There are 6 ways to get from Manistee to Kentucky 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, fly
best- Drive from Manistee to Traverse-City-Airport-TVCcar
- Fly from Traverse City (TVC) to Covington (CVG)plane TVC - CVG
5h 39m$109–619Drive 446.6 mi
cheapest- Drive from Manistee to Louisvillecar 446.6 mi
8h 7m$82–118Taxi, bus
- Take the taxi from Manistee to Reed City, MItaxi
- Take the bus from Reed City, MI to Kalamazoo Metro Transitbus
- Take the bus from Kalamazoo Bus Stop to Gary Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Gary Bus Station to Louisville Bus Stationbus
13h 43m$202–284Taxi, bus, train
- Take the taxi from Manistee to Reed Citytaxi
- Take the bus from Reed City 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 Bus Stationbus
17h$242–450Drive, car ferry, bus, train
- Drive from Manistee to Ludingtoncar
- Take the carferry from Ludington to Manitowoccarferry
- Take the bus from Manitowoc, WI to Milwaukeebus
- Take the train from Milwaukee to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Indianapolistrain
- Take the bus from Indianapolis Union Station to Louisville Bus Stationbus
17h 39m$190–453Taxi, bus via Lafayette
- Take the taxi from Manistee 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 Lafayette Amtrak Stationbus
- Take the bus from Lafayette Amtrak Station to Louisville, KYbus
16h 51m$228–335
Traverse City (TVC) to Covington (CVG) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Manistee to Kentucky is to drive which costs $80 - $120 and takes 8h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Manistee to Kentucky is to drive and fly which takes 5h 39m and costs $100 - $650.
The distance between Manistee and Kentucky is 476 miles. The road distance is 449.2 miles.
The best way to get from Manistee to Kentucky without a car is to taxi and bus which takes 13h 43m and costs $200 - $290.
It takes approximately 5h 39m to get from Manistee to Kentucky, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Manistee to Kentucky is 449 miles. It takes approximately 8h 7m to drive from Manistee to Kentucky.
There are 623+ hotels available in Kentucky.
What companies run services between Manistee, MI, USA and Kentucky, USA?
There is no direct connection from Manistee to Kentucky. However, you can drive to Traverse-City-Airport-TVC airport, fly to Covington (CVG), walk to CVG Airport Terminal, then take the bus to 5th at Elm. Alternatively, you can take the taxi to Reed City, MI, take the bus to Kalamazoo Metro Transit, take the bus to Gary Bus Station, then take the bus to Louisville Bus Station.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Traverse City to Covington via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
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
- $40–110
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Indianapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 54m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $45–120
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Milwaukee to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $20–50
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Indianapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 54m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $45–120
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 989-725-5105
- Website
- Indian Trails
Bus from Reed City, MI to Kalamazoo Metro Transit
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $21–45
- 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 Manitowoc, WI to Milwaukee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $14–35
- Website
- Indian Trails
Bus from Reed City to Grand Rapids
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13–30
- 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
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Estimated price
- $120–150
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