There are 11 ways to get from Grand Rapids to Jonesboro by train, bus, car, plane, bus (Amtrak, Greyhound, Flixbus), bus (Amtrak, Flixbus, 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.
Train, bus
best- Take the train from Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Memphis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Memphis Bus Station to Jonesborobus
17h 27m$141–283Fly Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Jonesboro Municipal Airport
cheapest- Fly from Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR) to Jonesboro Municipal Airport (JBR)plane GRR - JBR
7h 19m$82–401Train, bus via St. Louis
- Take the train from Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to St. Louistrain
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Memphis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Memphis Bus Station to Jonesborobus
18h 59m$176–418Drive 652.6 mi
- Drive from Grand Rapids to Jonesborocar 652.6 mi
11h 4m$120–172Fly Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Memphis, bus
- Fly from Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR) to Memphis (MEM)plane GRR - MEM
- Take the bus from Memphis Bus Station to Jonesborobus
10h 38m$147–775Bus
- Take the bus from Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station to Chicago Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Memphis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Memphis Bus Station to Jonesborobus
17h 27m$138–223Bus via Champaign
- Take the bus from Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station to Chicago Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Downtown Chicago to Illinois Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Champaign Intermodal Trans Ctr to Memphis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Memphis Bus Station to Jonesborobus
20h 7m$148–228Train to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly to Memphis, bus
- Take the train from Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Memphis (MEM)plane ORD - MEM
- Take the bus from Memphis Bus Station to Jonesborobus
11h 57m$167–752Train to Chicago Midway International Airport, fly to Memphis, bus
- Take the train from Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Memphis (MEM)plane MDW - MEM
- Take the bus from Memphis Bus Station to Jonesborobus
11h 36m$204–999Taxi to Muskegon, fly to Memphis, bus
- Take the taxi from Grand Rapids to Muskegon (MKG)taxi
- Fly from Muskegon (MKG) to Memphis (MEM)plane MKG - MEM
- Take the bus from Memphis Bus Station to Jonesborobus
8h 16m$225–868Bus, bus to Detroit, fly to Memphis
- 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 Memphis (MEM)plane DTW - MEM
- Take the bus from Memphis Bus Station to Jonesborobus
11h 37m$207–1,088
Grand Rapids to Jonesboro by train, foot, and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Grand Rapids to Jonesboro is to drive which costs $110 - $180 and takes 11h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Grand Rapids to Jonesboro is to fly which takes 7h 19m and costs $80 - $410.
No, there is no direct bus from Grand Rapids station to Jonesboro. However, there are services departing from Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station and arriving at Jonesboro via Chicago Bus Station and Memphis Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 27m.
The distance between Grand Rapids and Jonesboro is 799 miles. The road distance is 656.4 miles.
The best way to get from Grand Rapids to Jonesboro without a car is to train and bus which takes 17h 27m and costs $140 - $290.
It takes approximately 17h 27m to get from Grand Rapids to Jonesboro, including transfers.
Grand Rapids to Jonesboro bus services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station.
The best way to get from Grand Rapids to Jonesboro is to bus which takes 17h 27m and costs $130 - $230. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $80 - $410 and takes 7h 19m.
Grand Rapids to Jonesboro bus services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Chicago Union Station.
Jonesboro is 1h behind Grand Rapids. It is currently 12:13 PM in Grand Rapids and 11:13 AM in Jonesboro.
What companies run services between Grand Rapids, Kent County, MI, USA and Jonesboro, AR, USA?
You can take a bus from Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station to Jonesboro via Chicago Union Station, Chicago Bus Station, and Memphis Bus Station in around 17h 27m. Alternatively, Southwest Airlines, Southern Airways Express, and two other airlines fly from Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR) to Jonesboro Municipal Airport (JBR) 4 times a day.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Memphis via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–800
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Memphis via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–900
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Memphis via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–950
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Memphis via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Muskegon to Memphis via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 16m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $180–900
Flights from Detroit to Memphis
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–1,000
Flights from Detroit to Memphis via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,200
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Memphis via Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 26m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–750
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Memphis via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Sunday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–750
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Memphis via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $210–1,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Memphis
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–850
Flights from Detroit to Memphis via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $180–1,000
Flights from Detroit to Memphis via Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–1,100
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Memphis via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–750
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Memphis via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 39m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–950
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Memphis
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Muskegon to Memphis via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–750
Flights from Detroit to Memphis via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–1,100
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Memphis via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Memphis
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Muskegon to Memphis via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 44m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–750
- Website
- iflysouthern.com
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Jonesboro Municipal Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 14m
- When
- Sunday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $70–400
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Jonesboro Municipal Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 3m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–380
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Jonesboro Municipal Airport via Charlotte, Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 43m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–480
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Jonesboro Municipal Airport via Atlanta, Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 18m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–470
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Jonesboro Municipal Airport via Atlanta, St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 56m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Jonesboro Municipal Airport via Minneapolis, St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 41m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–470
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Memphis via Knoxville
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–1,000
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
- $45–130
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–130
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $75–200
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–130
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–130
- Website
- Amtrak
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Memphis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $85–140
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Memphis Bus Station to Jonesboro
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–20
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Memphis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–75
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Memphis Bus Station to Jonesboro
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–20
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Memphis Bus Station to Jonesboro
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–20
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Memphis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $85–140
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Memphis Bus Station to Jonesboro
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–20
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Memphis Bus Station to Jonesboro
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–20
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Memphis Bus Station to Jonesboro
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–20
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Memphis Bus Station to Jonesboro
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–20
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Memphis Bus Station to Jonesboro
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–20
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Memphis Bus Station to Jonesboro
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–20
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Memphis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $80–130
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Memphis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–70
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Memphis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $80–130
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Downtown Chicago to Illinois Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $20–35
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Champaign Intermodal Trans Ctr to Memphis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $70–110
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $45–65
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $45–65
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 800-448-0572
- [email protected]
- Website
- Peoria Charter
Bus from Downtown Chicago to Illinois Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–60
- Website
- Peoria Charter
- Schedules at
- Peoria Charter Schedules
- cash
- $60
- online
- $45
- Phone
- +1 989-725-5105
- 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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