There are 10 ways to get from Newark to Traverse City by plane, bus (Greyhound), train, bus, car, or bus (Flixbus, Amtrak)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Newark Liberty International Airport to Traverse City
best- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Traverse City (TVC)plane EWR - TVC
7h 32m$80–438Bus via Detroit
- Take the bus from Newark Penn Station to Detroit Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Detroit to Grand Rapidsbus
- Take the bus from Grand Rapids to Traverse Citybus
27h 15m$163–276Train, bus
- Take the train from Newark Penn Station 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 Traverse Citybus
38h 27m$380–965Drive 799.7 mi
- Drive from Newark to Traverse Citycar 799.7 mi
14h 58m$146–211Train, train to Laguardia Airport, fly to Traverse City, line 14 bus
- Take the train from Newark Penn Station to New York Penn Stationtrain
- Take the train from New York Penn Station to Flushing Main Streettrain
- Fly from Laguardia Airport (LGA) to Traverse City (TVC)plane LGA - TVC
- Take the bus from Cherry Capital Airport to Hall St. Transfer Station - Route 14bus
7h 9m$104–580Fly John F. Kennedy International Airport to Traverse City
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Traverse City (TVC)plane JFK - TVC
8h 30m$85–412Train to Philadelphia International Airport, fly to Traverse City
- Take the train from Newark Penn Station to 30th Street Stationtrain
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Traverse City (TVC)plane PHL - TVC
7h 13m$109–1,085Train to Westchester County Airport, fly to Traverse City
- Take the train from Grand Central Terminal to White Plainstrain
- Fly from Westchester County Airport (HPN) to Traverse City (TVC)plane HPN - TVC
11h 14m$151–784Fly Newark Liberty International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport, bus
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR)plane EWR - GRR
- Take the bus from Grand Rapids to Traverse Citybus
10h 27m$101–469Bus
- Take the bus from Newark Penn Station to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chicago Union Station to Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Stationbus
- Take the bus from Grand Rapids to Traverse Citybus
29h 53m$211–326
Newark to Traverse City by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Newark to Traverse City is to drive which costs $140 - $220 and takes 14h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Newark to Traverse City is to train and fly and line 14 bus which takes 7h 9m and costs $100 - $600.
No, there is no direct bus from Newark station to Traverse City. However, there are services departing from Newark Penn Station and arriving at Traverse City via Detroit and Grand Rapids. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h 15m.
The distance between Newark and Traverse City is 661 miles. The road distance is 804.4 miles.
The best way to get from Newark to Traverse City without a car is to bus via Detroit which takes 27h 15m and costs $160 - $280.
It takes approximately 7h 32m to get from Newark to Traverse City, including transfers.
Newark to Traverse City bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Newark Penn Station.
The best way to get from Newark to Traverse City is to fly which takes 7h 32m and costs $75 - $440. Alternatively, you can bus via Detroit, which costs $160 - $280 and takes 27h 15m.
Newark to Traverse City bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Detroit Bus Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Newark to Traverse City is 804 miles. It takes approximately 14h 58m to drive from Newark to Traverse City.
What companies run services between Newark, NJ, USA and Traverse City, MI, USA?
Delta, United Airlines, and American Airlines fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Traverse City (TVC) hourly. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Newark Penn Station to Traverse City via Detroit and Grand Rapids in around 27h 15m.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Traverse City via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–430
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Traverse City via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Traverse City via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $95–480
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Traverse City
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–550
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Traverse City via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Traverse City via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Traverse City via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–380
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Traverse City via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–500
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Traverse City via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–420
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Traverse City via Buffalo, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–380
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Traverse City via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–490
Flights from Westchester County Airport to Traverse City via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–750
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–410
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Traverse City via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–480
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Traverse City via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Traverse City
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $90–550
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Traverse City via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Traverse City via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Traverse City via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–420
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Traverse City via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–400
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Traverse City via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–470
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Traverse City via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–420
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Traverse City
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–490
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Traverse City via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Westchester County Airport to Traverse City via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from Westchester County Airport to Traverse City via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–800
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Traverse City via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–480
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Traverse City via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Traverse City via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–410
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–460
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Traverse City via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 59m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–420
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Traverse City via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Westchester County Airport to Traverse City via Nantucket, Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–850
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Newark Penn Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 23m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $310–800
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–130
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Newark Penn Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $22–60
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 973-275-5555
- Website
- New Jersey Transit
Train from Newark Penn Station to New York Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–11
- Website
- New Jersey Transit
- Website
- NJ Transit: World Cup 2026
- Adult
- $2–11
- Phone
- +1-718-217-5477
- Website
- Long Island Rail Road
Train from New York Penn Station to Flushing Main Street
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–9
- Website
- Long Island Rail Road
- Schedules at
- Long Island Rail Road Schedules
- Off-Peak
- $5–7
- Peak
- $5–9
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Newark Penn Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $18–600
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- $18–450
- First Class
- $120–600
- Phone
- +1 877.690.5114
- Website
- Metro North Railroad
Train from Grand Central Terminal to White Plains
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–15
- Website
- Metro North Railroad
- Schedules at
- Metro North Railroad Schedules
- Off-Peak
- $9–11
- Peak
- $13–15
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Newark Penn Station to Detroit Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–170
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 989-725-5105
- Website
- Indian Trails
Bus from Detroit to Grand Rapids
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Website
- Indian Trails
Bus from Grand Rapids to Traverse City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $25–50
- Website
- Indian Trails
Bus from Grand Rapids to Traverse City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $25–50
- Website
- Indian Trails
Bus from Grand Rapids to Traverse City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $25–50
- Website
- Indian Trails
Bus from Grand Rapids to Traverse City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $25–50
- Website
- Indian Trails
- Phone
- +1 231-941-2324
- Website
- bata.net
Bus from Cherry Capital Airport to Hall St. Transfer Station - Route 14
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- http://www.bata.net/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Newark Penn Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $140–220
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Chicago Union Station to Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $45–65
- Website
- Amtrak
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