There are 5 ways to get from Dubuque to Michigan by car, plane, bus, or train
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Drive to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field, fly
best- Drive from Dubuque to Madison-Airport-MSNcar
- Fly from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) to Detroit (DTW)plane MSN - DTW
4h 18m$79–467Drive, 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 Detroit Bus Stationbus
16hDrive 459.1 mi
- Drive from Dubuque to Detroitcar 459.1 mi
8h$84–121Drive to General Mitchell International Airport, fly
- Drive from Dubuque to Milwaukee-Airport-MKEcar
- Fly from General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) to Detroit (DTW)plane MKE - DTW
5h 30m$342–595Drive, 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 bus from Chicago Bus Station to Kalamazoo Bus Stopbus
- Take the train from Kalamazoo to Detroittrain
17h 36m
Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) to Detroit (DTW) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Dubuque to Michigan is to drive which costs $80 - $130 and takes 8h.
The fastest way to get from Dubuque to Michigan is to drive and fly which takes 4h 18m and costs $75 - $470.
The distance between Dubuque and Michigan is 425 miles. The road distance is 461.7 miles.
It takes approximately 4h 18m to get from Dubuque to Michigan, including transfers.
Michigan is 1h ahead of Dubuque. It is currently 11:20 AM in Dubuque and 12:20 PM in Michigan.
Yes, the driving distance between Dubuque to Michigan is 462 miles. It takes approximately 8h to drive from Dubuque to Michigan.
There are 500+ hotels available in Michigan.
What companies run services between Dubuque, IA, USA and Michigan, USA?
There is no direct connection from Dubuque to Michigan. However, you can drive to Madison-Airport-MSN airport, fly to Detroit (DTW), walk to Metro Airport McNamara Terminal, then take the line 261 bus to Michigan & Schaefer. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Dubuque to Detroit Bus Station via Twixt Town Rd Transfer, GTC Bay 5, GTC Bay 9, Iowa City, and Chicago Bus Station in around 16h.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–440
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–480
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Detroit via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–440
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Kalamazoo to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–75
- 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 Detroit Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–90
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Kalamazoo Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $24–45
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Detroit Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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