There are 7 ways to get from Grand Rapids to Anchorage by car, plane, train, bus, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Drive to Capital Region International Airport, fly
best- Drive from Grand Rapids to Lansing-Airport-LANcar
- Fly from Capital Region International Airport (LAN) to Anchorage International Airport (ANC)plane LAN - ANC
12h 14m$283–1,117Fly from Gerald R. Ford International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR) to Anchorage International Airport (ANC)plane GRR - ANC
11h 59m$266–1,106Drive 3,738.7 mi
- Drive from Grand Rapids to Anchoragecar 3,738.7 mi
2d 20h$661–955Train to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Anchorage International Airport (ANC)plane ORD - ANC
13h 33m$344–549Bus to Kalamazoo-Battle Creek International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Grand Rapids to Kalamazoobus
- Fly from Kalamazoo-Battle Creek International Airport (AZO) to Anchorage International Airport (ANC)plane AZO - ANC
12h 52m$274–1,128Bus, bus to Detroit, fly
- Take the bus from Grand Rapids to East Lansingbus
- Take the bus from East Lansing, MI to Detroit Metro Airportbus
- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Anchorage International Airport (ANC)plane DTW - ANC
13h 13m$436–1,669Taxi to Muskegon, fly
- Take the taxi from Grand Rapids to Muskegon (MKG)taxi
- Fly from Muskegon (MKG) to Anchorage International Airport (ANC)plane MKG - ANC
10h 46m$344–1,199
Capital Region International Airport (LAN) to Anchorage International Airport (ANC) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Grand Rapids to Anchorage is to train and fly which costs $340 - $550 and takes 13h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Grand Rapids to Anchorage is to taxi and fly which takes 10h 46m and costs $340 - $1,200.
The distance between Grand Rapids and Anchorage is 2990 miles. The road distance is 3760.6 miles.
It takes approximately 12h 14m to get from Grand Rapids to Anchorage, including transfers.
Anchorage is 4h behind Grand Rapids. It is currently 1:07 AM in Grand Rapids and 9:07 PM in Anchorage.
Yes, the driving distance between Grand Rapids to Anchorage is 3761 miles. It takes approximately 2 days 20h to drive from Grand Rapids to Anchorage.
There are 226+ hotels available in Anchorage.
What companies run services between Grand Rapids, Kent County, MI, USA and Anchorage, AK, USA?
Delta, United Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR) to Anchorage International Airport (ANC) every 4 hours.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Capital Region International Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 4m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 48m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 28m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Kalamazoo-Battle Creek International Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 48m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Detroit to Anchorage International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 53m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,600
Flights from Detroit to Anchorage International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,800
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Capital Region International Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Anchorage International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–390
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–390
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–390
Flights from Kalamazoo-Battle Creek International Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Detroit to Anchorage International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Capital Region International Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Anchorage International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Kalamazoo-Battle Creek International Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Detroit to Anchorage International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,700
Flights from Muskegon to Anchorage International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Anchorage International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Detroit to Anchorage International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,700
Flights from Detroit to Anchorage International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–1,800
Flights from Muskegon to Anchorage International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Detroit to Anchorage International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,800
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–150
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 989-725-5105
- Website
- Indian Trails
Bus from Grand Rapids to Kalamazoo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $10–24
- Website
- Indian Trails
Bus from Grand Rapids to East Lansing
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $12–29
- Website
- Indian Trails
- 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
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Estimated price
- $80–100
Metro Cab
- Phone
- +1 616-827-6500
- Website
- metrocabgr.com
Yellow Cab of Grand Rapids
- Phone
- +1 616-459-4646
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