There are 8 ways to get from California to Lansing by plane, train (Amtrak), bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), car, or bus
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Fly San Diego International Airport to Capital Region International Airport
best- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Capital Region International Airport (LAN)plane SAN - LAN
8h 29m$174–757Fly 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 Detroit Metro Airport to East Lansing, MIbus
10h 4m$153–604Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Chicago Union Stationtrain Southwest Chief / ...
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to East Lansing Amtrak Stationtrain Blue Water
2d 1h$662–1,432Bus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Chicagobus
- Take the bus from Chicago to South Havenbus
- Take the bus from South Haven Potatoes Plus to CATA Intermodal Downtownbus
2d 5h$381–721Drive 2,211.8 mi
- Drive from Los Angeles to Lansingcar 2,211.8 mi
34h 51m$404–583Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Detroit, bus
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Detroit (DTW)plane LAX - DTW
- Take the bus from Detroit Metro Airport to East Lansing, MIbus
9h 32m$161–474Fly Sacramento International Airport to Detroit, bus
- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Detroit (DTW)plane SMF - DTW
- Take the bus from Detroit Metro Airport to East Lansing, MIbus
9h 26m$205–894Fly San Diego International Airport to Detroit, bus
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Detroit (DTW)plane SAN - DTW
- Take the bus from Detroit Metro Airport to East Lansing, MIbus
9h 31m$196–846
California to Lansing by train and bus (Amtrak)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from California to Lansing is to fly and bus which costs $160 - $480 and takes 9h 32m.
The fastest way to get from California to Lansing is to fly which takes 8h 29m and costs $170 - $800.
No, there is no direct bus from California station to Lansing. However, there are services departing from Los Angeles Union Station and arriving at CATA Intermodal Downtown via St Louis Bus Station, Chicago and South Haven Potatoes Plus. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 5h.
The distance between California and Lansing is 1916 miles. The road distance is 2224.7 miles.
The best way to get from California to Lansing without a car is to train which takes 2 days 1h and costs $650 - $1,500.
It takes approximately 8h 29m to get from California to Lansing, including transfers.
California to Lansing bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Los Angeles Union Station.
The best way to get from California to Lansing is to fly which takes 8h 29m and costs $170 - $800. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $650 - $1,500 and takes 2 days 1h, you could also bus, which costs $380 - $750 and takes 2 days 5h.
California to Lansing bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at St Louis Bus Station.
Lansing is 3h ahead of California. It is currently 9:26 AM in California and 12:26 PM in Lansing.
What companies run services between California, USA and Lansing, MI, USA?
American Airlines, Delta, and United Airlines fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Capital Region International Airport (LAN) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a train from Los Angeles to WBD Michigan at Museum Drive via Chicago Union Station, East Lansing Amtrak Station, Capital Area Multimodal Gateway, EBD Gr. River past Abbot Rd, and WBD Gr. River past MAC AVE in around 2d 1h.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Capital Region International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Detroit via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Detroit via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Detroit via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Detroit via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Detroit via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Detroit via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Detroit via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Detroit via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Detroit via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Detroit via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Detroit via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Capital Region International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Detroit via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Detroit via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Capital Region International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
- Website
- spirit.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–420
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Detroit via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Los Angeles to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $600–1,300
- 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
- $55–130
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $300–600
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Chicago
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–70
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Chicago to South Haven
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14–25
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 989-725-5105
- Website
- indiantrails.com
Bus from South Haven Potatoes Plus to CATA Intermodal Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20–45
- Website
- https://indiantrails.com
- Phone
- +1 517-333-0400
- info@michiganflyer.com
- Website
- michiganflyer.com
Bus from Detroit Metro Airport to East Lansing, MI
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–35
- Website
- https://www.michiganflyer.com/
- Child 2-16
- $9–11
- Adult
- $22–35
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More Questions & Answers
Yes, the driving distance between California to Lansing is 2225 miles. It takes approximately 34h 51m to drive from California to Lansing.
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