There are 4 ways to get from East Lansing to Frankfort by bus, taxi, car, or plane
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Bus, taxi
best- Take the bus from East Lansing Michigan Flyer to Greyhound Grand Rapidsbus
- Take the bus from Grand Rapids to Kingsleybus
- Take the taxi from Kingsley to Frankforttaxi
7h 1m$186–264Drive 179.8 mi
cheapest- Drive from East Lansing to Frankfortcar 179.8 mi
3h 17m$33–48Fly from Capital Region International Airport, taxi
- Fly from Capital Region International Airport (LAN) to Traverse City (TVC)plane LAN - TVC
- Take the taxi from Traverse-City-Airport-TVC to Frankforttaxi
5h 26m$246–620Bus to Detroit, fly, taxi
- Take the bus from East Lansing, MI to Detroit Metro Airportbus
- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Traverse City (TVC)plane DTW - TVC
- Take the taxi from Traverse-City-Airport-TVC to Frankforttaxi
5h 4m$220–582
Capital Region International Airport (LAN) to Traverse City (TVC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from East Lansing to Frankfort is to drive which costs $30 - $50 and takes 3h 17m.
The fastest way to get from East Lansing to Frankfort is to drive which takes 3h 17m and costs $30 - $50.
The distance between East Lansing and Frankfort is 243 miles. The road distance is 180.8 miles.
The best way to get from East Lansing to Frankfort without a car is to bus and taxi which takes 7h 1m and costs $180 - $270.
It takes approximately 7h 1m to get from East Lansing to Frankfort, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between East Lansing to Frankfort is 181 miles. It takes approximately 3h 17m to drive from East Lansing to Frankfort.
There are 120+ hotels available in Frankfort.
What companies run services between East Lansing, MI, USA and Frankfort, MI, USA?
There is no direct connection from East Lansing to Frankfort. However, you can take the bus to Greyhound Grand Rapids, walk to Grand Rapids, take the bus to Kingsley, then take the taxi to Frankfort. Alternatively, you can drive from East Lansing to Frankfort in around 3h 17m.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Capital Region International Airport to Traverse City via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–400
Flights from Detroit to Traverse City
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–360
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Capital Region International Airport to Traverse City via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–430
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Capital Region International Airport to Traverse City via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–430
- Phone
- +1 989-725-5105
- Website
- Indian Trails
Bus from East Lansing Michigan Flyer to Greyhound Grand Rapids
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $13–29
- Website
- Indian Trails
Bus from Grand Rapids to Kingsley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–45
- Website
- Indian Trails
- Phone
- +1 517-333-0400
- [email protected]
- Website
- Michigan Flyer
Bus from East Lansing, MI to Detroit Metro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–35
- Website
- Michigan Flyer
- Child 2-16
- $9–11
- Adult
- $22–35
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Estimated price
- $150–190
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