Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–750
Flights from Detroit to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–400
Flights from Detroit to Newark Liberty International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–430
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Laguardia Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Laguardia Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–650
Flights from Detroit to Philadelphia International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–600
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Detroit to Laguardia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–700
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–340
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Laguardia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–600
Flights from Detroit to Philadelphia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–550
Flights from Detroit to Westchester County Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–650
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Detroit to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–400
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Laguardia Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Detroit to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–380
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–340
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–400
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Detroit to Laguardia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–450
Flights from Detroit to Philadelphia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–230
- Phone
- +1-718-217-5477
- Website
- Long Island Rail Road
Train from Jamaica to Valley Stream
- Ave. Duration
- 14 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3–7
- Website
- Long Island Rail Road
- Schedules at
- Long Island Rail Road Schedules
- Off-Peak
- $4–6
- Peak
- $3–7
Train from Woodside to Valley Stream
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–10
- Website
- Long Island Rail Road
- Schedules at
- Long Island Rail Road Schedules
- Off-Peak
- $5–8
- Peak
- $6–10
Train from New York Penn Station to Valley Stream
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–13
- Website
- Long Island Rail Road
- Schedules at
- Long Island Rail Road Schedules
- Off-Peak
- $6–10
- Peak
- $8–13
Train from New York Penn Station to Valley Stream
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–13
- Website
- Long Island Rail Road
- Schedules at
- Long Island Rail Road Schedules
- Off-Peak
- $6–10
- Peak
- $8–13
Train from Grand Central Terminal to Valley Stream
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–13
- Website
- Long Island Rail Road
- Schedules at
- Long Island Rail Road Schedules
- Off-Peak
- $6–10
- Peak
- $8–13
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- VIA Rail
Train from Windsor to Aldershot
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–200
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- $50–130
- Business
- $80–190
- Business Plus
- $90–200
- Economy
- $55–140
- Economy Plus
- $60–140
Train from Aldershot to New York Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–310
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- $130–290
- Business
- $170–300
- Business Plus
- $180–310
- Economy
- $150–300
- Economy Plus
- $160–310
- Phone
- +1 973-275-5555
- Website
- New Jersey Transit
Train from Newark Airport Railroad Station to New York Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $15–19
- Website
- New Jersey Transit
- Website
- NJ Transit: World Cup 2026
- Adult Airport
- $15–19
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $24–65
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Toledo to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $190–550
- Website
- Amtrak
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–600
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- $20–460
- First Class
- $130–600
- Phone
- +1 877.690.5114
- Website
- Metro North Railroad
Train from White Plains to Grand Central Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–15
- Website
- Metro North Railroad
- Schedules at
- Metro North Railroad Schedules
- Off-Peak
- $9–11
- Peak
- $13–15
- Phone
- +1 516-336-6600
- Website
- Nassau Inter-County Express
Bus from Valley Stream Sta to Elmont Rd + Beth David Cemetary#300
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- Nassau Inter-County Express
- Schedules at
- Nassau Inter-County Express Maps and Schedules
- Regular Fare
- $3
Bus from Valley Stream Sta to Elmont Rd + Beth David Cemetary#300
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- Nassau Inter-County Express
- Schedules at
- Nassau Inter-County Express Maps and Schedules
- Regular Fare
- $3
Bus from Valley Stream Sta to Elmont Rd + Beth David Cemetary#300
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- Nassau Inter-County Express
- Schedules at
- Nassau Inter-County Express Maps and Schedules
- Regular Fare
- $3
Bus from Valley Stream Sta to Elmont Rd + Beth David Cemetary#300
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- Nassau Inter-County Express
- Schedules at
- Nassau Inter-County Express Maps and Schedules
- Regular Fare
- $3
Bus from Valley Stream Sta to Elmont Rd + Beth David Cemetary#300
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- Nassau Inter-County Express
- Schedules at
- Nassau Inter-County Express Maps and Schedules
- Regular Fare
- $3
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Detroit to Toledo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14–21
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Toledo Bus Stop to New York Midtown
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $95–150
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Detroit Bus Station to Cleveland Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $25–40
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Detroit Bus Station to Cleveland Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $25–40
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Detroit Bus Station to Toledo Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–15
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Detroit Bus Station to Port Authority Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–180
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 888-378-3823
- [email protected]
- Website
- Barons Bus
Bus from Detroit Bus Station to Toledo Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $5–40
- Website
- Barons Bus
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Booking & Getting There
Detroit to Elmont bus services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Toledo station.
Detroit to Elmont train services, operated by VIA Rail, arrive at Aldershot station.
Yes, the driving distance between Detroit to Elmont is 636 miles. It takes approximately 10h 41m to drive from Detroit to Elmont.
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