There are 5 ways to get from Detroit to Kalkaska by plane, bus, taxi, or car
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Fly to Traverse City
best- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Traverse City (TVC)plane DTW - TVC
3h 37m$122–427Drive 224.8 mi
cheapest- Drive from Detroit to Kalkaskacar 224.8 mi
3h 58m$41–60Bus, taxi
- Take the bus from Detroit Greyhound to Graylingbus 1488
- Take the taxi from Grayling to Kalkaskataxi
7h 34m$131–187Fly to Pellston, drive
- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Pellston (PLN)plane DTW - PLN
- Drive from Pellston (PLN) to Kalkaskacar
4h 46m$64–361Fly to Alpena County Regional Airport, drive
- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Alpena County Regional Airport (APN)plane DTW - APN
- Drive from Alpena County Regional Airport (APN) to Kalkaskacar
5h 31m$65–359
Detroit (DTW) to Traverse City (TVC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Detroit to Kalkaska is to drive which costs $40 - $60 and takes 3h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Detroit to Kalkaska is to fly which takes 3h 37m and costs $120 - $430.
The distance between Detroit and Kalkaska is 253 miles. The road distance is 226.1 miles.
The best way to get from Detroit to Kalkaska without a car is to bus and taxi which takes 7h 34m and costs $130 - $190.
It takes approximately 3h 37m to get from Detroit to Kalkaska, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Detroit to Kalkaska is 226 miles. It takes approximately 3h 58m to drive from Detroit to Kalkaska.
There are 83+ hotels available in Kalkaska.
What companies run services between Detroit, MI, USA and Kalkaska, MI, USA?
Delta flies from Detroit (DTW) to Traverse City (TVC) 4 times a day.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Detroit to Traverse City
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–330
Flights from Detroit to Pellston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–340
Flights from Detroit to Alpena County Regional Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–330
- Phone
- +1 989-725-5105
- Website
- indiantrails.com
Bus from Detroit Greyhound to Grayling
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–80
- Website
- https://indiantrails.com
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Estimated price
- $85–110
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