Lake Michigan to New York via train, plane, night bus, bus, car ferry, and car

There are 10 ways to get from Lake Michigan to New York by plane, night bus, bus, train, car ferry or car

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Travel to Traverse City, fly to New York La Guardia

Travel from Lake Michigan to Traverse City
Fly from Traverse City (TVC) to New York La Guardia (LGA)

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Travel to Traverse City, fly to Newark

Travel from Lake Michigan to Traverse City
Fly from Traverse City (TVC) to Newark (EWR)

Travel, night bus to Milwaukee, fly to New York La Guardia

Travel from Lake Michigan to Sheboygan Amtrak Bus Stop
Take the night bus from Sheboygan Amtrak Bus Stop to Milwaukee
Fly from Milwaukee (MKE) to New York La Guardia (LGA)

Travel, night bus to Milwaukee, fly to New York JFK

Travel from Lake Michigan to Sheboygan Amtrak Bus Stop
Take the night bus from Sheboygan Amtrak Bus Stop to Milwaukee
Fly from Milwaukee (MKE) to New York JFK (JFK)

Travel, bus to Grand Rapids, fly to New York La Guardia

Travel from Lake Michigan to Reed City, MI
Take the bus from Reed City, MI to Grand Rapids, MI
Fly from Grand Rapids (GRR) to New York La Guardia (LGA)

Travel, bus to Grand Rapids, fly to Newark

Travel from Lake Michigan to Reed City, MI
Take the bus from Reed City, MI to Grand Rapids, MI
Fly from Grand Rapids (GRR) to Newark (EWR)

Travel, bus

Travel from Lake Michigan to Manitowoc
Take the bus from Manitowoc to Chicago Bus Station
Take the bus from Chicago, IL to Ithaca, NY
Take the bus from Ithaca, NY to New York, NY

Travel, bus via Detroit

Travel from Lake Michigan to Reed City, MI
Take the bus from Reed City, MI to Grand Rapids, MI
Take the bus from Grand Rapids, MI to Detroit, MI
Take the bus from Detroit Bus Station to New York Port Authority

Travel, bus, train

Travel from Lake Michigan to Sheboygan
Take the bus from Sheboygan to Chicago Bus Station
Take the train from Chicago Union Station to New York Penn Station

Travel, car ferry, drive

Travel from Lake Michigan to Sugar Island
Take the car ferry from Sugar Island to Sault Sainte Marie
Drive from Sault Sainte Marie to New York

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Questions & Answers

How far is it from Lake Michigan to New York?

The distance between Lake Michigan and New York is 693 miles.

How do I travel from Lake Michigan to New York without a car?

The best way to get from Lake Michigan to New York without a car is to travel and bus which takes 23h 45m and costs .

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How long does it take to get from Lake Michigan to New York?

It takes approximately 5h 22m to get from Lake Michigan to New York, including transfers.

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How long is the flight from Lake Michigan to New York?

The quickest flight from Traverse City Airport to New York La Guardia Airport is the direct flight which takes 2h 3m.

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Which airlines fly from Traverse City Airport to New York La Guardia Airport?

Delta, American Airlines and United Airlines offer flights from Traverse City Airport to New York La Guardia Airport.

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Where can I stay near New York?

There are 1941+ hotels available in New York. Prices start at $74 USD per night.

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Distance: 692.7 miles
Duration: 5h 22m

What companies run services between Lake Michigan, MI, USA and New York, NY, USA?

There is no direct connection from Lake Michigan to New York. However, you can take the travel to Traverse City airport, fly to New York La Guardia, take the walk to Laguardia/Terminal B, take the bus to Woodside Av/61 St, take the walk to Woodside, then take the train to New York. Alternatively, you can take the travel to Traverse City airport, fly to Newark, take the walk to Terminal B, take the AirTrain to Newark Liberty Airport Station, take the walk to Newark Airport Railroad Station, then take the train to New York.

