There are 10 ways to get from Lansing to Manhattan by bus, plane, bus (Greyhound), train, 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 Newark Liberty International Airport
best- Take the bus from East Lansing, MI to Detroit Metro Airport
- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)DTW - EWR
6h 32m$80–256Bus to Detroit, fly to Laguardia Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from East Lansing, MI to Detroit Metro Airport
- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Laguardia Airport (LGA)DTW - LGA
6h 43m$53–251Bus
- Take the bus from Lansing, MI to Detroit, MI1483
- Take the bus from Detroit Bus Station to Port Authority Bus TerminalGreyhound US0420
19h 55m$105–280Bus, train (Amtrak)
- Take the bus from East Lansing Amtrak Station to ToledoAmtrak Thruway Connecting Service
- Take the train from Toledo to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn StationLake Shore Limited
20h 56mDrive 668.7 mi
- Drive from Lansing to Manhattan668.7 mi
11h 30m$122–177Bus to Detroit, fly to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Take the bus from East Lansing, MI to Detroit Metro Airport
- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK)DTW - JFK
6h 35m$78–366Bus to Gerald R. Ford International Airport, fly to Laguardia Airport
- Take the bus from East Lansing, MI to Grand Rapids, MI
- Fly from Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR) to Laguardia Airport (LGA)GRR - LGA
8h 24m$110–528Bus to Gerald R. Ford International Airport, fly to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Take the bus from East Lansing, MI to Grand Rapids, MI
- Fly from Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR) to Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)GRR - EWR
8h 18m$227–553Bus to Detroit, fly to Westchester County Airport
- Take the bus from East Lansing, MI to Detroit Metro Airport
- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Westchester County Airport (HPN)DTW - HPN
8h 32m$96–505Bus to Detroit, fly to Philadelphia International Airport, train
- Take the bus from East Lansing, MI to Detroit Metro Airport
- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)DTW - PHL
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
8h 14m$102–888
Lansing to Manhattan by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lansing to Manhattan is to drive which costs $120 - $180 and takes 11h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Lansing to Manhattan is to bus and fly which takes 6h 32m and costs $80 - $260.
No, there is no direct bus from Lansing to Manhattan. However, there are services departing from Lansing, MI and arriving at Port Authority Bus Terminal via Detroit Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 55m.
The distance between Lansing and Manhattan is 597 miles. The road distance is 672.6 miles.
The best way to get from Lansing to Manhattan without a car is to bus which takes 19h 55m and costs $100 - $280.
It takes approximately 6h 32m to get from Lansing to Manhattan, including transfers.
Lansing to Manhattan bus services, operated by Indian Trails, depart from Lansing, MI station.
Lansing to Manhattan bus services, operated by Indian Trails, arrive at Detroit, MI station.
Yes, the driving distance between Lansing to Manhattan is 673 miles. It takes approximately 11h 30m to drive from Lansing to Manhattan.
There are 3737+ hotels available in Manhattan.
What companies run services between Lansing, MI, USA and Manhattan, NY, USA?
You can take a bus from Lansing, MI to Port Authority Bus Terminal via Detroit Bus Station in around 19h 55m.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Detroit to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–270
Flights from Detroit to Laguardia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–290
Flights from Detroit to Laguardia Airport via Cleveland
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $50–300
Flights from Detroit to Laguardia Airport via Rochester
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $50–300
Flights from Detroit to Laguardia Airport via Pittsburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $50–300
Flights from Detroit to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–310
Flights from Detroit to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Syracuse
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 54m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–320
Flights from Detroit to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Rochester
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 9m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–320
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Laguardia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–490
Flights from Detroit to Westchester County Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–450
Flights from Detroit to Philadelphia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–350
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Detroit to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–270
Flights from Detroit to Newark Liberty International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–290
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Laguardia Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–450
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Detroit to Laguardia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–290
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Laguardia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–490
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Laguardia Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Detroit to Westchester County Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–480
Flights from Detroit to Philadelphia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–350
- Website
- spirit.com
Flights from Detroit to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–190
Flights from Detroit to Laguardia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–210
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Laguardia Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Detroit to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–310
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–450
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Detroit to Philadelphia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $60–350
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Toledo to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–470
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $25–320
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Northeast Regional
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $12–230
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $12–230
- Business Class
- $60–270
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $20–600
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $20–460
- First Class
- $130–600
- 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 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 Grand Rapids, MI
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $12–30
- 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 Detroit Bus Station to Port Authority Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $85–240
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from East Lansing Amtrak Station to Toledo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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