There are 9 ways to get from Princeton to Lansing by train, plane, bus, bus (Greyhound), or car
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 Newark Liberty International Airport, fly to Detroit, bus
best- Take the train from Princeton Jct. to Newark Airport Railroad Station
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Detroit (DTW)EWR - DTW
- Take the bus from Detroit Metro Airport to East Lansing, MI
7h 54m$91–294Train to Laguardia Airport, fly to Detroit, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Princeton Jct. to New York Penn Station
- Fly from Laguardia Airport (LGA) to Detroit (DTW)LGA - DTW
- Take the bus from Detroit Metro Airport to East Lansing, MI
9h 47m$64–297Train, bus
- Take the train from Princeton Jct. to New York Penn StationNec
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Toledo
- Take the bus from Toledo to East Lansing Amtrak Station
22h 39mBus
- Take the bus from Nassau St & S Tulane St - Palmer Square to Port Authority Bus Terminal
- Take the bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to Detroit Bus Station
- Take the bus from Detroit, MI to Lansing, MI
24h 15m$149–346Drive 645.4 mi
- Drive from Princeton to Lansing645.4 mi
11h 41m$118–171Train to Philadelphia International Airport, fly to Detroit, bus
- Take the train from Trenton to 30th Street Station
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Detroit (DTW)PHL - DTW
- Take the bus from Detroit Metro Airport to East Lansing, MI
8h 42m$99–518Train to Newark Liberty International Airport, fly to Gerald R. Ford International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Princeton Jct. to Newark Airport Railroad Station
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR)EWR - GRR
- Take the bus from Grand Rapids, MI to East Lansing, MI
9h 11m$236–569Train to Philadelphia International Airport, fly to Gerald R. Ford International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Trenton to 30th Street Station
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR)PHL - GRR
- Take the bus from Grand Rapids, MI to East Lansing, MI
10h 5m$154–1,043Train to Laguardia Airport, fly to Gerald R. Ford International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Princeton Jct. to New York Penn Station
- Fly from Laguardia Airport (LGA) to Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR)LGA - GRR
- Take the bus from Grand Rapids, MI to East Lansing, MI
10h 59m$159–832
Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Detroit (DTW) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Princeton to Lansing is to drive which costs $110 - $170 and takes 11h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Princeton to Lansing is to train and fly and bus which takes 7h 54m and costs $90 - $300.
No, there is no direct bus from Princeton to Lansing. However, there are services departing from Nassau St & S Tulane St - Palmer Square and arriving at Lansing, MI via Port Authority Bus Terminal and Detroit, MI. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 24h 15m.
The distance between Princeton and Lansing is 629 miles. The road distance is 649.1 miles.
The best way to get from Princeton to Lansing without a car is to train and bus which takes 22h 39m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 54m to get from Princeton to Lansing, including transfers.
Princeton to Lansing bus services, operated by Suburban Transit, depart from Nassau St & S Tulane St - Palmer Square station.
Princeton to Lansing bus services, operated by Suburban Transit, arrive at Port Authority Bus Terminal station.
Yes, the driving distance between Princeton to Lansing is 649 miles. It takes approximately 11h 41m to drive from Princeton to Lansing.
There are 75+ hotels available in Lansing.
What companies run services between Princeton, NJ, USA and Lansing, MI, USA?
You can take a bus from Nassau St & S Tulane St - Palmer Square to Lansing, MI via Port Authority Bus Terminal and Detroit, MI in around 24h 15m.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–300
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–370
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–350
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Detroit via Buffalo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–360
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–800
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–750
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 19m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–750
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–300
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Detroit via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–380
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–900
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 49m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–850
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–370
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 49m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–350
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–800
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–900
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–750
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–800
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 49m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–850
- Website
- spirit.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–210
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–210
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–900
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–850
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–800
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $60–370
- Phone
- +1 973-275-5555
- Website
- njtransit.com
Train from Princeton Jct. to Newark Airport Railroad Station
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–25
- Website
- https://www.njtransit.com/
- Schedules at
- https://www.njtransit.com/bus-to
- Adult Airport
- $20–25
Train from Princeton Jct. to New York Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–21
- Website
- https://www.njtransit.com/
- Schedules at
- https://www.njtransit.com/bus-to
- Adult
- $2–21
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Toledo
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $160–500
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Trenton to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10–120
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Northeast Regional
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Trenton to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $4–200
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $4–200
- Business Class
- $45–230
- Phone
- +1 517-333-0400
- info@michiganflyer.com
- Website
- michiganflyer.com
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
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Toledo to East Lansing Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 (732) 249-1100
- Suburban@coachusa.com
- Website
- coachusa.com
Bus from Nassau St & S Tulane St - Palmer Square to Port Authority Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- https://www.coachusa.com/suburban-transit
- Adult
- $30–45
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to Detroit Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–260
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 989-725-5105
- Website
- indiantrails.com
Bus from Detroit, MI to Lansing, MI
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20–45
- Website
- https://indiantrails.com
Bus from Grand Rapids, MI to East Lansing, MI
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $12–30
- Website
- https://indiantrails.com
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