There are 10 ways to get from Grand Rapids to Boise by car, plane, train, bus, bus (Amtrak, Greyhound), 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 Boise Airport (BOI)plane LAN - BOI
8h 50m$172–717Bus to Kalamazoo-Battle Creek International Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the bus from Grand Rapids to Kalamazoo Metro Transitbus
- Fly from Kalamazoo-Battle Creek International Airport (AZO) to Boise Airport (BOI)plane AZO - BOI
11h 14m$133–577Train, bus via West Jordan
- Take the train from Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Salt Lake Citytrain
- Take the bus from 6271 S Dixie Dr - Salt Lake City to 3988 W Chinden - Boisebus
2d 2h$646–1,340Bus
- Take the bus from Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station to Chicago Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Denver Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Denver Union Station to Cedar Citybus
- Take the bus from Cedar City, UT to 3988 W Chinden - Boisebus
2d 6h$418–727Drive 1,837 mi
- Drive from Grand Rapids to Boisecar 1,837 mi
29h$336–485Fly from Gerald R. Ford International Airport
- Fly from Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR) to Boise Airport (BOI)plane GRR - BOI
9h 6m$155–655Train to Chicago Midway International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Boise Airport (BOI)plane MDW - BOI
9h 47m$214–775Train 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 Boise Airport (BOI)plane ORD - BOI
10h 15m$441–672Taxi to Muskegon, fly
- Take the taxi from Grand Rapids to Muskegon (MKG)taxi
- Fly from Muskegon (MKG) to Boise Airport (BOI)plane MKG - BOI
8h 36m$183–548Train, bus
- Take the train from Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Spokanetrain
- Take the bus from Spokane to Boise, ID - Airportbus
2d 6h$724–1,577
Grand Rapids to Boise by bus and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Grand Rapids to Boise is to bus and fly which costs $130 - $600 and takes 11h 14m.
The fastest way to get from Grand Rapids to Boise is to taxi and fly which takes 8h 36m and costs $180 - $550.
No, there is no direct bus from Grand Rapids station to Boise station. However, there are services departing from Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station and arriving at Main Street Station - Upper Deck via Chicago Bus Station, Denver Union Station, Cedar City, UT and W Chinden Blvd & W 39th St SWC. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 6h.
The distance between Grand Rapids and Boise is 1661 miles. The road distance is 1847.8 miles.
The best way to get from Grand Rapids to Boise without a car is to train and bus via West Jordan which takes 2 days 2h and costs $600 - $1,400.
It takes approximately 8h 50m to get from Grand Rapids to Boise, including transfers.
Grand Rapids to Boise bus services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station.
The best way to get from Grand Rapids to Boise is to bus which takes 2 days 6h and costs $410 - $750. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $150 - $700 and takes 9h 6m.
Grand Rapids to Boise bus services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Chicago Union Station.
Boise is 2h behind Grand Rapids. It is currently 7:20 PM in Grand Rapids and 5:20 PM in Boise.
What companies run services between Grand Rapids, Kent County, MI, USA and Boise, ID, USA?
You can take a bus from Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station to Main Street Station - Upper Deck via Chicago Union Station, Chicago Bus Station, Denver Union Station, Cedar City, Cedar City, UT, 3988 W Chinden - Boise, and W Chinden Blvd & W 39th St SWC in around 2d 6h. Alternatively, United Airlines, Southwest Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR) to Boise Airport (BOI) every 3 hours.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Capital Region International Airport to Boise Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Boise Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Boise Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Boise Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–490
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Boise Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Kalamazoo-Battle Creek International Airport to Boise Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Muskegon to Boise Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 41m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–450
Flights from Muskegon to Boise Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–470
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Boise Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Boise Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Boise Airport via Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Boise Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Boise Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Boise Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 43m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Capital Region International Airport to Boise Airport via Detroit, Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Capital Region International Airport to Boise Airport via Reagan Washington, Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 56m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Boise Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Boise Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- When
- Wednesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Boise Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–500
Flights from Kalamazoo-Battle Creek International Airport to Boise Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Capital Region International Airport to Boise Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Boise Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Boise Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Boise Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–490
Flights from Kalamazoo-Battle Creek International Airport to Boise Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Muskegon to Boise Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–450
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Muskegon to Boise Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Bozeman
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–460
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–120
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $500–1,100
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–120
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–120
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–120
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Spokane
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $600–1,300
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 833 766 3553
- Website
- tufesainternacional.com
Bus from 6271 S Dixie Dr - Salt Lake City to 3988 W Chinden - Boise
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $70–100
- Schedules at
- tufesainternacional.com
- Adult One way
- $70–100
Bus from Cedar City, UT to 3988 W Chinden - Boise
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $100–140
- Schedules at
- tufesainternacional.com
- Adult One way
- $100–140
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $65–95
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Denver Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $160–310
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Denver Union Station to Cedar City
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $90–180
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 989-725-5105
- Website
- indiantrails.com
Bus from Grand Rapids to Kalamazoo Metro Transit
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $10–24
- Website
- https://indiantrails.com
- Phone
- +1 800-366-6975
- [email protected]
- Website
- northwesternstagelines.com
Bus from Spokane to Boise, ID - Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $130–160
- Schedules at
- northwesternstagelines.com
- Adults
- $130–160
- Phone
- +1 208-656-8824
- [email protected]
- Website
- saltlakeexpress.com
Bus from Spokane to Boise, ID - Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $65–120
- Website
- https://saltlakeexpress.com
- 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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