There are 8 ways to get from Denver to Lansing by plane, train (Amtrak), bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), car, bus, or bus (Amtrak)
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Fly to Capital Region International Airport
best- Fly from Denver (DEN) to Capital Region International Airport (LAN)DEN - LAN
7h 29m$152–712Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Denver Union Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Ann Arbor
- Take the bus from Ann Arbor- Blake Transit Ctr., MI to East Lansing, MI
29h 34m$138–424Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Denver to Chicago Union StationCalifornia Zephyr
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to East Lansing Amtrak StationBlue Water
24h 25m$174–503Drive 1,199.9 mi
- Drive from Denver to Lansing1,199.9 mi
19h 3m$219–317Fly to Detroit, bus
- Fly from Denver (DEN) to Detroit (DTW)DEN - DTW
- Take the bus from Detroit Metro Airport to East Lansing, MI
8h 9m$383–751Fly to Gerald R. Ford International Airport, bus
- Fly from Denver (DEN) to Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR)DEN - GRR
- Take the bus from Grand Rapids, MI to East Lansing, MI
9h$218–996Fly to Bishop International Airport, bus
- Fly from Denver (DEN) to Bishop International Airport (FNT)DEN - FNT
- Take the bus from Flint, MI to East Lansing, MI
9h 31m$156–582Bus via Indianapolis
- Take the bus from Denver to Indianapolis Union Station
- Take the bus from Indianapolis, IN to Toledo
- Take the bus from Toledo to East Lansing Amtrak Station
31h 45m
Denver to Lansing by train and bus (Amtrak)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Denver to Lansing is to bus which costs $130 - $430 and takes 29h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Denver to Lansing is to fly which takes 7h 29m and costs $150 - $750.
No, there is no direct bus from Denver station to Lansing. However, there are services departing from Denver Union Station and arriving at NBD Grand Ave past E Michigan Ave via Chicago Bus Station, Beakes + Summit, Ann Arbor- Blake Transit Ctr., MI and WBD Gr. River past MAC AVE. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 29h 34m.
The distance between Denver and Lansing is 1093 miles. The road distance is 1206.9 miles.
The best way to get from Denver to Lansing without a car is to train which takes 24h 25m and costs $170 - $550.
It takes approximately 7h 29m to get from Denver to Lansing, including transfers.
Denver to Lansing bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Denver Union Station.
The best way to get from Denver to Lansing is to fly which takes 7h 29m and costs $150 - $750. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $170 - $550 and takes 24h 25m, you could also bus, which costs $130 - $430 and takes 29h 34m.
Denver to Lansing bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Chicago Bus Station.
Lansing is 2h ahead of Denver. It is currently 9:17 PM in Denver and 11:17 PM in Lansing.
What companies run services between Denver, CO, USA and Lansing, MI, USA?
Delta, American Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Denver (DEN) to Capital Region International Airport (LAN) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a train from Denver to SBD Boston Blvd past Mount Hope via Chicago Union Station, East Lansing Amtrak Station, and Capital Area Multimodal Gateway in around 24h 25m.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Denver to Capital Region International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Denver to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–500
Flights from Denver to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 34m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $200–1,000
Flights from Denver to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,100
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Denver to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–500
Flights from Denver to Gerald R. Ford International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–950
Flights from Denver to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–950
Flights from Denver to Bishop International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–500
Flights from Denver to Bishop International Airport via Kansas City, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 24m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Denver to Bishop International Airport via Omaha, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–500
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Denver to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–500
Flights from Denver to Detroit via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–500
Flights from Denver to Gerald R. Ford International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–950
Flights from Denver to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–950
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Denver to Capital Region International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Denver to Capital Region International Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 56m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Denver to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 34m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–950
Flights from Denver to Bishop International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–500
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Denver to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–500
Flights from Denver to Gerald R. Ford International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–950
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from Denver to Bishop International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Denver to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $140–350
- 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
- $30–160
- 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 Denver Union Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $90–300
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Ann Arbor
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–100
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Ann Arbor
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–95
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 517-333-0400
- info@michiganflyer.com
- Website
- michiganflyer.com
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
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
- Phone
- +1 989-725-5105
- Website
- indiantrails.com
Bus from Ann Arbor- Blake Transit Ctr., MI to East Lansing, MI
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $10–28
- Website
- https://indiantrails.com
Bus from Grand Rapids, MI to East Lansing, MI
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $12–30
- Website
- https://indiantrails.com
Bus from Flint, MI to East Lansing, MI
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $9–25
- Website
- https://indiantrails.com
- Phone
- +1 (319) 753-2864
- info@burlingtontrailways.com
- Website
- burlingtontrailways.com
Bus from Denver to Indianapolis Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $170–350
- Website
- https://burlingtontrailways.com
- Saver Fares
- $170–260
- Flexible Fares
- $240–350
- Saver Fare
- $203
- Flex Fare
- $279
- Phone
- +1 888-378-3823
- info@baronsbus.com
- Website
- baronsbus.com
Bus from Indianapolis, IN to Toledo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $21–65
- Website
- https://baronsbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Toledo to East Lansing Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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