There are 7 ways to get from Louisville 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 Louisville International Airport (SDF) to Traverse City (TVC)plane SDF - TVC
- Drive from Traverse-City-Airport-TVC to Manisteecar
6h 51m$93–490Drive 451.1 mi
cheapest- Drive from Louisville to Manisteecar 451.1 mi
7h 57m$83–119Bus, 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 Manisteetaxi
14h 58m$208–276Bus, train, taxi via Indianapolis
- 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 Reed Citybus
- Take the taxi from Reed City to Manisteetaxi
17h 2m$251–444Bus, train, car ferry, drive
- 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 carferry from Manitowoc to Ludingtoncarferry
- Drive from Ludington to Manisteecar
19h 40m$196–452Bus, train, taxi
- Take the bus from Louisville Bus Station to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- 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
15h 17m$222–353Bus, car ferry, drive
- Take the bus from Louisville, KY to Lafayette Amtrak Stationbus
- Take the bus from Purdue Memorial Union 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
19h 3m$229–401
Louisville International Airport (SDF) to Traverse City (TVC) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Louisville to Manistee is to drive which costs $80 - $120 and takes 7h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Louisville to Manistee is to fly and drive which takes 6h 51m and costs $90 - $490.
The distance between Louisville and Manistee is 526 miles. The road distance is 453.7 miles.
The best way to get from Louisville to Manistee without a car is to bus and taxi which takes 14h 58m and costs $200 - $280.
It takes approximately 6h 51m to get from Louisville to Manistee, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Louisville to Manistee is 454 miles. It takes approximately 7h 57m to drive from Louisville to Manistee.
There are 39+ hotels available in Manistee.
What companies run services between Louisville, KY, USA and Manistee, MI, USA?
There is no direct connection from Louisville to Manistee. 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 Manistee. 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 Manistee.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Traverse City via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–470
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Traverse City via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Traverse City via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 29m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Traverse City via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
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
- $50–120
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–100
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Indianapolis to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–120
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Milwaukee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $21–50
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–100
- Website
- Amtrak
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Louisville Bus Station to Gary Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–70
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Gary Bus Station to Kalamazoo Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $18–29
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Louisville Bus Station to Indianapolis Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $17–28
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Louisville Bus Station to Indianapolis Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $17–28
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Milwaukee to Manitowoc
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–20
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Louisville Bus Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–75
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Milwaukee to Manitowoc
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–20
- Website
- Greyhound
- 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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