There are 9 ways to get from Indianapolis to Manistee by bus, taxi, train, car ferry, car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus, taxi
best- Take the bus from Indianapolis to Gary Bus Stationbus
- 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
12h 13m$178–261Drive 336.5 mi
cheapest- Drive from Indianapolis to Manisteecar 336.5 mi
6h 9m$62–89Train, bus, taxi
- Take the train from Indianapolis to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Kalamazootrain
- Take the bus from Kalamazoo Metro Transit to Reed City, MIbus
- Take the taxi from Reed City, MI to Manisteetaxi
13h 54m$215–364Train, bus, car ferry, drive
- Take the train from Indianapolis to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Manitowocbus
- Take the car ferry from Manitowoc to Ludingtoncarferry
- Drive from Ludington to Manisteecar
17h 15m$147–257Train, bus, drive
- Take the train from Indianapolis 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
13h 59m$103–237Bus, car ferry, drive
- Take the bus from Indianapolis to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Manitowocbus
- Take the car ferry from Manitowoc to Ludingtoncarferry
- Drive from Ludington to Manisteecar
15h 41m$125–195Fly Indianapolis to Traverse City, drive
- Fly from Indianapolis (IND) to Traverse City (TVC)plane IND - TVC
- Drive from Traverse-City-Airport-TVC to Manisteecar
7h 21m$68–369Train to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly to Manistee County-Blacker Airport
- Take the train from Indianapolis to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Manistee County-Blacker Airport (MBL)plane ORD - MBL
8h 34m$103–249Fly Indianapolis to Manistee County-Blacker Airport
- Fly from Indianapolis (IND) to Manistee County-Blacker Airport (MBL)plane IND - MBL
6h 48m$79–287
Indianapolis (IND) to Traverse City (TVC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Indianapolis to Manistee is to drive which costs $60 - $90 and takes 6h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Indianapolis to Manistee is to drive which takes 6h 9m and costs $60 - $90.
The distance between Indianapolis and Manistee is 461 miles. The road distance is 338.5 miles.
The best way to get from Indianapolis to Manistee without a car is to bus and taxi which takes 12h 13m and costs $170 - $270.
It takes approximately 12h 13m to get from Indianapolis to Manistee, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Indianapolis to Manistee is 339 miles. It takes approximately 6h 9m to drive from Indianapolis to Manistee.
There are 39+ hotels available in Manistee.
What companies run services between Indianapolis, IN, USA and Manistee, MI, USA?
American Airlines, Corporate Flight Management Inc, and Delta fly from Indianapolis (IND) to Manistee County-Blacker Airport (MBL) twice daily.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Indianapolis to Traverse City via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–350
Flights from Indianapolis to Traverse City via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 19m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–500
Flights from Indianapolis to Traverse City via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–500
Flights from Indianapolis to Traverse City via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Indianapolis to Traverse City via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–350
Flights from Indianapolis to Traverse City via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 48m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $95–490
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Indianapolis to Traverse City via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Indianapolis to Traverse City via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–360
Flights from Indianapolis to Traverse City via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–450
- Website
- contouraviation.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Manistee County-Blacker Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–130
Flights from Indianapolis to Manistee County-Blacker Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–270
Flights from Indianapolis to Manistee County-Blacker Airport via Detroit, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 21m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $45–280
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Indianapolis to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–100
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Kalamazoo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- 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
- $35–90
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Indianapolis to Gary Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $18–35
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Indianapolis to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $22–40
- Schedules at
- flixbus.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
- 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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