There are 9 ways to get from Detroit to Saranac Lake by plane, car, bus, train, bus (Greyhound), taxi, or bus (Flixbus)
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 Burlington International Airport, drive
best- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Burlington International Airport (BTV)plane DTW - BTV
- Drive from Burlington-Airport-BTV to Saranac Lakecar
6h 11m$119–628Drive 538.5 mi
cheapest- Drive from Detroit to Saranac Lakecar 538.5 mi
10h 10m$99–142Bus, train
- Take the bus from Detroit Bus Station to Toledo Bus Stopbus
- Take the train from Toledo to Syracuse Regional Transportation Centertrain
- Take the bus from Syracuse to Saranac Lakebus
16h 2m$181–467Bus
- Take the bus from Detroit Bus Station to Cleveland Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Cleveland Bus Station to Syracuse Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Syracuse to Saranac Lakebus
17h$115–297Fly to Albany County Airport, bus
- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Albany County Airport (ALB)plane DTW - ALB
- Take the bus from Albany to Saranac Lakebus
8h 7m$141–762Fly to Syracuse Hancock International Airport, bus
- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Syracuse Hancock International Airport (SYR)plane DTW - SYR
- Take the bus from Syracuse to Saranac Lakebus
10h 29m$150–869Train, bus
- Take the train from Windsor to Aldershottrain
- Take the train from Aldershot to Syracusetrain
- Take the bus from Syracuse to Saranac Lakebus
16h 8m$146–547Train, taxi
- Take the train from Windsor to Toronto Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Toronto Union Station to Montréaltrain
- Take the train from Montreal Central Station to Westport Stationtrain
- Take the taxi from Westport Station to Saranac Laketaxi
17h 12m$305–684Bus via Toronto
- Take the bus from Detroit Bus Station to Torontobus
- Take the bus from Toronto to Syracusebus
- Take the bus from Syracuse to Saranac Lakebus
19h 50m
Detroit to Saranac Lake by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Detroit to Saranac Lake is to drive which costs $95 - $150 and takes 10h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Detroit to Saranac Lake is to fly and drive which takes 6h 11m and costs $110 - $650.
No, there is no direct bus from Detroit station to Saranac Lake. However, there are services departing from Detroit Bus Station and arriving at Saranac Lake via Cleveland Bus Station and Syracuse. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h.
The distance between Detroit and Saranac Lake is 659 miles. The road distance is 541.6 miles.
The best way to get from Detroit to Saranac Lake without a car is to bus and train which takes 16h 2m and costs $180 - $470.
It takes approximately 6h 11m to get from Detroit to Saranac Lake, including transfers.
Detroit to Saranac Lake bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Detroit Bus Station.
Detroit to Saranac Lake bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Cleveland Bus Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Detroit to Saranac Lake is 542 miles. It takes approximately 10h 10m to drive from Detroit to Saranac Lake.
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What companies run services between Detroit, MI, USA and Saranac Lake, NY, USA?
You can take a bus from Detroit Bus Station to Saranac Lake via Cleveland Bus Station and Syracuse in around 17h.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Detroit to Burlington International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Detroit to Albany County Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Detroit to Syracuse Hancock International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–700
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Detroit to Burlington International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Detroit to Albany County Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Detroit to Albany County Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–700
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Detroit to Albany County Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Toledo to Syracuse Regional Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $140–290
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Montreal Central Station to Westport Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–75
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- viarail.ca
Train from Windsor to Aldershot
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–200
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Escape
- $50–130
- Business
- $85–190
- Business Plus
- $95–200
- Economy
- $55–140
- Economy Plus
- $60–150
Train from Aldershot to Syracuse
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–210
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Escape
- $60–150
- Business
- $95–200
- Business Plus
- $100–210
- Economy
- $65–160
- Economy Plus
- $70–160
Train from Windsor to Toronto Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $60–210
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Escape
- $60–150
- Business
- $95–200
- Business Plus
- $100–210
- Economy
- $65–160
- Economy Plus
- $70–160
Train from Toronto Union Station to Montréal
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $90–250
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Escape
- $90–210
- Business
- $120–240
- Business Plus
- $130–250
- Economy
- $100–210
- Economy Plus
- $110–220
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Detroit Bus Station to Toledo Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–18
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Detroit Bus Station to Cleveland Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $25–50
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Cleveland Bus Station to Syracuse Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–110
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Detroit Bus Station to Toledo Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com
- Phone
- +1 888-378-3823
- [email protected]
- Website
- baronsbus.com
Bus from Detroit Bus Station to Toledo Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $5–40
- Website
- https://baronsbus.com
- Website
- example.com
Bus from Detroit Bus Station to Toledo Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- example.com
- Phone
- +1 800-858-8555
- Website
- trailways.com
Bus from Syracuse to Saranac Lake
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–140
- Website
- https://trailways.com
- Schedules at
- https://trailways.com/schedules/
- Saver
- $35–130
- Flexible
- $65–140
Bus from Syracuse to Saranac Lake
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–140
- Website
- https://trailways.com
- Schedules at
- https://trailways.com/schedules/
- Saver
- $35–130
- Flexible
- $65–140
Bus from Albany to Saranac Lake
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $29–110
- Website
- https://trailways.com
- Schedules at
- https://trailways.com/schedules/
- Saver
- $29–100
- Flexible
- $55–110
Bus from Syracuse to Saranac Lake
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–140
- Website
- https://trailways.com
- Schedules at
- https://trailways.com/schedules/
- Saver
- $35–130
- Flexible
- $65–140
Bus from Syracuse to Saranac Lake
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–140
- Website
- https://trailways.com
- Schedules at
- https://trailways.com/schedules/
- Saver
- $35–130
- Flexible
- $65–140
Bus from Syracuse to Saranac Lake
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–140
- Website
- https://trailways.com
- Schedules at
- https://trailways.com/schedules/
- Saver
- $35–130
- Flexible
- $65–140
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Detroit Bus Station to Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–70
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Detroit Bus Station to Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Website
- example.com
Bus from Toronto to Syracuse
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- example.com
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Estimated price
- $120–150
New England Taxi
- Phone
- +1 802-598-7254
- Website
- newenglandtaxi.com
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