Airlines

Delta

Website: delta.com

Flights from Traverse City to New York La Guardia

Ave. Duration: 2h 3m
When: Every day
Estimated price: $160 - $400

Flights from Traverse City to New York La Guardia via Detroit

Ave. Duration: 4h 41m
When: Every day
Estimated price: $160 - $400

Flights from Traverse City to Newark via Detroit

Ave. Duration: 4h 14m
When: Every day
Estimated price: $150 - $370

Flights from Milwaukee to New York La Guardia

Ave. Duration: 2h 13m
When: Every day
Estimated price: $150 - $370

Flights from Milwaukee to New York La Guardia via Detroit

Ave. Duration: 3h 59m
When: Every day
Estimated price: $150 - $370

Flights from Milwaukee to New York JFK

Ave. Duration: 2h 17m
When: Every day
Estimated price: $140 - $350

Flights from Milwaukee to New York JFK via Detroit

Ave. Duration: 4h 32m
When: Every day
Estimated price: $140 - $350

Flights from Milwaukee to New York JFK via Boston

Ave. Duration: 4h 45m
When: Every day
Estimated price: $170 - $350

Flights from Milwaukee to New York JFK via Minneapolis

Ave. Duration: 5h 17m
When: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday
Estimated price: $180 - $350

Flights from Milwaukee to New York JFK via Atlanta

Ave. Duration: 5h 28m
When: Every day
Estimated price: $190 - $350

Flights from Grand Rapids to New York La Guardia

Ave. Duration: 2h 2m
When: Every day
Estimated price: $160 - $420

Flights from Grand Rapids to New York La Guardia via Detroit

Ave. Duration: 4h 14m
When: Every day
Estimated price: $160 - $420

Flights from Grand Rapids to Newark via Detroit

Ave. Duration: 3h 43m
When: Every day
Estimated price: $150 - $390

United Airlines

Website: united.com

Flights from Traverse City to New York La Guardia via Chicago O'Hare

Ave. Duration: 4h 38m
When: Every day
Estimated price: $170 - $600

Flights from Traverse City to Newark

Ave. Duration: 2h 13m
When: Every day
Estimated price: $140 - $500

Flights from Traverse City to Newark via Chicago O'Hare

Ave. Duration: 4h 57m
When: Every day
Estimated price: $160 - $550

Flights from Milwaukee to New York La Guardia via Chicago O'Hare

Ave. Duration: 4h 10m
When: Every day
Estimated price: $200 - $1,300

Flights from Grand Rapids to New York La Guardia via Chicago O'Hare

Ave. Duration: 4h 28m
When: Every day
Estimated price: $170 - $600

Flights from Grand Rapids to Newark

Ave. Duration: 2h 5m
When: Every day
Estimated price: $110 - $380

Flights from Grand Rapids to Newark via Chicago O'Hare

Ave. Duration: 4h 55m
When: Every day
Estimated price: $110 - $380

American Airlines

Website: aa.com

Flights from Traverse City to New York La Guardia via Chicago O'Hare

Ave. Duration: 4h 58m
When: Every day
Estimated price: $140 - $600

Flights from Traverse City to Newark via Chicago O'Hare

Ave. Duration: 4h 45m
When: Every day
Estimated price: $130 - $550

Flights from Milwaukee to New York La Guardia via Chicago O'Hare

Ave. Duration: 4h 8m
When: Every day
Estimated price: $200 - $900

Flights from Milwaukee to New York La Guardia via Reagan Washington

Ave. Duration: 4h 11m
When: Sunday
Estimated price: $200 - $900

Flights from Milwaukee to New York JFK via Reagan Washington

Ave. Duration: 4h 9m
When: Every day
Estimated price: $120 - $380

Flights from Milwaukee to New York JFK via Chicago O'Hare

Ave. Duration: 5h 18m
When: Monday, Friday and Sunday
Estimated price: $120 - $380

Flights from Grand Rapids to New York La Guardia

Ave. Duration: 1h 57m
When: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
Estimated price: $140 - $600

Flights from Grand Rapids to New York La Guardia via Chicago O'Hare

Ave. Duration: 4h 24m
When: Every day
Estimated price: $140 - $600

Flights from Grand Rapids to Newark via Chicago O'Hare

Ave. Duration: 4h 23m
When: Every day
Estimated price: $110 - $470

JetBlue Airways

Website: jetblue.com

Flights from Milwaukee to New York La Guardia via Boston

Ave. Duration: 4h 16m
When: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
Estimated price: $80 - $390

Flights from Milwaukee to New York JFK

Ave. Duration: 2h 16m
When: Every day
Estimated price: $75 - $410

Flights from Milwaukee to New York JFK via Boston

Ave. Duration: 5h 27m
When: Every day
Estimated price: $75 - $410

Southwest Airlines

Website: southwest.com

Flights from Grand Rapids to New York La Guardia via Chicago Midway

Ave. Duration: 4h 2m
When: Every day
Estimated price: $140 - $450

Train operators

Amtrak

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Phone: +1 800-872-7245
Website: amtrak.com

