There are 7 ways to get from Fort Wayne to Manistee by plane, car, bus, taxi, train, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly, drive
best- Fly from Fort Wayne International Airport (FWA) to Traverse City (TVC)plane FWA - TVC
- Drive from Traverse-City-Airport-TVC to Manisteecar
5h 53m$98–391Drive 256.6 mi
cheapest- Drive from Fort Wayne to Manisteecar 256.6 mi
5h 13m$47–68Bus, taxi via Benton Harbor
- Take the bus from Fort Wayne, IN to Gary, INbus
- Take the bus from Gary Bus Station to Benton Harbor Bus Stopbus
- Take the bus from Greyhound Benton Harbor to Greyhound Grand Rapidsbus
- Take the bus from Grand Rapids to Reed Citybus
- Take the taxi from Reed City to Manisteetaxi
13h 10m$173–283Bus, train, taxi
- Take the bus from Fort Wayne, IN to Goshen, INbus
- Take the train from Elkhart Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Grand Rapids to Reed Citybus
- Take the taxi from Reed City to Manisteetaxi
16h 22m$204–392Bus, train, car ferry, drive
- Take the bus from Fort Wayne, IN to Chicagobus
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Milwaukeetrain
- Take the bus from Milwaukee to Manitowocbus
- Take the carferry from Manitowoc to Ludingtoncarferry
- Drive from Ludington to Manisteecar
17h 6m$140–344Bus, taxi
- Take the bus from Fort Wayne, IN to Gary, INbus
- Take the bus from Gary Bus Station to Kalamazoo Bus Stopbus
- Take the bus from Kalamazoo Metro Transit to Reed City, MIbus
- Take the taxi from Reed City, MI to Manisteetaxi
13h 25m$174–275Bus, taxi #2
- Take the bus from Fort Wayne, IN to Chicagobus
- Take the bus from Chicago Union Station to Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Stationbus
- Take the bus from Grand Rapids to Reed Citybus
- Take the taxi from Reed City to Manisteetaxi
14h 28m$191–301
Fort Wayne International Airport (FWA) to Traverse City (TVC) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Fort Wayne to Manistee is to drive which costs $45 - $70 and takes 5h 13m.
The fastest way to get from Fort Wayne to Manistee is to drive which takes 5h 13m and costs $45 - $70.
The distance between Fort Wayne and Manistee is 339 miles. The road distance is 258.1 miles.
The best way to get from Fort Wayne to Manistee without a car is to bus and taxi via Benton Harbor which takes 13h 10m and costs $170 - $290.
It takes approximately 5h 53m to get from Fort Wayne to Manistee, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Fort Wayne to Manistee is 258 miles. It takes approximately 5h 13m to drive from Fort Wayne to Manistee.
There are 39+ hotels available in Manistee.
What companies run services between Fort Wayne, IN, USA and Manistee, MI, USA?
There is no direct connection from Fort Wayne to Manistee. However, you can take the taxi to Fort Wayne International Airport (FWA) airport, fly to Traverse City (TVC), then drive to Manistee. Alternatively, you can take the line 8 bus to Central Station - Bay H, take the bus to Gary, IN, walk to Gary Bus Station, take the bus to Benton Harbor Bus Stop, take the bus to Greyhound Grand Rapids, walk to Grand Rapids, take the bus to Reed City, then take the taxi to Manistee.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Fort Wayne International Airport to Traverse City via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–340
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Elkhart Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $24–60
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–110
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Milwaukee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $20–50
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 888-378-3823
- [email protected]
- Website
- Barons Bus
Bus from Fort Wayne, IN to Gary, IN
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $14–50
- Website
- Barons Bus
Bus from Fort Wayne, IN to Goshen, IN
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $5–40
- Website
- Barons Bus
Bus from Fort Wayne, IN to Chicago
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $17–55
- Website
- Barons Bus
Bus from Fort Wayne, IN to Gary, IN
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $14–50
- Website
- Barons Bus
Bus from Fort Wayne, IN to Chicago
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $17–55
- Website
- Barons Bus
- 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
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Estimated price
- $120–150
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