There are 8 ways to get from East Lansing to Grand Canyon National Park by bus, plane, train, car, or shuttle
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 Detroit, fly to Flagstaff, bus
best- Take the bus from East Lansing, MI to Detroit Metro Airportbus
- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Flagstaff (FLG)plane DTW - FLG
- Take the bus from Flagstaff Pulliam Airport to Grand Canyon Maswik Lodgebus
12h 6m$240–907Train, bus
- Take the train from East Lansing Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Flagstafftrain
- Take the bus from Flagstaff Amtrak Station to Grand Canyon Maswik Lodgebus
40h 53m$611–1,321Bus, drive
- Take the bus from East Lansing Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Denver Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Denver Union Station to Las Vegas Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Las Vegas Bus Terminal to Williamsbus
- Drive from Williams to Grand Canyon National Parkcar
2d 2h$376–702Drive 1,849.6 mi
- Drive from East Lansing to Grand Canyon National Parkcar 1,849.6 mi
31h 51m$338–488Bus to Detroit, fly to Phoenix, shuttle
- Take the bus from East Lansing, MI to Detroit Metro Airportbus
- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Phoenix (PHX)plane DTW - PHX
- Take a shuttle bus from Sky Harbor International Airport to Grand Canyon Village
11h 38m$428–670Bus to Detroit, fly to Harry Reid International Airport, shuttle
- Take the bus from East Lansing, MI to Detroit Metro Airportbus
- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Harry Reid International Airport (LAS)plane DTW - LAS
- Take a shuttle bus from Treasure Island Hotel and Casino to GC Village Bright Angel Lodge
14h 21m$339–561Bus to Gerald R. Ford International Airport, fly to Phoenix, shuttle
- Take the bus from East Lansing Michigan Flyer to Greyhound Grand Rapidsbus
- Fly from Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR) to Phoenix (PHX)plane GRR - PHX
- Take a shuttle bus from Sky Harbor International Airport to Grand Canyon Village
13h 37m$475–861Bus to Gerald R. Ford International Airport, fly to Harry Reid International Airport, shuttle
- Take the bus from East Lansing Michigan Flyer to Greyhound Grand Rapidsbus
- Fly from Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR) to Harry Reid International Airport (LAS)plane GRR - LAS
- Take a shuttle bus from Treasure Island Hotel and Casino to GC Village Bright Angel Lodge
15h 46m$296–732
East Lansing to Grand Canyon National Park by bus, train, and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from East Lansing to Grand Canyon National Park is to drive which costs $330 - $490 and takes 31h 51m.
The fastest way to get from East Lansing to Grand Canyon National Park is to bus and fly and shuttle which takes 11h 38m and costs $420 - $700.
The distance between East Lansing and Grand Canyon National Park is 1791 miles. The road distance is 1860.4 miles.
The best way to get from East Lansing to Grand Canyon National Park without a car is to train and bus which takes 40h 53m and costs $600 - $1,400.
It takes approximately 12h 6m to get from East Lansing to Grand Canyon National Park, including transfers.
Grand Canyon National Park is 3h behind East Lansing. It is currently 4:05 AM in East Lansing and 1:05 AM in Grand Canyon National Park.
Yes, the driving distance between East Lansing to Grand Canyon National Park is 1860 miles. It takes approximately 31h 51m to drive from East Lansing to Grand Canyon National Park.
There are 13+ hotels available in Grand Canyon National Park.
What companies run services between East Lansing, MI, USA and Grand Canyon National Park, AZ, USA?
There is no direct connection from East Lansing to Grand Canyon National Park. However, you can take the bus to Detroit Metro Airport, walk to North Terminal, take the bus to McNamara Terminal, walk to Detroit (DTW) airport, fly to Flagstaff (FLG), walk to Flagstaff Pulliam Airport, take the bus to Grand Canyon Maswik Lodge, then walk to Grand Canyon National Park. Alternatively, you can take a bus from WBD Gr. River past MAC AVE to Grand Canyon National Park via Capital Area Multimodal Gateway, East Lansing Amtrak Station, Chicago Union Station, Flagstaff, Flagstaff Amtrak Station, and Maswik Lodge in around 40h 53m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Detroit to Phoenix via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Detroit to Phoenix via Will Rogers World
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Detroit to Harry Reid International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Detroit to Harry Reid International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 56m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Detroit to Harry Reid International Airport via Will Rogers World
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Phoenix via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 48m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Phoenix via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Harry Reid International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Harry Reid International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 18m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Harry Reid International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Detroit to Flagstaff via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Detroit to Flagstaff via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Detroit to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Phoenix via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Harry Reid International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Detroit to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Detroit to Harry Reid International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Phoenix via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Harry Reid International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 4m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Harry Reid International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Detroit to Harry Reid International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Phoenix via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Harry Reid International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Detroit to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–330
Flights from Detroit to Harry Reid International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–550
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Phoenix via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–550
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Harry Reid International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–600
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Harry Reid International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
- Website
- suncountry.com
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Harry Reid International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 19m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from East Lansing Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–140
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Flagstaff
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $500–1,100
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 517-333-0400
- [email protected]
- Website
- Michigan Flyer
Bus from East Lansing, MI to Detroit Metro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–35
- Website
- Michigan Flyer
- Child 2-16
- $9–11
- Adult
- $22–35
Bus from East Lansing, MI to Detroit Metro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–35
- Website
- Michigan Flyer
- Child 2-16
- $9–11
- Adult
- $22–35
Bus from East Lansing, MI to Detroit Metro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–35
- Website
- Michigan Flyer
- Child 2-16
- $9–11
- Adult
- $22–35
- Phone
- +1 928-350-8466
- Website
- arizonashuttle.com
Bus from Flagstaff Pulliam Airport to Grand Canyon Maswik Lodge
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–75
- Book at
- Groome Transportation - Phoenix, AZ
Bus from Flagstaff Amtrak Station to Grand Canyon Maswik Lodge
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–80
- Book at
- Groome Transportation - Phoenix, AZ
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from East Lansing Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $75–110
- Website
- Amtrak
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Denver Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $150–290
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Denver Union Station to Las Vegas Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–220
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Las Vegas Bus Terminal to Williams
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1-480-710-3441
- [email protected]
- Website
- Airport Shuttle of Phoenix
Shuttle from Sky Harbor International Airport to Grand Canyon Village
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $278
- Website
- Airport Shuttle of Phoenix
Shuttle from Sky Harbor International Airport to Grand Canyon Village
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $278
- Website
- Airport Shuttle of Phoenix
- Phone
- +1 702-978-7368
- [email protected]
- Website
- National Park Express
Shuttle from Treasure Island Hotel and Casino to GC Village Bright Angel Lodge
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95
- Website
- National Park Express
Shuttle from Treasure Island Hotel and Casino to GC Village Bright Angel Lodge
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95
- Website
- National Park Express
- Phone
- +1 989-725-5105
- Website
- Indian Trails
Bus from East Lansing Michigan Flyer to Greyhound Grand Rapids
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $13–29
- Website
- Indian Trails
Bus from East Lansing Michigan Flyer to Greyhound Grand Rapids
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $13–29
- Website
- Indian Trails
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