There are 5 ways to get from Nashville to Houghton Lake by plane, taxi, bus, train, or car
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Fly to Mbs International Airport, taxi
best- Fly from Nashville (BNA) to Mbs International Airport (MBS)plane BNA - MBS
- Take the taxi from Mbs International Airport (MBS) to Houghton Laketaxi
6h 36m$172–542Fly to Traverse City, drive
cheapest- Fly from Nashville (BNA) to Traverse City (TVC)plane BNA - TVC
- Drive from Traverse-City-Airport-TVC to Houghton Lakecar
7h 16m$94–460Bus, train, taxi
- Take the bus from Nashville Bus Station to Carbondale Intermodal Stationbus
- Take the train from Carbondale to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to East Lansing Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the bus from East Lansing, MI to Clarebus
- Take the taxi from Clare to Houghton Laketaxi
19h 26m$254–494Bus, taxi
- Take the bus from Nashville Bus Station to Detroit Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Detroit Greyhound to Graylingbus
- Take the taxi from Grayling to Houghton Laketaxi
20h 30m$212–344Drive 637.5 mi
- Drive from Nashville to Houghton Lakecar 637.5 mi
11h 5m$117–168
Nashville (BNA) to Mbs International Airport (MBS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Nashville to Houghton Lake is to drive which costs $110 - $170 and takes 11h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Nashville to Houghton Lake is to fly and taxi which takes 6h 36m and costs $170 - $550.
The distance between Nashville and Houghton Lake is 623 miles. The road distance is 641.2 miles.
The best way to get from Nashville to Houghton Lake without a car is to bus and train and taxi which takes 19h 26m and costs $250 - $500.
It takes approximately 6h 36m to get from Nashville to Houghton Lake, including transfers.
Houghton Lake is 1h ahead of Nashville. It is currently 5:18 PM in Nashville and 6:18 PM in Houghton Lake.
Yes, the driving distance between Nashville to Houghton Lake is 641 miles. It takes approximately 11h 5m to drive from Nashville to Houghton Lake.
There are 77+ hotels available in Houghton Lake.
What companies run services between Nashville, TN, USA and Houghton Lake, MI, USA?
There is no direct connection from Nashville to Houghton Lake. However, you can take the line 18 bus to Nashville International Airport, walk to Nashville (BNA) airport, fly to Mbs International Airport (MBS), then take the taxi to Houghton Lake. Alternatively, you can take the bus to Carbondale Intermodal Station, walk to Carbondale, take the train to Chicago Union Station, take the train to East Lansing Amtrak Station, walk to East Lansing, MI, take the bus to Clare, then take the taxi to Houghton Lake.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Nashville to Mbs International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–420
Flights from Nashville to Traverse City via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–450
Flights from Nashville to Traverse City via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Nashville to Traverse City via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Nashville to Mbs International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–440
Flights from Nashville to Traverse City via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–440
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Nashville to Traverse City via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–440
Flights from Nashville to Traverse City via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Nashville to Traverse City via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Nashville to Traverse City via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Carbondale to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $95–210
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to East Lansing Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–140
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Nashville Bus Station to Carbondale Intermodal Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
- Phone
- +1 989-725-5105
- Website
- Indian Trails
Bus from East Lansing, MI to Clare
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–35
- Website
- Indian Trails
Bus from Detroit Greyhound to Grayling
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–80
- Website
- Indian Trails
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Nashville Bus Station to Detroit Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $80–160
- Website
- Greyhound
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Estimated price
- $45–120
A Greater Bay Cab Co
- Phone
- +1 989-894-1118
Tri-City Taxi
- Phone
- +1 989-684-5960
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