There are 8 ways to get from Grand Rapids to Salt Lake County by plane, bus (Amtrak, 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 from Gerald R. Ford International Airport
best- Fly from Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR) to Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC)plane GRR - SLC
9h 2m$118–561Bus
- Take the bus from Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station to Chicago Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Denver Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Denver Union Station to Salt Lake City Intermodal Trans Ctrbus
38h 49mTrain (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 Salt Lake Citytrain California Zephyr
40h 8m$950–1,554Drive 1,555.9 mi
- Drive from Grand Rapids to Salt Lake Countycar 1,555.9 mi
24h 21m$284–411Train 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 Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC)plane ORD - SLC
10h 49m$287–535Train to Chicago Midway International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC)plane MDW - SLC
10h 48m$234–812Taxi to Muskegon, fly
- Take the taxi from Grand Rapids to Muskegon (MKG)taxi
- Fly from Muskegon (MKG) to Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC)plane MKG - SLC
7h 2m$196–654Bus, bus to Detroit, fly
- Take the bus from Grand Rapids to East Lansingbus
- Take the bus from East Lansing, MI to Detroit Metro Airportbus
- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC)plane DTW - SLC
10h 45m$168–624
Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR) to Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Grand Rapids to Salt Lake County is to bus and fly which costs $160 - $650 and takes 10h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Grand Rapids to Salt Lake County is to taxi and fly which takes 7h 2m and costs $190 - $700.
No, there is no direct bus from Grand Rapids station to Salt Lake County. However, there are services departing from Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station and arriving at Salt Lake City Intermodal Trans Ctr via Chicago Bus Station and Denver Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 38h 49m.
No, there is no direct train from Grand Rapids station to Salt Lake County station. However, there are services departing from Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station and arriving at Murray Central Station via Chicago Union Station and Salt Lake Central Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 40h 8m.
The distance between Grand Rapids and Salt Lake County is 1399 miles. The road distance is 1565 miles.
The best way to get from Grand Rapids to Salt Lake County without a car is to bus which takes 38h 49m and costs .
It takes approximately 9h 2m to get from Grand Rapids to Salt Lake County, including transfers.
Grand Rapids to Salt Lake County bus services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station.
Grand Rapids to Salt Lake County train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station.
The best way to get from Grand Rapids to Salt Lake County is to fly which takes 9h 2m and costs $110 - $600. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 38h 49m, you could also train, which costs $950 - $1,600 and takes 40h 8m.
What companies run services between Grand Rapids, Kent County, MI, USA and Salt Lake County, UT, USA?
Southwest Airlines, Delta, and two other airlines fly from Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR) to Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) hourly. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station to Murray Central Station via Chicago Union Station, Chicago Bus Station, Denver Union Station, Salt Lake City Intermodal Trans Ctr, and Salt Lake Central Station in around 38h 49m.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–430
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–450
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Detroit to Salt Lake City International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Detroit to Salt Lake City International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Detroit to Salt Lake City International Airport via Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Detroit to Salt Lake City International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 58m
- When
- Sunday, Saturday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport via Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Sunday, Saturday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Detroit to Salt Lake City International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Detroit to Salt Lake City International Airport via Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 56m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–430
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–440
Flights from Muskegon to Salt Lake City International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Muskegon to Salt Lake City International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Detroit to Salt Lake City International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–430
Flights from Muskegon to Salt Lake City International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Detroit to Salt Lake City International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–220
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–150
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $850–1,400
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–150
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–150
- Website
- Amtrak
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- Amtrak
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Denver Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $180–270
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Denver Union Station to Salt Lake City Intermodal Trans Ctr
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $90–140
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 989-725-5105
- Website
- Indian Trails
Bus from Grand Rapids to East Lansing
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $12–29
- Website
- Indian Trails
- Phone
- +1 517-333-0400
- [email protected]
- Website
- Michigan Flyer
Bus from East Lansing, MI to Detroit Metro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–35
- Website
- Michigan Flyer
- Child 2-16
- $9–11
- Adult
- $22–35
- 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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Booking & Getting There
Grand Rapids to Salt Lake County bus services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Chicago Union Station.
Salt Lake County is 2h behind Grand Rapids. It is currently 3:11 PM in Grand Rapids and 1:11 PM in Salt Lake County.
Grand Rapids to Salt Lake County train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Chicago Union Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Grand Rapids to Salt Lake County is 1565 miles. It takes approximately 24h 21m to drive from Grand Rapids to Salt Lake County.
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