There are 10 ways to get from Lansing to Fresno by plane, bus, train, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), 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.
Fly from Capital Region International Airport
best- Fly from Capital Region International Airport (LAN) to Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT)plane LAN - FAT
11h 3m$286–1,219Train to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from East Lansing Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT)plane ORD - FAT
12h 45m$198–863Bus, train
- Take the bus from Lansing, MI to Kalamazoo, MIbus
- Take the train from Kalamazoo to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Los Angelestrain
- Take the bus from Los Angeles to Fresnobus
2d 9h$291–1,800Bus
- Take the bus from Lansing, MI to Detroit, MIbus
- Take the bus from Detroit, MI to Indianapolis, INbus
- Take the bus from Indianapolis Union Station to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Fresno Bus Stationbus
2d 11h$237–785Drive 2,283.4 mi
- Drive from Lansing to Fresnocar 2,283.4 mi
38h 1m$417–602Bus to Detroit, fly
- Take the bus from East Lansing, MI to Detroit Metro Airportbus
- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT)plane DTW - FAT
12h 8m$201–889Bus to Bishop International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from East Lansing, MI to Flint, MIbus
- Fly from Bishop International Airport (FNT) to Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT)plane FNT - FAT
12h 6m$236–972Bus to Gerald R. Ford International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from East Lansing, MI to Grand Rapids, MIbus
- Fly from Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR) to Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT)plane GRR - FAT
13h 43m$318–1,436Train to Kalamazoo-Battle Creek International Airport, fly
- Take the train from East Lansing Amtrak Station to Kalamazootrain
- Fly from Kalamazoo-Battle Creek International Airport (AZO) to Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT)plane AZO - FAT
15h 28m$208–896Train, bus
- Take the train from East Lansing Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Sacramentotrain
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Fresno Bus Stationbus
2d 14h$239–1,659
Lansing to Fresno by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lansing to Fresno is to train and bus which costs $230 - $1,700 and takes 2 days 14h.
The fastest way to get from Lansing to Fresno is to fly which takes 11h 3m and costs $280 - $1,300.
No, there is no direct bus from Lansing to Fresno station. However, there are services departing from Lansing, MI and arriving at Fresno Bus Station via Detroit, MI, Indianapolis Union Station, St Louis Bus Station and Los Angeles Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 11h.
The distance between Lansing and Fresno is 1920 miles. The road distance is 2296.8 miles.
The best way to get from Lansing to Fresno without a car is to bus and train which takes 2 days 9h and costs $290 - $1,800.
It takes approximately 11h 3m to get from Lansing to Fresno, including transfers.
Lansing to Fresno bus services, operated by Indian Trails, depart from Lansing, MI station.
The best way to get from Lansing to Fresno is to fly which takes 11h 3m and costs $280 - $1,300. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $230 - $800 and takes 2 days 11h.
Lansing to Fresno bus services, operated by Indian Trails, arrive at Detroit, MI station.
Fresno is 3h behind Lansing. It is currently 2:15 AM in Lansing and 11:15 PM in Fresno.
What companies run services between Lansing, MI, USA and Fresno, CA, USA?
American Airlines, United Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Capital Region International Airport (LAN) to Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Lansing, MI to Fresno Bus Station via Detroit, MI, Indianapolis Union Station, St Louis Bus Station, and Los Angeles Union Station in around 2d 11h.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Capital Region International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
Flights from Capital Region International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 49m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
Flights from Capital Region International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Detroit, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,300
Flights from Detroit to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Detroit to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 31m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Detroit to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Bishop International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–900
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 1m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,400
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Kalamazoo-Battle Creek International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Kalamazoo-Battle Creek International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 33m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Kalamazoo-Battle Creek International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Detroit, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Capital Region International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Detroit, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,300
Flights from Detroit to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Detroit to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,400
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,400
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Chicago Midway, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,400
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Chicago Midway, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Kalamazoo-Battle Creek International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Detroit, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 21m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Detroit to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,500
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Detroit to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Kalamazoo-Battle Creek International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Detroit, Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Kalamazoo-Battle Creek International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from Capital Region International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Detroit, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 44m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,300
Flights from Bishop International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 42m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,400
Flights from Kalamazoo-Battle Creek International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Detroit, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 24m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 7m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Kalamazoo to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $28–90
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $190–1,600
- 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
Train from East Lansing Amtrak Station to Kalamazoo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–40
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $170–1,500
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 989-725-5105
- Website
- indiantrails.com
Bus from Lansing, MI to Kalamazoo, MI
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Website
- https://indiantrails.com
Bus from Lansing, MI to Detroit, MI
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20–45
- Website
- https://indiantrails.com
Bus from East Lansing, MI to Flint, MI
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $9–25
- Website
- https://indiantrails.com
Bus from East Lansing, MI to Grand Rapids, MI
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $12–30
- Website
- https://indiantrails.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Los Angeles to Fresno
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–50
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 888-378-3823
- info@baronsbus.com
- Website
- baronsbus.com
Bus from Detroit, MI to Indianapolis, IN
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $27–70
- 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 Indianapolis Union Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–75
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $130–500
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Fresno Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–100
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Fresno Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Fresno Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–90
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Fresno Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Schedules at
- flixbus.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
- Michigan Flyer
- Child 2-16
- $9–11
- Adult
- $22–35
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