Train from Chicago Union Station to New York Penn Station

Ave. Duration: 20h 12m
Frequency: Once daily
Estimated price: $40 - $290
Website: https://www.amtrak.com/routes.html

Child Coach - Advance Purchase: $40 - $120
Child Coach - short notice: $60 - $110
Child Business Class - advance purchase: $55 - $190
Child Business Class - short notice: $60 - $190
Coach Seat - Advance Purchase: $85 - $240
Business Seat - advance purchase: $110 - $370
Business Seat - short notice: $120 - $390
Coach Seat - short notice: $100 - $290

Ticket machine

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Standard Amtrak coach interior

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Standard Amtrak train

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Bus operators

Amtrak

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Phone: +1 800-872-7245
Website: amtrak.com

Night bus from Sheboygan Amtrak Bus Stop to Milwaukee

Ave. Duration: 1h
Frequency: Once daily
Website: https://www.amtrak.com/routes.html

Amtrak connection bus

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Amtrak connection bus

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Amtrak Cascades connection bus

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Amtrak rail connection bus

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Indian Trails

Phone: +1 800-292-3831
Website: indiantrails.com

Night bus from Sheboygan, WI to Milwaukee, WI

Ave. Duration: 1h
Frequency: Once daily
Estimated price: $5 - $28
Website: Indian Trails

Children 2-16: $5 - $8
College students: $8 - $13
Senior Citizens 62+: $8 - $12

Bus from Reed City, MI to Grand Rapids, MI

Ave. Duration: 1h 50m
Frequency: Once daily
Estimated price: $7 - $40
Website: Indian Trails

Children 2-16: $7 - $10
College students: $10 - $15
Senior Citizens 62+: $10 - $15

Bus from Grand Rapids, MI to Detroit, MI

Ave. Duration: 4h 20m
Frequency: Once daily
Estimated price: $15 - $95
Website: Indian Trails

Children 2-16: $15 - $22
College students: $20 - $28
Senior Citizens 62+: $22 - $35

Greyhound USA

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Contact Details

Phone: +1 214-849-8100
Email: ifsr@greyhound.com
Website: greyhound.com

Bus from Manitowoc to Chicago Bus Station

Ave. Duration: 3h 35m
Frequency: Once daily
Estimated price: $18 - $60
Website: https://www.greyhound.com/

Bus from Detroit Bus Station to New York Port Authority

Ave. Duration: 15h 10m
Frequency: Twice daily
Estimated price: $70 - $150
Website: https://www.greyhound.com/

Bus from Sheboygan to Chicago Bus Station

Ave. Duration: 3h
Frequency: Once daily
Estimated price: $16 - $55
Website: https://www.greyhound.com/

OurBus

Phone: +1-844-800-6828
Email: pr@ourbus.com
Website: ourbus.com

Bus from Chicago, IL to Ithaca, NY

Ave. Duration: 12h
Frequency: Twice a week
Estimated price: $7 - $85
Website: https://www.ourbus.com/bookTicket

Bus from Ithaca, NY to New York, NY

Ave. Duration: 4h 40m
Frequency: 6 times a week
Estimated price: $7 - $60
Website: https://www.ourbus.com/bookTicket

Ferry operators

Eupta

Phone: +1 906-632-2898
Website: eupta.net

Car ferry from Sugar Island to Sault Sainte Marie

Ave. Duration: 10 min
Frequency: Every 30 minutes
Estimated price: $2 - $20
Website: https://www.eupta.net

Passenger & Car: $20
Walk on passenger: $2

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New York, United States

New York City (NYC), often called the City of New York or simply New York (NY), is the most populous city in the United States. With an estimated 2018 population of 8,398,748 distributed over about 302.6 sqmi, New York is also the most densely populated major city in the United States. Located at the southern tip of the U.S. state of New York, the city is the center of the New York metropolitan area, the largest metropolitan area in the world by urban landmass. With almost 20 million people in its metropolitan statistical area and approximately 23 million in its combined statistical area, it is one of the world's most populous megacities. New York City has been described as the cultural, financial, and media capital of the world, significantly influencing commerce, entertainment, research, technology, education, politics, tourism, art, fashion, and sports. Home to the headquarters of the United Nations, New York is an important center for international diplomacy. - Wikipedia

