There are 6 ways to get from Dubuque to Lansing by car, plane, bus, or train
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Drive to Quad City International Airport, fly to Capital Region International Airport
best- Drive from Dubuque to Moline-Airport-MLIcar
- Fly from Quad City International Airport (MLI) to Capital Region International Airport (LAN)plane MLI - LAN
5h 42m$71–403Drive, bus, train
- Drive from Dubuque to Twixt Town Rd Transfercar
- Take the bus from GTC Bay 9 to Court St Transportation Centerbus
- Take the bus from Iowa City to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to East Lansing Amtrak Stationtrain
14h 50mDrive 393.5 mi
- Drive from Dubuque to Lansingcar 393.5 mi
6h 57m$72–104Drive to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field, fly to Detroit, bus
- Drive from Dubuque to Madison-Airport-MSNcar
- Fly from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) to Detroit (DTW)plane MSN - DTW
- Take the bus from Detroit Metro Airport to East Lansing, MIbus
6h 54m$95–546Drive, bus
- Drive from Dubuque to Twixt Town Rd Transfercar
- Take the bus from GTC Bay 9 to Court St Transportation Centerbus
- Take the bus from Iowa City to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Benton Harbor Bus Stopbus
- Take the bus from Greyhound Benton Harbor to CATA Intermodal Downtownbus
15h 8mDrive, bus via South Haven
- Drive from Dubuque to Twixt Town Rd Transfercar
- Take the bus from GTC Bay 9 to Court St Transportation Centerbus
- Take the bus from Iowa City to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to South Havenbus
- Take the bus from South Haven Potatoes Plus to CATA Intermodal Downtownbus
15h 18m
Quad City International Airport (MLI) to Capital Region International Airport (LAN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Dubuque to Lansing is to drive which costs $70 - $110 and takes 6h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Dubuque to Lansing is to drive and fly which takes 5h 42m and costs $70 - $410.
The distance between Dubuque and Lansing is 402 miles. The road distance is 395.8 miles.
It takes approximately 5h 42m to get from Dubuque to Lansing, including transfers.
Lansing is 1h ahead of Dubuque. It is currently 4:07 PM in Dubuque and 5:07 PM in Lansing.
Yes, the driving distance between Dubuque to Lansing is 396 miles. It takes approximately 6h 57m to drive from Dubuque to Lansing.
There are 159+ hotels available in Lansing.
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 Moline-Airport-MLI airport, fly to Capital Region International Airport (LAN), walk to Capital Regional Airport Auth. Term, then take the line 14 bus to SBD Capitol past Genessee St. 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, East Lansing Amtrak Station, and Capital Area Multimodal Gateway in around 14h 50m.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–480
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Capital Region International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–380
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
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
- Phone
- +1-319-362-0375
- Website
- 380express.com
Bus from GTC Bay 9 to Court St Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.380express.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.380express.com/schedule/
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Iowa City to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Benton Harbor Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $15–29
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.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
- Phone
- +1 989-725-5105
- Website
- indiantrails.com
Bus from Greyhound Benton Harbor to CATA Intermodal Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $25–50
- Website
- https://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 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to South Haven
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–27
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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