There are 7 ways to get from Rochester to Manistee by bus, plane, car, car ferry, or taxi
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Bus to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport, fly to Traverse City, drive
best- Take the bus from Groome Transportation Office - Rochester to Minneapolis / St Paul Airportbus
- Fly from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Traverse City (TVC)plane MSP - TVC
- Drive from Traverse-City-Airport-TVC to Manisteecar
5h 8m$121–437Fly Rochester to Manistee County-Blacker Airport
cheapest- Fly from Rochester (RST) to Manistee County-Blacker Airport (MBL)plane RST - MBL
7h 54m$90–454Bus, car ferry, drive via Milwaukee
- Take the bus from Rochester, MN to Milwaukee, WI - Amtrakbus
- Take the bus from Milwaukee to Manitowocbus
- Take the car ferry from Manitowoc to Ludingtoncarferry
- Drive from Ludington to Manisteecar
15h 41mDrive 607.7 mi
- Drive from Rochester to Manisteecar 607.7 mi
10h 12m$111–161Bus to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport, fly to Green Bay, drive, car ferry
- Take the bus from Groome Transportation Office - Rochester to Minneapolis / St Paul Airportbus
- Fly from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Green Bay (GRB)plane MSP - GRB
- Drive from Green Bay (GRB) to Manitowoccar
- Take the car ferry from Manitowoc to Ludingtoncarferry
- Drive from Ludington to Manisteecar
10h 45m$196–619Bus, car ferry, drive
- Take the bus from Rochester, MN to University of Wisconsin - La Crossebus
- Take the bus from UW-La Crosse to Green Bay stationbus
- Take the bus from Green Bay to Manitowocbus
- Take the car ferry from Manitowoc to Ludingtoncarferry
- Drive from Ludington to Manisteecar
16h 46mBus, taxi
- Take the bus from Rochester, MN to UW-Madisonbus
- Take the bus from 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus to W Jackson Blvd, after S Clinton Stbus
- 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
18h 6m$270–404
Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Traverse City (TVC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rochester to Manistee is to drive which costs $110 - $160 and takes 10h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Rochester to Manistee is to bus and fly and drive which takes 5h 8m and costs $120 - $440.
The distance between Rochester and Manistee is 518 miles. The road distance is 611.2 miles.
The best way to get from Rochester to Manistee without a car is to bus and taxi which takes 18h 6m and costs $270 - $410.
It takes approximately 5h 8m to get from Rochester to Manistee, including transfers.
Manistee is 1h ahead of Rochester. It is currently 2:27 AM in Rochester and 3:27 AM in Manistee.
Yes, the driving distance between Rochester to Manistee is 611 miles. It takes approximately 10h 12m to drive from Rochester to Manistee.
There are 40+ hotels available in Manistee.
What companies run services between Rochester, MN, USA and Manistee, MI, USA?
American Airlines, Corporate Flight Management Inc, and two other airlines fly from Rochester (RST) to Manistee County-Blacker Airport (MBL) 3 times a day.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Traverse City
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–370
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Green Bay
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–340
- Website
- contouraviation.com
Flights from Rochester to Manistee County-Blacker Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–440
Flights from Rochester to Manistee County-Blacker Airport via Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–480
- Phone
- + 1 507-280-9270
- Website
- groometransportation.com
Bus from Groome Transportation Office - Rochester to Minneapolis / St Paul Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–50
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/minneapolis-st-paul-airport/rochester
Bus from Groome Transportation Office - Rochester to Minneapolis / St Paul Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–50
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/minneapolis-st-paul-airport/rochester
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Rochester, MN to Milwaukee, WI - Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $70–110
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $70–110
Bus from Rochester, MN to University of Wisconsin - La Crosse
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $28–40
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $28–40
Bus from Rochester, MN to UW-Madison
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $55–80
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $55–80
- Website
- example.com
Bus from Milwaukee to Manitowoc
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- example.com
Bus from Green Bay to Manitowoc
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- example.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
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Milwaukee to Manitowoc
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com
- Phone
- 920 496 3600
- Website
- golamers.com
Bus from UW-La Crosse to Green Bay station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $39–44
- Schedules at
- golamers.com
- Phone
- +1 (866) 912 - 6224
- [email protected]
- Website
- coachusa.com
Bus from 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus to W Jackson Blvd, after S Clinton St
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $26–60
- Schedules at
- coachusa.com
- Adult
- $26–60
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
- $45–70
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- 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
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
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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