There are 5 ways to get from Lansing to Montgomery by plane, car, train, bus, or bus (Greyhound)
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Fly from Capital Region International Airport, drive
best- Fly from Capital Region International Airport (LAN) to Birmingham–Shuttlesworth International Airport (BHM)plane LAN - BHM
- Drive from Birmingham-Airport-BHM to Montgomerycar
6h 12m$222–1,044Drive 799.7 mi
cheapest- Drive from Lansing to Montgomerycar 799.7 mi
13h 40m$146–211Train, bus
- Take the train from East Lansing Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Carbondaletrain
- Take the bus from Carbondale Intermodal Station to Nashville Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Nashville Bus Station to Montgomery Intermodal Centerbus
23h 3m$220–468Bus
- Take the bus from CATA Intermodal Downtown to Detroit Bus Stationbus 1483 / ...
- Take the bus from Detroit Bus Station to Montgomery Intermodal Centerbus Greyhound US0112
23h 5m$160–320Bus to Detroit, fly, drive
- Take the bus from East Lansing, MI to Detroit Metro Airportbus
- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Birmingham–Shuttlesworth International Airport (BHM)plane DTW - BHM
- Drive from Birmingham-Airport-BHM to Montgomerycar
7h 56m$147–764
Lansing to Montgomery by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lansing to Montgomery is to drive which costs $140 - $220 and takes 13h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Lansing to Montgomery is to fly and drive which takes 6h 12m and costs $220 - $1,100.
No, there is no direct bus from Lansing to Montgomery. However, there are services departing from CATA Intermodal Downtown and arriving at Montgomery Intermodal Center via Detroit Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 23h 5m.
The distance between Lansing and Montgomery is 752 miles. The road distance is 804.4 miles.
The best way to get from Lansing to Montgomery without a car is to train and bus which takes 23h 3m and costs $220 - $470.
It takes approximately 6h 12m to get from Lansing to Montgomery, including transfers.
Lansing to Montgomery bus services, operated by Indian Trails, depart from CATA Intermodal Downtown station.
Lansing to Montgomery bus services, operated by Indian Trails, arrive at Detroit Bus Station.
Montgomery is 1h behind Lansing. It is currently 4:29 AM in Lansing and 3:29 AM in Montgomery.
Yes, the driving distance between Lansing to Montgomery is 804 miles. It takes approximately 13h 40m to drive from Lansing to Montgomery.
What companies run services between Lansing, MI, USA and Montgomery, AL, USA?
You can take a bus from CATA Intermodal Downtown to Montgomery Intermodal Center via Detroit Bus Station in around 23h 5m.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Capital Region International Airport to Birmingham–Shuttlesworth International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–1,000
Flights from Detroit to Birmingham–Shuttlesworth International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from Detroit to Birmingham–Shuttlesworth International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–750
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Capital Region International Airport to Birmingham–Shuttlesworth International Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 3m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,300
Flights from Capital Region International Airport to Birmingham–Shuttlesworth International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–1,100
Flights from Detroit to Birmingham–Shuttlesworth International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $150–800
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Detroit to Birmingham–Shuttlesworth International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from Detroit to Birmingham–Shuttlesworth International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Sunday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–800
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Capital Region International Airport to Birmingham–Shuttlesworth International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–1,100
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
- $60–130
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Carbondale
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $90–200
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Carbondale Intermodal Station to Nashville Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $27–45
- 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 Nashville Bus Station to Montgomery Intermodal Center
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–90
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Detroit Bus Station to Montgomery Intermodal Center
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $140–280
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 989-725-5105
- Website
- indiantrails.com
Bus from CATA Intermodal Downtown to Detroit Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $20–45
- Website
- https://indiantrails.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
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