There are 7 ways to get from Lansing to Milford Sound (Water) by plane, bus, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Capital Region International Airport, fly
best- Fly from Capital Region International Airport (LAN) to Queenstown Airport (ZQN)plane LAN - ZQN
- Fly from Queenstown Airport to Milford Sound Airportplane
26h 20m$1,573–4,279Bus to Detroit, fly
- Take the bus from East Lansing, MI to Detroit Metro Airportbus
- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Queenstown Airport (ZQN)plane DTW - ZQN
- Fly from Queenstown Airport to Milford Sound Airportplane
28h 54m$2,159–6,101Bus to Gerald R. Ford International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from East Lansing to Grand Rapidsbus
- Fly from Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR) to Queenstown Airport (ZQN)plane GRR - ZQN
- Fly from Queenstown Airport to Milford Sound Airportplane
32h 57m$1,575–4,321Train to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly
- Take the train from East Lansing Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Queenstown Airport (ZQN)plane ORD - ZQN
- Fly from Queenstown Airport to Milford Sound Airportplane
31h 22m$1,604–3,887Train to Bishop International Airport, fly
- Take the train from East Lansing Amtrak Station to Flint Amtrak Stationtrain
- Fly from Bishop International Airport (FNT) to Queenstown Airport (ZQN)plane FNT - ZQN
- Fly from Queenstown Airport to Milford Sound Airportplane
36h 35m$1,755–4,400Train to Chicago Midway International Airport, fly
- Take the train from East Lansing Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Queenstown Airport (ZQN)plane MDW - ZQN
- Fly from Queenstown Airport to Milford Sound Airportplane
31h 16m$2,049–5,482Bus to Detroit, fly to Christchurch International Airport, bus, fly
- Take the bus from East Lansing, MI to Detroit Metro Airportbus
- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Christchurch International Airport (CHC)plane DTW - CHC
- Take the bus from Rolleston to Frankton Bus Interchangebus
- Fly from Queenstown Airport to Milford Sound Airportplane
38h 3m$2,099–6,219
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Lansing to Milford Sound (Water) is to train and fly which costs $1,600 - $3,900 and takes 31h 22m.
The fastest way to get from Lansing to Milford Sound (Water) is to fly which takes 26h 20m and costs $1,500 - $4,300.
The distance between Lansing and Milford Sound (Water) is 14426 km.
It takes approximately 26h 20m to get from Lansing to Milford Sound (Water), including transfers.
Milford Sound (Water) is 17h ahead of Lansing. It is currently 12:35 PM in Lansing and 5:35 AM in Milford Sound (Water).
There are two+ hotels available in Milford Sound (Water).
What companies run services between Lansing, MI, USA and Milford Sound (Water), New Zealand?
You can take a vehicle from Lansing to Milford Sound Airport via Capital Region International Airport (LAN) and Queenstown Airport in around 26h 20m.
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Capital Region International Airport to Queenstown Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,700
Flights from Capital Region International Airport to Queenstown Airport via Detroit, Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 34m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,800
Flights from Detroit to Queenstown Airport via Houston, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–5,500
Flights from Detroit to Queenstown Airport via San Francisco, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 32m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–5,500
Flights from Detroit to Queenstown Airport via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 37m
- When
- Friday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–5,500
Flights from Detroit to Queenstown Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 16m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–5,500
Flights from Detroit to Queenstown Airport via San Francisco, Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–5,500
Flights from Detroit to Queenstown Airport via Houston, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–5,500
Flights from Detroit to Queenstown Airport via Houston, Auckland, Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 6m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–5,500
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Queenstown Airport via Houston, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Queenstown Airport via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 7m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Queenstown Airport via San Francisco, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–3,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Queenstown Airport via Houston, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Queenstown Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 36m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Queenstown Airport via Los Angeles, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–3,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Queenstown Airport via Houston, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 28m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Queenstown Airport via Houston, Auckland, Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 43m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,100
Flights from Bishop International Airport to Queenstown Airport via Nashville, Houston, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 56m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,800
Flights from Bishop International Airport to Queenstown Airport via Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,700
Flights from Bishop International Airport to Queenstown Airport via Nashville, Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 56m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,900
Flights from Bishop International Airport to Queenstown Airport via Nashville, Houston, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 56m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,800
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Queenstown Airport via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,600
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Queenstown Airport via San Francisco, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 50m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,700
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Queenstown Airport via Los Angeles, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,700
Flights from Detroit to Christchurch International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 14m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–5,500
Flights from Detroit to Christchurch International Airport via Houston, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 11m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–5,500
Flights from Detroit to Christchurch International Airport via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–5,500
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Capital Region International Airport to Queenstown Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,700
Flights from Detroit to Queenstown Airport via San Francisco, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 13m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–5,500
Flights from Detroit to Queenstown Airport via Houston, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–5,500
Flights from Detroit to Queenstown Airport via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–5,500
Flights from Detroit to Queenstown Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 16m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–5,500
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Queenstown Airport via Houston, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Queenstown Airport via San Francisco, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 12m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Queenstown Airport via Houston, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Queenstown Airport via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Queenstown Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 36m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,000
Flights from Bishop International Airport to Queenstown Airport via Nashville, Houston, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 56m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,800
Flights from Bishop International Airport to Queenstown Airport via Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,700
Flights from Bishop International Airport to Queenstown Airport via Nashville, Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 56m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,900
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Queenstown Airport via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,600
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Queenstown Airport via San Francisco, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 50m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,700
Flights from Detroit to Christchurch International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 52m
- When
- Friday, Sunday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–5,500
Flights from Detroit to Christchurch International Airport via San Francisco, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–5,500
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Capital Region International Airport to Queenstown Airport via Detroit, Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 37m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,800
Flights from Detroit to Queenstown Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 9m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–5,500
Flights from Detroit to Queenstown Airport via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–5,500
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Queenstown Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 52m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,700
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Queenstown Airport via Las Vegas, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 25m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–5,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Queenstown Airport via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Queenstown Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 46m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,000
Flights from Bishop International Airport to Queenstown Airport via Las Vegas, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–5,500
Flights from Bishop International Airport to Queenstown Airport via Nashville, Dallas/Ft.Worth, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 21m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,800
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Queenstown Airport via Las Vegas, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $2,100–7,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Queenstown Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,600
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from East Lansing Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $200–310
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from East Lansing Amtrak Station to Flint Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–75
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from East Lansing Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $200–310
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 517-333-0400
- [email protected]
- Website
- Michigan Flyer
Bus from East Lansing, MI to Detroit Metro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $17–55
- Website
- Michigan Flyer
- Child 2-16
- $17–19
- Adult
- $35–55
Bus from East Lansing, MI to Detroit Metro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $17–55
- Website
- Michigan Flyer
- Child 2-16
- $17–19
- Adult
- $35–55
- Phone
- +1 989-725-5105
- Website
- Indian Trails
Bus from East Lansing to Grand Rapids
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $22–50
- Website
- Indian Trails
- Phone
- +64 9 583 5780
- [email protected]
- Website
- InterCity
Bus from Rolleston to Frankton Bus Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–100
- Website
- InterCity
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