There are 8 ways to get from Sunnyvale to Michigan by plane, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), train, subway, or car
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Fly Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Detroit
best- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Detroit (DTW)plane SJC - DTW
7h 4m$179–760Caltrain to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Detroit
cheapest- Take the train from Sunnyvale Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northboundtrain
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Detroit (DTW)plane SFO - DTW
7h 28m$146–570Bus
- Take the bus from San Jose, CA - Huong Lan Sandwich to Los Angeles, CA - Chinatown Stationbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Downtown to Indio Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Indio Bus Station to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Indianapolis Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Indianapolis, IN to Detroit, MIbus
2d 12h$414–786Caltrain, BART, train
- Take the train from Sunnyvale Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northboundtrain
- Take the subway from Millbrae to Richmondsubway
- Take the train from Richmond to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Detroittrain
2d 14h$579–1,363Drive 2,421.7 mi
- Drive from Sunnyvale to Detroitcar 2,421.7 mi
37h 47m$442–639Fly Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR)plane SJC - GRR
9h 24m$371–1,612Caltrain to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Gerald R. Ford International Airport
- Take the train from Sunnyvale Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northboundtrain
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR)plane SFO - GRR
9h 44m$288–1,222Train to Oakland International Airport, fly to Gerald R. Ford International Airport
- Take the train from Santa Clara Amtrak to Oakland Coliseum/Airport Amtraktrain
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR)plane OAK - GRR
10h 49m$357–1,531
Sunnyvale to Michigan by bus and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sunnyvale to Michigan is to Caltrain and fly which costs $140 - $600 and takes 7h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Sunnyvale to Michigan is to fly which takes 7h 4m and costs $170 - $800.
No, there is no direct bus from Sunnyvale to Michigan. However, there are services departing from El Camino & Mathilda and arriving at Detroit, MI via San Jose, CA - Huong Lan Sandwich, Los Angeles Downtown, Indio Bus Station, St Louis Bus Station and Indianapolis, IN. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 12h.
No, there is no direct train from Sunnyvale to Michigan. However, there are services departing from Sunnyvale Caltrain Northbound and arriving at Campus Martius - Southbound via Millbrae, Richmond, Chicago Union Station and Baltimore St - Southbound. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 14h.
The distance between Sunnyvale and Michigan is 2095 miles. The road distance is 2435.8 miles.
The best way to get from Sunnyvale to Michigan without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 12h and costs $410 - $800.
It takes approximately 7h 4m to get from Sunnyvale to Michigan, including transfers.
Sunnyvale to Michigan bus services, operated by Hoang Express, depart from San Jose, CA - Huong Lan Sandwich station.
Sunnyvale to Michigan train services, operated by Caltrain, depart from Sunnyvale Caltrain Northbound station.
The best way to get from Sunnyvale to Michigan is to fly which takes 7h 4m and costs $170 - $800. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $410 - $800 and takes 2 days 12h.
What companies run services between Sunnyvale, CA, USA and Michigan, USA?
Delta, Southwest Airlines, and United Airlines fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Detroit (DTW) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from El Camino & Mathilda to Detroit, MI via Tully & King, San Jose, CA - Huong Lan Sandwich, Los Angeles, CA - Chinatown Station, Los Angeles Downtown, Indio Bus Station, St Louis Bus Station, and Indianapolis, IN in around 2d 12h.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Detroit via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 8m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Detroit via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Detroit via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 56m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Detroit via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Detroit via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,600
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,600
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 11m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,600
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,800
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,500
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,500
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,500
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Detroit via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Detroit via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 14m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,600
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,600
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 13m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,500
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Detroit via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Detroit via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Detroit via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,600
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 48m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,700
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,300
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,700
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 19m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Santa Ana
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,600
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- caltrain.com
Train from Sunnyvale Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northbound
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- $6–9
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Millbrae to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $12–15
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Richmond to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $500–1,200
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $60–140
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Santa Clara Amtrak to Oakland Coliseum/Airport Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–19
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 714-839-3500
- admin@lowfarebus.com
- Website
- xedohoang.com
Bus from San Jose, CA - Huong Lan Sandwich to Los Angeles, CA - Chinatown Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–60
- Book at
- https://www.gotobus.com/hoangexpress/
- Website
- https://xedohoang.com/en
- Adult One-way
- $45–60
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Los Angeles Downtown to Indio Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $14–26
- 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 Indio Bus Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $290–550
- 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
- $35–75
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 888-378-3823
- info@baronsbus.com
- Website
- baronsbus.com
Bus from Indianapolis, IN to Detroit, MI
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $27–70
- Website
- https://baronsbus.com
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More Questions & Answers
Sunnyvale to Michigan bus services, operated by Hoang Express, arrive at Los Angeles, CA - Chinatown Station.
Michigan is 3h ahead of Sunnyvale. It is currently 2:47 AM in Sunnyvale and 5:47 AM in Michigan.
Sunnyvale to Michigan train services, operated by Caltrain, arrive at Millbrae Caltrain Northbound station.
Yes, the driving distance between Sunnyvale to Michigan is 2436 miles. It takes approximately 37h 47m to drive from Sunnyvale to Michigan.
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