There are 8 ways to get from Gurnee to Petoskey by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train, bus
best- Take the train from Waukegan to Chicago OTCtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to East Lansing Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the bus from East Lansing to Petoskeybus
13h 19m$109–209Train, fly to Traverse City, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Waukegan to Clybourntrain
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Traverse City (TVC)plane ORD - TVC
- Take the bus from Traverse City to Petoskeybus
10h 7m$69–329Drive 400.4 mi
- Drive from Gurnee to Petoskeycar 400.4 mi
6h 58m$74–106Train, fly to Pellston
- Take the train from Waukegan to Clybourntrain
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Pellston (PLN)plane ORD - PLN
9h 26m$125–410Train, bus via Grand Ave & N Greenleaf St/Old Grand Ave
- Take the train from Waukegan to Chicago OTCtrain
- Take the bus from Chicago Union Station to East Lansing Amtrak Stationbus
- Take the bus from East Lansing to Petoskeybus
13h 24m$114–184Train, bus via Grand Rapids
- Take the train from Waukegan to Chicago OTCtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Grand Rapids to Petoskeybus
14h 13m$99–199Train, bus #2
- Take the train from Waukegan to Chicago OTCtrain
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Kalamazoo Bus Stopbus
- Take the bus from Kalamazoo Metro Transit to Petoskey, MIbus
14h 30m$82–144Train, fly to Manistee County-Blacker Airport, drive
- Take the train from Waukegan to Clybourntrain
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Manistee County-Blacker Airport (MBL)plane ORD - MBL
- Drive from Manistee County-Blacker Airport (MBL) to Petoskeycar
8h 9m$122–240
Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Pellston (PLN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Gurnee to Petoskey is to drive which costs $70 - $110 and takes 6h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Gurnee to Petoskey is to drive which takes 6h 58m and costs $70 - $110.
The distance between Gurnee and Petoskey is 465 miles. The road distance is 402.7 miles.
The best way to get from Gurnee to Petoskey without a car is to train and bus which takes 13h 19m and costs $100 - $210.
It takes approximately 13h 19m to get from Gurnee to Petoskey, including transfers.
Petoskey is 1h ahead of Gurnee. It is currently 7:44 AM in Gurnee and 8:44 AM in Petoskey.
Yes, the driving distance between Gurnee to Petoskey is 403 miles. It takes approximately 6h 58m to drive from Gurnee to Petoskey.
There are 296+ hotels available in Petoskey.
What companies run services between Gurnee, IL, USA and Petoskey, MI, USA?
There is no direct connection from Gurnee to Petoskey. However, you can take the line 565 bus to Waukegan Metra Station, walk to Waukegan, take the train to Chicago OTC, walk to Madison & Canal, take the line 60 bus to Clinton & Jackson, walk to Chicago Union Station, take the train to East Lansing Amtrak Station, walk to East Lansing, take the bus to Petoskey, then take the taxi to Petoskey. Alternatively, you can drive from Gurnee to Petoskey in around 6h 58m.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Traverse City
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–270
- Phone
- +1 312-696-3872
- Website
- Metra
Train from Waukegan to Chicago OTC
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Website
- Metra
- Adult
- $5–7
Train from Waukegan to Clybourn
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Website
- Metra
- Adult
- $5–7
Train from Waukegan to Chicago OTC
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Website
- Metra
- Adult
- $5–7
Train from Waukegan to Chicago OTC
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Website
- Metra
- Adult
- $5–7
Train from Waukegan to Chicago OTC
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Website
- Metra
- Adult
- $5–7
Train from Waukegan to Clybourn
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Website
- Metra
- Adult
- $5–7
Train from Waukegan to Clybourn
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Website
- Metra
- Adult
- $5–7
- Phone
- +1 989-725-5105
- Website
- Indian Trails
Bus from East Lansing to Petoskey
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- Website
- Indian Trails
Bus from East Lansing to Petoskey
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- Website
- Indian Trails
Bus from Grand Rapids to Petoskey
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- Website
- Indian Trails
Bus from Kalamazoo Metro Transit to Petoskey, MI
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–80
- Website
- Indian Trails
Bus from Traverse City to Petoskey
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–29
- Website
- Indian Trails
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