There are 9 ways to get from Lansing to Flagstaff by bus, plane, train (Amtrak), bus (Amtrak, Flixbus, Greyhound), car, shuttle, or taxi
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 Gerald R. Ford International Airport, fly to Flagstaff
best- Take the bus from CATA Intermodal Downtown to Greyhound Grand Rapidsbus
- Fly from Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR) to Flagstaff (FLG)plane GRR - FLG
11h 46m$269–1,149Bus to Detroit, fly to Flagstaff
cheapest- Take the bus from East Lansing, MI to Detroit Metro Airportbus
- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Flagstaff (FLG)plane DTW - FLG
10h 49m$173–755Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from East Lansing Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain Blue Water
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Flagstafftrain Southwest Chief
38h 12m$538–1,233Bus
- Take the bus from East Lansing Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Flagstaff Bus Stationbus
41h 10m$333–633Drive 1,792.4 mi
- Drive from Lansing to Flagstaffcar 1,792.4 mi
30h 42m$328–473Bus to Detroit, fly to Phoenix, shuttle
- Take the bus from East Lansing, MI to Detroit Metro Airportbus
- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Phoenix (PHX)plane DTW - PHX
- Take a shuttle bus from Sky Harbor International Airport to Flagstaff Amtrak
11h 22m$514–1,072Bus to Gerald R. Ford International Airport, fly to Phoenix, shuttle
- Take the bus from CATA Intermodal Downtown to Greyhound Grand Rapidsbus
- Fly from Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR) to Phoenix (PHX)plane GRR - PHX
- Take a shuttle bus from Sky Harbor International Airport to Flagstaff Amtrak
11h 34m$430–1,316Bus to Gerald R. Ford International Airport, fly to Prescott, taxi, bus
- Take the bus from CATA Intermodal Downtown to Greyhound Grand Rapidsbus
- Fly from Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR) to Prescott (PRC)plane GRR - PRC
- Take the taxi from Prescott (PRC) to Camp Verde Chevron Stationtaxi
- Take the bus from Camp Verde Chevron Station to Flagstaff University Northbus
13h 54m$361–1,202Bus to Gerald R. Ford International Airport, fly to Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport, shuttle
- Take the bus from CATA Intermodal Downtown to Greyhound Grand Rapidsbus
- Fly from Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR) to Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport (AZA)plane GRR - AZA
- Take a shuttle bus from Sky Harbor International Airport to Flagstaff Amtrak
12h 8m$498–1,294
Lansing to Flagstaff by bus and train (Amtrak)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lansing to Flagstaff is to drive which costs $320 - $480 and takes 30h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Lansing to Flagstaff is to bus and fly which takes 10h 49m and costs $170 - $800.
No, there is no direct bus from Lansing to Flagstaff station. However, there are services departing from NBD Grand Ave before E Allegan St and arriving at Flagstaff Bus Station via WBD Gr. River past MAC AVE, East Lansing Amtrak Station, Chicago Bus Station and St Louis Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 41h 10m.
The distance between Lansing and Flagstaff is 1587 miles. The road distance is 1802.8 miles.
The best way to get from Lansing to Flagstaff without a car is to train which takes 38h 12m and costs $500 - $1,300.
It takes approximately 11h 46m to get from Lansing to Flagstaff, including transfers.
Lansing to Flagstaff bus services, operated by Amtrak, depart from East Lansing Amtrak Station.
The best way to get from Lansing to Flagstaff is to train which takes 38h 12m and costs $500 - $1,300. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $330 - $650 and takes 41h 10m.
Lansing to Flagstaff bus services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Chicago Union Station.
Flagstaff is 3h behind Lansing. It is currently 5:39 PM in Lansing and 2:39 PM in Flagstaff.
What companies run services between Lansing, MI, USA and Flagstaff, AZ, USA?
You can take a bus from CATA Trans Center to Flagstaff via NBD Harrison past Kalamazoo, Brody Complex, Capital Area Multimodal Gateway, East Lansing Amtrak Station, and Chicago Union Station in around 38h 12m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from NBD Grand Ave before E Allegan St to Flagstaff Bus Station via EBD Gr. River past Abbot Rd, WBD Gr. River past MAC AVE, East Lansing Amtrak Station, Chicago Union Station, Chicago Bus Station, and St Louis Bus Station in around 41h 10m.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Flagstaff via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Flagstaff via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Flagstaff via Chicago O'Hare, Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Detroit to Flagstaff via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Detroit to Flagstaff via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Detroit to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Phoenix via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Detroit to Phoenix via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 8m
- When
- Thursday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Phoenix via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Phoenix via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 6m
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Detroit to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Phoenix via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Phoenix via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Prescott via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 11m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Prescott via Chicago O'Hare, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 3m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Prescott via Minneapolis, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 49m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Prescott via Chicago Midway, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Detroit to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Phoenix via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
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
- $55–130
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Flagstaff
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $480–1,100
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 989-725-5105
- Website
- indiantrails.com
Bus from CATA Intermodal Downtown to Greyhound Grand Rapids
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $11–29
- Website
- https://indiantrails.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from East Lansing Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $70–120
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- 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 Flagstaff Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $220–440
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- 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
- https://www.michiganflyer.com/
- Child 2-16
- $9–11
- Adult
- $22–35
Shuttle from Sky Harbor International Airport to Flagstaff Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $184
- Website
- https://airportshuttleofphoenix.com
- Phone
- +1 928-350-8466
- Website
- arizonashuttle.com
Bus from Camp Verde Chevron Station to Flagstaff University North
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Book at
- https://groometransportation.com/phoenix-airport/?&sd_client_id=d8dca231-4b1d-4fa2-b53c-9a6a93b47ffd
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Estimated price
- $95–120
Speedy Taxi Prescott
- Phone
- +1-928-445-0123
- Website
- speedytaxiprescott.com
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