There are 10 ways to get from Grand Rapids to Pennsylvania by plane, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), train (Amtrak), car, train, or bus (Greyhound)
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Fly to Philadelphia International Airport
best- Fly from Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR) to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)plane GRR - PHL
5h 14m$117–657Fly to Pittsburgh International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR) to Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT)plane GRR - PIT
7h 36m$74–444Bus via Harrisburg
- Take the bus from Grand Rapids to Detroit Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Detroit Bus Station to Harrisburg Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Harrisburg Bus Station to Philadelphia Bus Stationbus
20h 25mTrain via Washington (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Rockville Amtraktrain
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Stationtrain
24h 34m$343–711Drive 690.5 mi
- Drive from Grand Rapids to Philadelphiacar 690.5 mi
12h 9m$126–182Fly 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 30th Street Stationtrain
6h 42m$131–1,209Fly to Laguardia Airport, train
- Fly from Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR) to Laguardia Airport (LGA)plane GRR - LGA
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to 30th Street Stationtrain
7h 10m$150–1,263Fly to Newark Liberty International Airport, train
- Fly from Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR) to Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)plane GRR - EWR
- Take the train from Newark Liberty International Airport to 30th Street Stationtrain
7h$102–432Bus
- Take the bus from Grand Rapids to Detroitbus
- Take the bus from Detroit Bus Station to Allentownbus
- Take the bus from Allentown to Philadelphiabus
22h 5mTrain (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 30th Street Stationtrain Cardinal
31h 9m$401–818
Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR) to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Grand Rapids to Pennsylvania is to drive which costs $120 - $190 and takes 12h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Grand Rapids to Pennsylvania is to fly which takes 5h 14m and costs $110 - $700.
No, there is no direct bus from Grand Rapids to Pennsylvania station. However, there are services departing from Grand Rapids and arriving at Philadelphia Bus Station via Detroit Bus Station and Harrisburg Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 25m.
No, there is no direct train from Grand Rapids station to Pennsylvania. However, there are services departing from Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station and arriving at 15th St/City Hall via Chicago Union Station, Rockville, Red Line Center Platform, Washington Union Station and Drexel Station at 30th St. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 24h 34m.
The distance between Grand Rapids and Pennsylvania is 597 miles. The road distance is 694.6 miles.
The best way to get from Grand Rapids to Pennsylvania without a car is to bus via Harrisburg which takes 20h 25m and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 14m to get from Grand Rapids to Pennsylvania, including transfers.
Grand Rapids to Pennsylvania bus services, operated by FlixBus-us, depart from Grand Rapids station.
Grand Rapids to Pennsylvania train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station.
The best way to get from Grand Rapids to Pennsylvania is to fly which takes 5h 14m and costs $110 - $700. Alternatively, you can bus via Harrisburg, which costs and takes 20h 25m, you could also train via Washington, which costs $340 - $750 and takes 24h 34m.
What companies run services between Grand Rapids, Kent County, MI, USA and Pennsylvania, USA?
American Airlines, Allegiant Air, and two other airlines fly from Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR) to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Grand Rapids to Philadelphia Bus Station via Detroit Bus Station and Harrisburg Bus Station in around 20h 25m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Sunday, Saturday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $90–500
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport via Baltimore-Washington International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
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
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Laguardia Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–750
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–500
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Laguardia Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–370
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–420
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 39m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 9m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–500
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport via Philadelphia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Laguardia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Laguardia Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Laguardia Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–750
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–440
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
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Laguardia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Laguardia Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–370
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–650
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 Rockville Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $240–500
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–90
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $29–60
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Newark Liberty International Airport to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $25–55
- 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 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 56m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $340–700
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–650
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $30–470
- First Class
- $150–650
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $24–650
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $24–460
- First Class
- $140–650
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–600
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $20–460
- First Class
- $130–600
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Grand Rapids to Detroit Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Detroit Bus Station to Harrisburg Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com
Bus from Detroit Bus Station to Allentown
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- greyhound.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 Harrisburg Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–150
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Harrisburg Bus Station to Philadelphia Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $17–35
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Detroit Bus Station to Allentown
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $90–180
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Harrisburg Bus Station to Philadelphia Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $17–29
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Website
- example.com
Bus from Grand Rapids to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- example.com
- Website
- example.com
Bus from Allentown to Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- example.com
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More Questions & Answers
Grand Rapids to Pennsylvania bus services, operated by FlixBus-us, arrive at Detroit Bus Station.
Grand Rapids to Pennsylvania train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Chicago Union Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Grand Rapids to Pennsylvania is 695 miles. It takes approximately 12h 9m to drive from Grand Rapids to Pennsylvania.
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