There are 7 ways to get from Oceanside to Lansing by train, plane, train (Amtrak), bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), car, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to San Diego International Airport, fly to Capital Region International Airport
best- Take the train from Oceanside to San Diego Old Town Transportation Centertrain
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Capital Region International Airport (LAN)plane SAN - LAN
9h 7m$123–484Train
- Take the train from Oceanside to Fullerton Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the train from Fullerton Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to East Lansing Amtrak Stationtrain
2d 2h$1,324–2,098Bus
- Take the bus from Oceanside Transportation Center to Los Angeles Downtownbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Indianapolis Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Indianapolis to Detroitbus
- Take the bus from Detroit to Lansingbus
2d 11h$431–700Drive 2,244.8 mi
- Drive from Oceanside to Lansingcar 2,244.8 mi
35h 30m$410–592Train to San Diego International Airport, fly to Detroit, bus
- Take the train from Oceanside to San Diego Old Town Transportation Centertrain
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Detroit (DTW)plane SAN - DTW
- Take the bus from Detroit Metro Airport to East Lansing, MIbus
10h 15m$234–823Bus to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Detroit, bus
- Take the bus from 301 Mission Ave STE 205, Oceanside, CA to LAX Terminal 3 Upper Level dropoffbus
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Detroit (DTW)plane LAX - DTW
- Take the bus from Detroit Metro Airport to East Lansing, MIbus
10h 39m$241–676Train to San Diego International Airport, fly to Gerald R. Ford International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Oceanside to San Diego Old Town Transportation Centertrain
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR)plane SAN - GRR
- Take the bus from Grand Rapids to East Lansingbus
12h 19m$154–536
Oceanside to Lansing by train and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Oceanside to Lansing is to train and fly which costs $120 - $490 and takes 9h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Oceanside to Lansing is to train and fly which takes 9h 7m and costs $120 - $490.
No, there is no direct bus from Oceanside to Lansing. However, there are services departing from Oceanside Transportation Center and arriving at Lansing via Los Angeles Union Station, St Louis Bus Station, Indianapolis and Detroit. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 11h.
No, there is no direct train from Oceanside to Lansing station. However, there are services departing from Oceanside and arriving at East Lansing Amtrak Station via Fullerton Amtrak Station and Chicago Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 2h.
The distance between Oceanside and Lansing is 1955 miles. The road distance is 2257.9 miles.
The best way to get from Oceanside to Lansing without a car is to train which takes 2 days 2h and costs $1,300 - $2,100.
It takes approximately 9h 7m to get from Oceanside to Lansing, including transfers.
Oceanside to Lansing bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Oceanside Transportation Center station.
Oceanside to Lansing train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Oceanside station.
The best way to get from Oceanside to Lansing is to train which takes 2 days 2h and costs $1,300 - $2,100. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $430 - $700 and takes 2 days 11h.
What companies run services between Oceanside, CA, USA and Lansing, MI, USA?
You can take a train from Oceanside to WBD Michigan at Museum Drive via Fullerton Amtrak Station, Chicago Union Station, East Lansing Amtrak Station, NBD Harrison past Service, EBD Gr. River past Abbot Rd, and WBD Gr. River past MAC AVE in around 2d 2h. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Oceanside Transportation Center to Lansing via Los Angeles Downtown, Los Angeles Union Station, St Louis Bus Station, Indianapolis, and Detroit in around 2d 11h.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Detroit via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Detroit via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Detroit via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 14m
- When
- Sunday, Saturday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Detroit via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 13m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–450
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–450
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Capital Region International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–470
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Detroit via Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 51m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–480
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–460
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Capital Region International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–450
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–480
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–450
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 29m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–450
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–450
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–450
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 24m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–410
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Oceanside to San Diego Old Town Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–35
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Oceanside to Fullerton Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Fullerton Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,200–1,900
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to East Lansing Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–180
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Oceanside to San Diego Old Town Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–35
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Oceanside to San Diego Old Town Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–35
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- (800) 371-LINK (5465)
- Website
- Metrolink Trains
Train from Oceanside to Fullerton Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Website
- Metrolink Trains
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Oceanside Transportation Center to Los Angeles Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $13–21
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $330–500
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Indianapolis Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 888-378-3823
- info@baronsbus.com
- Website
- Barons Bus
Bus from Indianapolis to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $27–70
- Website
- Barons Bus
- Phone
- +1 989-725-5105
- Website
- Indian Trails
Bus from Detroit to Lansing
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20–45
- Website
- Indian Trails
Bus from Grand Rapids to East Lansing
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $12–29
- Website
- Indian Trails
- Phone
- +1 517-333-0400
- info@michiganflyer.com
- Website
- Michigan Flyer
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
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
- (323)-776-5467
- hello@laxlinq.com
- Website
- LAX LINQ
Bus from 301 Mission Ave STE 205, Oceanside, CA to LAX Terminal 3 Upper Level dropoff
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–85
- Website
- LAX LINQ
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Booking & Getting There
Oceanside to Lansing bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Los Angeles Downtown station.
Lansing is 3h ahead of Oceanside. It is currently 4:37 AM in Oceanside and 7:37 AM in Lansing.
Oceanside to Lansing train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Fullerton Amtrak Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Oceanside to Lansing is 2258 miles. It takes approximately 35h 30m to drive from Oceanside to Lansing.
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