There are 7 ways to get from Lawrence to Lansing by bus, plane, train (Amtrak), car, or train
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Bus, fly to Capital Region International Airport
best- Take the bus from Lawrence Bus Stop to Kansas City Bus Station
- Fly from Kansas City (MCI) to Capital Region International Airport (LAN)MCI - LAN
7h 38m$121–670Train (Amtrak)
cheapest- Take the train from Lawrence Amtrak Station to Chicago Union StationSouthwest Chief
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to East Lansing Amtrak StationBlue Water
15h 33m$114–350Drive 727.8 mi
- Drive from Lawrence to Lansing727.8 mi
12h 19m$133–192Bus, fly to Detroit
- Take the bus from Lawrence Bus Stop to Kansas City Bus Station
- Fly from Kansas City (MCI) to Detroit (DTW)MCI - DTW
- Take the bus from Detroit Metro Airport to East Lansing, MI
8h 46m$152–509Bus, fly to Bishop International Airport
- Take the bus from Lawrence Bus Stop to Kansas City Bus Station
- Fly from Kansas City (MCI) to Bishop International Airport (FNT)MCI - FNT
- Take the bus from Flint, MI to East Lansing, MI
9h 46m$140–580Bus, fly to Gerald R. Ford International Airport
- Take the bus from Lawrence Bus Stop to Kansas City Bus Station
- Fly from Kansas City (MCI) to Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR)MCI - GRR
- Take the bus from Grand Rapids, MI to East Lansing, MI
11h 24m$177–954Train, bus
- Take the train from Lawrence Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Station
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Kalamazoo
- Take the bus from Kalamazoo, MI to Lansing, MI
18h 14m$142–348
Lawrence to Lansing by train and bus (Amtrak)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lawrence to Lansing is to drive which costs $130 - $200 and takes 12h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Lawrence to Lansing is to bus and fly which takes 7h 38m and costs $120 - $700.
The distance between Lawrence and Lansing is 653 miles. The road distance is 732.1 miles.
The best way to get from Lawrence to Lansing without a car is to train which takes 15h 33m and costs $110 - $350.
It takes approximately 7h 38m to get from Lawrence to Lansing, including transfers.
Lansing is 1h ahead of Lawrence. It is currently 11:12 AM in Lawrence and 12:12 PM in Lansing.
Yes, the driving distance between Lawrence to Lansing is 732 miles. It takes approximately 12h 19m to drive from Lawrence to Lansing.
There are 75+ hotels available in Lansing.
What companies run services between Lawrence, KS, USA and Lansing, MI, USA?
You can take a train from Lawrence Amtrak Station to SBD Boston Blvd past Mount Hope via Chicago Union Station, East Lansing Amtrak Station, and Capital Area Multimodal Gateway in around 15h 33m.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Kansas City to Capital Region International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from Kansas City to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–480
Flights from Kansas City to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–1,100
Flights from Kansas City to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,300
Flights from Kansas City to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 14m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–1,000
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Kansas City to Capital Region International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Kansas City to Detroit via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–480
Flights from Kansas City to Bishop International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–490
Flights from Kansas City to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–900
Flights from Kansas City to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,400
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Kansas City to Detroit via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–480
Flights from Kansas City to Detroit via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $90–490
Flights from Kansas City to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–950
Flights from Kansas City to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,400
Flights from Kansas City to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,100
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Kansas City to Bishop International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–490
Flights from Kansas City to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–900
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from Kansas City to Bishop International Airport via St. Petersburg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 14m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Kansas City to Bishop International Airport via Punta Gorda
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Lawrence Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–200
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to East Lansing Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–150
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Kalamazoo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–90
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Lawrence Bus Stop to Kansas City Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–18
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 517-333-0400
- info@michiganflyer.com
- Website
- michiganflyer.com
Bus from Detroit Metro Airport to East Lansing, MI
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- 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 Flint, MI to East Lansing, MI
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $9–25
- Website
- https://indiantrails.com
Bus from Grand Rapids, MI to East Lansing, MI
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $12–30
- Website
- https://indiantrails.com
Bus from Kalamazoo, MI to Lansing, MI
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Website
- https://indiantrails.com
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