There are 10 ways to get from East Lansing to Starkville by plane, car, train, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Capital Region International Airport to Birmingham–Shuttlesworth International Airport, drive
best- Fly from Capital Region International Airport (LAN) to Birmingham–Shuttlesworth International Airport (BHM)plane LAN - BHM
- Drive from Birmingham-Airport-BHM to Starkvillecar
6h 29m$252–1,170Drive 776 mi
cheapest- Drive from East Lansing to Starkvillecar 776 mi
15h$142–205Train, bus, drive
- Take the train from East Lansing Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Memphis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Memphis Bus Station to Tupelobus
- Drive from Tupelo to Starkvillecar
19h 41m$157–304Train, bus, drive via St. Louis
- Take the train from East Lansing Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to St. Louistrain
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Memphis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Memphis Bus Station to Tupelobus
- Drive from Tupelo to Starkvillecar
21h 13m$187–409Bus to Detroit, fly to Golden Triangle Regional Airport
- Take the bus from East Lansing, MI to Detroit Metro Airportbus
- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Golden Triangle Regional Airport (GTR)plane DTW - GTR
7h 31m$210–647Bus to Detroit, fly to Birmingham–Shuttlesworth International Airport, drive
- Take the bus from East Lansing, MI to Detroit Metro Airportbus
- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Birmingham–Shuttlesworth International Airport (BHM)plane DTW - BHM
- Drive from Birmingham-Airport-BHM to Starkvillecar
7h 31m$206–1,022Bus to Gerald R. Ford International Airport, fly to Golden Triangle Regional Airport
- Take the bus from East Lansing to Grand Rapidsbus
- Fly from Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR) to Golden Triangle Regional Airport (GTR)plane GRR - GTR
9h 27m$152–538Bus to Detroit, fly to Huntsville International Airport-Carl T Jones Field, drive
- Take the bus from East Lansing, MI to Detroit Metro Airportbus
- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Huntsville International Airport-Carl T Jones Field (HSV)plane DTW - HSV
- Drive from Huntsville International Airport-Carl T Jones Field (HSV) to Starkvillecar
8h 34m$150–732Bus, drive
- Take the bus from East Lansing Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Memphis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Memphis Bus Station to Tupelobus
- Drive from Tupelo to Starkvillecar
19h 41m$162–269Bus, drive via Champaign
- Take the bus from East Lansing Michigan Flyer to South Haven Potatoes Plusbus
- Take the bus from South Haven to Chicagobus
- Take the bus from Chicago to Champaign Intermodal Trans Ctrbus
- Take the bus from Champaign Intermodal Trans Ctr to Memphis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Memphis Bus Station to Tupelobus
- Drive from Tupelo to Starkvillecar
23h 7m$152–249
Capital Region International Airport (LAN) to Birmingham–Shuttlesworth International Airport (BHM) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from East Lansing to Starkville is to drive which costs $140 - $210 and takes 15h.
The fastest way to get from East Lansing to Starkville is to fly and drive which takes 6h 29m and costs $250 - $1,200.
The distance between East Lansing and Starkville is 803 miles. The road distance is 780.5 miles.
It takes approximately 6h 29m to get from East Lansing to Starkville, including transfers.
Starkville is 1h behind East Lansing. It is currently 12:06 PM in East Lansing and 11:06 AM in Starkville.
Yes, the driving distance between East Lansing to Starkville is 781 miles. It takes approximately 15h to drive from East Lansing to Starkville.
There are 39+ hotels available in Starkville.
What companies run services between East Lansing, MI, USA and Starkville, MS, USA?
There is no direct connection from East Lansing to Starkville. However, you can take the taxi to Lansing-Airport-LAN airport, fly to Birmingham–Shuttlesworth International Airport (BHM), then drive to Starkville. Alternatively, you can take a bus from WBD Gr. River past MAC AVE to Starkville via Capital Area Multimodal Gateway, East Lansing Amtrak Station, Chicago Union Station, Chicago Bus Station, Memphis Bus Station, and Tupelo in around 19h 41m.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Capital Region International Airport to Birmingham–Shuttlesworth International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–1,100
Flights from Detroit to Golden Triangle Regional Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Detroit to Golden Triangle Regional Airport via Covington, Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 34m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Detroit to Golden Triangle Regional Airport via Nashville, Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 34m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Detroit to Birmingham–Shuttlesworth International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–950
Flights from Detroit to Birmingham–Shuttlesworth International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–1,000
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Golden Triangle Regional Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–440
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Golden Triangle Regional Airport via Detroit, Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–450
Flights from Detroit to Huntsville International Airport-Carl T Jones Field
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Detroit to Huntsville International Airport-Carl T Jones Field via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
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
- $50–120
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from East Lansing Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–120
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $70–170
- Website
- Amtrak
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Memphis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $85–140
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Memphis Bus Station to Tupelo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $15–25
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Memphis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–75
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Memphis Bus Station to Tupelo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $15–25
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Memphis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $85–140
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Memphis Bus Station to Tupelo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $15–25
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Memphis Bus Station to Tupelo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $15–25
- Website
- Greyhound
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