There are 7 ways to get from Manistee to Cedar Rapids by car, plane, taxi, bus, or train
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 to The Eastern Iowa Airport
best- Drive from Manistee to Traverse-City-Airport-TVCcar
- Fly from Traverse City (TVC) to The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID)plane TVC - CID
6h 36m$64–339Drive to Muskegon, fly to The Eastern Iowa Airport
cheapest- Drive from Manistee to Muskegon (MKG)car
- Fly from Muskegon (MKG) to The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID)plane MKG - CID
6h 19m$48–245Taxi, bus
- Take the taxi from Manistee to Reed City, MItaxi
- Take the bus from Reed City, MI to Kalamazoo, MIbus
- 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 Manistee County-Blacker Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport
- Fly from Manistee County-Blacker Airport (MBL) to The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID)plane MBL - CID
6h 9m$65–337Fly Manistee County-Blacker Airport to Waterloo Municipal Airport, drive
- Fly from Manistee County-Blacker Airport (MBL) to Waterloo Municipal Airport (ALO)plane MBL - ALO
- Drive from Waterloo Municipal Airport (ALO) to Cedar Rapidscar
8h 17m$73–351Taxi, bus, train
- Take the taxi from Manistee to Reed City, MItaxi
- Take the bus from Reed City, MI to Grand Rapids, MIbus
- 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 16m
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 6h 9m and costs $60 - $340.
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 36m to get from Manistee to Cedar Rapids, including transfers.
Cedar Rapids is 1h behind Manistee. It is currently 1:50 AM in Manistee and 12:50 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 53+ hotels available in Cedar Rapids.
What companies run services between Manistee, MI, USA and Cedar Rapids, IA, USA?
Corporate Flight Management Inc, United Airlines, and American Airlines fly from Manistee County-Blacker Airport (MBL) to The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID) 3 times a day.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Traverse City to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–320
Flights from Manistee County-Blacker Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–320
Flights from Muskegon to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $30–220
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Traverse City to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–320
Flights from Manistee County-Blacker Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–320
Flights from Manistee County-Blacker Airport to Waterloo Municipal Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–320
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
- $35–65
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 989-725-5105
- Website
- indiantrails.com
Bus from Reed City, MI to Kalamazoo, MI
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20–45
- Website
- https://indiantrails.com
Bus from Reed City, MI to Grand Rapids, MI
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–30
- 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
- $23–35
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Iowa City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- 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/
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Estimated price
- $120–150
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