There are 3 ways to get from Fond du Lac to Manistee by car, car ferry, bus, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Drive, car ferry
best- Drive from Fond du Lac to Manitowoccar
- Take the car ferry from Manitowoc to Ludingtoncarferry
- Drive from Ludington to Manisteecar
6h 52m$99–231Drive, car ferry via Milwaukee
- Drive from Fond du Lac to Milwaukeecar
- Take the car ferry from Milwaukee to Muskegoncarferry
- Drive from Muskegon to Manisteecar
5h 20m$141–169Bus, fly
- Take the bus from Fond Du Lac to Milwaukee Intermodal Stationbus
- Take the bus from Milwaukee Intermodal/Amtrak Station to O'Hare International Airport - Terminal 2 Departuresbus
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Manistee County-Blacker Airport (MBL)plane ORD - MBL
6h 1m$150–248
Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Manistee County-Blacker Airport (MBL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Fond du Lac to Manistee is to drive and car ferry via Milwaukee which costs $140 - $170 and takes 5h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Fond du Lac to Manistee is to drive and car ferry via Milwaukee which takes 5h 20m and costs $140 - $170.
The distance between Fond du Lac and Manistee is 142 miles.
It takes approximately 6h 52m to get from Fond du Lac to Manistee, including transfers.
Manistee is 1h ahead of Fond du Lac. It is currently 10:16 PM in Fond du Lac and 11:16 PM in Manistee.
There are 40+ hotels available in Manistee.
What companies run services between Fond du Lac, WI, USA and Manistee, MI, USA?
There is no direct connection from Fond du Lac to Manistee. However, you can drive to Manitowoc, take the car ferry to Ludington, then drive to Manistee. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Fond du Lac to Manistee via Milwaukee and Muskegon in around 5h 20m.
- Website
- contouraviation.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Manistee County-Blacker Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–160
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Fond Du Lac to Milwaukee Intermodal Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $9–16
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- (866) 912 6224
- [email protected]
- Website
- coachusa.com
Bus from Milwaukee Intermodal/Amtrak Station to O'Hare International Airport - Terminal 2 Departures
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $38–42
- Website
- https://www.coachusa.com/wisconsin-coach?gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAiAt4C-BhBcEiwA8Kp0Cc3RRg_kOdc3CzsoiFSe4BX-r10-kIOeuDNMfsAKsG5uubvoAmxcrRoC5LwQAvD_BwE
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Milwaukee Intermodal/Amtrak Station to O'Hare International Airport - Terminal 2 Departures
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $29–45
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $29–45
- Phone
- +1 (800) 841-4243
- [email protected]
- Website
- ssbadger.com
Car ferry from Manitowoc to Ludington
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $89–204
- Schedules at
- ssbadger.com
- Adult Round Trip (Summer)
- $178
- Standard Vehicle Round Trip (Summer)
- $204
- Adult One-way (Summer)
- $89
- Standard Vehicle One-way (Summer)
- $102
- Phone
- +1 866-914-1010
- Website
- lake-express.com
Car ferry from Milwaukee to Muskegon
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $119–128
- Website
- https://www.lake-express.com/
- Schedules at
- https://www.lake-express.com/schedule/
- Classic Cabin Adult
- $119
- Standard Vehicle
- $128
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