There are 5 ways to get from Royal Oak to Grayling by plane, taxi, bus, train, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly, taxi
best- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Traverse City (TVC)plane DTW - TVC
- Take the taxi from Traverse-City-Airport-TVC to Graylingtaxi
4h 42m$217–594Drive 186.4 mi
cheapest- Drive from Royal Oak to Graylingcar 186.4 mi
3h 8m$34–50Bus via Lansing
- Take the bus from Pontiac Amtrak Station to CATA Intermodal Downtownbus 1483
- Take the bus from Lansing, MI to Graylingbus 1488
8h 2m$44–92Train, bus
- Take the train from Royal Oak Amtrak to Battle Creektrain
- Take the train from Battle Creek to East Lansing Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the bus from East Lansing, MI to Graylingbus
9h 46m$75–157Bus
- Take the bus from Southfield, MI Greyhound to Graylingbus 1488
8h 43m$44–79
Royal Oak to Grayling by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Royal Oak to Grayling is to drive which costs $30 - $50 and takes 3h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Royal Oak to Grayling is to drive which takes 3h 8m and costs $30 - $50.
No, there is no direct bus from Royal Oak station to Grayling. However, there are services departing from Pontiac Amtrak Station and arriving at Grayling via Lansing, MI. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 2m.
The distance between Royal Oak and Grayling is 289 miles. The road distance is 187.5 miles.
The best way to get from Royal Oak to Grayling without a car is to bus via Lansing which takes 8h 2m and costs $40 - $95.
It takes approximately 4h 42m to get from Royal Oak to Grayling, including transfers.
Royal Oak to Grayling bus services, operated by Indian Trails, depart from Pontiac Amtrak Station.
Royal Oak to Grayling bus services, operated by Indian Trails, arrive at CATA Intermodal Downtown station.
Yes, the driving distance between Royal Oak to Grayling is 187 miles. It takes approximately 3h 8m to drive from Royal Oak to Grayling.
There are 67+ hotels available in Grayling.
What companies run services between Royal Oak, MI, USA and Grayling, MI, USA?
You can take a train from Royal Oak Amtrak to Grayling via Pontiac Amtrak Station, Pontiac Amtrak Station, and Lansing, MI in around 8h 2m.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Detroit to Traverse City
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–380
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Royal Oak Amtrak to Battle Creek
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–80
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Battle Creek to East Lansing Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13–29
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 989-725-5105
- Website
- Indian Trails
Bus from Pontiac Amtrak Station to CATA Intermodal Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–35
- Website
- Indian Trails
Bus from Lansing, MI to Grayling
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $25–50
- Website
- Indian Trails
Bus from East Lansing, MI to Grayling
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $26–50
- Website
- Indian Trails
Bus from Southfield, MI Greyhound to Grayling
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–75
- Website
- Indian Trails
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Estimated price
- $160–200
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