There are 11 ways to get from Traverse City to Cape May by plane, bus, bus (Greyhound), train, car, car ferry, or bus (Amtrak, Flixbus)
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 Philadelphia International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Traverse City (TVC) to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)plane TVC - PHL
- Take the bus from Market St At 16Th St to Cape May Welcome Ctr - Lafayette Streetbus
6h 47m$107–510Fly to Salisbury–Ocean City–Wicomico Regional Airport, drive, car ferry
cheapest- Fly from Traverse City (TVC) to Salisbury–Ocean City–Wicomico Regional Airport (SBY)plane TVC - SBY
- Drive from Salisbury–Ocean City–Wicomico Regional Airport (SBY) to Lewes, DEcar
- Take the carferry from Lewes, DE to Cape May, NJcarferry
9h 44m$104–437Bus via Detroit
- Take the bus from Traverse City to Grand Rapidsbus
- Take the bus from Grand Rapids to Detroitbus
- Take the bus from Detroit Bus Station to Allentownbus
- Take the bus from Allentown Transportation Center to Philadelphia 30th St Stationbus
- Take the bus from Jfk Blvd At 30Th St to Cape May Welcome Ctr - Lafayette Streetbus 316
31h 44m$197–347Bus, train via Washington
- Take the bus from Traverse City 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 Washington Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Market St At 30Th St to Cape May Welcome Ctr - Lafayette Streetbus 316
33h 44m$623–1,007Drive 866.4 mi
- Drive from Traverse City to Cape Maycar 866.4 mi
15h 53m$149–214Fly to Laguardia Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Traverse City (TVC) to Laguardia Airport (LGA)plane TVC - LGA
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to 30th Street Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Market St At 30Th St to Cape May Welcome Ctr - Lafayette Streetbus
8h 26m$143–1,212Fly to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Traverse City (TVC) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)plane TVC - DCA
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Market St At 30Th St to Cape May Welcome Ctr - Lafayette Streetbus
8h 27m$199–833Fly to Newark Liberty International Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Traverse City (TVC) to Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)plane TVC - EWR
- Take the train from Newark Liberty International Airport to 30th Street Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Market St At 30Th St to Cape May Welcome Ctr - Lafayette Streetbus
8h 32m$120–446Fly to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Traverse City (TVC) to Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI)plane TVC - BWI
- Take the train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to 30th Street Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Market St At 30Th St to Cape May Welcome Ctr - Lafayette Streetbus
10h 6m$129–1,158Bus
- Take the bus from Traverse City to Grand Rapidsbus
- Take the bus from Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station to Chicago Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Philadelphia Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Market St 125'W Of 10Th St to Cape May Welcome Ctr - Lafayette Streetbus 316 / ...
34h 19mBus, train
- Take the bus from Traverse City 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 30th Street Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Jfk Blvd At 30Th St to Cape May Welcome Ctr - Lafayette Streetbus 316
40h 13m$683–1,137
Traverse City to Cape May by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Traverse City to Cape May is to drive which costs $140 - $220 and takes 15h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Traverse City to Cape May is to fly and bus which takes 6h 47m and costs $100 - $550.
No, there is no direct bus from Traverse City to Cape May. However, there are services departing from Traverse City and arriving at Cape May Welcome Ctr - Lafayette Street via Grand Rapids, Detroit Bus Station, Allentown Transportation Center and Jfk Blvd At 30Th St. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 31h 44m.
The distance between Traverse City and Cape May is 738 miles. The road distance is 871.5 miles.
The best way to get from Traverse City to Cape May without a car is to bus via Detroit which takes 31h 44m and costs $190 - $350.
It takes approximately 6h 47m to get from Traverse City to Cape May, including transfers.
Traverse City to Cape May bus services, operated by Indian Trails, depart from Traverse City station.
Traverse City to Cape May bus services, operated by Indian Trails, arrive at Grand Rapids station.
Yes, the driving distance between Traverse City to Cape May is 871 miles. It takes approximately 15h 53m to drive from Traverse City to Cape May.
There are 752+ hotels available in Cape May.
What companies run services between Traverse City, MI, USA and Cape May, NJ, USA?
