There are 7 ways to get from Stanford University to Michigan State University by plane, subway, train, car, or bus
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Fly San Francisco International Airport to Capital Region International Airport
best- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Capital Region International Airport (LAN)plane SFO - LAN
10h 33m$247–974Fly San Francisco International Airport to Detroit, bus
cheapest- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Detroit (DTW)plane SFO - DTW
- Take the bus from DTW McNamara Terminal to East Lansing Marriottbus
9h 55m$152–605BART, train
- Take the subway from Millbrae to Richmondsubway
- Take the train from Richmond to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to East Lansing Amtrak Stationtrain
2d 12h$834–1,767Drive 2,357 mi
- Drive from Stanford University to Michigan State Universitycar 2,357 mi
37h$431–622Fly Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Capital Region International Airport
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Capital Region International Airport (LAN)plane SJC - LAN
12h 6m$272–1,116Fly San Francisco International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport, bus
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR)plane SFO - GRR
- Take the bus from Grand Rapids to East Lansingbus
13h 9mFly Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport, bus
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR)plane SJC - GRR
- Take the bus from Grand Rapids to East Lansingbus
13h 8m
Stanford University to Michigan State University by foot, bus, train, and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Stanford University to Michigan State University is to fly and bus which costs $150 - $650 and takes 9h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Stanford University to Michigan State University is to fly and bus which takes 9h 55m and costs $150 - $650.
No, there is no direct train from Stanford University to Michigan State University station. However, there are services departing from Palo Alto Caltrain Northbound and arriving at East Lansing Amtrak Station via Millbrae, Richmond and Chicago Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 12h.
The distance between Stanford University and Michigan State University is 2052 miles. The road distance is 2370.8 miles.
The best way to get from Stanford University to Michigan State University without a car is to BART and train which takes 2 days 12h and costs $800 - $1,800.
It takes approximately 10h 33m to get from Stanford University to Michigan State University, including transfers.
Stanford University to Michigan State University train services, operated by BART, depart from Millbrae station.
Michigan State University is 3h ahead of Stanford University. It is currently 10:30 AM in Stanford University and 1:30 PM in Michigan State University.
Stanford University to Michigan State University train services, operated by BART, arrive at Richmond station.
Yes, the driving distance between Stanford University to Michigan State University is 2371 miles. It takes approximately 37h to drive from Stanford University to Michigan State University.
What companies run services between Stanford University, CA, USA and Michigan State University, Ingham County, MI, USA?
American Airlines, United Airlines, and Delta fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Capital Region International Airport (LAN) every 4 hours.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Capital Region International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Capital Region International Airport via Minneapolis, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Capital Region International Airport via Minneapolis, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Capital Region International Airport via Salt Lake City, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Capital Region International Airport via Chicago Midway, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 23m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Capital Region International Airport via Denver, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 39m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Capital Region International Airport via Las Vegas, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 58m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Detroit via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Detroit via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Detroit via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 53m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Capital Region International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Capital Region International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Capital Region International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
- Website
- suncountry.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Detroit via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 13m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Millbrae to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $12–16
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- Adult Single Ride
- $12–16
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Richmond to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $750–1,600
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to East Lansing Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–140
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 517-333-0400
- [email protected]
- Website
- michiganflyer.com
Bus from DTW McNamara Terminal to East Lansing Marriott
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–35
- Website
- https://www.michiganflyer.com/
- Child 2-16
- $9–11
- Adult
- $22–35
- Website
- example.com
Bus from Grand Rapids to East Lansing
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- example.com
Bus from Grand Rapids to East Lansing
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- example.com
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