There are 11 ways to get from Texas to Lansing by plane, bus, train, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), car, or train (Amtrak)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Detroit, bus
best- Fly from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) to Detroit (DTW)plane AUS - DTW
- Take the bus from Detroit Metro Airport to East Lansing, MIbus
8h 14m$184–843Fly Dallas to Chicago Midway International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Dallas (DAL) to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)plane DAL - MDW
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to East Lansing Amtrak Stationtrain
10h 19m$155–548Bus, train (Amtrak)
- Take the bus from Houston to Longviewbus
- Take the train from Longview to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Chicago Union Station to East Lansing Amtrak Stationbus
30h 56m$434–824Bus
- Take the bus from Downtown Houston to Memphis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Memphis Bus Station to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Benton Harbor Bus Stopbus
- Take the bus from Greyhound Benton Harbor to CATA Intermodal Downtownbus
32h 28m$240–439Drive 1,253.3 mi
- Drive from Houston to Lansingcar 1,253.3 mi
21h 6m$229–331Fly George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Detroit, bus
- Fly from George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) to Detroit (DTW)plane IAH - DTW
- Take the bus from Detroit Metro Airport to East Lansing, MIbus
8h 23m$196–995Fly San Antonio International Airport to Detroit, bus
- Fly from San Antonio International Airport (SAT) to Detroit (DTW)plane SAT - DTW
- Take the bus from Detroit Metro Airport to East Lansing, MIbus
8h 13m$234–992Fly Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Detroit, bus
- Fly from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) to Detroit (DTW)plane DFW - DTW
- Take the bus from Detroit Metro Airport to East Lansing, MIbus
8h 43m$196–844Fly Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport, bus
- Fly from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) to Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR)plane DFW - GRR
- Take the bus from Greyhound Grand Rapids to CATA Intermodal Downtownbus
8h 45m$179–835Fly George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport, bus
- Fly from George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) to Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR)plane IAH - GRR
- Take the bus from Greyhound Grand Rapids to CATA Intermodal Downtownbus
8h 45m$199–886Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Houston to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminaltrain
- Take the train from New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to East Lansing Amtrak Stationtrain
36h 25m$489–1,030
Texas to Lansing by bus and train (Amtrak)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Texas to Lansing is to fly and bus which costs $190 - $1,000 and takes 8h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Texas to Lansing is to fly and bus which takes 8h 13m and costs $230 - $1,000.
No, there is no direct bus from Texas to Lansing. However, there are services departing from Smith St @ Preston St and arriving at CATA Intermodal Downtown via Downtown Houston, Memphis Bus Station, Chicago Bus Station and Greyhound Benton Harbor. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 32h 28m.
No, there is no direct train from Texas to Lansing station. However, there are services departing from Houston and arriving at East Lansing Amtrak Station via New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal and Chicago Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 36h 25m.
The distance between Texas and Lansing is 1263 miles. The road distance is 1260.6 miles.
The best way to get from Texas to Lansing without a car is to bus and train which takes 30h 56m and costs $430 - $850.
It takes approximately 8h 14m to get from Texas to Lansing, including transfers.
Texas to Lansing bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Downtown Houston station.
Texas to Lansing train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Houston station.
The best way to get from Texas to Lansing is to bus which takes 32h 28m and costs $240 - $440. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $480 - $1,100 and takes 36h 25m.
What companies run services between Texas, USA and Lansing, MI, USA?
You can take a bus from Smith St @ Preston St to CATA Intermodal Downtown via Pierce St @ Louisiana St, Downtown Houston, Memphis Bus Station, Chicago Bus Station, and Greyhound Benton Harbor in around 32h 28m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Houston to WBD Kalamazoo past S Cedar St via New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal, Chicago Union Station, East Lansing Amtrak Station, NBD Harrison past Service, NBD Harrison past Kalamazoo, and Brody Complex in around 36h 25m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Detroit via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Detroit via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Detroit via Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Saturday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from San Antonio International Airport to Detroit via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from San Antonio International Airport to Detroit via Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from San Antonio International Airport to Detroit via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Dallas to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–390
Flights from Dallas to Chicago Midway International Airport via Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $80–400
Flights from Dallas to Chicago Midway International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–390
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Detroit via Indianapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from San Antonio International Airport to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–950
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from San Antonio International Airport to Detroit via George Bush Intercontinental Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–900
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–900
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–900
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–210
Flights from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–600
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Longview to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 31m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $280–600
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to East Lansing Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–140
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Houston to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $120–240
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $300–650
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to East Lansing Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–140
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- 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
- https://www.michiganflyer.com/
- Child 2-16
- $9–11
- Adult
- $22–35
Bus from Detroit Metro Airport to East Lansing, MI
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–35
- Website
- https://www.michiganflyer.com/
- Child 2-16
- $9–11
- Adult
- $22–35
Bus from Detroit Metro Airport to East Lansing, MI
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–35
- Website
- https://www.michiganflyer.com/
- Child 2-16
- $9–11
- Adult
- $22–35
Bus from Detroit Metro Airport to East Lansing, MI
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–35
- Website
- https://www.michiganflyer.com/
- Child 2-16
- $9–11
- Adult
- $22–35
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Houston to Longview
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–110
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Bus from Chicago Union Station to East Lansing Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $80–120
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Downtown Houston to Memphis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $120–200
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Memphis Bus Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–140
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Memphis Bus Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–160
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Benton Harbor Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $14–28
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 989-725-5105
- Website
- indiantrails.com
Bus from Greyhound Benton Harbor to CATA Intermodal Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $25–50
- Website
- https://indiantrails.com
Bus from Greyhound Grand Rapids to CATA Intermodal Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $12–28
- Website
- https://indiantrails.com
Bus from Greyhound Grand Rapids to CATA Intermodal Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $12–28
- Website
- https://indiantrails.com
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More Questions & Answers
Texas to Lansing bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Memphis Bus Station.
Lansing is 1h ahead of Texas. It is currently 12:14 AM in Texas and 1:14 AM in Lansing.
Texas to Lansing train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal station.
Yes, the driving distance between Texas to Lansing is 1261 miles. It takes approximately 21h 6m to drive from Texas to Lansing.
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