There are 10 ways to get from Johnson City to Grand Rapids by plane, shuttle, bus, taxi, train, 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 Tri-Cities Regional Tn/Va Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport
best- Fly from Tri-Cities Regional Tn/Va Airport (TRI) to Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR)plane TRI - GRR
9h 30m$179–494Drive 606.8 mi
cheapest- Drive from Johnson City to Grand Rapidscar 606.8 mi
12h 43m$111–160Shuttle, bus via Columbus
- Take a shuttle bus from Black Bear Resort to Boone
- Take the bus from Boone to Winston-Salembus
- Take the bus from Winston Salem to Columbusbus
- Take the bus from Columbus to Detroitbus
- Take the bus from Detroit to Grand Rapidsbus
27h 33m$236–365Taxi, bus, train
- Take the taxi from Johnson City to Bristol Exit 5 Park & Ride Lottaxi
- Take the bus from Bristol Exit 5 Park & Ride Lot to Christiansburgbus
- Take the bus from Exit 118 - Park and Ride to Roanoke Campbell Courtbus Swb
- Take the train from Roanoke to Charlottesvilletrain
- Take the train from Charlottesville to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Stationtrain
35h 10m$702–1,075Shuttle to Asheville Regional Airport, fly to Gerald R. Ford International Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Black Bear Resort to Asheville Airport
- Fly from Asheville Regional Airport (AVL) to Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR)plane AVL - GRR
10h 32m$284–604Shuttle, bus to Charlotte Douglas International Airport, fly to Gerald R. Ford International Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Black Bear Resort to Boone
- Take the bus from ASU Peacock Hall Boone to Charlotte Airportbus
- Fly from Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) to Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR)plane CLT - GRR
10h 32m$292–652Fly Tri-Cities Regional Tn/Va Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, train
- Fly from Tri-Cities Regional Tn/Va Airport (TRI) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane TRI - ORD
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Stationtrain
11h 12m$255–548Fly Tri-Cities Regional Tn/Va Airport to Muskegon, taxi
- Fly from Tri-Cities Regional Tn/Va Airport (TRI) to Muskegon (MKG)plane TRI - MKG
- Take the taxi from Muskegon (MKG) to Grand Rapidstaxi
8h 16m$255–590Shuttle to Asheville Regional Airport, fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, train
- Take a shuttle bus from Black Bear Resort to Asheville Airport
- Fly from Asheville Regional Airport (AVL) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane AVL - ORD
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Stationtrain
12h 43m$355–648Shuttle, bus
- Take a shuttle bus from Black Bear Resort to Boone
- Take the bus from Boone to Charlottebus
- Take the bus from Charlotte Bus Station to Detroit Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Detroit to Grand Rapidsbus
28h 18m$285–392
Tri-Cities Regional Tn/Va Airport (TRI) to Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Johnson City to Grand Rapids is to drive which costs $110 - $160 and takes 12h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Johnson City to Grand Rapids is to fly and taxi which takes 8h 16m and costs $250 - $600.
The distance between Johnson City and Grand Rapids is 541 miles. The road distance is 610.3 miles.
The best way to get from Johnson City to Grand Rapids without a car is to shuttle and bus via Columbus which takes 27h 33m and costs $230 - $370.
It takes approximately 9h 30m to get from Johnson City to Grand Rapids, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Johnson City to Grand Rapids is 610 miles. It takes approximately 12h 43m to drive from Johnson City to Grand Rapids.
There are 113+ hotels available in Grand Rapids.
What companies run services between Johnson City, TN, USA and Grand Rapids, Kent County, MI, USA?
