There are 9 ways to get from Allentown to Grand Rapids by bus, plane, bus (Greyhound), car, train, or bus (Flixbus, Amtrak)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus to Newark Liberty International Airport, fly
best- Take the bus from Allentown to Newarkbus
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR)plane EWR - GRR
6h 15m$138–482Fly from Lehigh Valley International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Lehigh Valley International Airport (ABE) to Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR)plane ABE - GRR
7h 53m$80–416Bus via Detroit
- Take the bus from Allentown to Detroit Bus Stationbus Greyhound US0420
- Take the bus from Detroit to Grand Rapidsbus It 21
20h 30m$126–208Drive 648.8 mi
- Drive from Allentown to Grand Rapidscar 648.8 mi
11h 44m$119–171Bus to Philadelphia International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Allentown Transportation Center to Philadelphia 30th St Stationbus
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR)plane PHL - GRR
7h 4m$116–519Bus to Laguardia Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Allentown to Newark Penn Stationbus
- Fly from Laguardia Airport (LGA) to Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR)plane LGA - GRR
8h 29m$116–603Bus, train to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Allentown Transportation Center to Philadelphia 30th St Stationbus
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to BWI Thurgood Marshalltrain
- Fly from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR)plane BWI - GRR
8h 1m$128–1,125Bus, train to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Allentown Transportation Center to Philadelphia 30th St Stationbus
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Stationtrain
- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR)plane DCA - GRR
8h 59m$163–1,302Bus
- Take the bus from Allentown to Chicago Bus Stationbus FlixBus N2640
- Take the bus from Chicago Union Station to Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Stationbus Amtrak Thruway Connecting Service
23h 18m
Allentown to Grand Rapids by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Allentown to Grand Rapids is to drive which costs $110 - $180 and takes 11h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Allentown to Grand Rapids is to bus and fly which takes 6h 15m and costs $130 - $490.
No, there is no direct bus from Allentown to Grand Rapids. However, there are services departing from Allentown and arriving at Grand Rapids via Detroit. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 30m.
The distance between Allentown and Grand Rapids is 707 miles. The road distance is 652.5 miles.
The best way to get from Allentown to Grand Rapids without a car is to bus via Detroit which takes 20h 30m and costs $120 - $210.
It takes approximately 6h 15m to get from Allentown to Grand Rapids, including transfers.
Allentown to Grand Rapids bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Allentown station.
The best way to get from Allentown to Grand Rapids is to bus via Detroit which takes 20h 30m and costs $120 - $210. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $80 - $420 and takes 7h 53m.
Allentown to Grand Rapids bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Detroit Bus Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Allentown to Grand Rapids is 653 miles. It takes approximately 11h 44m to drive from Allentown to Grand Rapids.
What companies run services between Allentown, Lehigh County, PA, USA and Grand Rapids, Kent County, MI, USA?
You can take a bus from Allentown to Grand Rapids via Detroit in around 20h 30m. Alternatively, American Airlines, United Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Lehigh Valley International Airport (ABE) to Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR) every 3 hours.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–410
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–470
Flights from Lehigh Valley International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–550
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–550
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–430
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–600
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–410
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–460
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Lehigh Valley International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–410
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–470
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Lehigh Valley International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–470
Flights from Lehigh Valley International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–410
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–550
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–600
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Philadelphia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–700
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Saturday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–430
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $85–480
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–650
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from Lehigh Valley International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Orlando Sanford
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Thursday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from 30th Street Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $55–90
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $70–120
- Website
- Amtrak
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from 30th Street Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $24–650
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- $24–460
- First Class
- $140–650
Train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–650
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- $30–470
- First Class
- $150–650
- Website
- Yes Blue Transportation
Bus from Allentown to Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $27–33
- Schedules at
- Yes Blue Transportation
- Phone
- +1 610-868-6001
- [email protected]
- Website
- transbridgelines.com
Bus from Allentown to Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $63–69
- Schedules at
- transbridgelines.com
- Adult
- $63–69
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Allentown to Detroit Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–150
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Allentown to Newark Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $12–20
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 989-725-5105
- Website
- Indian Trails
Bus from Detroit to Grand Rapids
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Website
- Indian Trails
- Phone
- 570.821.3800
- [email protected]
- Website
- Martz Bus
Bus from Allentown Transportation Center to Philadelphia 30th St Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $29–45
- Website
- Martz Bus
Bus from Allentown Transportation Center to Philadelphia 30th St Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $29–45
- Website
- Martz Bus
Bus from Allentown Transportation Center to Philadelphia 30th St Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $29–45
- Website
- Martz Bus
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Allentown to Newark Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $11–17
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Allentown to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $120–200
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Chicago Union Station to Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- Amtrak
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