There are 6 ways to get from East Lansing to Rolla by plane, car, train, shuttle, bus, or taxi
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Fly Capital Region International Airport to Columbia Regional Airport, drive
best- Fly from Capital Region International Airport (LAN) to Columbia Regional Airport (COU)plane LAN - COU
- Drive from Columbia Regional Airport (COU) to Rollacar
7h 27m$121–596Drive 590.9 mi
cheapest- Drive from East Lansing to Rollacar 590.9 mi
9h 53m$108–156Train, shuttle
- Take the train from East Lansing Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to St. Louistrain
- Take a shuttle bus from St Louis International Airport to Rolla, MO
14h 28m$194–369Fly Capital Region International Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Capital Region International Airport (LAN) to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL)plane LAN - STL
- Take a shuttle bus from St Louis International Airport to Rolla, MO
6h 56m$281–1,019Bus to Detroit, fly to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport, shuttle
- Take the bus from East Lansing, MI to Detroit Metro Airportbus
- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL)plane DTW - STL
- Take a shuttle bus from St Louis International Airport to Rolla, MO
7h 37m$330–617Train, taxi
- Take the train from East Lansing Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Jefferson City Stationtrain
- Take the taxi from Jefferson City Station to Rollataxi
14h 57m$221–401
Capital Region International Airport (LAN) to Columbia Regional Airport (COU) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from East Lansing to Rolla is to drive which costs $100 - $160 and takes 9h 53m.
The fastest way to get from East Lansing to Rolla is to fly and shuttle which takes 6h 56m and costs $280 - $1,100.
The distance between East Lansing and Rolla is 576 miles. The road distance is 594.3 miles.
The best way to get from East Lansing to Rolla without a car is to train and shuttle which takes 14h 28m and costs $190 - $370.
It takes approximately 7h 27m to get from East Lansing to Rolla, including transfers.
Rolla is 1h behind East Lansing. It is currently 7:30 AM in East Lansing and 6:30 AM in Rolla.
Yes, the driving distance between East Lansing to Rolla is 594 miles. It takes approximately 9h 53m to drive from East Lansing to Rolla.
There are 20+ hotels available in Rolla.
What companies run services between East Lansing, MI, USA and Rolla, MO, USA?
There is no direct connection from East Lansing to Rolla. However, you can take the taxi to Lansing-Airport-LAN airport, fly to Columbia Regional Airport (COU), then drive to Rolla. Alternatively, you can take a bus from WBD Michigan past Delta St to Rolla, MO via Capital Area Multimodal Gateway, East Lansing Amtrak Station, Chicago Union Station, St. Louis, CIVIC CENTER station, LAMBERT AIRPORT TERMINAL #1 station, and St Louis International Airport in around 14h 28m.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Capital Region International Airport to Columbia Regional Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–550
Flights from Capital Region International Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–850
Flights from Capital Region International Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,200
Flights from Detroit to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–550
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Detroit to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–550
Flights from Detroit to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–550
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Capital Region International Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–900
Flights from Detroit to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–550
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from East Lansing Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–90
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–130
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Jefferson City Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–140
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- 573-368-4656
- info@usaxonline.com
- Website
- usaxonline.com
Shuttle from St Louis International Airport to Rolla, MO
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $130–145
- Website
- https://usaxonline.com/
- Phone
- +1 517-333-0400
- info@michiganflyer.com
- Website
- michiganflyer.com
Bus from East Lansing, MI to Detroit Metro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–35
- Website
- Michigan Flyer
- Child 2-16
- $9–11
- Adult
- $22–35
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