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How to get fromDubuque to Lansingby car, plane, or bus

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There are 5 ways to get from Dubuque to Lansing by car, plane, or bus

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  1. Drive, fly, bus

    best
    1. Drive from Dubuque to Madison-Airport-MSNcar car
    2. Fly from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) to Detroit (DTW)plane plane MSN - DTW
    3. Take the bus from Detroit Metro Airport to East Lansing, MIbus bus
    6h 58m
    $110–566

  2. Drive 393.5 mi

    cheapest
    1. Drive from Dubuque to Lansingcar car 393.5 mi
    6h 57m
    $72–104

  3. Drive, bus

    1. Drive from Dubuque to Twixt Town Rd Transfercar car
    2. Take the bus from GTC Bay 9 to Court St Transportation Centerbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Iowa City to Chicago Bus Stationbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Chicago Union Station to East Lansing Amtrak Stationbus bus
    15h 8m

  4. Drive, bus via Benton Harbor

    1. Drive from Dubuque to Twixt Town Rd Transfercar car
    2. Take the bus from GTC Bay 9 to Court St Transportation Centerbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Iowa City to Chicago Bus Stationbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Benton Harbor Bus Stopbus bus
    5. Take the bus from Greyhound Benton Harbor to CATA Intermodal Downtownbus bus
    15h 21m

  5. Drive, bus via South Haven

    1. Drive from Dubuque to Twixt Town Rd Transfercar car
    2. Take the bus from GTC Bay 9 to Court St Transportation Centerbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Iowa City to Chicago Bus Stationbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to South Havenbus bus
    5. Take the bus from South Haven Potatoes Plus to CATA Intermodal Downtownbus bus
    15h 31m

Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) to Detroit (DTW) flights

Calendar33Weekly Planes
Duration1h 21mAverage Duration
Ticket$80Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 505 mi
  • Duration: 6h 58m

What companies run services between Dubuque, IA, USA and Lansing, MI, USA?

There is no direct connection from Dubuque to Lansing. However, you can drive to Madison-Airport-MSN airport, fly to Detroit (DTW), walk to McNamara Terminal, take the bus to Parking Lot, take the bus to North Terminal, walk to Detroit Metro Airport, take the bus to East Lansing, MI, walk to WBD Gr. River past MAC AVE, then take the line 01 bus to WBD Michigan at Museum Drive. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Dubuque to SBD Boston Blvd past Mount Hope via Twixt Town Rd Transfer, GTC Bay 5, GTC Bay 9, Iowa City, Chicago Bus Station, Chicago Union Station, and Capital Area Multimodal Gateway in around 15h 8m.

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