There are 5 ways to get from East Lansing to Iron River by plane, 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 from Capital Region International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Capital Region International Airport (LAN) to Iron Mountain (IMT)plane LAN - IMT
- Take the bus from Iron Mountain to Iron Riverbus
8h 10mDrive 458.7 mi
cheapest- Drive from East Lansing to Iron Rivercar 458.7 mi
7h 58m$84–121Bus
- Take the bus from Lansing, MI to St. Ignace, MIbus 1488 / ...
- Take the bus from St. Ignace Transportation Center to Iron River, MIbus 1489
14h 49m$91–166Bus to Detroit, fly, bus
- Take the bus from East Lansing Marriott to DTW McNamara Terminalbus
- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Iron Mountain (IMT)plane DTW - IMT
- Take the bus from Iron Mountain to Iron Riverbus
6h 39mTrain, bus
- Take the train from East Lansing Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Milwaukeetrain
- Take the bus from Milwaukee to Escanababus
- Take the bus from Escanaba, MI to Iron River, MIbus
16h 44m$145–311
East Lansing to Iron River by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from East Lansing to Iron River is to drive which costs $80 - $130 and takes 7h 58m.
The fastest way to get from East Lansing to Iron River is to drive which takes 7h 58m and costs $80 - $130.
No, there is no direct bus from East Lansing to Iron River. However, there are services departing from WBD Gr. River past MAC AVE and arriving at Iron River, MI via Lansing, MI and St. Ignace Transportation Center. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 49m.
The distance between East Lansing and Iron River is 330 miles. The road distance is 461.4 miles.
The best way to get from East Lansing to Iron River without a car is to bus which takes 14h 49m and costs $90 - $170.
It takes approximately 8h 10m to get from East Lansing to Iron River, including transfers.
East Lansing to Iron River bus services, operated by Indian Trails, depart from Lansing, MI station.
East Lansing to Iron River bus services, operated by Indian Trails, arrive at St. Ignace, MI station.
Iron River is 1h behind East Lansing. It is currently 10:36 PM in East Lansing and 9:36 PM in Iron River.
Yes, the driving distance between East Lansing to Iron River is 461 miles. It takes approximately 7h 58m to drive from East Lansing to Iron River.
What companies run services between East Lansing, MI, USA and Iron River, MI, USA?
You can take a bus from WBD Gr. River past MAC AVE to Iron River, MI via Lansing, MI and St. Ignace Transportation Center in around 14h 49m.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Capital Region International Airport to Iron Mountain via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–420
Flights from Capital Region International Airport to Iron Mountain via Detroit, Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Detroit to Iron Mountain
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–380
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from East Lansing Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–140
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Milwaukee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $27–60
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Website
- example.com
Bus from Iron Mountain to Iron River
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- example.com
Bus from Lansing, MI to St. Ignace, MI
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–75
- Website
- https://indiantrails.com
Bus from St. Ignace Transportation Center to Iron River, MI
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–90
- Website
- https://indiantrails.com
Bus from Iron Mountain to Iron River
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- example.com
Bus from Milwaukee to Escanaba
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Website
- https://indiantrails.com
Bus from Escanaba, MI to Iron River, MI
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $17–40
- Website
- https://indiantrails.com
- Phone
- +1 517-333-0400
- [email protected]
- Website
- michiganflyer.com
Bus from East Lansing Marriott to DTW McNamara Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–35
- Website
- https://www.michiganflyer.com/
- Child 2-16
- $9–11
- Adult
- $22–35
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