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How to get fromLudington to Detroitby car, plane, taxi, bus, car ferry or train

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There are 9 ways to get from Ludington to Detroit by car, plane, taxi, bus, car ferry, or train

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  1. Drive to Traverse City, fly

    best
    1. Drive from Ludington to Traverse-City-Airport-TVCcar car
    2. Fly from Traverse City (TVC) to Detroit (DTW)plane plane TVC - DTW
    4h 48m
    $58–315

  2. Drive 246.7 mi

    cheapest
    1. Drive from Ludington to Detroitcar car 246.7 mi
    4h 14m
    $45–65

  3. Taxi, bus

    1. Take the taxi from Ludington to Reed City, MItaxi taxi
    2. Take the bus from Reed City, MI to Grand Rapids, MIbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Grand Rapids, MI to Detroit, MIbus bus
    8h 13m
    $140–201

  4. Drive to Capital Region International Airport, fly

    1. Drive from Ludington to Lansing-Airport-LANcar car
    2. Fly from Capital Region International Airport (LAN) to Detroit (DTW)plane plane LAN - DTW
    4h 55m
    $86–503

  5. Drive to Mbs International Airport, fly

    1. Drive from Ludington to Mbs International Airport (MBS)car car
    2. Fly from Mbs International Airport (MBS) to Detroit (DTW)plane plane MBS - DTW
    5h
    $57–317

  6. Car ferry, drive to Green Bay, fly

    1. Take the car ferry from Ludington to Manitowoccarferry car ferry
    2. Drive from Manitowoc to Green Bay (GRB)car car
    3. Fly from Green Bay (GRB) to Detroit (DTW)plane plane GRB - DTW
    7h 30m
    $124–419

  7. Drive, car ferry to General Mitchell International Airport, fly

    1. Drive from Ludington to Muskegoncar car
    2. Take the car ferry from Muskegon to Milwaukeecarferry car ferry
    3. Fly from General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) to Detroit (DTW)plane plane MKE - DTW
    7h 39m
    $307–697

  8. Taxi, bus, train

    1. Take the taxi from Ludington to Big Rapidstaxi taxi
    2. Take the bus from Big Rapids to Kalamazoo, MIbus bus
    3. Take the train from Kalamazoo to Detroittrain train
    8h 15m
    $183–269

  9. Taxi, bus, train via Reed City

    1. Take the taxi from Ludington to Reed City, MItaxi taxi
    2. Take the bus from Reed City, MI to Kalamazoo, MIbus bus
    3. Take the train from Kalamazoo to Dearborntrain train
    8h 44m
    $155–238

Traverse City (TVC) to Detroit (DTW) flights

Calendar21Weekly Planes
Duration1h 23mAverage Duration
Ticket$40Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Ludington, MI, USA and Detroit, MI, USA?

There is no direct connection from Ludington to Detroit. However, you can drive to Traverse-City-Airport-TVC airport, fly to Detroit (DTW), walk to Metro Airport McNamara Terminal, then take the line 261 bus to Cass & Michigan. Alternatively, you can take the taxi to Reed City, MI, take the bus to Grand Rapids, MI, then take the bus to Detroit, MI.

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