There are 11 ways to get from Grand Rapids to Niagara Falls by bus, train, car, plane, bus (Flixbus), or train (Amtrak)
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Bus, train
best- Take the bus from Grand Rapids to Detroit Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Windsor to Aldershottrain
- Take the train from Aldershot to Canadian Bordertrain
10h 59m$115–305Drive 366.3 mi
cheapest- Drive from Grand Rapids to Niagara Fallscar 366.3 mi
6h 8m$67–97Bus via Cleveland
- Take the bus from Grand Rapids to Detroit Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Detroit Bus Station to Cleveland Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Cleveland to Buffalobus
13h 33m$114–210Fly Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport, bus
- Fly from Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR) to Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF)plane GRR - BUF
- Take the bus from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Niagara Falls USAbus
7h 38m$123–681Bus, train via Detroit
- Take the bus from Grand Rapids to Detroitbus
- Take the train from Windsor to Aldershottrain
- Take the train from Aldershot GO to Niagara Falls GOtrain Lw
14h 8m$128–444Bus
- Take the bus from Grand Rapids to Detroitbus
- Take the bus from Detroit Bus Station to Torontobus
- Take the bus from Toronto Union Station to Niagara Falls, ONbus
14h 20m$139–204Train
- Take the train from Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Buffalo Depew Stationtrain
- Take the train from Buffalo Depew Station to Niagara Falls Amtrak Stationtrain
17h 32m$236–615Train to Chicago Midway International Airport, fly to Buffalo Niagara International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF)plane MDW - BUF
- Take the bus from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Niagara Falls USAbus
9h 15m$181–580Bus, bus to Detroit, fly to Buffalo Niagara International Airport
- 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 Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF)plane DTW - BUF
- Take the bus from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Niagara Falls USAbus
8h 25m$127–691Train to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly to Buffalo Niagara International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF)plane ORD - BUF
- Take the bus from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Niagara Falls USAbus
9h 40m$228–517Fly Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport, bus
- Fly from Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR) to Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ)plane GRR - YYZ
- Take the bus from Toronto Union Station to Niagara Falls, ONbus
10h 6m$89–388
Grand Rapids to Niagara Falls by bus, car, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Grand Rapids to Niagara Falls is to drive which costs $65 - $100 and takes 6h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Grand Rapids to Niagara Falls is to drive which takes 6h 8m and costs $65 - $100.
No, there is no direct bus from Grand Rapids to Niagara Falls. However, there are services departing from Grand Rapids and arriving at Main Street & Pine Avenue via Detroit Bus Station, Cleveland and Ellicott Street & MTC Static. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 33m.
No, there is no direct train from Grand Rapids station to Niagara Falls station. However, there are services departing from Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station and arriving at Niagara Falls Amtrak Station via Chicago Union Station and Buffalo Depew Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 32m.
The distance between Grand Rapids and Niagara Falls is 420 miles. The road distance is 368.5 miles.
The best way to get from Grand Rapids to Niagara Falls without a car is to bus via Cleveland which takes 13h 33m and costs $110 - $210.
It takes approximately 10h 59m to get from Grand Rapids to Niagara Falls, including transfers.
Grand Rapids to Niagara Falls bus services, operated by Jefferson Lines, depart from Grand Rapids station.
Grand Rapids to Niagara Falls train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station.
The best way to get from Grand Rapids to Niagara Falls is to bus via Cleveland which takes 13h 33m and costs $110 - $210. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $230 - $650 and takes 17h 32m.
What companies run services between Grand Rapids, Kent County, MI, USA and Niagara Falls, NY, USA?
You can take a bus from Grand Rapids to Main Street & Pine Avenue via Detroit Bus Station, Cleveland Bus Station, Cleveland, and Ellicott Street & MTC Static in around 13h 33m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station to Niagara Falls Amtrak Station via Chicago Union Station and Buffalo Depew Station in around 17h 32m.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–650
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from Detroit to Buffalo Niagara International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–330
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–500
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via New York La Guardia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–480
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–800
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–390
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–470
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–850
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–700
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–800
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–850
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–390
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via New York La Guardia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–480
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–460
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- viarail.ca
Train from Windsor to Aldershot
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–200
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Escape
- $50–130
- Business
- $85–190
- Business Plus
- $95–200
- Economy
- $55–140
- Economy Plus
- $60–150
Train from Windsor to Aldershot
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–200
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Escape
- $50–130
- Business
- $85–190
- Business Plus
- $95–200
- Economy
- $55–140
- Economy Plus
- $60–150
Train from Aldershot GO to Niagara Falls GO
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–150
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Escape
- $12–55
- Business
- $40–140
- Business Plus
- $55–150
- Economy
- $14–65
- Economy Plus
- $16–70
Train from Buffalo Depew Station to Niagara Falls Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–150
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Escape
- $9–50
- Business
- $40–140
- Business Plus
- $50–150
- Economy
- $10–55
- Economy Plus
- $11–65
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Aldershot to Canadian Border
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15–35
- 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 Chicago Union Station to Buffalo Depew Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $170–350
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Buffalo Depew Station to Niagara Falls Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10–22
- 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
- +1 888-438-6646
- Website
- gotransit.com
Train from Aldershot GO to Niagara Falls GO
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Website
- https://www.gotransit.com/en
- Website
- https://www.gotransit.com/en/see-schedules
- Passenger
- $9–13
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Grand Rapids to Detroit Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–70
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $45–70
Bus from Grand Rapids to Detroit Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–70
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $45–70
Bus from Detroit Bus Station to Cleveland Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–65
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $45–65
Bus from Cleveland to Buffalo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–75
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $50–75
Bus from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Niagara Falls USA
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $19–27
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $19–27
Bus from Grand Rapids to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–70
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $50–70
Bus from Grand Rapids to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–70
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $50–70
Bus from Detroit Bus Station to Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $60–90
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $60–90
Bus from Toronto Union Station to Niagara Falls, ON
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $29–45
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $29–45
Bus from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Niagara Falls USA
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $19–27
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $19–27
Bus from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Niagara Falls USA
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $19–27
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $19–27
Bus from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Niagara Falls USA
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $19–27
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $19–27
Bus from Toronto Union Station to Niagara Falls, ON
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $29–45
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $29–45
- Phone
- +1 888-378-3823
- [email protected]
- Website
- baronsbus.com
Bus from Cleveland to Buffalo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–60
- Website
- https://baronsbus.com
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Niagara Falls USA
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $5–9
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Detroit Bus Station to Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–70
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Niagara Falls USA
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $5–9
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Niagara Falls USA
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $5–9
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Niagara Falls USA
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $5–9
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 866 488 4452
- [email protected]
- Website
- ca.megabus.com
Bus from Toronto Union Station to Niagara Falls, ON
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $7–55
- Website
- https://ca.megabus.com/
- Adult Advanced Booking
- $7–45
- Adult Standard
- $16–55
Bus from Toronto Union Station to Niagara Falls, ON
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $7–55
- Website
- https://ca.megabus.com/
- Adult Advanced Booking
- $7–45
- Adult Standard
- $16–55
- 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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Grand Rapids to Niagara Falls bus services, operated by Jefferson Lines, arrive at Detroit Bus Station.
Grand Rapids to Niagara Falls train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Chicago Union Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Grand Rapids to Niagara Falls is 368 miles. It takes approximately 6h 8m to drive from Grand Rapids to Niagara Falls.
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