There are 7 ways to get from Traverse City Airport (TVC) to Lake Placid by plane, car, bus, train, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Burlington International Airport, drive
best- Fly from Traverse City (TVC) to Burlington International Airport (BTV)plane TVC - BTV
- Drive from Burlington-Airport-BTV to Lake Placidcar
7h 9m$119–541Fly to Saranac Lake
cheapest- Fly from Traverse City (TVC) to Saranac Lake (SLK)plane TVC - SLK
5h 59m$116–397Bus, train, taxi
- Take the bus from Traverse City, MI to Grand Rapidsbus
- Take the train from Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Schenectadytrain
- Take the train from Schenectady to Westport Stationtrain
- Take the taxi from Westport Station to Lake Placidtaxi
31h 39m$473–918Bus, train
- Take the bus from Traverse City, MI to Grand Rapidsbus
- Take the bus from Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station to Chicago Union Stationbus
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Syracuse Regional Transportation Centertrain
- Take the bus from Syracuse to Massenabus 146
- Take the bus from Massena, Ny to Lake Placidbus 119
32h 53m$363–748Drive 745.1 mi
- Drive from Traverse City Airport (TVC) to Lake Placidcar 745.1 mi
13h 51m$136–197Fly to Albany County Airport, bus
- Fly from Traverse City (TVC) to Albany County Airport (ALB)plane TVC - ALB
- Take the bus from Albany to Saratoga Springsbus
- Take the bus from Saratoga Springs, Ny to Lake Placidbus
10h 15m$147–674Fly to Massena International Airport-Richards Field, bus
- Fly from Traverse City (TVC) to Massena International Airport-Richards Field (MSS)plane TVC - MSS
- Take the bus from Massena, Ny to Lake Placidbus
10h 15m$135–527
Traverse City Airport (TVC) to Lake Placid by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Traverse City Airport (TVC) to Lake Placid is to drive which costs $130 - $200 and takes 13h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Traverse City Airport (TVC) to Lake Placid is to fly which takes 5h 59m and costs $110 - $400.
The distance between Traverse City Airport (TVC) and Lake Placid is 703 miles. The road distance is 749.5 miles.
The best way to get from Traverse City Airport (TVC) to Lake Placid without a car is to bus and train and taxi which takes 31h 39m and costs $470 - $950.
It takes approximately 7h 9m to get from Traverse City Airport (TVC) to Lake Placid, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Traverse City Airport (TVC) to Lake Placid is 749 miles. It takes approximately 13h 51m to drive from Traverse City Airport (TVC) to Lake Placid.
There are 119+ hotels available in Lake Placid.
What companies run services between Traverse City Airport (TVC), USA and Lake Placid, NY, USA?
American Airlines, Cape Air, and Delta fly from Traverse City (TVC) to Saranac Lake (SLK) 3 times a day.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Traverse City to Burlington International Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 36m
- When
- Sunday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Traverse City to Burlington International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Friday, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Traverse City to Burlington International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Traverse City to Albany County Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Traverse City to Albany County Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Traverse City to Albany County Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Traverse City to Albany County Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Traverse City to Burlington International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Traverse City to Burlington International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 23m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Traverse City to Burlington International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Traverse City to Albany County Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Traverse City to Albany County Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–650
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Traverse City to Burlington International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Traverse City to Burlington International Airport via New York La Guardia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 56m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Traverse City to Albany County Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Traverse City to Albany County Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Traverse City to Albany County Airport via New York La Guardia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
- Website
- boutiqueair.com
Flights from Traverse City to Massena International Airport-Richards Field via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–450
Flights from Traverse City to Massena International Airport-Richards Field via Chicago O'Hare, Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 3m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Traverse City to Massena International Airport-Richards Field via New York La Guardia, Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 6m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–470
Flights from Traverse City to Massena International Airport-Richards Field via Philadelphia, Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–480
Flights from Traverse City to Massena International Airport-Richards Field via Reagan Washington, Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 51m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–500
Flights from Traverse City to Massena International Airport-Richards Field via Detroit, Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–470
- Website
- capeair.com
Flights from Traverse City to Saranac Lake via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–340
Flights from Traverse City to Saranac Lake via Detroit, Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–360
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–120
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Schenectady
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $260–550
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Schenectady to Westport Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–75
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Syracuse Regional Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 58m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $220–440
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 989-725-5105
- Website
- indiantrails.com
Bus from Traverse City, MI to Grand Rapids
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $25–50
- Website
- https://indiantrails.com
Bus from Traverse City, MI to Grand Rapids
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $25–50
- Website
- https://indiantrails.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $65–95
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 800-858-8555
- Website
- trailways.com
Bus from Syracuse to Massena
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $29–100
- Website
- https://trailways.com
- Schedules at
- https://trailways.com/schedules/
- Saver
- $29–95
- Flexible
- $55–100
Bus from Massena, Ny to Lake Placid
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $21–60
- Website
- https://trailways.com
- Schedules at
- https://trailways.com/schedules/
- Saver
- $21–55
- Flexible
- $40–60
Bus from Albany to Saratoga Springs
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $13–35
- Website
- https://trailways.com
- Schedules at
- https://trailways.com/schedules/
- Saver
- $13–17
- Flexible
- $16–35
Bus from Saratoga Springs, Ny to Lake Placid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $26–85
- Website
- https://trailways.com
- Schedules at
- https://trailways.com/schedules/
- Saver
- $26–80
- Flexible
- $50–85
Bus from Massena, Ny to Lake Placid
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $21–60
- Website
- https://trailways.com
- Schedules at
- https://trailways.com/schedules/
- Saver
- $21–55
- Flexible
- $40–60
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Estimated price
- $95–120
New England Taxi
- Phone
- +1 802-598-7254
- Website
- newenglandtaxi.com
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