There are 7 ways to get from St. Louis to Ely by plane, car, train, bus, taxi, or shuttle
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Fly to Range Regional Airport, drive
best- Fly from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) to Range Regional Airport (HIB)plane STL - HIB
- Drive from Range Regional Airport (HIB) to Elycar
6h 57m$104–502Train, bus, taxi
- Take the train from St. Louis to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to St. Paul-Minneapolistrain
- Take the bus from St. Paul to Duluthbus Moa
- Take the bus from Duluth to Virginiabus
- Take the taxi from Virginia to Elytaxi
19h 57m$417–715Bus, taxi
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Des Moinesbus
- Take the bus from Des Moines to St. Paulbus
- Take the bus from St. Paul to Duluthbus Moa
- Take the bus from Duluth to Virginiabus
- Take the taxi from Virginia to Elytaxi
20h 51m$295–455Drive 765.5 mi
- Drive from St. Louis to Elycar 765.5 mi
13h 45m$140–202Fly to International Falls, drive
- Fly from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) to International Falls (INL)plane STL - INL
- Drive from International Falls (INL) to Elycar
7h 56m$118–532Fly to Duluth International Airport, shuttle, drive
- Fly from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) to Duluth International Airport (DLH)plane STL - DLH
- Take a shuttle bus from Duluth International Airport to Beaver Bay Trailhead
- Drive from Beaver Bay Trailhead to Elycar
9h 17mBus, taxi via Chicago
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from W Jackson Blvd, after S Clinton St to 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campusbus
- Take the bus from Madison, WI-Lake St. to Mall of America - IKEA - Bloomingtonbus
- Take the bus from Bloomington to Duluthbus Moa
- Take the bus from Duluth to Virginiabus
- Take the taxi from Virginia to Elytaxi
24h 2m$333–486
Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) to Range Regional Airport (HIB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from St. Louis to Ely is to drive which costs $140 - $210 and takes 13h 45m.
The fastest way to get from St. Louis to Ely is to fly and drive which takes 6h 57m and costs $100 - $500.
The distance between St. Louis and Ely is 697 miles. The road distance is 770 miles.
The best way to get from St. Louis to Ely without a car is to train and bus and taxi which takes 19h 57m and costs $410 - $750.
It takes approximately 6h 57m to get from St. Louis to Ely, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between St. Louis to Ely is 770 miles. It takes approximately 13h 45m to drive from St. Louis to Ely.
There are 64+ hotels available in Ely.
What companies run services between St. Louis, MO, USA and Ely, MN, USA?
There is no direct connection from St. Louis to Ely. However, you can take the train to LAMBERT AIRPORT TERMINAL #1 station, walk to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) airport, fly to Range Regional Airport (HIB), then drive to Ely. Alternatively, you can take the train to Chicago Union Station, take the train to St. Paul-Minneapolis, walk to St. Paul, take the bus to Duluth, take the bus to Virginia, then take the taxi to Ely.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Range Regional Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–480
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to International Falls via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–500
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Duluth International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–470
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Duluth International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–490
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from St. Louis to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $90–190
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to St. Paul-Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 31m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $130–270
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from St. Paul to Duluth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $40–60
Bus from Duluth to Virginia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $26–40
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $26–40
Bus from Des Moines to St. Paul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–90
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $65–90
Bus from St. Paul to Duluth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $40–60
Bus from Duluth to Virginia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $26–40
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $26–40
Bus from Bloomington to Duluth
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–70
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $45–70
Bus from Duluth to Virginia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $26–40
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $26–40
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Des Moines
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–120
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Des Moines to St. Paul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 36m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–75
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 218-834-5511
- Website
- superiorhikingshuttle.com
Shuttle from Duluth International Airport to Beaver Bay Trailhead
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Website
- https://superiorhikingshuttle.com/
- Website
- https://reservations.superiorshuttle.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–90
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 (866) 912 - 6224
- [email protected]
- Website
- coachusa.com
Bus from W Jackson Blvd, after S Clinton St to 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $25–55
- Schedules at
- coachusa.com
- Adult
- $25–55
- Phone
- +1 414-266-4409
- [email protected]
- Website
- badgerbus.com
Bus from Madison, WI-Lake St. to Mall of America - IKEA - Bloomington
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $55–75
- Website
- https://badgerbus.com
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Estimated price
- $130–160
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