There are 10 ways to get from Grand Rapids to Cary by plane, bus (Greyhound), bus, train, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport
best- Fly from Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR) to Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU)plane GRR - RDU
8h 7m$120–660Bus to Kalamazoo-Battle Creek International Airport, fly to Raleigh-Durham International Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Grand Rapids to Kalamazoo Metro Transitbus
- Fly from Kalamazoo-Battle Creek International Airport (AZO) to Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU)plane AZO - RDU
9h 58m$98–472Bus
- Take the bus from Greyhound Grand Rapids to Detroit Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Detroit Bus Station to Winston Salem(Trans Center)bus
- Take the bus from Winston Salem(Trans Center) to Durhambus
24h 14m$131–253Bus, train
- Take the bus from Greyhound Grand Rapids to East Lansing Amtrak Stationbus
- Take the bus from East Lansing Amtrak Station to Toledobus
- Take the train from Toledo to Carytrain
27h 17m$293–653Drive 755.6 mi
- Drive from Grand Rapids to Carycar 755.6 mi
14h 10m$138–200Train to Chicago Midway International Airport, fly to Raleigh-Durham International Airport
- Take the train from Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU)plane MDW - RDU
9h 31m$211–342Train to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly to Raleigh-Durham International Airport
- Take the train from Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU)plane ORD - RDU
9h 54m$228–869Bus, bus to Detroit, fly to Raleigh-Durham International Airport
- Take the bus from Greyhound Grand Rapids to CATA Intermodal Downtownbus
- Take the bus from East Lansing, MI to Detroit Metro Airportbus
- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU)plane DTW - RDU
8h 40m$149–722Fly Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport, train
- Fly from Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR) to Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT)plane GRR - CLT
- Take the train from Charlotte Amtrak Station to Carytrain
9h 46m$183–860Train to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly to Piedmont Triad International Airport, train
- Take the train from Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Piedmont Triad International Airport (GSO)plane ORD - GSO
- Take the train from Greensboro to Carytrain
10h 58m$201–793
Grand Rapids to Cary by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Grand Rapids to Cary is to drive which costs $130 - $200 and takes 14h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Grand Rapids to Cary is to fly which takes 8h 7m and costs $120 - $700.
No, there is no direct bus from Grand Rapids to Cary. However, there are services departing from Greyhound Grand Rapids and arriving at Cary Depot via Detroit Bus Station, Winston Salem(Trans Center), Durham Station and Regional Transit Center. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 24h 14m.
The distance between Grand Rapids and Cary is 633 miles. The road distance is 760 miles.
The best way to get from Grand Rapids to Cary without a car is to bus which takes 24h 14m and costs $130 - $260.
It takes approximately 8h 7m to get from Grand Rapids to Cary, including transfers.
Grand Rapids to Cary bus services, operated by Indian Trails, depart from Greyhound Grand Rapids station.
The best way to get from Grand Rapids to Cary is to fly which takes 8h 7m and costs $120 - $700. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $130 - $260 and takes 24h 14m.
Grand Rapids to Cary bus services, operated by Indian Trails, arrive at Detroit Bus Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Grand Rapids to Cary is 760 miles. It takes approximately 14h 10m to drive from Grand Rapids to Cary.
What companies run services between Grand Rapids, Kent County, MI, USA and Cary, NC, USA?
Southwest Airlines, American Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR) to Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) hourly. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Greyhound Grand Rapids to Cary Depot via Detroit Bus Station, Winston Salem(Trans Center), Durham, Durham Station, and Regional Transit Center in around 24h 14m.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Charlotte Douglas International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Kalamazoo-Battle Creek International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–480
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–410
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–750
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Piedmont Triad International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Piedmont Triad International Airport via Charlotte Douglas International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Piedmont Triad International Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–700
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Detroit to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Saturday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–900
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport via Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $150–800
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Kalamazoo-Battle Creek International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–480
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–410
Flights from Detroit to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Piedmont Triad International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Piedmont Triad International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Kalamazoo-Battle Creek International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $80–440
Flights from Detroit to Raleigh-Durham International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–550
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–800
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Piedmont Triad International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Detroit to Raleigh-Durham International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–600
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Toledo to Cary
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $230–550
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–110
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–110
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Charlotte Amtrak Station to Cary
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–100
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–110
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Greensboro to Cary
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $20–45
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 989-725-5105
- Website
- Indian Trails
Bus from Greyhound Grand Rapids to Detroit Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Website
- Indian Trails
Bus from Greyhound Grand Rapids to East Lansing Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $12–29
- Website
- Indian Trails
Bus from Grand Rapids to Kalamazoo Metro Transit
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $10–24
- Website
- Indian Trails
Bus from Greyhound Grand Rapids to CATA Intermodal Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $12–28
- Website
- Indian Trails
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Detroit Bus Station to Winston Salem(Trans Center)
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $85–170
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Winston Salem(Trans Center) to Durham
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–22
- Website
- Greyhound
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from East Lansing Amtrak Station to Toledo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–75
- 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
Want to know more about travelling around United States
Rome2Rio's Travel Guide series provide vital information for the global traveller. Filled with useful and timely travel information, the guides answer all the hard questions - such as 'How do I buy a ticket?', 'Should I book online before I travel? ', 'How much should I expect to pay?', 'Do the trains and buses have Wifi?' - to help you get the most out of your next trip.
Related travel guides
Travelling to the US: What do I need to know?
Read the travel guide
Need to know: Greyhound
Read the travel guide
Why you should take the train in the US
Read the travel guide
More Questions & Answers
Book your Grand Rapids to Cary bus tickets online with Omio.
There are 604+ hotels available in Cary.








