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How to get fromSterling Heights to Ithacaby train, bus, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), car, plane, bus (Flixbus) or shuttle

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There are 13 ways to get from Sterling Heights to Ithaca by train, bus, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), car, plane, bus (Flixbus), or shuttle

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  1. Train, bus

    best
    1. Take the train from Windsor to Aldershottrain
    2. Take the train from Aldershot to Syracusetrain
    3. Take the bus from Syracuse Bus Station to Ithacabus
    12h 54m
    $84–227

  2. Line 510 bus, line 5 bus to Detroit, fly to Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Van Dyke + 17 Mile Rd to Bel Air Shopping Centerbus
    2. Take the bus from 8 Mile @ Bel Air Center to Rosa Parks Transit Center - Deboardingbus
    3. Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport (ITH)planeDTW - ITH
    8h 55m
    $66–356

  3. Bus via Cleveland

    1. Take the bus from Detroit Bus Station to Cleveland Bus Stationbus
    2. Take the bus from Cleveland, OH to Buffalo, NYbus
    3. Take the bus from Buffalo to Ithacabus
    14h 37m
    $81–179

  4. Drive 398.5 mi

    1. Drive from Sterling Heights to Ithacacar398.5 mi
    7h 18m
    $73–106

  5. Line 510 bus, line 5 bus to Detroit, fly to Syracuse Hancock International Airport, bus

    1. Take the bus from Van Dyke + 17 Mile Rd to Bel Air Shopping Centerbus
    2. Take the bus from 8 Mile @ Bel Air Center to Rosa Parks Transit Center - Deboardingbus
    3. Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Syracuse Hancock International Airport (SYR)planeDTW - SYR
    4. Take the bus from Syracuse Airport, NY to Ithaca, NYbus
    7h 58m
    $106–551

  6. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Detroit Bus Station to Toledo Bus Stopbus
    2. Take the train from Toledo to Rochestertrain
    3. Take the bus from Rochester to Ithacabus231
    14h 6m
    $74–184

  7. Bus (Flixbus)

    1. Take the bus from Detroit Bus Station to TorontobusFlixBus 2701 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Toronto to IthacabusFlixBus 2685
    17h 37m
    $84–159

  8. Bus #2

    1. Take the bus from Detroit Bus Station to Torontobus
    2. Take the bus from Toronto to Rochesterbus
    3. Take the bus from Rochester to Ithacabus231
    17h 47m
    $89–239

  9. Fly Detroit to Rochester, bus

    1. Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Rochester (ROC)planeDTW - ROC
    2. Take the bus from Rochester, NY to Ithaca, NYbus
    8h 42m
    $156–466

  10. Line 510 bus, line 5 bus to Detroit, fly to Greater Binghamton Airport, bus

    1. Take the bus from Van Dyke + 17 Mile Rd to Bel Air Shopping Centerbus
    2. Take the bus from 8 Mile @ Bel Air Center to Rosa Parks Transit Center - Deboardingbus
    3. Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Greater Binghamton Airport (BGM)planeDTW - BGM
    4. Take the bus from Binghamton to Ithacabus
    7h 44m
    $100–396

  11. Line 510 bus, line 5 bus to Detroit, fly to Elmira/Corning Regional Airport, bus

    1. Take the bus from Van Dyke + 17 Mile Rd to Bel Air Shopping Centerbus
    2. Take the bus from 8 Mile @ Bel Air Center to Rosa Parks Transit Center - Deboardingbus
    3. Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Elmira/Corning Regional Airport (ELM)planeDTW - ELM
    4. Take the bus from Transit Center - PO Side to Tompkins County Librarybus
    8h 44m

  12. Fly Detroit to Buffalo Niagara International Airport, bus

    1. Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF)planeDTW - BUF
    2. Take the bus from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Ithacabus
    9h 28m
    $156–916

  13. Drive to Windsor Airport, fly to Toronto Pearson International Airport, shuttle, bus

    1. Drive from Sterling Heights to Windsor-Airport-YQGcar
    2. Fly from Windsor Airport (YQG) to Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ)planeYQG - YYZ
    3. Take a shuttle bus from Pearson International Airport Terminal 1 to Buffalo Airportshuttle
    4. Take the bus from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Ithacabus
    8h 43m
    $926–1,378

Sterling Heights to Ithaca by bus and foot

Calendar7Weekly Services
Duration14h 37mAverage Duration
Ticket$81Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

What companies run services between Sterling Heights, MI, USA and Ithaca, NY, USA?

You can take a bus from Van Dyke + 17 Mile Rd to Ithaca via 8 Mile @ Bel Air Center, Congress & Griswold, Detroit Bus Station, Cleveland Bus Station, Cleveland, OH, Buffalo, NY, and Buffalo in around 14h 37m.

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