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How to get fromHoughton Lake to Detroitby taxi, plane, bus, train, or car

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

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  1. Taxi to Mbs International Airport, fly

    best
    1. Take the taxi from Houghton Lake to Mbs International Airport (MBS)taxi taxi
    2. Fly from Mbs International Airport (MBS) to Detroit (DTW)plane plane MBS - DTW
    3h 39m
    $149–517

  2. Drive  184.6 mi

    cheapest
    1. Drive from Houghton Lake to Detroitcar car 184.6 mi
    3h 19m
    $34–49

  3. Taxi, bus

    1. Take the taxi from Houghton Lake to Claretaxi taxi
    2. Take the bus from Clare to East Lansingbus bus
    3. Take the bus from East Lansing to Detroitbus bus
    6h 41m
    $85–135

  4. 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 Battle Creektrain train
    4. Take the train from Battle Creek to Detroittrain train
    8h 22m
    $154–245

  5. Drive to Traverse City, fly

    1. Drive from Houghton Lake to Traverse-City-Airport-TVCcar car
    2. Fly from Traverse City (TVC) to Detroit (DTW)plane plane TVC - DTW
    3h 58m
    $74–449

  6. Drive to Capital Region International Airport, fly

    1. Drive from Houghton Lake to Lansing-Airport-LANcar car
    2. Fly from Capital Region International Airport (LAN) to Detroit (DTW)plane plane LAN - DTW
    4h 19m
    $69–433

  7. Drive to Alpena County Regional Airport, fly

    1. Drive from Houghton Lake to Alpena County Regional Airport (APN)car car
    2. Fly from Alpena County Regional Airport (APN) to Detroit (DTW)plane plane APN - DTW
    5h 1m
    $82–461

  8. Taxi, bus to Pellston, fly

    1. Take the taxi from Houghton Lake to Graylingtaxi taxi
    2. Take the bus from Grayling to Pellstonbus bus
    3. Fly from Pellston (PLN) to Detroit (DTW)plane plane PLN - DTW
    5h 59m
    $172–590

  9. Taxi, bus via Ann Arbor

    1. Take the taxi from Houghton Lake to Claretaxi taxi
    2. Take the bus from Clare to East Lansingbus bus
    3. Take the bus from East Lansing, MI to Ann Arbor- Blake Transit Ctr., MIbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Ann Arbor- Blake Transit Ctr., MI to Detroit - Grand Circus Parkbus bus
    7h 15m
    $81–124

Mbs International Airport (MBS) to Detroit (DTW) flights

Calendar27Weekly Planes
Duration56 minAverage Duration
Ticket$51Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 202.1 mi
  • Duration: 3h 39m

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

There is no direct connection from Houghton Lake to Detroit. However, you can take the taxi to Mbs International Airport (MBS) 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 Clare, take the bus to East Lansing, then take the bus to Detroit.

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