There are 10 ways to get from Grand Rapids to St. Petersburg by bus, plane, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), train (Amtrak), car, or train
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Line 6 bus to Gerald R. Ford International Airport, fly to Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport, line 203 bus
best- Take the bus from Fountain/Division to Kentwood Station - Woodlandbus
- Fly from Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR) to Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport (SRQ)plane GRR - SRQ
- Take the bus from Downtown Station to 34Th St S Nb/1St Av Sbus
8h 9m$186–864Line 6 bus to Gerald R. Ford International Airport, fly to Saint Petersburg–Clearwater International Airport, line 11 bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Fountain/Division to Kentwood Station - Woodlandbus
- Fly from Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR) to Saint Petersburg–Clearwater International Airport (PIE)plane GRR - PIE
- Take the bus from Psta 34Th St Layby - Platform - B to Grand Central Station - Abus
7h 6m$130–610Bus
- Take the bus from Greyhound Grand Rapids to Greyhound Benton Harborbus
- Take the bus from Benton Harbor Bus Stop to Gary Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Gary Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Tampa Bus Stationbus
31h 58m$206–387Train (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 Tampatrain Floridian
46h 22m$673–1,396Drive 1,200.4 mi
- Drive from Grand Rapids to St. Petersburgcar 1,200.4 mi
22h 8m$220–317Fly Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Tampa
- Fly from Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR) to Tampa (TPA)plane GRR - TPA
10h 3m$140–660Fly Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Orlando Sanford, drive
- Fly from Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR) to Orlando Sanford (SFB)plane GRR - SFB
- Drive from Orlando-Sanford-Airport-SFB to St. Petersburgcar
7h 35m$147–639Train to Chicago Midway International Airport, fly to Tampa
- Take the train from Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Tampa (TPA)plane MDW - TPA
11h 29m$199–530Fly Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Orlando, Amtrak Thruway
- Fly from Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR) to Orlando (MCO)plane GRR - MCO
- Take the bus from Orlando, FL to St. Petersburgbus
10h 57m$196–612Bus, bus to Detroit, fly to Tampa
- Take the bus from Greyhound Grand Rapids to CATA Intermodal Downtownbus
- Take the bus from East Lansing, MI to Detroit Metro Airportbus
- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Tampa (TPA)plane DTW - TPA
10h 52m$179–772
Grand Rapids to St. Petersburg by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Grand Rapids to St. Petersburg is to bus which costs $200 - $390 and takes 31h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Grand Rapids to St. Petersburg is to line 6 bus and fly and line 11 bus which takes 7h 6m and costs $130 - $650.
No, there is no direct bus from Grand Rapids to St. Petersburg station. However, there are services departing from Greyhound Grand Rapids and arriving at Grand Central Station - G via Benton Harbor Bus Stop, Gary Bus Station, Atlanta Bus Station, Marion Transit Parking Lot and Gateway Mall - Shelter - 1. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 31h 58m.
No, there is no direct train from Grand Rapids station to St. Petersburg. However, there are services departing from Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station and arriving at Tampa via Chicago Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 46h 22m.
The distance between Grand Rapids and St. Petersburg is 1139 miles. The road distance is 1207.4 miles.
The best way to get from Grand Rapids to St. Petersburg without a car is to bus which takes 31h 58m and costs $200 - $390.
It takes approximately 8h 9m to get from Grand Rapids to St. Petersburg, including transfers.
Grand Rapids to St. Petersburg bus services, operated by Indian Trails, depart from Greyhound Grand Rapids station.
Grand Rapids to St. Petersburg train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station.
The best way to get from Grand Rapids to St. Petersburg is to bus which takes 31h 58m and costs $200 - $390. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $650 - $1,400 and takes 46h 22m, you could also fly, which costs $140 - $700 and takes 10h 3m.
What companies run services between Grand Rapids, Kent County, MI, USA and St. Petersburg, FL, USA?
You can take a bus from Greyhound Grand Rapids to Grand Central Station - G via Benton Harbor Bus Stop, Gary Bus Station, Atlanta Bus Station, Tampa Bus Station, Marion Transit Parking Lot, and Gateway Mall - Shelter - 1 in around 31h 58m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station to St. Petersburg via Chicago Union Station and Tampa in around 46h 22m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport via Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Sunday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–900
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Tampa via Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Tampa via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Sunday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Tampa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Tampa via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Tampa via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Orlando via Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Orlando via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Tampa via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Tampa via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Tampa via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Orlando via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Orlando via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Detroit to Tampa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Detroit to Tampa via Covington
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Tampa via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Tampa via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Orlando via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- When
- Friday and Monday
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Saint Petersburg–Clearwater International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- When
- Friday, Thursday, Sunday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Orlando Sanford
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Orlando Sanford via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 19m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Tampa via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–550
Flights from Detroit to Tampa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–550
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 Tampa
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $550–1,200
- 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
- +1 616-456-7514
- Website
- ridetherapid.org
Bus from Fountain/Division to Kentwood Station - Woodland
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- http://www.ridetherapid.org
- Schedules at
- https://www.ridetherapid.org/
- Adult
- $2
Bus from Fountain/Division to Kentwood Station - Woodland
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- http://www.ridetherapid.org
- Schedules at
- https://www.ridetherapid.org/
- Adult
- $2
- Phone
- +1 (941) 749-7116
- [email protected]
- Website
- mymanatee.org
Bus from Downtown Station to 34Th St S Nb/1St Av S
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1–8
- Schedules at
- mymanatee.org
- Seniors 80+, Children under 5
- $0
- Free trolleys
- $0
- students, Disabled, Seniors 60-79
- $1–8
- Adults 18-59
- $1–8
- Phone
- +1 989-725-5105
- Website
- indiantrails.com
Bus from Greyhound Grand Rapids to Greyhound Benton Harbor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15–35
- Website
- https://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
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Benton Harbor Bus Stop to Gary Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $10–19
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Gary Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–200
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Tampa Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–130
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 727-540-1900
- [email protected]
- Website
- psta.net
Bus from Psta 34Th St Layby - Platform - B to Grand Central Station - A
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3
- Schedules at
- psta.net
- Adult
- $3
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Orlando, FL to St. Petersburg
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 517-333-0400
- [email protected]
- Website
- michiganflyer.com
Bus from East Lansing, MI to Detroit Metro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–35
- Website
- https://www.michiganflyer.com/
- Child 2-16
- $9–11
- Adult
- $22–35
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More Questions & Answers
Grand Rapids to St. Petersburg bus services, operated by Indian Trails, arrive at Greyhound Benton Harbor station.
Grand Rapids to St. Petersburg train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Chicago Union Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Grand Rapids to St. Petersburg is 1207 miles. It takes approximately 22h 8m to drive from Grand Rapids to St. Petersburg.
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