There are 11 ways to get from Lansing to California by bus, plane, train, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus to Detroit, fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
best- Take the bus from East Lansing, MI to Detroit Metro Airportbus
- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane DTW - SJC
9h 48m$256–1,144Bus to Detroit, fly to San Francisco International Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from East Lansing, MI to Detroit Metro Airportbus
- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane DTW - SFO
10h 18m$120–491Bus, train
- Take the bus from CATA Intermodal Downtown to South Haven Potatoes Plusbus
- Take the bus from South Haven to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Los Angelestrain
2d 3h$245–586Bus
- Take the bus from CATA Intermodal Downtown to South Haven Potatoes Plusbus
- Take the bus from South Haven to Chicagobus
- Take the bus from Chicago to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Stationbus
2d 4h$196–566Drive 2,212.3 mi
- Drive from Lansing to Los Angelescar 2,212.3 mi
34h 49m$404–584Bus to Detroit, fly to San Diego International Airport
- Take the bus from East Lansing, MI to Detroit Metro Airportbus
- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane DTW - SAN
9h 52m$222–993Bus to Detroit, fly to Sacramento International Airport
- Take the bus from East Lansing, MI to Detroit Metro Airportbus
- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)plane DTW - SMF
9h 52m$222–992Bus to Detroit, fly to Los Angeles International Airport
- Take the bus from East Lansing, MI to Detroit Metro Airportbus
- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane DTW - LAX
10h 45m$141–392Bus to Detroit, fly to John Wayne Airport Orange County
- Take the bus from East Lansing, MI to Detroit Metro Airportbus
- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA)plane DTW - SNA
12h 28m$156–504Train to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly to San Diego International Airport
- Take the train from East Lansing Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane ORD - SAN
12h 53m$207–903Train to Chicago Midway International Airport, fly to San Diego International Airport
- Take the train from East Lansing Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane MDW - SAN
12h 47m$297–1,303
Lansing to California by bus, foot, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lansing to California is to bus and fly which costs $140 - $400 and takes 10h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Lansing to California is to bus and fly which takes 9h 48m and costs $250 - $1,200.
No, there is no direct bus from Lansing to California station. However, there are services departing from CATA Intermodal Downtown and arriving at Los Angeles Union Station via South Haven, Chicago and St Louis Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 4h.
The distance between Lansing and California is 2168 miles. The road distance is 2225.2 miles.
The best way to get from Lansing to California without a car is to bus and train which takes 2 days 3h and costs $240 - $600.
It takes approximately 9h 48m to get from Lansing to California, including transfers.
Lansing to California bus services, operated by Indian Trails, depart from CATA Intermodal Downtown station.
Lansing to California bus services, operated by Indian Trails, arrive at South Haven Potatoes Plus station.
California is 3h behind Lansing. It is currently 5:10 PM in Lansing and 2:10 PM in California.
Yes, the driving distance between Lansing to California is 2225 miles. It takes approximately 34h 49m to drive from Lansing to California.
What companies run services between Lansing, MI, USA and California, USA?
You can take a bus from CATA Intermodal Downtown to Los Angeles Union Station via South Haven Potatoes Plus, South Haven, Chicago, and St Louis Bus Station in around 2d 4h.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Detroit to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Detroit to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 48m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Detroit to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Detroit to San Diego International Airport via Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Detroit to San Diego International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Detroit to San Diego International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Detroit to San Diego International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 43m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Detroit to Sacramento International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 21m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Detroit to Sacramento International Airport via Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Detroit to Sacramento International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Detroit to Sacramento International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Detroit to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 8m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–450
Flights from Detroit to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–440
Flights from Detroit to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–450
Flights from Detroit to Los Angeles International Airport via Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 53m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–430
Flights from Detroit to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 11m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–430
Flights from Detroit to Los Angeles International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $100–430
Flights from Detroit to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Detroit to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Detroit to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 11m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 18m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Detroit to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Detroit to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 14m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Detroit to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Detroit to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
Flights from Detroit to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Detroit to San Diego International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Detroit to Sacramento International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Detroit to Sacramento International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Detroit to Sacramento International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Detroit to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–440
Flights from Detroit to San Francisco International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–450
Flights from Detroit to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–430
Flights from Detroit to John Wayne Airport Orange County
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 14m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Detroit to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Detroit to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Detroit to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Detroit to San Diego International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Detroit to Sacramento International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Detroit to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–440
Flights from Detroit to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–450
Flights from Detroit to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–430
Flights from Detroit to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Detroit to San Diego International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Detroit to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 14m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Detroit to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 46m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Detroit to Sacramento International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 13m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Detroit to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
- Website
- spirit.com
Flights from Detroit to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–340
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Chicago Union Station to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $200–500
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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
- 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
- Phone
- +1 989-725-5105
- Website
- indiantrails.com
Bus from CATA Intermodal Downtown to South Haven Potatoes Plus
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20–45
- Website
- https://indiantrails.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
- $24–45
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from South Haven to Chicago
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15–85
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Adult
- $15–85
Bus from Chicago to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–70
- 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 St Louis Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $120–370
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
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