There are 4 ways to get from East Lansing to Mesa by plane, train, bus, or car
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
best- Fly from Capital Region International Airport (LAN) to Phoenix (PHX)plane LAN - PHX
7h 35m$138–582Train, bus
- Take the train from East Lansing Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Flagstafftrain
- Take the bus from Flagstaff Train Station to Tempebus
42h 5m$1,036–1,718Drive 1,878.8 mi
- Drive from East Lansing to Mesacar 1,878.8 mi
32h 47m$343–496Bus to Detroit, fly
- Take the bus from East Lansing, MI to Detroit Metro Airportbus
- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Phoenix (PHX)plane DTW - PHX
8h 4m$142–394
East Lansing to Mesa by bus, train, and tram
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from East Lansing to Mesa is to bus and fly which costs $140 - $400 and takes 8h 4m.
The fastest way to get from East Lansing to Mesa is to fly which takes 7h 35m and costs $130 - $600.
The distance between East Lansing and Mesa is 1644 miles. The road distance is 1889.8 miles.
The best way to get from East Lansing to Mesa without a car is to train and bus which takes 42h 5m and costs $1,000 - $1,800.
It takes approximately 7h 35m to get from East Lansing to Mesa, including transfers.
Mesa is 3h behind East Lansing. It is currently 3:44 PM in East Lansing and 12:44 PM in Mesa.
Yes, the driving distance between East Lansing to Mesa is 1890 miles. It takes approximately 32h 47m to drive from East Lansing to Mesa.
There are 2821+ hotels available in Mesa.
What companies run services between East Lansing, MI, USA and Mesa, AZ, USA?
American Airlines, Delta, and two other airlines fly from Capital Region International Airport (LAN) to Phoenix (PHX) every 4 hours.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Capital Region International Airport to Phoenix via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 18m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Detroit to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Detroit to Phoenix via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Detroit to Phoenix via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Capital Region International Airport to Phoenix via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Detroit to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Capital Region International Airport to Phoenix via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Capital Region International Airport to Phoenix via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Detroit to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Detroit to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–210
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from East Lansing Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–180
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Flagstaff
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $900–1,500
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Flagstaff Train Station to Tempe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $23–35
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
- 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
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