There are 12 ways to get from Lansing to Texas by bus, plane, train, bus (Greyhound), car, or train (Amtrak)
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Bus to Detroit, fly to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport
best- Take the bus from East Lansing, MI to Detroit Metro Airportbus
- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS)plane DTW - AUS
8h 3m$121–530Bus to Detroit, fly to George Bush Intercontinental Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from East Lansing, MI to Detroit Metro Airportbus
- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH)plane DTW - IAH
8h 17m$92–292Train, bus (Amtrak)
- Take the train from East Lansing Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Longviewtrain
- Take the bus from Longview to Houstonbus
31h 6m$363–793Bus
- Take the bus from CATA Intermodal Downtown to Detroit Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Detroit Bus Station to Montgomery Intermodal Centerbus
- Take the bus from Montgomery Intermodal Center to Houston Bus Stationbus
37h 26m$261–542Drive 1,255.4 mi
- Drive from Lansing to Houstoncar 1,255.4 mi
20h 58m$230–331Bus to Gerald R. Ford International Airport, fly to George Bush Intercontinental Airport
- Take the bus from CATA Intermodal Downtown to Greyhound Grand Rapidsbus
- Fly from Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR) to George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH)plane GRR - IAH
8h 15m$168–786Bus to Gerald R. Ford International Airport, fly to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
- Take the bus from CATA Intermodal Downtown to Greyhound Grand Rapidsbus
- Fly from Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR) to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW)plane GRR - DFW
8h 18m$169–835Bus to Detroit, fly to San Antonio International Airport
- Take the bus from East Lansing, MI to Detroit Metro Airportbus
- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to San Antonio International Airport (SAT)plane DTW - SAT
8h 10m$162–790Bus to Detroit, fly to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
- Take the bus from East Lansing, MI to Detroit Metro Airportbus
- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW)plane DTW - DFW
8h 30m$98–351Train to Chicago Midway International Airport, fly to Dallas
- Take the train from East Lansing Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Dallas (DAL)plane MDW - DAL
10h 30m$176–744Train to Chicago Midway International Airport, fly to William P. Hobby Airport
- Take the train from East Lansing Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to William P. Hobby Airport (HOU)plane MDW - HOU
11h 3m$282–1,240Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from East Lansing Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminaltrain
- Take the train from New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal to Houstontrain
36h 28m$418–963
Lansing to Texas by bus and train (Amtrak)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lansing to Texas is to bus and fly which costs $90 - $300 and takes 8h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Lansing to Texas is to bus and fly which takes 8h 3m and costs $120 - $550.
No, there is no direct bus from Lansing to Texas. However, there are services departing from CATA Intermodal Downtown and arriving at Congress St @ Milam St via Detroit Bus Station, Montgomery Intermodal Center and Magnolia Transit Center. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 37h 26m.
The distance between Lansing and Texas is 1257 miles. The road distance is 1262.7 miles.
The best way to get from Lansing to Texas without a car is to train and bus which takes 31h 6m and costs $360 - $800.
It takes approximately 8h 3m to get from Lansing to Texas, including transfers.
Lansing to Texas bus services, operated by Indian Trails, depart from CATA Intermodal Downtown station.
The best way to get from Lansing to Texas is to bus which takes 37h 26m and costs $260 - $550. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $410 - $1,000 and takes 36h 28m.
Lansing to Texas bus services, operated by Indian Trails, arrive at Detroit Bus Station.
Texas is 1h behind Lansing. It is currently 1:40 AM in Lansing and 12:40 AM in Texas.
What companies run services between Lansing, MI, USA and Texas, USA?
You can take a bus from CATA Intermodal Downtown to Congress St @ Milam St via Detroit Bus Station, Montgomery Intermodal Center, Houston Bus Station, and Magnolia Transit Center in around 37h 26m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from CATA Trans Center to Houston via NBD Harrison past Kalamazoo, Brody Complex, Capital Area Multimodal Gateway, East Lansing Amtrak Station, Chicago Union Station, and New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal in around 36h 28m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Detroit to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport via Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Detroit to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Detroit to San Antonio International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Detroit to San Antonio International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Detroit to San Antonio International Airport via Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Dallas via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Dallas via Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Dallas via Tulsa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Dallas via Memphis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to William P. Hobby Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,100
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to William P. Hobby Airport via New Orleans
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,200
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to William P. Hobby Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,100
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to William P. Hobby Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,200
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Detroit to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Detroit to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport via Indianapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–850
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–900
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–850
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–900
Flights from Detroit to George Bush Intercontinental Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–470
Flights from Detroit to San Antonio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Detroit to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–480
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–800
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–800
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–800
Flights from Detroit to San Antonio International Airport via Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Detroit to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–480
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–800
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–800
Flights from Detroit to George Bush Intercontinental Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–470
Flights from Detroit to San Antonio International Airport via George Bush Intercontinental Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Detroit to George Bush Intercontinental Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–470
Flights from Detroit to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–480
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
- $55–130
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Longview
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $240–550
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $260–600
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal to Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 18m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $100–230
- 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
- https://www.michiganflyer.com/
- 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 Longview to Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–110
- 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 Montgomery Intermodal Center
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $140–290
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Montgomery Intermodal Center to Houston Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $100–210
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
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