There are 7 ways to get from Grand Rapids to Jacksonville by bus, plane, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), train (Amtrak), car, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Line 6 bus to Gerald R. Ford International Airport, fly
best- Take the bus from Fountain/Division to Kentwood Station - Woodlandbus
- Fly from Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR) to Jacksonville (JAX)plane GRR - JAX
6h 32m$125–607Bus
- Take the bus from Grand Rapids to Chicagobus
- Take the bus from Chicago to Atlanta Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Jacksonvillebus
25h 40mTrain (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain Pere Marquette
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Jacksonvilletrain Floridian
40h 49m$558–1,218Drive 1,032.1 mi
- Drive from Grand Rapids to Jacksonvillecar 1,032.1 mi
20h 21m$189–273Train 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 Jacksonville (JAX)plane MDW - JAX
9h 49m$173–726Train 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 Jacksonville (JAX)plane ORD - JAX
10h 11m$240–623Bus, bus to Detroit, fly
- Take the bus from Greyhound Grand Rapids to CATA Intermodal Downtownbus
- Take the bus from East Lansing Marriott to DTW McNamara Terminalbus
- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Jacksonville (JAX)plane DTW - JAX
9h 19m$134–617
Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR) to Jacksonville (JAX) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Grand Rapids to Jacksonville is to drive which costs $180 - $280 and takes 20h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Grand Rapids to Jacksonville is to line 6 bus and fly which takes 6h 32m and costs $120 - $650.
No, there is no direct bus from Grand Rapids to Jacksonville. However, there are services departing from Grand Rapids and arriving at Jacksonville via Chicago and Atlanta Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 25h 40m.
No, there is no direct train from Grand Rapids station to Jacksonville. However, there are services departing from Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station and arriving at Jacksonville via Chicago Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 40h 49m.
The distance between Grand Rapids and Jacksonville is 918 miles. The road distance is 1038.2 miles.
The best way to get from Grand Rapids to Jacksonville without a car is to bus which takes 25h 40m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 32m to get from Grand Rapids to Jacksonville, including transfers.
Grand Rapids to Jacksonville bus services, operated by FlixBus-us, depart from Grand Rapids station.
Grand Rapids to Jacksonville train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station.
The best way to get from Grand Rapids to Jacksonville is to bus which takes 25h 40m and costs . Alternatively, you can train, which costs $550 - $1,300 and takes 40h 49m.
What companies run services between Grand Rapids, Kent County, MI, USA and Jacksonville, FL, USA?
You can take a bus from Grand Rapids to Jacksonville via Chicago and Atlanta Bus Station in around 25h 40m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station to Jefferson St + Beaver St via Chicago Union Station, Jacksonville, and Amtrak Station in around 40h 49m.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Jacksonville via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Jacksonville via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Jacksonville via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Jacksonville via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–450
Flights from Detroit to Jacksonville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Detroit to Jacksonville via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Jacksonville via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Jacksonville via Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Jacksonville via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Jacksonville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Jacksonville via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Jacksonville via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Detroit to Jacksonville via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Jacksonville via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Jacksonville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–440
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Jacksonville via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Jacksonville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–440
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Jacksonville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Jacksonville via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–600
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 Jacksonville
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 52m
- 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
- Phone
- +1 616-456-7514
- Website
- ridetherapid.org
Bus from Fountain/Division to Kentwood Station - Woodland
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- http://www.ridetherapid.org
- Schedules at
- https://www.ridetherapid.org/
- Adult
- $2
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Grand Rapids to Chicago
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Chicago to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Jacksonville
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Chicago to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $110–190
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Jacksonville
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $60–110
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Chicago to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–220
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Jacksonville
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $60–120
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Jacksonville
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com
- Phone
- +1 989-725-5105
- Website
- indiantrails.com
Bus from Greyhound Grand Rapids to CATA Intermodal Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $12–28
- Website
- https://indiantrails.com
- Phone
- +1 517-333-0400
- [email protected]
- Website
- michiganflyer.com
Bus from East Lansing Marriott to DTW McNamara Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–35
- Website
- https://www.michiganflyer.com/
- Child 2-16
- $9–11
- Adult
- $22–35
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More Questions & Answers
Grand Rapids to Jacksonville bus services, operated by FlixBus-us, arrive at Chicago station.
Grand Rapids to Jacksonville train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Chicago Union Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Grand Rapids to Jacksonville is 1038 miles. It takes approximately 20h 21m to drive from Grand Rapids to Jacksonville.
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