You can take a bus from Traverse City to Cape May Welcome Ctr - Lafayette Street via Grand Rapids, Detroit Bus Station, Allentown, Allentown Transportation Center, Philadelphia 30th St Station, and Jfk Blvd At 30Th St in around 31h 44m.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Traverse City to Philadelphia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–450
Flights from Traverse City to Philadelphia International Airport via Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–470
Flights from Traverse City to Salisbury–Ocean City–Wicomico Regional Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 58m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $90–460
Flights from Traverse City to Salisbury–Ocean City–Wicomico Regional Airport via Philadelphia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–400
Flights from Traverse City to Salisbury–Ocean City–Wicomico Regional Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Philadelphia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–450
Flights from Traverse City to Salisbury–Ocean City–Wicomico Regional Airport via Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Philadelphia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–420
Flights from Traverse City to Salisbury–Ocean City–Wicomico Regional Airport via Boston, Philadelphia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–470
Flights from Traverse City to Salisbury–Ocean City–Wicomico Regional Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 13m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–480
Flights from Traverse City to Laguardia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Flights from Traverse City to Laguardia Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Traverse City to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–650
Flights from Traverse City to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Laguardia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 24m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Traverse City to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Traverse City to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Traverse City to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–490
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Traverse City to Philadelphia International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–460
Flights from Traverse City to Laguardia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Flights from Traverse City to Laguardia Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Traverse City to Laguardia Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Traverse City to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Traverse City to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Laguardia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Traverse City to Newark Liberty International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–330
Flights from Traverse City to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–450
Flights from Traverse City to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Traverse City to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 6m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Traverse City to Philadelphia International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Flights from Traverse City to Laguardia Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Traverse City to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Traverse City to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–320
Flights from Traverse City to Newark Liberty International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–370
Flights from Traverse City to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–490
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–150
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $420–650
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $70–120
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $45–80
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $70–120
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Newark Liberty International Airport to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–70
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $55–90
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–150
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 56m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $550–900
- Website
- Amtrak
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–650
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- $30–470
- First Class
- $150–650
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–600
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- $20–460
- First Class
- $130–600
Train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–650
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- $30–470
- First Class
- $150–650
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $24–650
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- $24–460
- First Class
- $140–650
- Phone
- +1 973-275-5555
- Website
- New Jersey Transit
Bus from Market St At 16Th St to Cape May Welcome Ctr - Lafayette Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $12–40
- Website
- New Jersey Transit
- Website
- NJ Transit: World Cup 2026
- Adults
- $12–40
Bus from Jfk Blvd At 30Th St to Cape May Welcome Ctr - Lafayette Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $12–40
- Website
- New Jersey Transit
- Website
- NJ Transit: World Cup 2026
- Adults
- $12–40
Bus from Market St At 30Th St to Cape May Welcome Ctr - Lafayette Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $12–40
- Website
- New Jersey Transit
- Website
- NJ Transit: World Cup 2026
- Adults
- $12–40
Bus from Market St At 30Th St to Cape May Welcome Ctr - Lafayette Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $12–40
- Website
- New Jersey Transit
- Website
- NJ Transit: World Cup 2026
- Adults
- $12–40
Bus from Market St At 30Th St to Cape May Welcome Ctr - Lafayette Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $12–40
- Website
- New Jersey Transit
- Website
- NJ Transit: World Cup 2026
- Adults
- $12–40
Bus from Market St At 30Th St to Cape May Welcome Ctr - Lafayette Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $12–40
- Website
- New Jersey Transit
- Website
- NJ Transit: World Cup 2026
- Adults
- $12–40
Bus from Market St At 30Th St to Cape May Welcome Ctr - Lafayette Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $12–40
- Website
- New Jersey Transit
- Website
- NJ Transit: World Cup 2026
- Adults
- $12–40
Bus from Market St 125'W Of 10Th St to Cape May Welcome Ctr - Lafayette Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $12–40
- Website
- New Jersey Transit
- Website
- NJ Transit: World Cup 2026
- Adults
- $12–40
Bus from Jfk Blvd At 30Th St to Cape May Welcome Ctr - Lafayette Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $12–40
- Website
- New Jersey Transit
- Website
- NJ Transit: World Cup 2026
- Adults
- $12–40
- Phone
- +1 989-725-5105
- Website
- Indian Trails
Bus from Traverse City to Grand Rapids
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $25–50
- Website
- Indian Trails
Bus from Grand Rapids to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Website
- Indian Trails
Bus from Traverse City to Grand Rapids
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $25–50
- Website
- Indian Trails
Bus from Traverse City to Grand Rapids
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $25–50
- Website
- Indian Trails
Bus from Traverse City to Grand Rapids
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $25–50
- Website
- Indian Trails
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Detroit Bus Station to Allentown
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–160
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- 570.821.3800
- [email protected]
- Website
- Martz Bus
Bus from Allentown Transportation Center to Philadelphia 30th St Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $29–45
- Website
- Martz Bus
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Philadelphia Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $140–220
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
- Phone
- +1 800-643-3779
- Website
- Cape May-Lewes Ferry
Car ferry from Lewes, DE to Cape May, NJ
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $8
- Website
- Cape May-Lewes Ferry
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