There are 7 ways to get from Ludington to Pittsburgh 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 Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT)plane TVC - PIT
7h 47m$76–393Taxi, bus
- Take the taxi from Ludington to Reed City, MItaxi
- Take the bus from Reed City, MI to Grand Rapidsbus
- Take the bus from Greyhound Grand Rapids to Detroit Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Detroit Bus Station to Pittsburgh Intermodal Stationbus
14h 48m$186–291Taxi, bus, train
- Take the taxi from Ludington to Big Rapids, MItaxi
- Take the bus from Big Rapids, MI 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 Pittsburgh Amtrak Stationtrain
18h 17m$346–620Drive 489.1 mi
- Drive from Ludington to Pittsburghcar 489.1 mi
8h 44m$90–129Taxi to Muskegon, fly
- Take the taxi from Ludington to Muskegon (MKG)taxi
- Fly from Muskegon (MKG) to Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT)plane MKG - PIT
6h 9m$187–490Taxi 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 Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT)plane MBL - PIT
6h 26m$136–482Car ferry, bus, train
- Take the car ferry from Ludington to Manitowoccarferry
- Take the bus from Manitowoc to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Pittsburgh Amtrak Stationtrain
18h 35m$275–585
Traverse City (TVC) to Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ludington to Pittsburgh is to drive which costs $85 - $130 and takes 8h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Ludington to Pittsburgh is to taxi and fly which takes 6h 9m and costs $180 - $490.
The distance between Ludington and Pittsburgh is 516 miles. The road distance is 492 miles.
The best way to get from Ludington to Pittsburgh without a car is to taxi and bus which takes 14h 48m and costs $180 - $300.
It takes approximately 7h 47m to get from Ludington to Pittsburgh, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Ludington to Pittsburgh is 492 miles. It takes approximately 8h 44m to drive from Ludington to Pittsburgh.
There are 749+ hotels available in Pittsburgh.
What companies run services between Ludington, MI, USA and Pittsburgh, PA, USA?
There is no direct connection from Ludington to Pittsburgh. However, you can drive to Traverse-City-Airport-TVC airport, fly to Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT), walk to Pittsburgh International Airport, then take the bus to Seventh Ave + William Penn Pl. Alternatively, you can take the taxi to Reed City, MI, take the bus to Grand Rapids, walk to Greyhound Grand Rapids, take the bus to Detroit Bus Station, then take the bus to Pittsburgh Intermodal Station.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Traverse City to Pittsburgh International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–420
Flights from Traverse City to Pittsburgh International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–500
Flights from Muskegon to Pittsburgh International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $60–340
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Traverse City to Pittsburgh International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–370
Flights from Traverse City to Pittsburgh International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 24m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Traverse City to Pittsburgh International Airport via New York La Guardia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Manistee County-Blacker Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–420
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Traverse City to Pittsburgh International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–420
Flights from Traverse City to Pittsburgh International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–480
Flights from Traverse City to Pittsburgh International Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–460
Flights from Manistee County-Blacker Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–410
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–120
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Pittsburgh Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $150–320
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Pittsburgh Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $150–320
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 989-725-5105
- Website
- indiantrails.com
Bus from Reed City, MI to Grand Rapids
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13–30
- Website
- https://indiantrails.com
Bus from Greyhound Grand Rapids to Detroit Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Website
- https://indiantrails.com
Bus from Big Rapids, MI to Grand Rapids
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–26
- Website
- https://indiantrails.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Detroit Bus Station to Pittsburgh Intermodal Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–90
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Manitowoc to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $27–50
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- 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
- 1h 2m
- Estimated price
- $60–160
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