There are 10 ways to get from Lansing to Poughkeepsie by bus, plane, train, bus (Greyhound), or car
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Bus to Detroit, fly to Laguardia Airport, train
best- Take the bus from East Lansing, MI to Detroit Metro Airportbus
- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Laguardia Airport (LGA)plane DTW - LGA
- Take the train from 125th Street - Harlem to Poughkeepsietrain
8h 40m$79–241Bus, train (Amtrak)
- Take the bus from East Lansing Amtrak Station to Toledobus Amtrak Thruway Connecting Service
- Take the train from Toledo to Poughkeepsie Amtrak Stationtrain Lake Shore Limited
20h 7m$228–483Bus
- Take the bus from CATA Intermodal Downtown to Detroit Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Detroit Bus Station to Port Authority Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to Newburgh ShortLine Transportation Centerbus
26h 42m$165–335Drive 652.5 mi
- Drive from Lansing to Poughkeepsiecar 652.5 mi
12h 1m$120–172Bus to Gerald R. Ford International Airport, fly to Laguardia Airport, train
- Take the bus from CATA Intermodal Downtown to Greyhound Grand Rapidsbus
- Fly from Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR) to Laguardia Airport (LGA)plane GRR - LGA
- Take the train from 125th Street - Harlem to Poughkeepsietrain
8h 47m$145–715Bus to Detroit, fly to Newark Liberty International Airport, train
- Take the bus from East Lansing, MI to Detroit Metro Airportbus
- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)plane DTW - EWR
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Poughkeepsie Amtrak Stationtrain
8h 56m$99–271Bus to Gerald R. Ford International Airport, fly to Newark Liberty International Airport, train
- Take the bus from CATA Intermodal Downtown to Greyhound Grand Rapidsbus
- Fly from Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR) to Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)plane GRR - EWR
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Poughkeepsie Amtrak Stationtrain
9h 1m$140–605Bus to Detroit, fly to Albany County Airport, train
- Take the bus from East Lansing, MI to Detroit Metro Airportbus
- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Albany County Airport (ALB)plane DTW - ALB
- Take the train from Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak Station to Poughkeepsie Amtrak Stationtrain
9h 28m$98–561Bus to Detroit, fly to Westchester County Airport, train
- Take the bus from East Lansing, MI to Detroit Metro Airportbus
- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Westchester County Airport (HPN)plane DTW - HPN
- Take the train from 125th Street - Harlem to Poughkeepsietrain
10h 32m$398–631Bus, train via Toronto
- Take the bus from CATA Intermodal Downtown to Detroit Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Detroit Bus Station to Torontobus
- Take the train from Toronto Union Station to Poughkeepsietrain
24h 24m$115–215
Lansing to Poughkeepsie by bus and train (Amtrak)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lansing to Poughkeepsie is to drive which costs $110 - $180 and takes 12h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Lansing to Poughkeepsie is to bus and fly and train which takes 8h 40m and costs $75 - $250.
No, there is no direct bus from Lansing to Poughkeepsie. However, there are services departing from CATA Intermodal Downtown and arriving at Poughkeepsie Transit Hub via Detroit Bus Station, Port Authority Bus Terminal, Rte 17K Park & Ride, Beacon Train Station and Beacon Post Office. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 26h 42m.
The distance between Lansing and Poughkeepsie is 673 miles. The road distance is 656.3 miles.
The best way to get from Lansing to Poughkeepsie without a car is to bus and train which takes 20h 7m and costs $220 - $490.
It takes approximately 8h 40m to get from Lansing to Poughkeepsie, including transfers.
Lansing to Poughkeepsie bus services, operated by Indian Trails, depart from CATA Intermodal Downtown station.
Lansing to Poughkeepsie bus services, operated by Indian Trails, arrive at Detroit Bus Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Lansing to Poughkeepsie is 656 miles. It takes approximately 12h 1m to drive from Lansing to Poughkeepsie.
There are 313+ hotels available in Poughkeepsie.
What companies run services between Lansing, MI, USA and Poughkeepsie, NY, USA?
You can take a bus from CATA Intermodal Downtown to Poughkeepsie Transit Hub via Detroit Bus Station, Port Authority Bus Terminal, Rte 17K Park & Ride, Beacon Train Station, Main Street & Veterans Place, and Beacon Post Office in around 26h 42m.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Detroit to Laguardia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–310
Flights from Detroit to Laguardia Airport via Pittsburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $50–320
Flights from Detroit to Laguardia Airport via Rochester
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $50–320
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Laguardia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Laguardia Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Detroit to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–250
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–550
Flights from Detroit to Albany County Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–440
Flights from Detroit to Westchester County Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–420
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Detroit to Laguardia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–310
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Laguardia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Laguardia Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Laguardia Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Detroit to Westchester County Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–460
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Laguardia Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 19m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Detroit to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–250
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–500
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
- Website
- spirit.com
Flights from Detroit to Laguardia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–170
Flights from Detroit to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–160
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Laguardia Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–750
- 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
- $85–500
- Phone
- +1 877.690.5114
- Website
- mta.info
Train from 125th Street - Harlem to Poughkeepsie
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $17–26
- Website
- https://www.mta.info/agency/metro-north-railroad
- Schedules at
- https://www.mta.info/schedules
- Off-Peak
- $17–19
- Peak
- $23–26
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Toledo to Poughkeepsie Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $170–390
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Poughkeepsie Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $19–45
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak Station to Poughkeepsie Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $18–40
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- viarail.ca
Train from Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak Station to Poughkeepsie Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $17–80
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Economy Adult - same day booking
- $18–80
- Economy Adult - Advanced Booking
- $18–60
- Economy Escape Advanced Booking - Adult
- $17–29
Train from Toronto Union Station to Poughkeepsie
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–120
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Economy Adult - same day booking
- $80–120
- Economy Adult - Advanced Booking
- $80–110
- Economy Escape Advanced Booking - Adult
- $65–85
- 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
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
- Estimated price
- $55–90
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- 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
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 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
- 16h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–230
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (866) 912-6224
- questions@coachusa.com
- Website
- coachusa.com
Bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to Newburgh ShortLine Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $21–40
- Schedules at
- coachusa.com
- Adults
- $21–40
- Phone
- +1 800-858-8555
- Website
- trailways.com
Bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to Newburgh ShortLine Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $20–55
- Website
- https://trailways.com
- Schedules at
- https://trailways.com/schedules/
- Saver
- $20–50
- Flexible
- $40–55
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Detroit Bus Station to Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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