There are 9 ways to get from Reno to East Lansing by plane, bus (Greyhound, Amtrak), train (Amtrak), car, bus, or train
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 Capital Region International Airport
best- Fly from Reno/Tahoe International Airport (RNO) to Capital Region International Airport (LAN)plane RNO - LAN
7h 42m$269–1,057Fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Reno/Tahoe International Airport (RNO) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane RNO - ORD
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to East Lansing Amtrak Stationtrain
10h 25m$195–546Bus
- Take the bus from Sparks Transit Center to Denver Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Denver Union Station to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chicago Union Station to East Lansing Amtrak Stationbus
2d 1h$397–743Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Reno to Chicago Union Stationtrain California Zephyr
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to East Lansing Amtrak Stationtrain Blue Water
2d 2h$773–1,556Drive 2,111.9 mi
- Drive from Reno to East Lansingcar 2,111.9 mi
32h 29m$386–557Fly to Detroit, bus
- Fly from Reno/Tahoe International Airport (RNO) to Detroit (DTW)plane RNO - DTW
- Take the bus from DTW McNamara Terminal to East Lansing Marriottbus
9h$221–694Fly to Bishop International Airport, bus
- Fly from Reno/Tahoe International Airport (RNO) to Bishop International Airport (FNT)plane RNO - FNT
- Take the bus from Flint Station to East Lansing Michigan Flyerbus
8h 50m$205–705Fly to Gerald R. Ford International Airport, bus
- Fly from Reno/Tahoe International Airport (RNO) to Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR)plane RNO - GRR
- Take the bus from Grand Rapids to East Lansingbus
10h 22mFly to Chicago Midway International Airport, train
- Fly from Reno/Tahoe International Airport (RNO) to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)plane RNO - MDW
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to East Lansing Amtrak Stationtrain
9h 55m$212–716
Reno to East Lansing by bus and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Reno to East Lansing is to fly and train which costs $190 - $550 and takes 10h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Reno to East Lansing is to fly which takes 7h 42m and costs $260 - $1,100.
No, there is no direct bus from Reno station to East Lansing. However, there are services departing from RTC 4th STREET STATION Bay I 4SS and arriving at EBD Michigan Ave before Delta St via Sparks Transit Center, Denver Union Station, Chicago Union Station and NBD Harrison past Service. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 1h.
No, there is no direct train from Reno to East Lansing station. However, there are services departing from Reno and arriving at East Lansing Amtrak Station via Chicago Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 2h.
The distance between Reno and East Lansing is 1852 miles. The road distance is 2124.2 miles.
The best way to get from Reno to East Lansing without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 1h and costs $390 - $750.
It takes approximately 7h 42m to get from Reno to East Lansing, including transfers.
Reno to East Lansing bus services, operated by Greyhound-us, depart from Sparks Transit Center station.
Reno to East Lansing train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Reno station.
The best way to get from Reno to East Lansing is to fly which takes 7h 42m and costs $260 - $1,100. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $390 - $750 and takes 2 days 1h, you could also train, which costs $750 - $1,600 and takes 2 days 2h.
What companies run services between Reno, NV, USA and East Lansing, MI, USA?
United Airlines, American Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Reno/Tahoe International Airport (RNO) to Capital Region International Airport (LAN) 5 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from RTC 4th STREET STATION Bay I 4SS to EBD Michigan Ave before Delta St via Sparks Transit Center, Denver Union Station, Chicago Bus Station, Chicago Union Station, East Lansing Amtrak Station, and NBD Harrison past Service in around 2d 1h.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Reno/Tahoe International Airport to Detroit via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 3m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Reno/Tahoe International Airport to Detroit via Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Reno/Tahoe International Airport to Detroit via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Reno/Tahoe International Airport to Detroit via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Reno/Tahoe International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Reno/Tahoe International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 53m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Reno/Tahoe International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Reno/Tahoe International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Reno/Tahoe International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- When
- Sunday, Saturday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Reno/Tahoe International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Reno/Tahoe International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Reno/Tahoe International Airport to Capital Region International Airport via Minneapolis, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Reno/Tahoe International Airport to Capital Region International Airport via Salt Lake City, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Reno/Tahoe International Airport to Capital Region International Airport via Denver, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 51m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Reno/Tahoe International Airport to Capital Region International Airport via Chicago Midway International Airport, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 1m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Reno/Tahoe International Airport to Capital Region International Airport via Las Vegas, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 48m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Reno/Tahoe International Airport to Detroit via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Reno/Tahoe International Airport to Detroit via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Reno/Tahoe International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Reno/Tahoe International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–500
Flights from Reno/Tahoe International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–480
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Reno/Tahoe International Airport to Detroit via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Reno/Tahoe International Airport to Detroit via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 34m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Reno/Tahoe International Airport to Bishop International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Reno/Tahoe International Airport to Bishop International Airport via Denver, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Reno/Tahoe International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Reno/Tahoe International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Reno/Tahoe International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–480
Flights from Reno/Tahoe International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–490
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Reno/Tahoe International Airport to Capital Region International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Reno/Tahoe International Airport to Detroit via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 51m
- When
- Thursday, Sunday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Reno/Tahoe International Airport to Bishop International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Reno/Tahoe International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
Flights from Reno/Tahoe International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
Flights from Reno/Tahoe International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Reno/Tahoe International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Reno/Tahoe International Airport to Detroit via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–700
Flights from Reno/Tahoe International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–400
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from Reno/Tahoe International Airport to Bishop International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 53m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Reno/Tahoe International Airport to Bishop International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 3m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Reno to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $700–1,500
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to East Lansing Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–140
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to East Lansing Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–140
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to East Lansing Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–140
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Sparks Transit Center to Denver Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Sparks Transit Center to Denver Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $160–320
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Denver Union Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $160–310
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Chicago Union Station to East Lansing Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $75–110
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 517-333-0400
- [email protected]
- Website
- michiganflyer.com
Bus from DTW McNamara Terminal to East Lansing Marriott
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–35
- Website
- https://www.michiganflyer.com/
- Child 2-16
- $9–11
- Adult
- $22–35
- Phone
- +1 989-725-5105
- Website
- indiantrails.com
Bus from Flint Station to East Lansing Michigan Flyer
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $9–24
- Website
- https://indiantrails.com
Bus from Grand Rapids to East Lansing
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- example.com
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More Questions & Answers
Reno to East Lansing bus services, operated by Greyhound-us, arrive at Denver Union Station.
East Lansing is 3h ahead of Reno. It is currently 5:21 PM in Reno and 8:21 PM in East Lansing.
Reno to East Lansing train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Chicago Union Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Reno to East Lansing is 2124 miles. It takes approximately 32h 29m to drive from Reno to East Lansing.
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