There are 8 ways to get from Detroit to Mancelona by plane, taxi, bus, car, or train
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, taxi
best- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Traverse City (TVC)plane DTW - TVC
- Take the taxi from Traverse-City-Airport-TVC to Mancelonataxi
3h 45m$172–572Drive 230.9 mi
cheapest- Drive from Detroit to Mancelonacar 230.9 mi
4h 7m$43–61Bus, taxi
- Take the bus from Detroit to East Lansingbus
- Take the bus from East Lansing to Graylingbus
- Take the taxi from Grayling to Mancelonataxi
8h 31m$145–219Fly to Pellston, drive
- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Pellston (PLN)plane DTW - PLN
- Drive from Pellston (PLN) to Mancelonacar
4h 29m$72–457Fly to Mbs International Airport, drive
- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Mbs International Airport (MBS)plane DTW - MBS
- Drive from Mbs International Airport (MBS) to Mancelonacar
5h 16m$75–437Fly 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 Mancelonacar
5h 13m$78–456Bus
- Take the bus from Detroit - Grand Circus Park to Ann Arbor- Blake Transit Ctr., MIbus
- Take the bus from Ann Arbor- Blake Transit Ctr., MI to East Lansing, MIbus
- Take the bus from East Lansing to Gaylordbus
9h 38m$128–189Train, bus, taxi
- Take the train from Detroit to Battle Creektrain
- Take the train from Battle Creek to East Lansing Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the bus from East Lansing to Graylingbus
- Take the taxi from Grayling to Mancelonataxi
10h 9m$218–328
Detroit (DTW) to Traverse City (TVC) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Detroit to Mancelona is to drive which costs $40 - $65 and takes 4h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Detroit to Mancelona is to fly and taxi which takes 3h 45m and costs $170 - $600.
No, there is no direct bus from Detroit to Mancelona. However, there are services departing from Detroit - Grand Circus Park and arriving at Gaylord via Ann Arbor- Blake Transit Ctr., MI, WBD Gr. River past MAC AVE and East Lansing. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 38m.
The distance between Detroit and Mancelona is 264 miles. The road distance is 232.3 miles.
The best way to get from Detroit to Mancelona without a car is to bus and taxi which takes 8h 31m and costs $140 - $220.
It takes approximately 3h 45m to get from Detroit to Mancelona, including transfers.
Detroit to Mancelona bus services, operated by D2A2, depart from Detroit - Grand Circus Park station.
Detroit to Mancelona bus services, operated by D2A2, arrive at Ann Arbor- Blake Transit Ctr., MI station.
Yes, the driving distance between Detroit to Mancelona is 232 miles. It takes approximately 4h 7m to drive from Detroit to Mancelona.
There are 131+ hotels available in Mancelona.
What companies run services between Detroit, MI, USA and Mancelona, MI, USA?
You can take a bus from Detroit - Grand Circus Park to Mancelona via Ann Arbor- Blake Transit Ctr., MI, East Lansing, MI, WBD Gr. River past MAC AVE, Capital Area Multimodal Gateway, East Lansing, and Gaylord in around 9h 38m.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Detroit to Traverse City
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–430
Flights from Detroit to Pellston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–440
Flights from Detroit to Mbs International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–400
Flights from Detroit to Alpena County Regional Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–430
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Detroit to Battle Creek
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $65–110
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Battle Creek to East Lansing Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $26–45
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 989-725-5105
- Website
- Indian Trails
Bus from Detroit to East Lansing
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $20–40
- Website
- Indian Trails
Bus from East Lansing to Grayling
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $25–50
- Website
- Indian Trails
Bus from East Lansing to Gaylord
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Website
- Indian Trails
Bus from East Lansing to Grayling
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $25–50
- Website
- Indian Trails
- Phone
- +1 517-333-0400
- [email protected]
- Website
- D2A2
Bus from Detroit - Grand Circus Park to Ann Arbor- Blake Transit Ctr., MI
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8
- Website
- D2A2
- Phone
- +1 517-333-0400
- [email protected]
- Website
- Michigan Flyer
Bus from Ann Arbor- Blake Transit Ctr., MI to East Lansing, MI
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–24
- Website
- Michigan Flyer
- Child 2-16
- $8–10
- Adult
- $17–24
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Estimated price
- $100–140
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