There are 94.27 miles from Kalamazoo to Ann Arbor in east direction and 98 miles (157.72 kilometers) by car, following the I-94 E route.
Kalamazoo and Ann Arbor are 1 hour 32 mins far apart, if you drive non-stop .
This is the fastest route from Kalamazoo, MI to Ann Arbor, MI. The halfway point is Parma, MI.
Kalamazoo, MI and Ann Arbor, MI are in the same time zone (EDT). Current time in both locations is 11:22 pm.
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Gas Consumption and Emissions
A car with a fuel efficiency of MPG will need 3.95 gallons of gas to cover the route between Kalamazoo, MI and Ann Arbor, MI.
The estimated cost of gas to go from Kalamazoo to Ann Arbor is $16.45.
During the route, an average car will release 77.41 pounds of CO2 to the atmosphere. The carbon footprint would be 0.79 pounds of CO2 per mile.
- Average USA gas price used for calculation is $4.16 per gallon of regular gas. Price last updated on October 2, 2022.
- Read more about our CO2 calculation.
Best Hotels In or Near Ann Arbor, MI
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Halfway Point Between Kalamazoo, MI and Ann Arbor, MI
If you want to meet halfway between Kalamazoo, MI and Ann Arbor, MI or just make a stop in the middle of your trip, the exact coordinates of the halfway point of this route are 42.262463 and -84.675339, or 42º 15' 44.8668" N, 84º 40' 31.2204" W. This location is 49.19 miles away from Kalamazoo, MI and Ann Arbor, MI and it would take approximately 46 minutes to reach the halfway point from both locations.
Closest City or Town to Halfway Point
The closest town to the halfway point is Parma, MI, situated 54 miles from Kalamazoo, MI and 46 miles from Ann Arbor, MI. It would take 51 minutes to go from Kalamazoo to Parma and 44 minutes to go from Ann Arbor to Parma.
Weather in Kalamazoo and Ann Arbor
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Lowest Price Rental Cars in Kalamazoo, MI
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Distance conversions
Checkout the distance in miles, kilometers and nautical miles between Kalamazoo, MI and Ann Arbor, MI in this table:
| Straight line distance | 94.27 mi | 151.71 km | 81.92 nautical mi |
| Driving distance | 98 mi | 158.33 km | 85.49 nautical mi |
Road Trip Tips
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Driving non-stop from Kalamazoo to Ann Arbor
How far is Ann Arbor from Kalamazoo? Here's the quick answer if you drive this relatively short distance without making any stops.
Nonstop drive: 100 miles or 161 km
Driving time: 1 hour, 41 minutes
Even though you can drive this distance straight through, it might be more interesting to stop along the way. You can scroll down to calculate how many hours it would take if you drive with stops.
Flying non-stop from Kalamazoo to Ann Arbor
Now let's assume you have a private jet and you can fly in the fastest possible straight line between Kalamazoo, Michigan and Ann Arbor, Michigan. Because of the curvature of the Earth, the shortest distance is actually the "great circle" distance, or "as the crow flies" which is calculated using an iterative Vincenty formula.
Flight distance: 95 miles or 154 km
Flight time: 23 minutes
The straight line flight distance is 5 miles less than driving on roads, which means the driving distance is roughly 1.0x of the flight distance.
Your plane flies much faster than a car, so the flight time is about 1/2th of the time it would take to drive.
This is a relatively short flight in a private plane, but you might be planning to book a commercial flight. In that case, your travel time would really need to include how many minutes to get to your local airport, wait for security, board and taxi on the runway, land at the other airport, and get to your destination. Scroll down to see a more realistic calculation that takes into account all these factors to get a more accurate estimate of your actual flight time.
Kalamazoo to Ann Arbor road trip
Let's say you're actually planning a road trip to Ann Arbor, and you want to stop on the way to explore. If it's a real road trip, you might want to check out interesting places along the way, or maybe eat at a great restaurant. That's what Trippy is perfect for, helping you figure out travel plans in detail.
Road trip: 1 day of driving
With the full itinerary planned out, we can estimate your total travel time for this trip.
Travel time: 3 hours on the road
Itinerary
Start in Kalamazoo.
To see all the details on this itinerary, including recommended restaurants, hotels, and things to do along the way, check out the full road trip planner:
Kalamazoo to Ann Arbor airports and flights
In the quick calculation above, we assumed you had a private plane and just wanted to know the time in the air from city to city. But for most of us, we're going to be flying on a commercial airline (whether it's first class or coach). So that means we really need to account for all the extra travel time getting to the airport, waiting for our flight, and making it to the destination.
To give you a better estimate of real-life travel, we've put together a flight itinerary with actual airports. Eventually you'll be able to customize this plan, choosing your own airports and flights. But for now, here's an example we've selected to give you an idea of how traveling might work between airports.
Departure airport: Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport (AZO)
Arrival airport: Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW)
With the airports selected, we can estimate the travel time to and from the airport, based on how far the airport is from downtown.
Getting to the airport: 13 minutes
Getting to your destination: 58 minutes
Now finally, let's look at an example flight from AZO to DTW and figure out how long it would take to fly including take-off and landing, and time to taxi on the runway.
Commercial flight time: 41 minutes
So now we can finally get an idea of the total travel time from Kalamazoo to Ann Arbor including time spent getting to/from the airports, an estimated wait time of 2 hours at the airport for TSA security lines and waiting at the gate, and the actual flight itself.
Total travel time: 4 hours
To see the details on this flight plan, including recommended airports, airline, and route, check out the flight planner:
How far is it the other way?
The distance is the same either way if you're flying a straight line (or driving the same roads back and forth). But for a real trip, there can be plenty of differences so go ahead and check the reverse directions to get the distance from Ann Arbor to Kalamazoo, or go to the main page to calculate the distance between cities.
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