There are 8 ways to get from Philadelphia to Manistee by plane, car, bus, taxi, train, or car ferry
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Fly from Philadelphia International Airport, drive
best- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Traverse City (TVC)plane PHL - TVC
- Drive from Traverse-City-Airport-TVC to Manisteecar
5h 14m$104–570Bus, taxi
- Take the bus from Philadelphia Bus Station to Newark Penn Stationbus
- Take the bus from Newark Penn Station to Gary Bus Stationbus
- 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
27h 3m$278–431Train, bus, drive
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Rockville Amtrak 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 Big Rapids, MIbus
- Drive from Big Rapids, MI to Manisteecar
29h 59m$302–1,243Drive 806.3 mi
- Drive from Philadelphia to Manisteecar 806.3 mi
13h 51m$148–213Train to Newark Liberty International Airport, fly, drive
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airporttrain
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Traverse City (TVC)plane EWR - TVC
- Drive from Traverse-City-Airport-TVC to Manisteecar
7h 52m$107–473Train to Laguardia Airport, fly, drive
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Fly from Laguardia Airport (LGA) to Traverse City (TVC)plane LGA - TVC
- Drive from Traverse-City-Airport-TVC to Manisteecar
7h 28m$130–1,130Bus, taxi via Detroit
- Take the bus from Philadelphia 30th St Station to Allentown Transportation Centerbus
- Take the bus from Allentown to Detroit Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Detroit Bus Station to Greyhound Grand Rapidsbus
- Take the bus from Grand Rapids to Reed City, MIbus
- Take the taxi from Reed City, MI to Manisteetaxi
27h 8m$274–442Train, bus, car ferry, drive
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Milwaukeetrain
- Take the bus from Milwaukee Intermodal Station to Manitowocbus
- Take the carferry from Manitowoc to Ludingtoncarferry
- Drive from Ludington to Manisteecar
39h$406–918
Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Traverse City (TVC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Philadelphia to Manistee is to drive which costs $140 - $220 and takes 13h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Philadelphia to Manistee is to fly and drive which takes 5h 14m and costs $100 - $600.
The distance between Philadelphia and Manistee is 702 miles. The road distance is 811.1 miles.
The best way to get from Philadelphia to Manistee without a car is to bus and taxi which takes 27h 3m and costs $270 - $440.
It takes approximately 5h 14m to get from Philadelphia to Manistee, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Philadelphia to Manistee is 811 miles. It takes approximately 13h 51m to drive from Philadelphia to Manistee.
There are 40+ hotels available in Manistee.
What companies run services between Philadelphia, PA, USA and Manistee, MI, USA?
There is no direct connection from Philadelphia to Manistee. However, you can take the train to Airport Terminal A, walk to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) airport, fly to Traverse City (TVC), then drive to Manistee. Alternatively, you can take the bus to Newark Penn Station, take the bus 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 Philadelphia International Airport to Traverse City via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Traverse City via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–460
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Traverse City via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–80
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Rockville Amtrak to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $200–450
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–110
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $21–50
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $24–55
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from 30th Street Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $280–650
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Milwaukee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $22–50
- Website
- Amtrak
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Philadelphia Bus Station to Newark Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–22
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Gary Bus Station to Kalamazoo Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $16–35
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Allentown to Detroit Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–160
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Milwaukee Intermodal Station to Manitowoc
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–22
- Website
- Greyhound
- 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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