There are 7 ways to get from St. Louis to Torch Lake by plane, taxi, train, bus, bus (Flixbus, 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.
Fly to Traverse City, taxi
best- Fly from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) to Traverse City (TVC)plane STL - TVC
- Take the taxi from Traverse-City-Airport-TVC to Torch Laketaxi
5h 40m$178–622Fly to Pellston, drive
cheapest- Fly from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) to Pellston (PLN)plane STL - PLN
- Drive from Pellston (PLN) to Torch Lakecar
6h 37m$98–568Train, bus, taxi
- Take the train from St. Louis to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Kalamazootrain
- Take the bus from Kalamazoo Metro Transit to Traverse City, MIbus
- Take the taxi from Traverse City, MI to Torch Laketaxi
15h 12m$223–403Bus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Kalamazoo Bus Stopbus
- Take the bus from Kalamazoo Metro Transit to Charlevoix, MIbus
18h 20m$167–263Drive 596 mi
- Drive from St. Louis to Torch Lakecar 596 mi
10h 12m$109–158Train, bus, taxi via Grand Rapids
- Take the train from St. Louis to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Grand Rapids to Kingsleybus
- Take the taxi from Kingsley to Torch Laketaxi
15h 22m$250–438Train, bus, drive
- Take the train from St. Louis to Bloomington-Normaltrain
- Take the bus from Bloomington to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Kalamazoo Bus Stopbus
- Take the bus from Kalamazoo Metro Transit to Traverse City, MIbus
- Drive from Leelanau Sands Casino to Torch Lakecar
22h 32m$128–267
Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) to Traverse City (TVC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from St. Louis to Torch Lake is to drive which costs $100 - $160 and takes 10h 12m.
The fastest way to get from St. Louis to Torch Lake is to fly and taxi which takes 5h 40m and costs $170 - $650.
The distance between St. Louis and Torch Lake is 527 miles. The road distance is 599.5 miles.
The best way to get from St. Louis to Torch Lake without a car is to train and bus and taxi which takes 15h 12m and costs $220 - $410.
It takes approximately 5h 40m to get from St. Louis to Torch Lake, including transfers.
Torch Lake is 1h ahead of St. Louis. It is currently 12:22 PM in St. Louis and 1:22 PM in Torch Lake.
Yes, the driving distance between St. Louis to Torch Lake is 599 miles. It takes approximately 10h 12m to drive from St. Louis to Torch Lake.
There are 147+ hotels available in Torch Lake.
What companies run services between St. Louis, MO, USA and Torch Lake, MI, USA?
You can take a bus from St Louis Bus Station to Torch Lake via Chicago Bus Station, Kalamazoo Metro Transit, and Charlevoix, MI in around 18h 20m.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Traverse City via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–500
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Pellston via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–550
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Traverse City via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Traverse City via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Pellston via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Traverse City via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–500
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Traverse City via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 34m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Traverse City via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 23m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from St. Louis to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $60–150
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Kalamazoo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–90
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from St. Louis to Bloomington-Normal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–80
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 989-725-5105
- Website
- indiantrails.com
Bus from Kalamazoo Metro Transit to Traverse City, MI
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Website
- https://indiantrails.com
Bus from Kalamazoo Metro Transit to Charlevoix, MI
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–75
- Website
- https://indiantrails.com
Bus from Grand Rapids to Kingsley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–45
- Website
- https://indiantrails.com
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- 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 Chicago Bus Station to Kalamazoo Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $24–45
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Bloomington to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Estimated price
- $95–160
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