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How to get fromGlen Arbor to Detroitby taxi, plane, bus, car, or train

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There are 5 ways to get from Glen Arbor to Detroit by taxi, plane, bus, car, or train

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  1. Taxi, fly

    best
    1. Take the taxi from Glen Arbor to Traverse-City-Airport-TVCtaxi taxi
    2. Fly from Traverse City (TVC) to Detroit (DTW)plane plane TVC - DTW
    3h 15m
    $153–481

  2. Drive 261.5 mi

    cheapest
    1. Drive from Glen Arbor to Detroitcar car 261.5 mi
    5h 8m
    $48–69

  3. Taxi, bus

    1. Take the taxi from Glen Arbor to Traverse City, MItaxi taxi
    2. Take the bus from Traverse City, MI to Kalamazoo Metro Transitbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Kalamazoo Bus Stop to Detroit Bus Stationbus bus
    9h 52m
    $140–209

  4. Taxi, bus via Grand Rapids

    1. Take the taxi from Glen Arbor to Traverse Citytaxi taxi
    2. Take the bus from Traverse City to Grand Rapidsbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Grand Rapids to Detroitbus bus
    10h 7m
    $178–234

  5. Taxi, bus, train

    1. Take the taxi from Glen Arbor to Traverse City, MItaxi taxi
    2. Take the bus from Traverse City, MI to Kalamazoo Metro Transitbus bus
    3. Take the train from Kalamazoo to Detroittrain train
    10h 19m
    $163–259

Traverse City (TVC) to Detroit (DTW) flights

Calendar28Weekly Planes
Duration1h 11mAverage Duration
Ticket$54Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

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  • Distance: 259.6 mi
  • Duration: 3h 15m

What companies run services between Glen Arbor, MI, USA and Detroit, MI, USA?

There is no direct connection from Glen Arbor to Detroit. However, you can take the taxi to Traverse-City-Airport-TVC airport, fly to Detroit (DTW), walk to Metro Airport McNamara Terminal, then take the line 261 bus to Cass & Michigan. Alternatively, you can take the taxi to Traverse City, MI, take the bus to Kalamazoo Metro Transit, then take the bus to Detroit Bus Station.

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