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

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There are 7 ways to get from Ludington to Detroit by car, plane, taxi, bus, or car ferry

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  1. Drive to Traverse City, fly

    best
    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
    $78–455

  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 Citytaxi taxi
    2. Take the bus from Reed City to Grand Rapidsbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Grand Rapids to Detroitbus bus
    8h 12m
    $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 48m
    $76–443

  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
    $77–437

  6. Car ferry, drive to Green Bay, fly

    1. Take the carferry from Ludington to Manitowoccarferry car ferry
    2. Drive from Manitowoc to Green Bay (GRB)car car
    3. Fly from Green Bay (GRB) to Detroit (DTW)plane plane GRB - DTW
    7h 33m
    $159–674

  7. Drive, car ferry to General Mitchell International Airport, fly

    1. Drive from Ludington to Muskegoncar car
    2. Take the carferry from Muskegon to Milwaukeecarferry car ferry
    3. Fly from General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) to Detroit (DTW)plane plane MKE - DTW
    7h 42m
    $1,082–1,202

Traverse City (TVC) to Detroit (DTW) flights

Calendar21Weekly Planes
Duration1h 8mAverage Duration
Ticket$61Cheapest 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, take the bus to Grand Rapids, then take the bus to Detroit.

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