There are 7 ways to get from Warren to Houghton Lake by bus, taxi, train, car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus, taxi
best- Take the bus from Detroit to East Lansingbus
- Take the bus from East Lansing to Clarebus
- Take the taxi from Clare to Houghton Laketaxi
8h 58m$82–132Drive 184.3 mi
cheapest- Drive from Warren to Houghton Lakecar 184.3 mi
3h 2m$32–46Train, bus, taxi
- Take the train from Royal Oak Amtrak to Battle Creektrain
- Take the train from Battle Creek to East Lansing Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the bus from East Lansing to Clarebus
- Take the taxi from Clare to Houghton Laketaxi
10h 31m$159–247Line 5 bus, fly to Mbs International Airport, taxi
- Take the bus from 8 Mile @ Bel Air Center to Rosa Parks Transit Center - Deboardingbus
- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Mbs International Airport (MBS)plane DTW - MBS
- Take the taxi from Mbs International Airport (MBS) to Houghton Laketaxi
5h 24m$154–544Bus, taxi via Pontiac Amtrak Station
- Take the bus from Pontiac to East Lansingbus
- Take the bus from East Lansing to Clarebus
- Take the taxi from Clare to Houghton Laketaxi
8h 59m$84–138Bus, taxi via Ann Arbor
- Take the bus from Detroit - Grand Circus Park to Ann Arbor- Blake Transit Ctr., MIbus
- Take the bus from Ann Arbor- Blake Transit Ctr., MI to East Lansing, MIbus
- Take the bus from East Lansing to Graylingbus
- Take the taxi from Grayling to Houghton Laketaxi
10h 36m$130–196Fly to Traverse City, drive
- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Traverse City (TVC)plane DTW - TVC
- Drive from Traverse-City-Airport-TVC to Houghton Lakecar
5h 45m$80–470
Detroit (DTW) to Mbs International Airport (MBS) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Warren to Houghton Lake is to drive which costs $30 - $50 and takes 3h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Warren to Houghton Lake is to drive which takes 3h 2m and costs $30 - $50.
The distance between Warren and Houghton Lake is 255 miles. The road distance is 185.4 miles.
The best way to get from Warren to Houghton Lake without a car is to bus and taxi which takes 8h 58m and costs $80 - $140.
It takes approximately 8h 58m to get from Warren to Houghton Lake, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Warren to Houghton Lake is 185 miles. It takes approximately 3h 2m to drive from Warren to Houghton Lake.
There are 96+ hotels available in Houghton Lake.
What companies run services between Warren, MI, USA and Houghton Lake, MI, USA?
There is no direct connection from Warren to Houghton Lake. However, you can take the bus to Congress & Griswold, walk to Detroit, take the bus to East Lansing, take the bus to Clare, then take the taxi to Houghton Lake. Alternatively, you can take the line 740 bus to Royal Oak Transit Sherman Leave, walk to Royal Oak Amtrak, take the train to Battle Creek, take the train to East Lansing Amtrak Station, walk to East Lansing, take the bus to Clare, then take the taxi to Houghton Lake.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Detroit to Mbs International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–420
Flights from Detroit to Traverse City
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–450
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Royal Oak Amtrak to Battle Creek
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $70–110
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Battle Creek to East Lansing Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $26–45
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 989-725-5105
- Website
- Indian Trails
Bus from Detroit to East Lansing
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $20–40
- Website
- Indian Trails
Bus from East Lansing to Clare
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–35
- Website
- Indian Trails
Bus from East Lansing to Clare
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–35
- Website
- Indian Trails
Bus from Pontiac to East Lansing
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15–35
- Website
- Indian Trails
Bus from East Lansing to Clare
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–35
- Website
- Indian Trails
Bus from East Lansing to Grayling
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $25–50
- Website
- Indian Trails
- Phone
- +1 313-933-1300
- Website
- detroitmi.gov
Bus from 8 Mile @ Bel Air Center to Rosa Parks Transit Center - Deboarding
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Schedules at
- detroitmi.gov
- Phone
- +1 517-333-0400
- [email protected]
- Website
- D2A2
Bus from Detroit - Grand Circus Park to Ann Arbor- Blake Transit Ctr., MI
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8
- Website
- D2A2
- Phone
- +1 517-333-0400
- [email protected]
- Website
- Michigan Flyer
Bus from Ann Arbor- Blake Transit Ctr., MI to East Lansing, MI
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–24
- Website
- Michigan Flyer
- Child 2-16
- $8–10
- Adult
- $17–24
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Estimated price
- $45–120
A Greater Bay Cab Co
- Phone
- +1 989-894-1118
Tri-City Taxi
- Phone
- +1 989-684-5960
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