There are 5 ways to get from Michigan to Dubuque by plane, car, bus, or train
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Fly to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field, drive
best- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN)plane DTW - MSN
- Drive from Madison-Airport-MSN to Dubuquecar
5h$99–578Drive 459.2 mi
cheapest- Drive from Detroit to Dubuquecar 459.2 mi
7h 59m$84–122Bus, drive
- Take the bus from Detroit Bus Station 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
- Drive from Twixt Town Rd Transfer to Dubuquecar
14h 36mFly to General Mitchell International Airport, drive
- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to General Mitchell International Airport (MKE)plane DTW - MKE
- Drive from Milwaukee-Airport-MKE to Dubuquecar
6h 12m$341–597Train, bus, drive
- Take the train from Detroit to Kalamazootrain
- 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
- Drive from Twixt Town Rd Transfer to Dubuquecar
16h 32m
Detroit (DTW) to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Michigan to Dubuque is to drive which costs $80 - $130 and takes 7h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Michigan to Dubuque is to fly and drive which takes 5h and costs $95 - $600.
The distance between Michigan and Dubuque is 424 miles. The road distance is 461.9 miles.
It takes approximately 5h to get from Michigan to Dubuque, including transfers.
Dubuque is 1h behind Michigan. It is currently 7:04 PM in Michigan and 6:04 PM in Dubuque.
Yes, the driving distance between Michigan to Dubuque is 462 miles. It takes approximately 7h 59m to drive from Michigan to Dubuque.
There are 62+ hotels available in Dubuque.
What companies run services between Michigan, USA and Dubuque, IA, USA?
There is no direct connection from Michigan to Dubuque. However, you can take the line 261 bus to Metro Airport McNamara Terminal, walk to Detroit (DTW) airport, fly to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN), then drive to Dubuque. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Detroit Bus Station to Dubuque via Chicago Bus Station, Court St Transportation Center, GTC Bay 9, GTC Bay 5, and Twixt Town Rd Transfer in around 14h 36m.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Detroit to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–550
Flights from Detroit to General Mitchell International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–600
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Detroit to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–600
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Detroit to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $80–600
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Detroit to Kalamazoo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–75
- 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 Detroit Bus Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–90
- 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 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/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Detroit Bus Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Schedules at
- flixbus.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/
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