There are 11 ways to get from Grand Rapids to Lynchburg by plane, bus (Greyhound), train (Amtrak), car, train, taxi, or bus
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 Lynchburg Regional Airport
best- Fly from Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR) to Lynchburg Regional Airport (LYH)plane GRR - LYH
8h 39m$101–486Bus
- Take the bus from Grand Rapids to Detroit Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Detroit Bus Station to Toledo Bus Stopbus
- Take the bus from Toledo Bus Stop to Washington Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Washington Union Station to Lynchburg Amtrak Stationbus
23h 38mTrain (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Charlottesvilletrain
- Take the train from Charlottesville to Lynchburgtrain
27h 56m$337–705Drive 673.5 mi
- Drive from Grand Rapids to Lynchburgcar 673.5 mi
12h 51m$123–178Train to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly to Lynchburg Regional Airport
- Take the train from Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Lynchburg Regional Airport (LYH)plane ORD - LYH
9h 59m$127–472Fly Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, train
- Fly from Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)plane GRR - DCA
- Take the train from Alexandria to Lynchburgtrain
8h 48m$176–767Fly Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Roanoke Regional Airport-Woodrum Field, train
- Fly from Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR) to Roanoke Regional Airport-Woodrum Field (ROA)plane GRR - ROA
- Take the train from Roanoke to Lynchburgtrain
10h 21m$115–514Taxi to Muskegon, fly to Lynchburg Regional Airport
- Take the taxi from Grand Rapids to Muskegon (MKG)taxi
- Fly from Muskegon (MKG) to Lynchburg Regional Airport (LYH)plane MKG - LYH
11h 44m$144–429Fly Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, train
- Fly from Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR) to Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI)plane GRR - BWI
- Take the train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to Lynchburgtrain
9h 51m$161–1,226Train to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly to Roanoke Regional Airport-Woodrum Field, train
- Take the train from Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Roanoke Regional Airport-Woodrum Field (ROA)plane ORD - ROA
- Take the train from Roanoke to Lynchburgtrain
11h 23m$141–500Bus, train
- Take the bus from Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station to Chicago Union Stationbus
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Charlottesvilletrain
- Take the bus from Barracks Road Shopping Center to Lynchburg Amtrak Stationbus
28h 51m$341–682
Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR) to Lynchburg Regional Airport (LYH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Grand Rapids to Lynchburg is to drive which costs $120 - $180 and takes 12h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Grand Rapids to Lynchburg is to fly which takes 8h 39m and costs $100 - $490.
No, there is no direct bus from Grand Rapids to Lynchburg station. However, there are services departing from Grand Rapids and arriving at Lynchburg Amtrak Station via Detroit Bus Station, Toledo Bus Stop and Washington Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 23h 38m.
No, there is no direct train from Grand Rapids station to Lynchburg. However, there are services departing from Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station and arriving at Lynchburg via Chicago Union Station and Charlottesville. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h 56m.
The distance between Grand Rapids and Lynchburg is 534 miles. The road distance is 677.4 miles.
The best way to get from Grand Rapids to Lynchburg without a car is to bus which takes 23h 38m and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 39m to get from Grand Rapids to Lynchburg, including transfers.
Grand Rapids to Lynchburg bus services, operated by FlixBus-us, depart from Grand Rapids station.
Grand Rapids to Lynchburg train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station.
The best way to get from Grand Rapids to Lynchburg is to fly which takes 8h 39m and costs $100 - $490. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 23h 38m, you could also train, which costs $330 - $750 and takes 27h 56m.
What companies run services between Grand Rapids, Kent County, MI, USA and Lynchburg, VA, USA?
American Airlines and United Airlines fly from Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR) to Lynchburg Regional Airport (LYH) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Grand Rapids to Lynchburg Amtrak Station via Detroit Bus Station, Toledo Bus Stop, and Washington Union Station in around 23h 38m.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Lynchburg Regional Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 51m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lynchburg Regional Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–390
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Roanoke Regional Airport-Woodrum Field via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–490
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Roanoke Regional Airport-Woodrum Field via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Roanoke Regional Airport-Woodrum Field via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–470
Flights from Muskegon to Lynchburg Regional Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 53m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $75–360
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Roanoke Regional Airport-Woodrum Field
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–340
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Roanoke Regional Airport-Woodrum Field via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–390
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Roanoke Regional Airport-Woodrum Field via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–440
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Lynchburg Regional Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–480
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lynchburg Regional Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–350
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 39m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–800
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Roanoke Regional Airport-Woodrum Field via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–470
Flights from Muskegon to Lynchburg Regional Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–330
Flights from Muskegon to Lynchburg Regional Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–360
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Roanoke Regional Airport-Woodrum Field
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–340
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Roanoke Regional Airport-Woodrum Field via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–390
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Sunday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Roanoke Regional Airport-Woodrum Field via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Roanoke Regional Airport-Woodrum Field via New York La Guardia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Roanoke Regional Airport-Woodrum Field via Orlando Sanford
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 1m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
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 Charlottesville
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $260–550
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Charlottesville to Lynchburg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $19–40
- 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 Alexandria to Lynchburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–110
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Roanoke to Lynchburg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $17–35
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–20
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Washington Union Station to Lynchburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- 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 Roanoke to Lynchburg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $17–35
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Charlottesville
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $260–550
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- 1-866-743-3682
- Website
- mta.maryland.gov
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–9
- Website
- https://www.mta.maryland.gov
- Standard Fare
- $2–9
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6–550
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $6–440
- First Class
- $100–550
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Grand Rapids to Detroit Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- 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 Detroit Bus Station to Toledo Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–18
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Toledo Bus Stop to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $75–150
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Detroit Bus Station to Toledo Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com
Bus from Toledo Bus Stop to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com
- Phone
- +1 888-378-3823
- [email protected]
- Website
- baronsbus.com
Bus from Detroit Bus Station to Toledo Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $5–40
- Website
- https://baronsbus.com
- Website
- example.com
Bus from Detroit Bus Station to Toledo Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- example.com
- Phone
- +1-877-462-6342
- [email protected]
- Website
- us.megabus.com
Bus from Washington Union Station to Lynchburg Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $29–55
- Website
- https://us.megabus.com
- Adult One-way
- $29–55
Bus from Barracks Road Shopping Center to Lynchburg Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14–40
- Website
- https://us.megabus.com
- Adult One-way
- $14–40
- Phone
- +1-800-827-3490
- [email protected]
- Website
- virginiabreeze.drpt.virginia.gov
Bus from Washington Union Station to Lynchburg Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–40
- Schedules at
- virginiabreeze.drpt.virginia.gov
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
- 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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More Questions & Answers
Grand Rapids to Lynchburg bus services, operated by FlixBus-us, arrive at Detroit Bus Station.
Grand Rapids to Lynchburg train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Chicago Union Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Grand Rapids to Lynchburg is 677 miles. It takes approximately 12h 51m to drive from Grand Rapids to Lynchburg.
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