There are 7 ways to get from Ludington to Louisville by car, plane, taxi, bus, 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.
Drive to Traverse City, fly
best- Drive from Ludington to Traverse-City-Airport-TVCcar
- Fly from Traverse City (TVC) to Louisville International Airport (SDF)plane TVC - SDF
7h 5m$127–676Drive 424.6 mi
cheapest- Drive from Ludington to Louisvillecar 424.6 mi
7h 42m$78–112Taxi, bus
- Take the taxi from Ludington to Reed Citytaxi
- Take the bus from Reed City to Grand Rapidsbus
- Take the bus from Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station to Chicago Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chicago Union Station to Louisville, KYbus
15h 45mTaxi, bus, train
- Take the taxi from Ludington to Big Rapidstaxi
- Take the bus from Big Rapids to Grand Rapidsbus
- Take the train from Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Indianapolistrain
- Take the bus from Indianapolis Union Station to Louisville, KYbus
16h 41m$358–545Taxi to Muskegon, fly
- Take the taxi from Ludington to Muskegon (MKG)taxi
- Fly from Muskegon (MKG) to Louisville International Airport (SDF)plane MKG - SDF
6h 12m$228–803Taxi to Manistee County-Blacker Airport, fly
- Take the taxi from Ludington to Manistee County-Blacker Airport (MBL)taxi
- Fly from Manistee County-Blacker Airport (MBL) to Louisville International Airport (SDF)plane MBL - SDF
7h 17m$162–725Car ferry, taxi, bus
- Take the carferry from Ludington to Manitowoccarferry
- Take the taxi from Manitowoc to Green Bay Transit Centertaxi
- Take the bus from Green Bay Transit Center to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Indianapolis Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Indianapolis Union Station to Louisville, KYbus
17h 3m$326–534
Traverse City (TVC) to Louisville International Airport (SDF) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Ludington to Louisville is to drive which costs $75 - $120 and takes 7h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Ludington to Louisville is to taxi and fly which takes 6h 12m and costs $220 - $850.
The distance between Ludington and Louisville is 551 miles. The road distance is 427.1 miles.
The best way to get from Ludington to Louisville without a car is to taxi and bus which takes 15h 45m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 5m to get from Ludington to Louisville, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Ludington to Louisville is 427 miles. It takes approximately 7h 42m to drive from Ludington to Louisville.
There are 545+ hotels available in Louisville.
What companies run services between Ludington, MI, USA and Louisville, KY, USA?
There is no direct connection from Ludington to Louisville. However, you can drive to Traverse-City-Airport-TVC airport, fly to Louisville International Airport (SDF), walk to Louisville International Airport, then take the line 02 bus to 2nd @ York. Alternatively, you can take the taxi to Reed City, take the bus to Grand Rapids, walk to Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station, take the bus to Chicago Union Station, then take the bus to Louisville, KY.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Traverse City to Louisville International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Muskegon to Louisville International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–650
Flights from Manistee County-Blacker Airport to Louisville International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 13m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–650
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Traverse City to Louisville International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Traverse City to Louisville International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $170–850
Flights from Traverse City to Louisville International Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 31m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–850
Flights from Muskegon to Louisville International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–650
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Traverse City to Louisville International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Traverse City to Louisville International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–850
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–150
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Indianapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 54m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $100–170
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 989-725-5105
- Website
- Indian Trails
Bus from Reed City to Grand Rapids
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13–30
- Website
- Indian Trails
Bus from Big Rapids to Grand Rapids
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–26
- Website
- Indian Trails
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- Amtrak
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Thruway
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Chicago Union Station to Louisville, KY
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–60
- Website
- Amtrak
- Adult
- $50–60
Bus from Indianapolis Union Station to Louisville, KY
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $22–45
- Website
- Amtrak
- Adult
- $22–45
Bus from Indianapolis Union Station to Louisville, KY
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $22–45
- Website
- Amtrak
- Adult
- $22–45
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Green Bay Transit Center to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Indianapolis Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 (800) 841-4243
- [email protected]
- Website
- ssbadger.com
Car ferry from Ludington to Manitowoc
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- 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
- 59 min
- Estimated price
- $60–180
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