There are 11 ways to get from Grand Rapids to Oceanside by plane, train, bus, bus (Amtrak, Flixbus, Greyhound), or car
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 San Diego International Airport, train
best- Fly from Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane GRR - SAN
- Take the train from San Diego to Oceansidetrain
11h 11m$229–736Fly Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Mcclellan–Palomar Airport
cheapest- Fly from Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR) to Mcclellan–Palomar Airport (CLD)plane GRR - CLD
11h 52m$198–816Bus, train
- Take the bus from Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station to Chicago Union Stationbus
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Riversidetrain
- Take the train from Riverside - Downtown to Oceansidetrain
2d 2h$778–1,609Bus
- Take the bus from Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station to Chicago Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Downtown to Oceanside Transportation Centerbus
2d 7h$431–803Drive 2,207.1 mi
- Drive from Grand Rapids to Oceansidecar 2,207.1 mi
34h 50m$403–582Train to Chicago Midway International Airport, fly to San Diego International Airport, train
- Take the train from Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane MDW - SAN
- Take the train from San Diego to Oceansidetrain
12h 29m$278–1,006Train to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly to San Diego 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 San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane ORD - SAN
- Take the train from San Diego to Oceansidetrain
12h 48m$225–803Fly Gerald R. Ford International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County, train
- Fly from Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR) to John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA)plane GRR - SNA
- Take the train from Anaheim to Oceansidetrain
13h 32m$249–974Train to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly to Los Angeles 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 Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane ORD - LAX
- Take the bus from LAX Terminal 3 Lower Level pickup to 301 Mission Ave STE 205, Oceanside, CAbus
13h 5m$285–586Train to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly to John Wayne Airport Orange County, train
- Take the train from Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA)plane ORD - SNA
- Take the train from Anaheim to Oceansidetrain
15h 11m$265–561Train, train to General Mitchell International Airport, fly to San Diego International Airport
- Take the train from Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Milwaukeetrain
- Fly from General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane MKE - SAN
- Take the train from San Diego to Oceansidetrain
14h 35m$332–1,172
Grand Rapids to Oceanside by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Grand Rapids to Oceanside is to train and fly which costs $260 - $600 and takes 15h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Grand Rapids to Oceanside is to fly and train which takes 11h 11m and costs $220 - $750.
No, there is no direct bus from Grand Rapids station to Oceanside. However, there are services departing from Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station and arriving at Oceanside Transportation Center via Chicago Bus Station, St Louis Bus Station and Los Angeles Downtown. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 7h.
The distance between Grand Rapids and Oceanside is 1922 miles. The road distance is 2220 miles.
The best way to get from Grand Rapids to Oceanside without a car is to bus and train which takes 2 days 2h and costs $750 - $1,700.
It takes approximately 11h 11m to get from Grand Rapids to Oceanside, including transfers.
Grand Rapids to Oceanside bus services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station.
The best way to get from Grand Rapids to Oceanside is to bus which takes 2 days 7h and costs $430 - $850. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $190 - $850 and takes 11h 52m.
Grand Rapids to Oceanside bus services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Chicago Union Station.
Oceanside is 3h behind Grand Rapids. It is currently 7:40 AM in Grand Rapids and 4:40 AM in Oceanside.
What companies run services between Grand Rapids, Kent County, MI, USA and Oceanside, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station to Oceanside Transportation Center via Chicago Union Station, Chicago Bus Station, St Louis Bus Station, Los Angeles Union Station, and Los Angeles Downtown in around 2d 7h. Alternatively, United Airlines, American Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR) to Mcclellan–Palomar Airport (CLD) 5 times a day.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Mcclellan–Palomar Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–430
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–950
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 33m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Tucson
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Mcclellan–Palomar Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–430
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–430
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 36m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 26m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–380
- Website
- jsx.com
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Mcclellan–Palomar Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Friday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from San Diego to Oceanside
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13–27
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Riverside
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $700–1,500
- 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 San Diego to Oceanside
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13–27
- 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 San Diego to Oceanside
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13–27
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Anaheim to Oceanside
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $18–40
- 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 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 Anaheim to Oceanside
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $18–40
- 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 Chicago Union Station to Milwaukee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $27–60
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from San Diego to Oceanside
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13–27
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- (800) 371-LINK (5465)
- Website
- metrolinktrains.com
Train from Riverside - Downtown to Oceanside
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $12–17
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
Train from Anaheim to Oceanside
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–14
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
Train from Anaheim to Oceanside
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–14
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
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
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
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–85
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Los Angeles Downtown to Oceanside Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $15–26
- 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 St Louis Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $300–600
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- (323)-776-5467
- [email protected]
- Website
- laxlinq.com
Bus from LAX Terminal 3 Lower Level pickup to 301 Mission Ave STE 205, Oceanside, CA
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–85
- Website
- https://laxlinq.com/
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