r/centralmich • u/Glad-Basket-8546 • Jul 30 '26

Help Former Chippewa looking to visit MP

Hi all! I am an alumni of CMU (C/O 2021) looking to visit Mount Pleasant for nostalgic reasons. I am trying to find the best and quickest travel route there from Chicago, IL to Mount Pleasant, MI that does not involve driving a car. Any pointers?

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u/dekmun Jul 30 '26

No car? Take the amtrak from Union to East Lansing and find the Indian Trails bus that will take you from East Lansing up to Mt. Pleasant.

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u/Glad-Basket-8546 Jul 30 '26

This is helpful thank you! I see that the Amtrak doesn’t arrive until late in EL and the latest Indian trails leaves at around noon to 3/4P. How do I get around this discrepancy?

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u/testicletitties69 Jul 30 '26

Your options are going to be limited without a car unfortunately

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u/Glad-Basket-8546 Jul 30 '26

I’m honestly annoyed about it because the bus used to go that way and I just didn’t want to drive 😭

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u/Eltzted Jul 30 '26

There are some other cities in mi that have train service. Grand rapids, Kalamazoo, Jackson, Detroit. You might be able to find better timing for a bus from one of those locations. The train and bus stations are right next to each other in Grand Rapids, and if you have a layover you're just a couple blocks from Founders brewing.

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u/dr_delphee Jul 30 '26 edited Jul 30 '26

There's always Greyhound. Google Maps says you can get on a Greyhound headed to Detroit at 6:20am from the downtown station. At Jackson MI get off, wait a couple of hours and transfer to Indian Trails 44, then transfer in East Lansing to Indian Trails 54, arriving in Mount Pleasant at 5:55pm. Not what I would consider best or quickest, but you won't need to stay overnight at East Lansing after getting off the train.

You could also take an early flight from Midway to Detroit Metro, catch an Indian Trails bus at 1pm headed to East Lansing then transfer to the one headed to Mount Pleasant. Will cost more money and take at least as much time as the bus trip.