There are 10 ways to get from Grand Rapids to Duke University by plane, bus (Greyhound), bus, train, or car
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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 31m$121–661Bus 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
10h 22m$99–473Bus
- 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
23h 1m$128–248Bus, 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 Raleigh Union Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Union Station - Bus Platform A to Chapel Dr at Duke University Rdbus Drx
28h 51m$296–606Drive 737.3 mi
- Drive from Grand Rapids to Duke Universitycar 737.3 mi
13h 49m$135–195Train 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 55m$210–341Train 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
10h 19m$227–868Bus, 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
9h 5m$150–723Fly 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 Durham Amtrak Stationtrain
9h 52m$181–853Train 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 Durham Amtrak Stationtrain
11h 9m$194–782
Grand Rapids to Duke University by bus and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Grand Rapids to Duke University is to drive which costs $130 - $200 and takes 13h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Grand Rapids to Duke University is to fly which takes 8h 31m and costs $120 - $700.
No, there is no direct bus from Grand Rapids to Duke University. However, there are services departing from Greyhound Grand Rapids and arriving at Flowers Dr at Duke Gardens via Detroit Bus Station, Winston Salem(Trans Center) and Durham Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 23h 1m.
The distance between Grand Rapids and Duke University is 638 miles. The road distance is 741.6 miles.
The best way to get from Grand Rapids to Duke University without a car is to bus which takes 23h 1m and costs $120 - $250.
It takes approximately 8h 31m to get from Grand Rapids to Duke University, including transfers.
Grand Rapids to Duke University bus services, operated by Indian Trails, depart from Greyhound Grand Rapids station.
The best way to get from Grand Rapids to Duke University is to fly which takes 8h 31m and costs $120 - $700. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $120 - $250 and takes 23h 1m.
Grand Rapids to Duke University bus services, operated by Indian Trails, arrive at Detroit Bus Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Grand Rapids to Duke University is 742 miles. It takes approximately 13h 49m to drive from Grand Rapids to Duke University.
What companies run services between Grand Rapids, Kent County, MI, USA and Duke University, 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 Duke University via Detroit Bus Station, Winston Salem(Trans Center), Durham, Durham Station, and Flowers Dr at Duke Gardens in around 23h 1m.
- 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 20m
- 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 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Kalamazoo-Battle Creek International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–440
Flights from Detroit to Raleigh-Durham International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- 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 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Piedmont Triad International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Every day
- 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
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Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Toledo to Raleigh Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $230–500
- 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 Durham Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–90
- 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 Durham Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $14–35
- 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
- +1 919 485 7433
- [email protected]
- Website
- gotriangle.org
Bus from Union Station - Bus Platform A to Chapel Dr at Duke University Rd
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- gotriangle.org
- 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
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