There are 7 ways to get from Ludington to South Dakota by car, plane, car ferry, bus, train, or taxi
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 Sioux Falls (FSD)plane TVC - FSD
7h 39m$83–385Car ferry, bus
- Take the carferry from Ludington to Manitowoccarferry
- Take the bus from Manitowoc to Minneapolis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Minneapolis to Sioux Fallsbus
20h 52m$212–414Car ferry, bus, train
- Take the carferry from Ludington to Manitowoccarferry
- Take the bus from Manitowoc to Milwaukee Intermodal Stationbus
- Take the train from Milwaukee to St. Paul-Minneapolistrain
- Take the bus from Minneapolis to Fairmontbus
- Take the bus from Fairmont to Sioux Fallsbus
20h 53m$302–610Drive 779.8 mi
- Drive from Ludington to Sioux Fallscar 779.8 mi
14h 20m$143–206Car ferry, bus to Green Bay, fly
- Take the carferry from Ludington to Manitowoccarferry
- Take the bus from Manitowoc to Green Bay Transit Centerbus
- Fly from Green Bay (GRB) to Sioux Falls (FSD)plane GRB - FSD
10h 52m$198–624Taxi to Muskegon, fly
- Take the taxi from Ludington to Muskegon (MKG)taxi
- Fly from Muskegon (MKG) to Sioux Falls (FSD)plane MKG - FSD
6h 40m$184–462Taxi 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 Sioux Falls (FSD)plane MBL - FSD
7h 31m$133–454
Traverse City (TVC) to Sioux Falls (FSD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ludington to South Dakota is to drive which costs $140 - $210 and takes 14h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Ludington to South Dakota is to taxi and fly which takes 6h 40m and costs $180 - $470.
The distance between Ludington and South Dakota is 657 miles. The road distance is 784.4 miles.
The best way to get from Ludington to South Dakota without a car is to car ferry and bus which takes 20h 52m and costs $210 - $420.
It takes approximately 7h 39m to get from Ludington to South Dakota, including transfers.
South Dakota is 1h behind Ludington. It is currently 7:26 PM in Ludington and 6:26 PM in South Dakota.
Yes, the driving distance between Ludington to South Dakota is 784 miles. It takes approximately 14h 20m to drive from Ludington to South Dakota.
There are 80+ hotels available in South Dakota.
What companies run services between Ludington, MI, USA and South Dakota, USA?
There is no direct connection from Ludington to South Dakota. However, you can drive to Traverse-City-Airport-TVC airport, fly to Sioux Falls (FSD), walk to 4th Ave/Wells Fargo crosswalk, then take the line 8 bus to Cliff/6th NW corner. Alternatively, you can take a car ferry from Ludington to 6th/St. Paul NE corner via Manitowoc, Manitowoc, Minneapolis, Sioux Falls, Maple/Career NE corner, and The Bus Stop in around 20h 52m.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Traverse City to Sioux Falls via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–380
Flights from Traverse City to Sioux Falls via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Green Bay to Sioux Falls via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–370
Flights from Muskegon to Sioux Falls via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–310
Flights from Muskegon to Sioux Falls via Chicago O'Hare, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–470
Flights from Manistee County-Blacker Airport to Sioux Falls via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–380
Flights from Manistee County-Blacker Airport to Sioux Falls via Chicago O'Hare, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Traverse City to Sioux Falls via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–360
Flights from Traverse City to Sioux Falls via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Traverse City to Sioux Falls via Detroit, Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–430
Flights from Green Bay to Sioux Falls via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–340
Flights from Muskegon to Sioux Falls via Chicago O'Hare, Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 36m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–320
Flights from Manistee County-Blacker Airport to Sioux Falls via Chicago O'Hare, Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–390
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Traverse City to Sioux Falls via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–380
Flights from Green Bay to Sioux Falls via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–370
Flights from Muskegon to Sioux Falls via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–310
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Milwaukee to St. Paul-Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $100–220
- Website
- Amtrak
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Manitowoc to Minneapolis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–95
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Manitowoc to Milwaukee Intermodal Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $12–23
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Manitowoc to Green Bay Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $5–11
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Minneapolis to Sioux Falls
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $65–100
- Book at
- Jefferson Lines
- Adult
- $65–100
Bus from Minneapolis to Fairmont
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Book at
- Jefferson Lines
- Adult
- $40–65
Bus from Fairmont to Sioux Falls
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Book at
- Jefferson Lines
- Adult
- $35–55
- Phone
- +1 989-725-5105
- Website
- Indian Trails
Bus from Manitowoc to Milwaukee Intermodal Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14–35
- Website
- Indian Trails
Bus from Manitowoc to Green Bay Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $8–22
- Website
- Indian Trails
- 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
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
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
- 53 min
- Estimated price
- $60–150
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