There are 10 ways to get from Southern California to Michigan by bus, plane, taxi, train, bus (Greyhound), 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.
Bus to Harry Reid International Airport, fly to Detroit
best- Take the bus from Barstow Amtrak Bus Stop to South Strip Transit Terminalbus
- Fly from Harry Reid International Airport (LAS) to Detroit (DTW)plane LAS - DTW
10h 4mDrive, bus to Palm Springs International Airport, fly to Gerald R. Ford International Airport
cheapest- Drive from Southern California to Hwy 62 & Kickapoocar
- Take the bus from Hwy 62 & Kickapoo to Palm Springs Airportbus
- Fly from Palm Springs International Airport (PSP) to Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR)plane PSP - GRR
11h 37m$151–631Taxi, train (Amtrak)
- Take the taxi from Southern California to Victorville Amtraktaxi
- Take the train from Victorville Amtrak to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Detroittrain
2d 1h$1,406–2,225Bus
- Take the bus from Barstow Station to Montclair Transcenterbus
- Take the bus from Montclair Transcenter to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Indianapolis Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Indianapolis to Detroitbus
2d 7h$488–748Drive 2,166.5 mi
- Drive from Southern California to Detroitcar 2,166.5 mi
35h 9m$396–572Bus to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Detroit
- Take the bus from Barstow Station to Los Angeles Downtownbus
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Detroit (DTW)plane LAX - DTW
10h 57m$274–583Bus to Harry Reid International Airport, fly to Gerald R. Ford International Airport
- Take the bus from Barstow Amtrak Bus Stop to South Strip Transit Terminalbus
- Fly from Harry Reid International Airport (LAS) to Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR)plane LAS - GRR
10h 45mBus to John Wayne Airport Orange County, fly to Detroit
- Take the bus from Barstow Station to Santa Ana Bus Stopbus
- Fly from John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA) to Detroit (DTW)plane SNA - DTW
13h 21m$606–4,634Bus, train to San Diego International Airport, fly to Detroit
- Take the bus from Barstow Station to Santa Ana Bus Stopbus
- Take the train from Santa Ana to San Diego Old Town Transportation Centertrain
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Detroit (DTW)plane SAN - DTW
13h 44m$345–953Bus to Harry Reid International Airport, fly to Chicago Midway International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Barstow Amtrak Bus Stop to South Strip Transit Terminalbus
- Fly from Harry Reid International Airport (LAS) to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)plane LAS - MDW
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Stationtrain
14h 28m
Harry Reid International Airport (LAS) to Detroit (DTW) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Southern California to Michigan is to drive and bus and fly which costs $150 - $650 and takes 11h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Southern California to Michigan is to bus and fly which takes 10h 57m and costs $270 - $600.
No, there is no direct bus from Southern California station to Michigan. However, there are services departing from Barstow Station and arriving at Detroit via Montclair Transcenter, St Louis Bus Station and Indianapolis. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 7h.
The distance between Southern California and Michigan is 1945 miles. The road distance is 2179.2 miles.
The best way to get from Southern California to Michigan without a car is to taxi and train which takes 2 days 1h and costs $1,400 - $2,300.
It takes approximately 10h 4m to get from Southern California to Michigan, including transfers.
Southern California to Michigan bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Barstow Station.
Southern California to Michigan bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Montclair Transcenter station.
Michigan is 3h ahead of Southern California. It is currently 2:09 AM in Southern California and 5:09 AM in Michigan.
Yes, the driving distance between Southern California to Michigan is 2179 miles. It takes approximately 35h 9m to drive from Southern California to Michigan.
What companies run services between Southern California, CA, USA and Michigan, USA?
You can take a vehicle from Southern California to Detroit via Barstow Station, Montclair Transcenter, St Louis Bus Station, and Indianapolis in around 2d 7h.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Harry Reid International Airport to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Harry Reid International Airport to Detroit via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Harry Reid International Airport to Detroit via Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Palm Springs International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Harry Reid International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Palm Springs International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Detroit via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Detroit via Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Harry Reid International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–470
Flights from Harry Reid International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–470
Flights from Harry Reid International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–470
Flights from Harry Reid International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Detroit via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 56m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Detroit via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Detroit via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Detroit via Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Detroit via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Harry Reid International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–460
Flights from Harry Reid International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Omaha
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–460
Flights from Harry Reid International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–480
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Harry Reid International Airport to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Palm Springs International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Detroit via Indianapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 4m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Harry Reid International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–480
Flights from Harry Reid International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–500
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 19m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Detroit via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 42m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Palm Springs International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Palm Springs International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Harry Reid International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–470
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Detroit via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Detroit via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Palm Springs International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Palm Springs International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Palm Springs International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 58m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Harry Reid International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–470
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Detroit via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Detroit via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 54m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Harry Reid International Airport to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–490
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 24m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–410
Flights from Harry Reid International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 31m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–350
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from Harry Reid International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $100–470
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Victorville Amtrak to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,100–1,800
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $150–240
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Santa Ana to San Diego Old Town Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–75
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–150
- Website
- Amtrak
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Barstow Amtrak Bus Stop to South Strip Transit Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Barstow Amtrak Bus Stop to South Strip Transit Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Barstow Amtrak Bus Stop to South Strip Transit Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Amtrak
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Barstow Station to Montclair Transcenter
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14–22
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Montclair Transcenter to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $330–500
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Indianapolis Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Barstow Station to Santa Ana Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $21–35
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Barstow Station to Santa Ana Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $21–35
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 888-378-3823
- [email protected]
- Website
- Barons Bus
Bus from Indianapolis to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $27–70
- Website
- Barons Bus
- Phone
- 760 366 2395
- [email protected]
- Website
- basin-transit.com
Bus from Hwy 62 & Kickapoo to Palm Springs Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $5–10
- Website
- basin-transit.com
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Barstow Station to Los Angeles Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $18–27
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Estimated price
- $150–190
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