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How to get fromEast Lansing to Port Austinby train, bus, taxi, or car

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There are 3 ways to get from East Lansing to Port Austin by train, bus, taxi, or car

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  1. Train, bus, taxi

    best
    1. Take the train from East Lansing Amtrak Station to Flint Amtrak Stationtrain train
    2. Take the bus from Flint to Bay Citybus bus
    3. Take the taxi from Bay City to Port Austintaxi taxi
    5h 58m
    $116–165

  2. Drive  145.5 mi

    cheapest
    1. Drive from East Lansing to Port Austincar car 145.5 mi
    3h 6m
    $27–39

  3. Bus, drive

    1. Take the bus from East Lansing to Flintbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Flint to Bay Citybus bus
    3. Take the bus from Bay City to Tawas City/East Tawasbus bus
    4. Drive from Tawas City/East Tawas to Port Austincar car
    8h 24m
    $55–112

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  • Distance: 163 mi
  • Duration: 5h 58m

What companies run services between East Lansing, MI, USA and Port Austin, MI, USA?

There is no direct connection from East Lansing to Port Austin. However, you can take the line 20 bus to Capital Area Multimodal Gateway, walk to East Lansing Amtrak Station, take the train to Flint Amtrak Station, walk to Flint, take the bus to Bay City, then take the taxi to Port Austin. Alternatively, you can drive from East Lansing to Port Austin in around 3h 6m.

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