There are 7 ways to get from Fort Wayne to Manistee by plane, car, bus, taxi, train, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Traverse City, drive
best- Fly from Fort Wayne International Airport (FWA) to Traverse City (TVC)plane FWA - TVC
- Drive from Traverse-City-Airport-TVC to Manisteecar
5h 19m$93–381Drive 255.4 mi
cheapest- Drive from Fort Wayne to Manisteecar 255.4 mi
5h 18m$47–68Bus, taxi
- Take the bus from Fort Wayne, IN to Gary, INbus
- Take the bus from Gary Bus Station to Kalamazoo Bus Stopbus
- Take the bus from Kalamazoo Metro Transit to Reed City, MIbus
- Take the taxi from Reed City, MI to Manisteetaxi
13h 25m$175–281Bus, train, drive
- Take the bus from Fort Wayne, IN to Toledobus
- Take the train from Toledo to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Grand Rapids to Big Rapids, MIbus
- Drive from Big Rapids, MI to Manisteecar
17h 11m$124–309Fly to Manistee County-Blacker Airport
- Fly from Fort Wayne International Airport (FWA) to Manistee County-Blacker Airport (MBL)plane FWA - MBL
4h 6m$109–299Bus, train, taxi
- Take the bus from Fort Wayne, IN to Toledobus
- Take the bus from Toledo to Ann Arbor Amtrak Stationbus
- Take the train from Ann Arbor Amtrak Station to Kalamazootrain
- Take the bus from Kalamazoo Metro Transit to Reed City, MIbus
- Take the taxi from Reed City, MI to Manisteetaxi
13h 38m$189–321Bus, car ferry, drive
- Take the bus from Fort Wayne, IN to Chicagobus
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Manitowocbus
- Take the car ferry from Manitowoc to Ludingtoncarferry
- Drive from Ludington to Manisteecar
17h 18m$121–214
Fort Wayne International Airport (FWA) to Traverse City (TVC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Fort Wayne to Manistee is to drive which costs $45 - $70 and takes 5h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Fort Wayne to Manistee is to fly which takes 4h 6m and costs $100 - $300.
The distance between Fort Wayne and Manistee is 338 miles. The road distance is 256.9 miles.
The best way to get from Fort Wayne to Manistee without a car is to bus and taxi which takes 13h 25m and costs $170 - $290.
It takes approximately 5h 19m to get from Fort Wayne to Manistee, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Fort Wayne to Manistee is 257 miles. It takes approximately 5h 18m to drive from Fort Wayne to Manistee.
There are 39+ hotels available in Manistee.
What companies run services between Fort Wayne, IN, USA and Manistee, MI, USA?
American Airlines, Corporate Flight Management Inc, and United Airlines fly from Fort Wayne International Airport (FWA) to Manistee County-Blacker Airport (MBL) 3 times a day.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Fort Wayne International Airport to Traverse City via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–320
Flights from Fort Wayne International Airport to Traverse City via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–460
- Website
- contouraviation.com
Flights from Fort Wayne International Airport to Manistee County-Blacker Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–240
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Fort Wayne International Airport to Traverse City via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–320
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Fort Wayne International Airport to Traverse City via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–410
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Toledo to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–120
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–95
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Ann Arbor Amtrak Station to Kalamazoo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $24–55
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 888-378-3823
- info@baronsbus.com
- Website
- baronsbus.com
Bus from Fort Wayne, IN to Gary, IN
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $14–50
- Website
- https://baronsbus.com
Bus from Fort Wayne, IN to Toledo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–45
- Website
- https://baronsbus.com
Bus from Toledo to Ann Arbor Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $5–40
- Website
- https://baronsbus.com
Bus from Fort Wayne, IN to Chicago
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $17–55
- Website
- https://baronsbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Gary Bus Station to Kalamazoo Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $19–35
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Manitowoc
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $28–55
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 989-725-5105
- Website
- indiantrails.com
Bus from Kalamazoo Metro Transit to Reed City, MI
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $21–45
- Website
- https://indiantrails.com
Bus from Grand Rapids to Big Rapids, MI
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $10–27
- Website
- https://indiantrails.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Toledo to Ann Arbor Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14–25
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 (800) 841-4243
- info@ssbadger.com
- Website
- ssbadger.com
Car ferry from Manitowoc to Ludington
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–92
- Schedules at
- ssbadger.com
- Adult
- $70–85
- Vehicle
- $92
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Estimated price
- $120–150
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