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How to get fromLudington to Detroitby car, plane, taxi, bus, or train

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There are 6 ways to get from Ludington to Detroit by car, plane, taxi, bus, or train

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  1. Drive to Traverse City, fly

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    1. Drive from Ludington to Traverse-City-Airport-TVCcar car
    2. Fly from Traverse City (TVC) to Detroit (DTW)plane plane TVC - DTW
    4h 35m
    $68–385

  2. Drive 246.7 mi

    cheapest
    1. Drive from Ludington to Detroitcar car 246.7 mi
    4h 14m
    $45–65

  3. Taxi, bus

    1. Take the taxi from Ludington to Reed City, MItaxi taxi
    2. Take the bus from Reed City, MI to Grand Rapidsbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Greyhound Grand Rapids to Detroit Bus Stationbus bus
    8h 13m
    $141–201

  4. Drive to Capital Region International Airport, fly

    1. Drive from Ludington to Lansing-Airport-LANcar car
    2. Fly from Capital Region International Airport (LAN) to Detroit (DTW)plane plane LAN - DTW
    4h 49m
    $81–453

  5. Drive to Mbs International Airport, fly

    1. Drive from Ludington to Mbs International Airport (MBS)car car
    2. Fly from Mbs International Airport (MBS) to Detroit (DTW)plane plane MBS - DTW
    4h 57m
    $67–367

  6. Taxi, bus, train

    1. Take the taxi from Ludington to Big Rapids, MItaxi taxi
    2. Take the bus from Big Rapids, MI to Kalamazoo Metro Transitbus bus
    3. Take the train from Kalamazoo to Detroittrain train
    8h 16m
    $193–289

Traverse City (TVC) to Detroit (DTW) flights

Calendar28Weekly Planes
Duration1h 11mAverage Duration
Ticket$52Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 318.8 mi
  • Duration: 4h 35m

What companies run services between Ludington, MI, USA and Detroit, MI, USA?

There is no direct connection from Ludington to Detroit. However, you can drive to Traverse-City-Airport-TVC 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 Reed City, MI, take the bus to Grand Rapids, walk to Greyhound Grand Rapids, then take the bus to Detroit Bus Station.

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