There are 7 ways to get from New Orleans to Manistee by plane, car, bus, taxi, 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.
Fly to Traverse City, drive
best- Fly from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) to Traverse City (TVC)plane MSY - TVC
- Drive from Traverse-City-Airport-TVC to Manisteecar
8h 12m$133–619Fly to Manistee County-Blacker Airport
cheapest- Fly from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) to Manistee County-Blacker Airport (MBL)plane MSY - MBL
7h 14m$99–417Bus, taxi
- Take the bus from New Orleans Bus Station to Memphis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Memphis Bus Station to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chicago Union Station to Kalamazoobus
- Take the bus from Kalamazoo Metro Transit to Reed City, MIbus
- Take the taxi from Reed City, MI to Manisteetaxi
27h 33m$342–566Train, bus, taxi
- Take the train from New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Grand Rapids to Reed Citybus
- Take the taxi from Reed City to Manisteetaxi
28h 37m$506–920Drive 1,152.4 mi
- Drive from New Orleans to Manisteecar 1,152.4 mi
18h 53m$211–304Train, bus, taxi #2
- Take the train from New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Chicago Union Station to Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Stationbus
- Take the bus from Grand Rapids to Reed Citybus
- Take the taxi from Reed City to Manisteetaxi
28h 37m$516–895Train, bus, car ferry, drive
- Take the train from New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Green Baybus
- Take the car ferry from Manitowoc to Ludingtoncarferry
- Drive from Ludington to Manisteecar
32h 30m$439–898
Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) to Traverse City (TVC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from New Orleans to Manistee is to fly which costs $95 - $420 and takes 7h 14m.
The fastest way to get from New Orleans to Manistee is to fly which takes 7h 14m and costs $95 - $420.
The distance between New Orleans and Manistee is 1134 miles. The road distance is 1159.1 miles.
The best way to get from New Orleans to Manistee without a car is to bus and taxi which takes 27h 33m and costs $340 - $600.
It takes approximately 8h 12m to get from New Orleans to Manistee, including transfers.
Manistee is 1h ahead of New Orleans. It is currently 10:16 AM in New Orleans and 11:16 AM in Manistee.
Yes, the driving distance between New Orleans to Manistee is 1159 miles. It takes approximately 18h 53m to drive from New Orleans to Manistee.
There are 40+ hotels available in Manistee.
What companies run services between New Orleans, LA, USA and Manistee, MI, USA?
American Airlines, Corporate Flight Management Inc, and United Airlines fly from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) to Manistee County-Blacker Airport (MBL) twice daily.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Traverse City via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Traverse City via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 7m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Traverse City via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Traverse City via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Traverse City via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Traverse City via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 59m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Traverse City via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
- Website
- contouraviation.com
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Manistee County-Blacker Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–400
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $300–650
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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
Train from New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $300–650
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $300–650
- 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 New Orleans Bus Station to Memphis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–130
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Memphis Bus Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $85–170
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from New Orleans Bus Station to Memphis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–140
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $95–140
Bus from Memphis Bus Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $120–170
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $120–170
Bus from Grand Rapids to Reed City
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $27–40
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $27–40
Bus from Grand Rapids to Reed City
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $27–40
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $27–40
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Green Bay
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–70
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $45–70
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from New Orleans Bus Station to Memphis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $65–110
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Memphis Bus Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $85–150
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Chicago Union Station to Kalamazoo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–75
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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
- +1 989-725-5105
- 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
- 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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