Michigan

Distance from Ann Arbor to Lansing

Straight-line distance

52.0mi

Ann Arbor, MI and Lansing, MI are 52.0 miles (83.7 km) apart in a straight line. From Ann Arbor, the shortest path starts out heading NW (306°).

kilometers
83.7
nautical miles
45.2
heading from Ann Arbor
306° NW
heading from Lansing
125° SE
Ann ArborLansing

Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Ann Arbor is from Lansing

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Ann Arbor and Lansing is 52.0 miles, 83.7 km or 45.2 nautical miles. That is the shortest path over the Earth's surface, computed with the haversine formula on a sphere with the mean Earth radius, 6,371.0 km. A course held on one compass bearing (a rhumb line) would be 52.0 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
52.0
Kilometers
83.7
Nautical miles
45.2
Bearing from Ann Arbor
305.9° NW
Bearing arriving at Lansing
305.3°
Bearing from Lansing
125.3° SE

Halfway between Ann Arbor and Lansing

The great-circle midpoint is at 42.495949, -84.144446 (42°29'45.41"N 84°08'40.01"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Stockbridge, MI, with 1,298 residents, 3.6 miles from the midpoint. To find towns near the midpoint of any two places, use the halfway tool.

Time zones and daylight

Both use America/Detroit, so there is no time difference. On June 21, Ann Arbor gets 15 h 17 min of daylight and Lansing 15 h 20 min; on December 21, 9 h 05 min and 9 h 02 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Ann Arbor has 1.1 times the population of Lansing. From July 2020 to July 2024, Ann Arbor changed by -0.7% and Lansing by +1.6%. Both are in Michigan.

  1. 01Ann Arbor, MI122,925 (-0.7%)
  2. 02Lansing, MI114,336 (+1.6%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Ann Arbor from Lansing?

52.0 miles, 83.7 km or 45.2 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Lansing from Ann Arbor?

NW. The great-circle path leaves Ann Arbor on a bearing of 305.9° and arrives at Lansing on 305.3°. The return trip starts on 125.3°.

What is halfway between Ann Arbor and Lansing?

The midpoint is at 42.495949, -84.144446. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Stockbridge, MI, 3.6 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Ann Arbor and Lansing?

Both use America/Detroit, so there is no time difference.

Which is bigger, Ann Arbor or Lansing?

Ann Arbor, with 122,925 residents in July 2024 against 114,336 for Lansing, 1.1 times as many.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census 2024 Gazetteer internal points and Vintage 2024 estimates; time zones from Open-Meteo.

  1. 01Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
  2. 02Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  3. 03SunCalc library (Vladimir Agafonkin), algorithms after Jean Meeus
  4. 04IANA time zone database (clock times and daylight saving rules)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.