There are 12 ways to get from East Lansing to Texas by bus, plane, train, bus (Greyhound), car, or train (Amtrak)
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Bus to Detroit, fly to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport
best- Take the bus from East Lansing, MI to Detroit Metro Airportbus
- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS)plane DTW - AUS
7h 2m$121–494Bus to Detroit, fly to George Bush Intercontinental Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from East Lansing, MI to Detroit Metro Airportbus
- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH)plane DTW - IAH
7h 6m$62–296Train, bus (Amtrak)
- Take the train from East Lansing Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Marshall Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Marshall Station to Houstonbus
28h 59m$346–731Bus
- Take the bus from East Lansing Michigan Flyer to Detroit Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Detroit Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Houston Bus Stationbus
37h 29m$270–541Drive 1,259.3 mi
- Drive from East Lansing to Houstoncar 1,259.3 mi
21h 7m$230–332Bus to Detroit, fly to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
- Take the bus from East Lansing, MI to Detroit Metro Airportbus
- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW)plane DTW - DFW
7h 16m$113–325Bus to Detroit, fly to San Antonio International Airport
- Take the bus from East Lansing, MI to Detroit Metro Airportbus
- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to San Antonio International Airport (SAT)plane DTW - SAT
7h 39m$142–524Bus to Gerald R. Ford International Airport, fly to George Bush Intercontinental Airport
- Take the bus from East Lansing Michigan Flyer to Greyhound Grand Rapidsbus
- Fly from Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR) to George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH)plane GRR - IAH
8h 43m$168–838Bus to Gerald R. Ford International Airport, fly to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
- Take the bus from East Lansing Michigan Flyer to Greyhound Grand Rapidsbus
- Fly from Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR) to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW)plane GRR - DFW
8h 54m$159–787Train to Chicago Midway International Airport, fly to Dallas
- Take the train from East Lansing Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Dallas (DAL)plane MDW - DAL
10h 3m$154–622Bus, train
- Take the bus from East Lansing Michigan Flyer to South Haven Potatoes Plusbus
- Take the bus from South Haven to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Longviewtrain
- Take the bus from Longview to Houstonbus
32h 24m$322–680Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from East Lansing Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminaltrain
- Take the train from New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal to Houstontrain
36h$391–881
East Lansing to Texas by bus and train (Amtrak)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from East Lansing to Texas is to bus and fly which costs $60 - $300 and takes 7h 6m.
The fastest way to get from East Lansing to Texas is to bus and fly which takes 7h 2m and costs $120 - $500.
No, there is no direct bus from East Lansing to Texas. However, there are services departing from East Lansing Michigan Flyer and arriving at Congress St @ Milam St via Detroit Bus Station, Atlanta Bus Station and Magnolia Transit Center. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 37h 29m.
The distance between East Lansing and Texas is 1252 miles. The road distance is 1266.6 miles.
The best way to get from East Lansing to Texas without a car is to train and bus which takes 28h 59m and costs $340 - $750.
It takes approximately 7h 2m to get from East Lansing to Texas, including transfers.
East Lansing to Texas bus services, operated by Indian Trails, depart from East Lansing Michigan Flyer station.
The best way to get from East Lansing to Texas is to bus which takes 37h 29m and costs $270 - $550. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $390 - $900 and takes 36h.
East Lansing to Texas bus services, operated by Indian Trails, arrive at Detroit Bus Station.
Texas is 1h behind East Lansing. It is currently 12:29 PM in East Lansing and 11:29 AM in Texas.
What companies run services between East Lansing, MI, USA and Texas, USA?
You can take a bus from East Lansing Michigan Flyer to Congress St @ Milam St via Detroit Bus Station, Atlanta Bus Station, Houston Bus Station, and Magnolia Transit Center in around 37h 29m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from WBD Gr. River past MAC AVE to Houston via Capital Area Multimodal Gateway, East Lansing Amtrak Station, Chicago Union Station, and New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal in around 36h.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Detroit to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $95–480
Flights from Detroit to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport via Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–490
Flights from Detroit to San Antonio International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Detroit to San Antonio International Airport via Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–490
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Dallas via Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Dallas via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $90–490
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Detroit to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–390
Flights from Detroit to San Antonio International Airport via Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–800
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–750
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Detroit to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–480
Flights from Detroit to George Bush Intercontinental Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–410
Flights from Detroit to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–390
Flights from Detroit to San Antonio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–850
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–900
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 59m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–850
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Detroit to George Bush Intercontinental Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–410
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–800
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–800
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–750
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Detroit to George Bush Intercontinental Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–410
Flights from Detroit to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–390
- Website
- spirit.com
Flights from Detroit to George Bush Intercontinental Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–260
Flights from Detroit to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–290
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
- $55–120
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Marshall Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $220–490
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Longview
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $220–500
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $240–550
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal to Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 18m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $95–210
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Marshall Station to Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $70–120
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Bus from Longview to Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–110
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 989-725-5105
- Website
- indiantrails.com
Bus from East Lansing Michigan Flyer to Detroit Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19–40
- Website
- https://indiantrails.com
Bus from East Lansing Michigan Flyer to Greyhound Grand Rapids
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $12–30
- Website
- https://indiantrails.com
Bus from East Lansing Michigan Flyer to South Haven Potatoes Plus
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $21–45
- Website
- https://indiantrails.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Detroit Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $120–240
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Houston Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $130–260
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from South Haven to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15–27
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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