There are 9 ways to get from Phoenix to Pontiac by plane, train, bus, bus (Greyhound), or car
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Fly Phoenix to Detroit, train
best- Fly from Phoenix (PHX) to Detroit (DTW)plane PHX - DTW
- Take the train from Dearborn to Pontiac Amtrak Stationtrain
7h 50m$321–872Fly Phoenix to Bishop International Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Phoenix (PHX) to Bishop International Airport (FNT)plane PHX - FNT
- Take the bus from Flint Amtrak to Pontiac Amtrakbus
9h 4m$171–667Bus, train via Flagstaff
- Take the bus from Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport/44th Street Sky Train Station to Flagstaff Train Stationbus
- Take the train from Flagstaff to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Pontiac Amtrak Stationtrain
43h 19m$575–1,323Bus
- Take the bus from Phoenix Bus Station to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Indianapolis Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Indianapolis Union Station to Detroit Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Jefferson & Griswold to Downtown Pontiacbus 462
44h 10m$350–664Drive 1,984.2 mi
- Drive from Phoenix to Pontiaccar 1,984.2 mi
32h 41m$363–523Fly Phoenix to Capital Region International Airport, bus
- Fly from Phoenix (PHX) to Capital Region International Airport (LAN)plane PHX - LAN
- Take the bus from CATA Intermodal Downtown to Pontiac Amtrak Stationbus
10h 56m$187–837Fly Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport to Bishop International Airport, bus
- Fly from Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport (AZA) to Bishop International Airport (FNT)plane AZA - FNT
- Take the bus from Flint Amtrak to Pontiac Amtrakbus
7h 16m$249–745Fly Phoenix to Gerald R. Ford International Airport, bus
- Fly from Phoenix (PHX) to Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR)plane PHX - GRR
- Take the bus from Greyhound Grand Rapids to Pontiac Amtrak Stationbus
11h 22m$300–1,354Bus, train (Amtrak)
- Take the bus from North Phoenix Metro Center Transit Station to Maricopa Amtrakbus
- Take the train from Maricopa Amtrak to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Pontiac Amtrak Stationtrain
2d 16h$705–1,720
Phoenix to Pontiac by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Phoenix to Pontiac is to fly and bus which costs $170 - $700 and takes 9h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Phoenix to Pontiac is to fly and bus which takes 7h 16m and costs $240 - $750.
No, there is no direct bus from Phoenix station to Pontiac. However, there are services departing from Phoenix Bus Station and arriving at Downtown Pontiac via St Louis Bus Station, Indianapolis Union Station and Jefferson & Griswold. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 44h 10m.
The distance between Phoenix and Pontiac is 1724 miles. The road distance is 1995.7 miles.
The best way to get from Phoenix to Pontiac without a car is to bus and train via Flagstaff which takes 43h 19m and costs $550 - $1,400.
It takes approximately 7h 50m to get from Phoenix to Pontiac, including transfers.
Phoenix to Pontiac bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Phoenix Bus Station.
Phoenix to Pontiac bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at St Louis Bus Station.
Pontiac is 3h ahead of Phoenix. It is currently 6:51 AM in Phoenix and 9:51 AM in Pontiac.
Yes, the driving distance between Phoenix to Pontiac is 1996 miles. It takes approximately 32h 41m to drive from Phoenix to Pontiac.
What companies run services between Phoenix, AZ, USA and Pontiac, MI, USA?
You can take a bus from Phoenix Bus Station to Downtown Pontiac via St Louis Bus Station, Indianapolis Union Station, Detroit Bus Station, and Jefferson & Griswold in around 44h 10m.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Phoenix to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Phoenix to Capital Region International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Phoenix to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,300
Flights from Phoenix to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,400
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Phoenix to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Phoenix to Bishop International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Phoenix to Capital Region International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Phoenix to Capital Region International Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Phoenix to Gerald R. Ford International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,300
Flights from Phoenix to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,300
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Phoenix to Bishop International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Phoenix to Capital Region International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Phoenix to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,300
Flights from Phoenix to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,300
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Phoenix to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Phoenix to Detroit via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Phoenix to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,300
Flights from Phoenix to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,300
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Phoenix to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from Phoenix to Bishop International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 56m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport to Bishop International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Dearborn to Pontiac Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–20
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Flagstaff to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 43m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $470–1,100
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Pontiac Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 11m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $85–190
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Maricopa Amtrak to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $600–1,500
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport/44th Street Sky Train Station to Flagstaff Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $19–35
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Phoenix Bus Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $260–500
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Indianapolis Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–80
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Indianapolis Union Station to Detroit Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–90
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 866-962-5515
- Website
- smartbus.org
Bus from Jefferson & Griswold to Downtown Pontiac
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- https://www.smartbus.org
- Full Fare
- $2
- Phone
- +1 989-725-5105
- Website
- indiantrails.com
Bus from Flint Amtrak to Pontiac Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $6–22
- Website
- https://indiantrails.com
Bus from CATA Intermodal Downtown to Pontiac Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15–35
- Website
- https://indiantrails.com
Bus from Greyhound Grand Rapids to Pontiac Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $26–50
- Website
- https://indiantrails.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from North Phoenix Metro Center Transit Station to Maricopa Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $16–26
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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