There are 8 ways to get from Manistee to Cedar Rapids by car, plane, taxi, bus, train, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Drive to Traverse City, fly
best- Drive from Manistee to Traverse-City-Airport-TVCcar
- Fly from Traverse City (TVC) to The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID)plane TVC - CID
6h 34m$64–339Drive to Muskegon, fly
cheapest- Drive from Manistee to Muskegon (MKG)car
- Fly from Muskegon (MKG) to The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID)plane MKG - CID
6h 17m$48–245Taxi, bus
- Take the taxi from Manistee to Reed City, MItaxi
- Take the bus from Reed City, MI to Kalamazoo Metro Transitbus
- Take the bus from Kalamazoo Bus Stop to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Iowa Citybus
- Take the bus from Court St Transportation Center to GTC Bay 9bus
15h 14mDrive 479.5 mi
- Drive from Manistee to Cedar Rapidscar 479.5 mi
8h 49m$88–127Fly from Manistee County-Blacker Airport
- Fly from Manistee County-Blacker Airport (MBL) to The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID)plane MBL - CID
5h 22m$60–327Taxi, bus, train
- Take the taxi from Manistee to Reed City, MItaxi
- Take the bus from Reed City, MI to Grand Rapidsbus
- Take the train from Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Iowa Citybus
- Take the bus from Court St Transportation Center to GTC Bay 9bus
15h 16mDrive, car ferry, bus
- Drive from Manistee to Ludingtoncar
- Take the car ferry from Ludington to Manitowoccarferry
- Take the bus from Manitowoc to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Iowa Citybus
- Take the bus from Court St Transportation Center to GTC Bay 9bus
15h 27mDrive, car ferry, bus, train
- Drive from Manistee to Ludingtoncar
- Take the car ferry from Ludington to Manitowoccarferry
- Take the bus from Manitowoc Amtrak Bus Stop to Milwaukeebus
- Take the train from Milwaukee to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Iowa Citybus
- Take the bus from Court St Transportation Center to GTC Bay 9bus
15h 50m
Traverse City (TVC) to The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Manistee to Cedar Rapids is to drive which costs $85 - $130 and takes 8h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Manistee to Cedar Rapids is to fly which takes 5h 22m and costs $55 - $330.
The distance between Manistee and Cedar Rapids is 442 miles. The road distance is 482.3 miles.
The best way to get from Manistee to Cedar Rapids without a car is to taxi and bus which takes 15h 14m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 34m to get from Manistee to Cedar Rapids, including transfers.
Cedar Rapids is 1h behind Manistee. It is currently 1:14 AM in Manistee and 12:14 AM in Cedar Rapids.
Yes, the driving distance between Manistee to Cedar Rapids is 482 miles. It takes approximately 8h 49m to drive from Manistee to Cedar Rapids.
There are 54+ hotels available in Cedar Rapids.
What companies run services between Manistee, MI, USA and Cedar Rapids, IA, USA?
Corporate Flight Management Inc, American Airlines, and United Airlines fly from Manistee County-Blacker Airport (MBL) to The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID) twice daily.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Traverse City to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–320
Flights from Manistee County-Blacker Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–310
Flights from Muskegon to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–220
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Traverse City to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–320
Flights from Traverse City to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Manistee County-Blacker Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $45–310
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–90
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Milwaukee to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $19–45
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 989-725-5105
- Website
- indiantrails.com
Bus from Reed City, MI to Kalamazoo Metro Transit
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20–45
- Website
- https://indiantrails.com
Bus from Reed City, MI to Grand Rapids
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–30
- Website
- https://indiantrails.com
Bus from Manitowoc Amtrak Bus Stop to Milwaukee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14–35
- 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 Kalamazoo Bus Stop to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $23–45
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Iowa City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Manitowoc to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $27–50
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Manitowoc Amtrak Bus Stop to Milwaukee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13–24
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1-319-362-0375
- Website
- 380express.com
Bus from Court St Transportation Center to GTC Bay 9
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.380express.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.380express.com/schedule/
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Manitowoc Amtrak Bus Stop to Milwaukee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–40
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 (800) 841-4243
- info@ssbadger.com
- Website
- ssbadger.com
Car ferry from Ludington to Manitowoc
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–92
- Schedules at
- ssbadger.com
- Adult
- $70–85
- Vehicle
- $92
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Estimated price
- $120–150
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