There are 8 ways to get from Michigan City to Manistee by train, plane, bus, taxi, car, or car ferry
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Train, fly to Manistee County-Blacker Airport
best- Take the train from 11th Street to Van Buren St.train
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Manistee County-Blacker Airport (MBL)plane ORD - MBL
4h 47m$114–171Drive 204.7 mi
cheapest- Drive from Michigan City to Manisteecar 204.7 mi
3h 36m$38–54Train, bus, taxi
- Take the train from 11th Street to Garytrain Ssl
- Take the bus from Gary Bus Station to Kalamazoo Bus Stopbus
- Take the bus from Kalamazoo Metro Transit to Reed City, MIbus
- Take the taxi from Reed City, MI to Manisteetaxi
9h 26m$166–238Train, bus, drive
- Take the train from 11th Street to Van Buren St.train Ssl
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Grand Rapids to Big Rapids, MIbus
- Drive from Big Rapids, MI to Manisteecar
10h 43m$91–183Train, bus, car ferry, drive
- Take the train from 11th Street to Millennium Stationtrain Ssl
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Manitowocbus
- Take the car ferry from Manitowoc to Ludingtoncarferry
- Drive from Ludington to Manisteecar
13h 39m$130–287Train, fly to Muskegon, drive
- Take the train from 11th Street to Van Buren St.train
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Muskegon (MKG)plane ORD - MKG
- Drive from Muskegon (MKG) to Manisteecar
5h 38m$127–209Train, fly to Traverse City, drive
- Take the train from 11th Street to Van Buren St.train
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Traverse City (TVC)plane ORD - TVC
- Drive from Traverse-City-Airport-TVC to Manisteecar
6h 4m$63–313Train, bus, taxi via Grand Rapids
- Take the train from 11th Street to Van Buren St.train Ssl
- Take the bus from Chicago Union Station to Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Stationbus
- Take the bus from Grand Rapids to Reed City, MIbus
- Take the taxi from Reed City, MI to Manisteetaxi
11h 8m$211–289
Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Manistee County-Blacker Airport (MBL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Michigan City to Manistee is to drive which costs $35 - $55 and takes 3h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Michigan City to Manistee is to drive which takes 3h 36m and costs $35 - $55.
The distance between Michigan City and Manistee is 259 miles. The road distance is 205.9 miles.
The best way to get from Michigan City to Manistee without a car is to train and bus and taxi which takes 9h 26m and costs $160 - $240.
It takes approximately 4h 47m to get from Michigan City to Manistee, including transfers.
Manistee is 1h ahead of Michigan City. It is currently 12:40 AM in Michigan City and 1:40 AM in Manistee.
Yes, the driving distance between Michigan City to Manistee is 206 miles. It takes approximately 3h 36m to drive from Michigan City to Manistee.
There are 40+ hotels available in Manistee.
What companies run services between Michigan City, IN, USA and Manistee, MI, USA?
There is no direct connection from Michigan City to Manistee. However, you can take the train to Van Buren St., walk to Jackson-Blue, take the subway to O'Hare, walk to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) airport, fly to Manistee County-Blacker Airport (MBL), then take the taxi to Manistee. Alternatively, you can take the train to Gary, walk to Gary Bus Station, take the bus to Kalamazoo Bus Stop, take the bus to Reed City, MI, then take the taxi to Manistee.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Traverse City
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–280
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Traverse City
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–280
- Website
- contouraviation.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Manistee County-Blacker Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–140
- Website
- keylimeair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Muskegon
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–170
- Phone
- +1 219-926-5744
- Website
- mysouthshoreline.com
Train from 11th Street to Van Buren St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10–11
- Schedules at
- mysouthshoreline.com
- Adults 14-64
- $10–11
Train from 11th Street to Gary
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–8
- Schedules at
- mysouthshoreline.com
- Adults 14-64
- $7–8
Train from 11th Street to Van Buren St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10–11
- Schedules at
- mysouthshoreline.com
- Adults 14-64
- $10–11
Train from 11th Street to Millennium Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10–11
- Schedules at
- mysouthshoreline.com
- Adults 14-64
- $10–11
Train from 11th Street to Van Buren St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10–11
- Schedules at
- mysouthshoreline.com
- Adults 14-64
- $10–11
Train from 11th Street to Van Buren St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10–11
- Schedules at
- mysouthshoreline.com
- Adults 14-64
- $10–11
Train from 11th Street to Van Buren St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10–11
- Schedules at
- mysouthshoreline.com
- Adults 14-64
- $10–11
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Chicago Union Station to Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–120
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Gary Bus Station to Kalamazoo Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $18–35
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Manitowoc
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $27–55
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 989-725-5105
- Website
- indiantrails.com
Bus from Kalamazoo Metro Transit to Reed City, MI
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $21–45
- Website
- https://indiantrails.com
Bus from Grand Rapids to Big Rapids, MI
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $10–26
- Website
- https://indiantrails.com
Bus from Grand Rapids to Reed City, MI
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13–30
- Website
- https://indiantrails.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Chicago Union Station to Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $65–95
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 (800) 841-4243
- [email protected]
- Website
- ssbadger.com
Car ferry from Manitowoc to Ludington
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- 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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