There are 5 ways to get from Salt Lake City to Bear Lake 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 to Traverse City, taxi
best- Fly from Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) to Traverse City (TVC)plane SLC - TVC
- Take the taxi from Traverse-City-Airport-TVC to Bear Laketaxi
7h 25m$282–793Fly to Manistee County-Blacker Airport
cheapest- Fly from Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) to Manistee County-Blacker Airport (MBL)plane SLC - MBL
8h 34m$129–475Bus, taxi
- Take the bus from Salt Lake City Intermodal Trans Ctr to Denver Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Denver Union Station to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chicago Union Station to Kalamazoobus
- Take the bus from Kalamazoo Metro Transit to Kingsleybus
- Take the taxi from Kingsley to Bear Laketaxi
41h 53m$436–727Train, bus, drive
- Take the train from Salt Lake City 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 Bear Lakecar
43h 21m$589–1,219Drive 1,656.5 mi
- Drive from Salt Lake City to Bear Lakecar 1,656.5 mi
26h 14m$303–437
Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) to Traverse City (TVC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Salt Lake City to Bear Lake is to fly which costs $120 - $480 and takes 8h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Salt Lake City to Bear Lake is to fly and taxi which takes 7h 25m and costs $280 - $800.
The distance between Salt Lake City and Bear Lake is 1423 miles. The road distance is 1666.2 miles.
The best way to get from Salt Lake City to Bear Lake without a car is to bus and taxi which takes 41h 53m and costs $430 - $750.
It takes approximately 7h 25m to get from Salt Lake City to Bear Lake, including transfers.
Bear Lake is 2h ahead of Salt Lake City. It is currently 6:30 AM in Salt Lake City and 8:30 AM in Bear Lake.
Yes, the driving distance between Salt Lake City to Bear Lake is 1666 miles. It takes approximately 26h 14m to drive from Salt Lake City to Bear Lake.
There are 40+ hotels available in Bear Lake.
What companies run services between Salt Lake City, UT, USA and Bear Lake, MI, USA?
American Airlines, Corporate Flight Management Inc, and two other airlines fly from Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) to Manistee County-Blacker Airport (MBL) 4 times a day.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Traverse City via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Traverse City via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Traverse City via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 39m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Traverse City via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Traverse City via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Traverse City via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Traverse City via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Traverse City via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–750
- Website
- contouraviation.com
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Manistee County-Blacker Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–440
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Manistee County-Blacker Airport via Minneapolis, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–460
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Manistee County-Blacker Airport via Denver, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–450
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Salt Lake City to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $500–1,100
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–120
- Website
- Amtrak
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Salt Lake City Intermodal Trans Ctr to Denver Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $80–160
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Denver Union Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $150–290
- Website
- Greyhound
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Chicago Union Station to Kalamazoo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $45–70
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 989-725-5105
- Website
- Indian Trails
Bus from Kalamazoo Metro Transit to Kingsley
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Website
- Indian Trails
Bus from Grand Rapids to Big Rapids, MI
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $10–26
- Website
- Indian Trails
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Estimated price
- $130–190
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