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There are 9 ways to get from Houghton Lake to Chicago by car, plane, taxi, bus, or train

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  1. Drive to Traverse City, fly

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    1. Drive from Houghton Lake to Traverse-City-Airport-TVCcar car
    2. Fly from Traverse City (TVC) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane plane TVC - ORD
    3h 44m
    $48–261

  2. Taxi, bus, train

    1. Take the taxi from Houghton Lake to Claretaxi taxi
    2. Take the bus from Clare to East Lansingbus bus
    3. Take the train from East Lansing Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain train
    7h 37m
    $173–270

  3. Taxi, bus

    1. Take the taxi from Houghton Lake to Graylingtaxi taxi
    2. Take the bus from Grayling to East Lansingbus bus
    3. Take the bus from East Lansing Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Stationbus bus
    8h 46m

  4. Drive  307.4 mi

    1. Drive from Houghton Lake to Chicagocar car 307.4 mi
    5h 9m
    $53–76

  5. Taxi to Mbs International Airport, fly

    1. Take the taxi from Houghton Lake to Mbs International Airport (MBS)taxi taxi
    2. Fly from Mbs International Airport (MBS) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane plane MBS - ORD
    3h 45m
    $134–360

  6. Drive to Manistee County-Blacker Airport, fly

    1. Drive from Houghton Lake to Manistee County-Blacker Airport (MBL)car car
    2. Fly from Manistee County-Blacker Airport (MBL) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane plane MBL - ORD
    4h 7m
    $92–267

  7. Drive to Muskegon, fly

    1. Drive from Houghton Lake to Muskegon (MKG)car car
    2. Fly from Muskegon (MKG) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane plane MKG - ORD
    4h 37m
    $137–211

  8. Taxi, bus, train via Grand Rapids

    1. Take the taxi from Houghton Lake to Cadillactaxi taxi
    2. Take the bus from Cadillac to Grand Rapidsbus bus
    3. Take the train from Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain train
    8h 47m
    $189–280

  9. Taxi, bus via Grand Rapids

    1. Take the taxi from Houghton Lake to Cadillactaxi taxi
    2. Take the bus from Cadillac to Grand Rapidsbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station to Chicago Union Stationbus bus
    8h 47m

Traverse City (TVC) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) flights

Calendar70Weekly Planes
Duration1h 35mAverage Duration
Ticket$35Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 308.1 mi
  • Duration: 3h 44m

What companies run services between Houghton Lake, MI, USA and Chicago, IL, USA?

There is no direct connection from Houghton Lake to Chicago. However, you can drive to Traverse-City-Airport-TVC airport, fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD), walk to O'Hare, then take the subway to Jackson-Blue. Alternatively, you can take the taxi to Clare, take the bus to East Lansing, walk to East Lansing Amtrak Station, then take the train to Chicago Union Station.

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