American Airlines, Delta, and Allegiant Air fly from Tri-Cities Regional Tn/Va Airport (TRI) to Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR) every 4 hours.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Tri-Cities Regional Tn/Va Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Charlotte Douglas International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–400
Flights from Tri-Cities Regional Tn/Va Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–380
Flights from Tri-Cities Regional Tn/Va Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Asheville Regional Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–390
Flights from Asheville Regional Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Charlotte Douglas International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–390
Flights from Asheville Regional Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 26m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–470
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–410
Flights from Tri-Cities Regional Tn/Va Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–280
Flights from Tri-Cities Regional Tn/Va Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Charlotte Douglas International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–310
Flights from Asheville Regional Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–280
Flights from Asheville Regional Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Charlotte Douglas International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–300
Flights from Asheville Regional Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–350
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Tri-Cities Regional Tn/Va Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–430
Flights from Asheville Regional Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–420
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–420
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–470
Flights from Tri-Cities Regional Tn/Va Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–330
Flights from Asheville Regional Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–320
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Asheville Regional Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–390
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–440
Flights from Asheville Regional Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–280
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from Tri-Cities Regional Tn/Va Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Orlando Sanford
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Tri-Cities Regional Tn/Va Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via St. Petersburg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 31m
- When
- Friday and Monday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Asheville Regional Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Orlando Sanford
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 56m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–440
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $90–470
- Website
- keylimeair.com
Flights from Tri-Cities Regional Tn/Va Airport to Muskegon via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–380
Flights from Tri-Cities Regional Tn/Va Airport to Muskegon via Charlotte Douglas International Airport, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–420
Flights from Tri-Cities Regional Tn/Va Airport to Muskegon via Atlanta, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 29m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–440
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Roanoke to Charlottesville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $60–95
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Charlottesville to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 53m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $440–700
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–150
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–150
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–150
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1-423-725-5988
- Website
- Black Bear Resort Shuttle
Shuttle from Black Bear Resort to Boone
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $86
- Website
- Black Bear Resort Shuttle
Shuttle from Black Bear Resort to Asheville Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $168
- Website
- Black Bear Resort Shuttle
Shuttle from Black Bear Resort to Boone
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $86
- Website
- Black Bear Resort Shuttle
Shuttle from Black Bear Resort to Asheville Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $168
- Website
- Black Bear Resort Shuttle
Shuttle from Black Bear Resort to Boone
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $86
- Website
- Black Bear Resort Shuttle
- Phone
- +1 704-348-1200
- [email protected]
- Website
- Sunway Charters
Bus from Boone to Winston-Salem
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15–22
- Schedules at
- Sunway Charters
- Passenger
- $15–22
Bus from Boone to Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $17–24
- Schedules at
- Sunway Charters
- Passenger
- $17–24
- Phone
- +1 888-378-3823
- [email protected]
- Website
- Barons Bus
Bus from Winston Salem to Columbus
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–90
- Website
- Barons Bus
Bus from Columbus to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–65
- Website
- Barons Bus
- Phone
- +1 989-725-5105
- Website
- Indian Trails
Bus from Detroit to Grand Rapids
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Website
- Indian Trails
Bus from Detroit to Grand Rapids
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Website
- Indian Trails
- Phone
- +1-800-827-3490
- [email protected]
- Website
- Virginia Breeze
Bus from Bristol Exit 5 Park & Ride Lot to Christiansburg
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $25–30
- Schedules at
- Virginia Breeze
- Phone
- +1 540 982 2222
- [email protected]
- Website
- Valley Metro Roanoke
Bus from Exit 118 - Park and Ride to Roanoke Campbell Court
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $1–4
- Website
- Valley Metro Roanoke
- Phone
- +1 828-327-2340
- [email protected]
- Website
- Hickory Hop
Bus from ASU Peacock Hall Boone to Charlotte Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $90–110
- Schedules at
- Hickory Hop
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Charlotte Bus Station to Detroit Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–180
- Website
- Greyhound
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Estimated price
- $80–100
Reliable Taxi
- Phone
- +1-423-426-6003
Blue City Taxi
- Phone
- +1 231-780-5466
- Website
- bluecitytransportation.com
Port City Cab
- Phone
- +1 231-739-7161
- Website
- portcitycab.com
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