There are 6 ways to get from San Antonio to Houghton Lake by plane, taxi, bus, train, or car
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Fly to Mbs International Airport, taxi
best- Fly from San Antonio International Airport (SAT) to Mbs International Airport (MBS)plane SAT - MBS
- Take the taxi from Mbs International Airport (MBS) to Houghton Laketaxi
7h 36m$226–771Fly to Traverse City, drive
cheapest- Fly from San Antonio International Airport (SAT) to Traverse City (TVC)plane SAT - TVC
- Drive from Traverse-City-Airport-TVC to Houghton Lakecar
8h 4m$143–669Bus, taxi
- Take the bus from Tornado Bus Co - San Antonio to Chicagobus
- Take the bus from Chicago Union Station to East Lansing Amtrak Stationbus
- Take the bus from East Lansing, MI to Graylingbus
- Take the taxi from Grayling to Houghton Laketaxi
36h 7m$380–626Train, bus, taxi
- Take the train from San Antonio Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to East Lansing Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the bus from East Lansing, MI to Clarebus
- Take the taxi from Clare to Houghton Laketaxi
40h 2m$523–1,076Drive 1,471.9 mi
- Drive from San Antonio to Houghton Lakecar 1,471.9 mi
24h 27m$269–388Train, bus, taxi via Grand Rapids
- Take the train from San Antonio Station 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 Cadillacbus
- Take the taxi from Cadillac to Houghton Laketaxi
40h 44m$545–1,096
San Antonio International Airport (SAT) to Mbs International Airport (MBS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from San Antonio to Houghton Lake is to drive which costs $260 - $390 and takes 24h 27m.
The fastest way to get from San Antonio to Houghton Lake is to fly and taxi which takes 7h 36m and costs $220 - $800.
The distance between San Antonio and Houghton Lake is 1347 miles. The road distance is 1480.4 miles.
The best way to get from San Antonio to Houghton Lake without a car is to bus and taxi which takes 36h 7m and costs $380 - $650.
It takes approximately 7h 36m to get from San Antonio to Houghton Lake, including transfers.
Houghton Lake is 1h ahead of San Antonio. It is currently 12:45 AM in San Antonio and 1:45 AM in Houghton Lake.
Yes, the driving distance between San Antonio to Houghton Lake is 1480 miles. It takes approximately 24h 27m to drive from San Antonio to Houghton Lake.
There are 77+ hotels available in Houghton Lake.
What companies run services between San Antonio, TX, USA and Houghton Lake, MI, USA?
There is no direct connection from San Antonio to Houghton Lake. However, you can take the line 7 bus to San Antonio International Airport, walk to San-Antonio-Airport-SAT airport, fly to Mbs International Airport (MBS), then take the taxi to Houghton Lake. Alternatively, you can take the line 51 bus to I-35 N Access & Marek St, walk to Tornado Bus Co - San Antonio, take the bus to Chicago, take the taxi to Ogden & Kedzie, take the line 157 bus to Jefferson & Washington, walk to Chicago Union Station, take the bus to East Lansing Amtrak Station, walk to East Lansing, MI, take the bus to Grayling, then take the taxi to Houghton Lake.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Antonio International Airport to Mbs International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from San Antonio International Airport to Traverse City via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from San Antonio International Airport to Traverse City via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from San Antonio International Airport to Traverse City via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Antonio International Airport to Mbs International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from San Antonio International Airport to Traverse City via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from San Antonio International Airport to Traverse City via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from San Antonio International Airport to Traverse City via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from San Antonio International Airport to Traverse City via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 56m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from San Antonio International Airport to Traverse City via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from San Antonio Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $400–850
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to East Lansing Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–140
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from San Antonio Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $400–850
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–120
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 888 358 6762
- [email protected]
- Website
- Tornado Bus Company
Bus from Tornado Bus Co - San Antonio to Chicago
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $180–340
- Schedules at
- Tornado Bus Company
- Adults 11-59
- $180–340
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Chicago Union Station to East Lansing Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $75–110
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 989-725-5105
- 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 East Lansing, MI to Clare
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–35
- Website
- Indian Trails
Bus from Grand Rapids to Cadillac
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–40
- Website
- Indian Trails
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Estimated price
- $45–120
A Greater Bay Cab Co
- Phone
- +1 989-894-1118
Tri-City Taxi
- Phone
- +1 989-684-5960
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