There are 7 ways to get from Lansing to Galena by bus, plane, car, train, or taxi
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Bus to Detroit, fly to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field, drive
best- Take the bus from East Lansing, MI to Detroit Metro Airportbus
- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN)plane DTW - MSN
- Drive from Madison-Airport-MSN to Galenacar
7h 34m$92–514Drive 377.9 mi
cheapest- Drive from Lansing to Galenacar 377.9 mi
6h 37m$69–100Train, taxi, drive
- Take the train from East Lansing Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Galesburg Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the taxi from Galesburg Amtrak Station to Kennedy Sq Sheltertaxi
- Drive from East Pointe to Galenacar
12h 56m$208–366Train, bus, drive
- Take the train from East Lansing Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the bus from W Jackson Blvd, after S Clinton St to 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campusbus
- Drive from Northern Lights at Epic Staff C to Galenacar
13h 47m$92–194Fly Capital Region International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, bus, drive
- Fly from Capital Region International Airport (LAN) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane LAN - ORD
- Take the bus from Multi-Modal/Rental Car Facility to 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campusbus
- Drive from Northern Lights at Epic Staff C to Galenacar
8h 54m$153–499Bus, drive
- Take the bus from CATA Intermodal Downtown to Greyhound Benton Harborbus
- Take the bus from Benton Harbor Bus Stop to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from W Jackson Blvd, after S Clinton St to 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campusbus
- Drive from Northern Lights at Epic Staff C to Galenacar
14h 28m$80–149Bus, drive via South Haven
- Take the bus from CATA Intermodal Downtown to South Haven Potatoes Plusbus
- Take the bus from South Haven to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Madisonbus
- Drive from Northern Lights at Epic Staff C to Galenacar
14h 43m$74–128
Detroit (DTW) to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lansing to Galena is to drive which costs $65 - $100 and takes 6h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Lansing to Galena is to drive which takes 6h 37m and costs $65 - $100.
The distance between Lansing and Galena is 504 miles. The road distance is 380.1 miles.
It takes approximately 7h 34m to get from Lansing to Galena, including transfers.
Galena is 1h behind Lansing. It is currently 8:28 PM in Lansing and 7:28 PM in Galena.
Yes, the driving distance between Lansing to Galena is 380 miles. It takes approximately 6h 37m to drive from Lansing to Galena.
There are 101+ hotels available in Galena.
What companies run services between Lansing, MI, USA and Galena, IL, USA?
There is no direct connection from Lansing to Galena. However, you can take the line 01 bus to EBD Gr. River past Abbot Rd, walk to East Lansing, MI, take the bus to Detroit Metro Airport, walk to North Terminal, take the bus to McNamara Terminal, walk to Detroit (DTW) airport, fly to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN), then drive to Galena. Alternatively, you can take the line 15 bus to NBD Harrison past Kalamazoo, walk to Brody Complex, take the line 20 bus to Capital Area Multimodal Gateway, walk to East Lansing Amtrak Station, take the train to Chicago Union Station, take the train to Galesburg Amtrak Station, take the taxi to Kennedy Sq Shelter, take the line 50 bus to East Pointe, then drive to Galena.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Detroit to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–450
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Capital Region International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–360
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Capital Region International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–360
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
- $50–120
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Galesburg Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–90
- 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
- +1 608-752-5407
- vangalder@coachusa.com
- Website
- coachusa.com
Bus from W Jackson Blvd, after S Clinton St to 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $21–45
- Website
- https://www.coachusa.com/van-galder-bus-company
Bus from Multi-Modal/Rental Car Facility to 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–40
- Website
- https://www.coachusa.com/van-galder-bus-company
- Phone
- +1 989-725-5105
- Website
- indiantrails.com
Bus from CATA Intermodal Downtown to Greyhound Benton Harbor
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $25–50
- Website
- https://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
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Benton Harbor Bus Stop to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $16–30
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.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
- $15–26
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Madison
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $20–35
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Estimated price
- $100–130
United American Cab Co
- Phone
- +1-309-341-6161
- Website
- galesburgtaxi.com
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