There are 7 ways to get from Tacoma to Lansing by plane, bus, train, bus (Greyhound), or car
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Fly to Capital Region International Airport
best- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Capital Region International Airport (LAN)plane SEA - LAN
8h 43m$115–485Bus, train
- Take the bus from Commerce St Station - Zone D to 4th Ave S & Jackson Stbus 594 / ...
- Take the train from Seattle to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to East Lansing Amtrak Stationtrain
2d 5h$1,317–2,087Bus
- Take the bus from Commerce St Station - Zone D to Bus Wy & Royal Brougham Stbus 594 / ...
- Take the bus from Seattle Bus Station to Denver Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Denver Union Station to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Kalamazoo Bus Stopbus
- Take the bus from Kalamazoo to Lansingbus
2d 12h$468–733Drive 2,243 mi
- Drive from Tacoma to Lansingcar 2,243 mi
36h 12m$410–592Fly to Detroit, bus
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Detroit (DTW)plane SEA - DTW
- Take the bus from Detroit Metro Airport to East Lansing, MIbus
9h 40m$266–594Fly to Bishop International Airport, train
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Bishop International Airport (FNT)plane SEA - FNT
- Take the train from Flint Amtrak Station to East Lansing Amtrak Stationtrain
11h 28m$178–577Fly to Gerald R. Ford International Airport, bus
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR)plane SEA - GRR
- Take the bus from Grand Rapids to East Lansingbus
12h 8m$136–517
Tacoma to Lansing by bus and train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Tacoma to Lansing is to fly which costs $110 - $490 and takes 8h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Tacoma to Lansing is to fly which takes 8h 43m and costs $110 - $490.
No, there is no direct bus from Tacoma station to Lansing. However, there are services departing from Commerce St Station - Zone D and arriving at Lansing via Seattle Bus Station, Denver Union Station, Chicago Bus Station and Kalamazoo. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 12h.
The distance between Tacoma and Lansing is 1884 miles. The road distance is 2256.1 miles.
The best way to get from Tacoma to Lansing without a car is to bus and train which takes 2 days 5h and costs $1,300 - $2,100.
It takes approximately 8h 43m to get from Tacoma to Lansing, including transfers.
Tacoma to Lansing bus services, operated by Sound Transit, depart from Commerce St Station - Zone D.
The best way to get from Tacoma to Lansing is to fly which takes 8h 43m and costs $110 - $490. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $460 - $750 and takes 2 days 12h.
Tacoma to Lansing bus services, operated by Sound Transit, arrive at Bus Wy & Royal Brougham St station.
Lansing is 3h ahead of Tacoma. It is currently 11:44 PM in Tacoma and 2:44 AM in Lansing.
What companies run services between Tacoma, WA, USA and Lansing, MI, USA?
American Airlines and Delta fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Capital Region International Airport (LAN) every 3 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Commerce St Station - Zone D to Lansing via Bus Wy & Royal Brougham St, Seattle Bus Station, Denver Union Station, Chicago Bus Station, and Kalamazoo in around 2d 12h.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Capital Region International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–490
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Capital Region International Airport via Minneapolis, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–490
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Capital Region International Airport via Portland, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Detroit via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–460
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–500
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Bishop International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–480
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–470
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–500
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Capital Region International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–480
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–550
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Bishop International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–480
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–470
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Detroit via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 33m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–500
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–470
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–550
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Seattle to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,200–1,900
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to East Lansing Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–180
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Flint Amtrak Station to East Lansing Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $26–45
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 888-889-6368
- [email protected]
- Website
- Sound Transit
Bus from Commerce St Station - Zone D to 4th Ave S & Jackson St
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- Sound Transit
- Adult
- $3
Bus from Commerce St Station - Zone D to Bus Wy & Royal Brougham St
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- Sound Transit
- Adult
- $3
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Seattle Bus Station to Denver Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $240–360
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Denver Union Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $170–270
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Kalamazoo Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $25–40
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 989-725-5105
- Website
- Indian Trails
Bus from Kalamazoo to Lansing
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Website
- Indian Trails
Bus from Grand Rapids to East Lansing
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $12–29
- Website
- Indian Trails
- Phone
- +1 517-333-0400
- [email protected]
- Website
- Michigan Flyer
Bus from Detroit Metro Airport to East Lansing, MI
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–35
- Website
- Michigan Flyer
- Child 2-16
- $9–11
- Adult
- $22–35
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