There are 10 ways to get from Louisville to Ludington by plane, car, bus, taxi, train, or car ferry
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Fly to Traverse City, drive
best- Fly from Louisville International Airport (SDF) to Traverse City (TVC)plane SDF - TVC
- Drive from Traverse-City-Airport-TVC to Ludingtoncar
7h 31m$93–447Drive 429.7 mi
cheapest- Drive from Louisville to Ludingtoncar 429.7 mi
7h 32m$79–114Bus, taxi
- Take the bus from Louisville Bus Station 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 Ludingtontaxi
14h 43m$183–252Bus, train, taxi
- Take the bus from Louisville Bus Station to Indianapolis Union Stationbus
- 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 Big Rapidsbus
- Take the taxi from Big Rapids to Ludingtontaxi
16h 38mBus, train, car ferry
- Take the bus from Louisville Bus Station to Indianapolis Union Stationbus
- 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 car ferry from Manitowoc to Ludingtoncarferry
19h 4mFly to Muskegon, taxi
- Fly from Louisville International Airport (SDF) to Muskegon (MKG)plane SDF - MKG
- Take the taxi from Muskegon (MKG) to Ludingtontaxi
8h 15m$177–503Fly to Manistee County-Blacker Airport, taxi
- Fly from Louisville International Airport (SDF) to Manistee County-Blacker Airport (MBL)plane SDF - MBL
- Take the taxi from Manistee County-Blacker Airport (MBL) to Ludingtontaxi
6h 41m$112–368Fly to Gerald R. Ford International Airport, bus, taxi
- Fly from Louisville International Airport (SDF) to Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR)plane SDF - GRR
- Take the bus from Grand Rapids to Reed Citybus
- Take the taxi from Reed City to Ludingtontaxi
10h 39mBus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Louisville Bus Station to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Green Baybus
- Take the car ferry from Manitowoc to Ludingtoncarferry
18h 15mBus, car ferry via Lafayette
- Take the bus from Louisville, KY to Lafayette Amtrak Stationbus
- Take the bus from Lafayette Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Green Baybus
- Take the car ferry from Manitowoc to Ludingtoncarferry
19h 25m
Louisville International Airport (SDF) to Traverse City (TVC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Louisville to Ludington is to drive which costs $75 - $120 and takes 7h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Louisville to Ludington is to fly and taxi which takes 6h 41m and costs $110 - $370.
The distance between Louisville and Ludington is 552 miles. The road distance is 432.2 miles.
The best way to get from Louisville to Ludington without a car is to bus and taxi which takes 14h 43m and costs $180 - $260.
It takes approximately 7h 31m to get from Louisville to Ludington, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Louisville to Ludington is 432 miles. It takes approximately 7h 32m to drive from Louisville to Ludington.
There are 35+ hotels available in Ludington.
What companies run services between Louisville, KY, USA and Ludington, MI, USA?
There is no direct connection from Louisville to Ludington. However, you can take the line 02 bus to Louisville International Airport, walk to Louisville International Airport (SDF) airport, fly to Traverse City (TVC), then drive to Ludington. Alternatively, you can take the bus to Gary Bus Station, take the bus to Kalamazoo Bus Stop, take the bus to Reed City, MI, then take the taxi to Ludington.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Traverse City via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–420
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Traverse City via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Traverse City via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Traverse City via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 39m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–900
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Traverse City via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 14m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Traverse City via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Traverse City via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–420
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–950
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Traverse City via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–420
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–700
- Website
- keylimeair.com
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Muskegon via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–340
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Muskegon via Atlanta, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–490
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Muskegon via Detroit, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–400
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Muskegon via Minneapolis, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–490
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Muskegon via Washington Dulles, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
- Website
- contouraviation.com
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Manistee County-Blacker Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–290
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Manistee County-Blacker Airport via Atlanta, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 26m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–410
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Manistee County-Blacker Airport via Detroit, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 41m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $65–340
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Manistee County-Blacker Airport via Washington Dulles, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–430
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–700
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–950
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–800
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Indianapolis to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $60–130
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–120
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Indianapolis to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $60–130
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Milwaukee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $27–60
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Louisville Bus Station to Gary Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com
Bus from Gary Bus Station to Kalamazoo Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com
Bus from Louisville Bus Station to Indianapolis Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com
Bus from Louisville Bus Station to Indianapolis Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com
Bus from Milwaukee to Manitowoc
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com
Bus from Louisville Bus Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Green Bay
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Green Bay
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Louisville Bus Station to Gary Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–85
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Gary Bus Station to Kalamazoo Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $18–35
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Louisville Bus Station to Indianapolis Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $18–35
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Louisville Bus Station to Indianapolis Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $18–35
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Louisville Bus Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–90
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Thruway
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Louisville Bus Station to Gary Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $48–52
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Adult
- $48–52
Bus from Louisville Bus Station to Indianapolis Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $22–45
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Adult
- $22–45
Bus from Louisville Bus Station to Indianapolis Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $22–45
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Adult
- $22–45
Bus from Louisville, KY to Lafayette Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Adult
- $30–50
Bus from Lafayette Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $24–45
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Adult
- $24–45
- Phone
- +1 989-725-5105
- Website
- indiantrails.com
Bus from Kalamazoo Metro Transit to Reed City, MI
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $21–45
- Website
- https://indiantrails.com
Bus from Grand Rapids to Big Rapids
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- example.com
Bus from Milwaukee to Manitowoc
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- example.com
Bus from Grand Rapids to Reed City
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- example.com
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Louisville Bus Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Louisville Bus Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–80
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- 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
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 2m
- Estimated price
- $60–160
Blue City Taxi
- Phone
- +1 231-780-5466
- Website
- bluecitytransportation.com
Port City Cab
- Phone
- +1 231-739-7161
- Website
- portcitycab.com
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