There are 7 ways to get from Indianapolis 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 Indianapolis (IND) to Traverse City (TVC)plane IND - TVC
- Drive from Traverse-City-Airport-TVC to Manisteecar
6h 58m$78–429Drive 336.5 mi
cheapest- Drive from Indianapolis to Manisteecar 336.5 mi
6h 10m$62–89Bus, taxi via Benton Harbor
- Take the bus from Indianapolis to Gary Bus Stationbus
- 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
11h 38m$181–266Train, bus, taxi
- Take the train from Indianapolis 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
14h 7m$221–404Train, bus, car ferry, drive
- Take the train from Indianapolis to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- 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
16h 45m$170–402Bus, taxi
- Take the bus from Indianapolis to Gary Bus Stationbus
- 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
11h 53m$182–258Bus, car ferry, drive
- Take the bus from Indianapolis Airport to Quality Inn - Purduebus
- Take the bus from Quality Inn - Purdue to O'Hare Multi-Modal Facilitybus
- Take the bus from Multi-Modal/Rental Car Facility to Milwaukee Intermodal/Amtrak Stationbus
- Take the bus from Milwaukee to Manitowocbus
- Take the carferry from Manitowoc to Ludingtoncarferry
- Drive from Ludington to Manisteecar
18h 51m$226–396
Indianapolis (IND) to Traverse City (TVC) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Indianapolis to Manistee is to drive which costs $60 - $90 and takes 6h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Indianapolis to Manistee is to drive which takes 6h 10m and costs $60 - $90.
The distance between Indianapolis and Manistee is 431 miles. The road distance is 338.5 miles.
The best way to get from Indianapolis to Manistee without a car is to bus and taxi via Benton Harbor which takes 11h 38m and costs $180 - $270.
It takes approximately 6h 58m to get from Indianapolis to Manistee, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Indianapolis to Manistee is 339 miles. It takes approximately 6h 10m to drive from Indianapolis to Manistee.
There are 39+ hotels available in Manistee.
What companies run services between Indianapolis, IN, USA and Manistee, MI, USA?
There is no direct connection from Indianapolis to Manistee. However, you can take the line 8 bus to Indianapolis Airport, walk to Indianapolis (IND) airport, fly to Traverse City (TVC), then drive to Manistee. Alternatively, you can take the bus 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 Indianapolis to Traverse City via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–410
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Indianapolis to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $45–120
- 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 Indianapolis to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $45–120
- 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 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Indianapolis to Gary Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $23–35
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Indianapolis to Gary Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $23–35
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
- 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
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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