Things to do in New York

Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, colloquially "the Met," is located in New York City, and is the largest art museum in the United States. With 7.06 million visitors in 2016, it was the second most visited art museum in the world, and the fifth most visited museum of any kind. Its permanent collection contains over two million works, divided among seventeen curatorial departments. The main building, on the eastern edge of Central Park along Manhattan's Museum Mile, is by area one of the world's largest art galleries. A much smaller second location, The Cloisters at Fort Tryon Park in Upper Manhattan, contains an extensive collection of art, architecture, and artifacts from Medieval Europe. On March 18, 2016, the museum opened the Met Breuer museum at Madison Avenue in the Upper East Side; it extends the museum's modern and contemporary art program.
Times Square

Times Square is a major commercial intersection, tourist destination, entertainment center and neighborhood in the Midtown Manhattan section of New York City at the junction of Broadway and Seventh Avenue. It stretches from West 42nd to West 47th Streets. Brightly adorned with billboards and advertisements, Times Square is sometimes referred to as "The Crossroads of the World", "The Center of the Universe", "the heart of The Great White Way", and the "heart of the world". One of the world's busiest pedestrian areas, it is also the hub of the Broadway Theater District and a major center of the world's entertainment industry. Times Square is one of the world's most visited tourist attractions, drawing an estimated 50 million visitors annually. Approximately 330,000 people pass through Times Square daily, many of them tourists, while over 460,000 pedestrians walk through Times Square on its busiest days.
Empire State Building

The Empire State Building is a 102-story skyscraper located on Fifth Avenue between West 33rd and 34th Streets in Midtown, Manhattan, New York City. It has a roof height of 1,250 feet (381 m), and with its antenna included, it stands a total of 1454 ft tall. Its name is derived from the nickname for New York, the Empire State.
Central Park

Central Park is an urban park in Manhattan, New York City. Central Park is the most visited urban park in the United States, with 40 million visitors in 2013, and one of the most filmed locations in the world.

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The Langham, New York, Fifth Avenue

9.2 Superb
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How to get from Lake Michigan to New York by plane, night bus, bus, train, car ferry or car

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What companies run services between Lake Michigan, MI, USA and New York, NY, USA?

Flights from Traverse City to New York La Guardia

Flights from Traverse City to New York La Guardia via Detroit

Flights from Traverse City to Newark via Detroit

Flights from Milwaukee to New York La Guardia

Flights from Milwaukee to New York La Guardia via Detroit

Flights from Milwaukee to New York JFK

Flights from Milwaukee to New York JFK via Detroit

Flights from Milwaukee to New York JFK via Boston

Flights from Milwaukee to New York JFK via Minneapolis

Flights from Milwaukee to New York JFK via Atlanta

Flights from Grand Rapids to New York La Guardia

Flights from Grand Rapids to New York La Guardia via Detroit

Flights from Grand Rapids to Newark via Detroit

Flights from Traverse City to New York La Guardia via Chicago O'Hare

Flights from Traverse City to Newark

Flights from Traverse City to Newark via Chicago O'Hare

Flights from Milwaukee to New York La Guardia via Chicago O'Hare

Flights from Grand Rapids to New York La Guardia via Chicago O'Hare

Flights from Grand Rapids to Newark

Flights from Grand Rapids to Newark via Chicago O'Hare

Flights from Traverse City to New York La Guardia via Chicago O'Hare

Flights from Traverse City to Newark via Chicago O'Hare

Flights from Milwaukee to New York La Guardia via Chicago O'Hare

Flights from Milwaukee to New York La Guardia via Reagan Washington

Flights from Milwaukee to New York JFK via Reagan Washington

Flights from Milwaukee to New York JFK via Chicago O'Hare

Flights from Grand Rapids to New York La Guardia

Flights from Grand Rapids to New York La Guardia via Chicago O'Hare

Flights from Grand Rapids to Newark via Chicago O'Hare

Flights from Milwaukee to New York La Guardia via Boston

Flights from Milwaukee to New York JFK

Flights from Milwaukee to New York JFK via Boston

Flights from Grand Rapids to New York La Guardia via Chicago Midway

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Train from Chicago Union Station to New York Penn Station

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Night bus from Sheboygan Amtrak Bus Stop to Milwaukee

Night bus from Sheboygan, WI to Milwaukee, WI

Bus from Reed City, MI to Grand Rapids, MI

Bus from Grand Rapids, MI to Detroit, MI

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Bus from Manitowoc to Chicago Bus Station

Bus from Detroit Bus Station to New York Port Authority

Bus from Sheboygan to Chicago Bus Station

Bus from Chicago, IL to Ithaca, NY

Bus from Ithaca, NY to New York, NY

Car ferry from Sugar Island to Sault Sainte Marie

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