There are 9 ways to get from Grand Rapids to Puerto Vallarta by car, plane, bus, train, or bus (Amtrak, Greyhound)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Drive to Capital Region International Airport, fly
best- Drive from Grand Rapids to Lansing-Airport-LANcar
- Fly from Capital Region International Airport (LAN) to Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport (PVR)plane LAN - PVR
9h 15m$3,098–12,291Bus to Kalamazoo-Battle Creek International Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the bus from Grand Rapids to Kalamazoo Metro Transitbus
- Fly from Kalamazoo-Battle Creek International Airport (AZO) to Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport (PVR)plane AZO - PVR
12h 49m$2,408–9,456Bus
- Take the bus from Grand Rapids to Moreliabus
- Take the bus from Morelia to Puerto Vallartabus
2d 10h$100,448–101,098Train, bus
- Take the train from Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to San Antonio Stationtrain
- Take the bus from San Antonio Station to Terminal Portalesbus
- Take the bus from Terminal Tlaquepaque to Puerto Vallartabus
2d 12h$10,853–20,951Drive 3,672 km
- Drive from Grand Rapids to Puerto Vallartacar 3,672 km
39h 18m$7,095–10,248Fly from Gerald R. Ford International Airport
- Fly from Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR) to Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport (PVR)plane GRR - PVR
10h 53m$2,870–12,080Train to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport (PVR)plane ORD - PVR
11h 56m$3,020–10,583Train, bus via Dallas
- Take the train from Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Dallastrain
- Take the bus from Dallas to Nueva Central Camionera de Guadalajara Mod 2bus
- Take the bus from Terminal Zapopan to Puerto Vallartabus
2d 10h$9,311–19,260Bus via Omaha
- Take the bus from Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station to Chicago Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Omaha, NEbus
- Take the bus from Omaha to Aguascalientesbus
- Take the bus from Charter TL Premium Aguascalientes to Puerto Vallartabus
2d 12h$7,861–12,165
Capital Region International Airport (LAN) to Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport (PVR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Grand Rapids to Puerto Vallarta is to bus and fly which costs $2400 - $9500 and takes 12h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Grand Rapids to Puerto Vallarta is to drive and fly which takes 9h 15m and costs $3100 - $13000.
No, there is no direct bus from Grand Rapids to Puerto Vallarta. However, there are services departing from Grand Rapids and arriving at Puerto Vallarta via Morelia. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 10h.
The distance between Grand Rapids and Puerto Vallarta is 3221 km. The road distance is 3672 km.
The best way to get from Grand Rapids to Puerto Vallarta without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 10h and costs $100000 - $101500.
It takes approximately 9h 15m to get from Grand Rapids to Puerto Vallarta, including transfers.
Grand Rapids to Puerto Vallarta bus services, operated by Conexiones Tornado, depart from Grand Rapids station.
The best way to get from Grand Rapids to Puerto Vallarta is to bus which takes 2 days 10h and costs $100000 - $101500. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $2800 - $13000 and takes 10h 53m.
Grand Rapids to Puerto Vallarta bus services, operated by Conexiones Tornado, arrive at Morelia station.
Puerto Vallarta is 2h behind Grand Rapids. It is currently 4:08 PM in Grand Rapids and 2:08 PM in Puerto Vallarta.
What companies run services between Grand Rapids, Kent County, MI, USA and Puerto Vallarta, Mexico?
You can take a bus from Grand Rapids to Puerto Vallarta via Morelia and Morelia in around 2d 10h. Alternatively, United Airlines, American Airlines, and Delta fly from Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR) to Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport (PVR) 4 times a day.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Capital Region International Airport to Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 37m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,900–12,000
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 18m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,800–12,000
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,800–12,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,000–8,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,000–8,500
Flights from Kalamazoo-Battle Creek International Airport to Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 37m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,200–9,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Capital Region International Airport to Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,000–12,000
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $3,200–13,000
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,000–12,000
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,200–13,000
Flights from Kalamazoo-Battle Creek International Airport to Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,300–9,500
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Capital Region International Airport to Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,900–12,000
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,800–12,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,000–8,500
Flights from Kalamazoo-Battle Creek International Airport to Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,200–9,000
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport via Morelia
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $3,000–9,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport via Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,900–9,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport via Queretaro
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 17m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $3,000–9,500
- Website
- vivaaerobus.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport via Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,800–10,000
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
- $950–2,000
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to San Antonio Station
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7,000–15,000
- 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
- $950–2,000
- 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
- $950–2,000
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $5,000–12,000
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +52 81 2152 6736
- [email protected]
- Website
- tornadobus.com
Bus from Grand Rapids to Morelia
- Ave. Duration
- 2d
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $98,818
- Website
- https://tornadobus.com/en/home/
- Phone
- +52 477 710 0060
- Website
- primeraplus.com.mx
Bus from Morelia to Puerto Vallarta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,400–2,000
- Schedules at
- primeraplus.com.mx
- Book at
- primeraplus.com.mx
- Phone
- +1 479 750 3263
- Website
- transporteschayo.com
Bus from San Antonio Station to Terminal Portales
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $2,500–3,000
- Schedules at
- transporteschayo.com
- Book at
- transporteschayo.com
- Phone
- +52 333 111 8780
- [email protected]
- Website
- vallartaplus.com
Bus from Terminal Tlaquepaque to Puerto Vallarta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $367–938
- Schedules at
- vallartaplus.com
- INAPAM/Insen/Child
- $367
- General
- $735
Bus from Terminal Zapopan to Puerto Vallarta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $367–938
- Schedules at
- vallartaplus.com
- INAPAM/Insen/Child
- $367
- General
- $735
- Phone
- +1 989-725-5105
- Website
- indiantrails.com
Bus from Grand Rapids to Kalamazoo Metro Transit
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $170–410
- Website
- https://indiantrails.com
- Phone
- +1 800 923 1799
- [email protected]
- Website
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from Dallas to Nueva Central Camionera de Guadalajara Mod 2
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $2,900–4,000
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.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
- $1,000–1,600
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Omaha, NE
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,200–2,300
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +52 449 291 3048
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Omaha to Aguascalientes
- Ave. Duration
- 37h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $4,800–5,500
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Charter TL Premium Aguascalientes to Puerto Vallarta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $750–2,800
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
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More Questions & Answers
Yes, the driving distance between Grand Rapids to Puerto Vallarta is 3672 km. It takes approximately 39h 18m to drive from Grand Rapids to Puerto Vallarta.
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