There are 7 ways to get from Athens to Grand Rapids by plane, train, bus, or taxi
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Fly to Gerald R. Ford International Airport
best- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR)plane ATH - GRR
18h 21m$565–2,215Fly to Kalamazoo-Battle Creek International Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Kalamazoo-Battle Creek International Airport (AZO)plane ATH - AZO
- Take the bus from Kalamazoo, MI to Grand Rapids, MIbus
23h 32m$302–1,138Fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, train
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane ATH - ORD
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Stationtrain
20h 14m$331–884Fly to Capital Region International Airport, bus
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Capital Region International Airport (LAN)plane ATH - LAN
- Take the bus from East Lansing, MI to Grand Rapids, MIbus
22h 28m$417–1,545Fly to Muskegon, taxi
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Muskegon (MKG)plane ATH - MKG
- Take the taxi from Muskegon (MKG) to Grand Rapidstaxi
17h 36m$396–1,206Fly to Detroit, bus
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Detroit (DTW)plane ATH - DTW
- Take the bus from Detroit Metro Airport to East Lansing, MIbus
- Take the bus from East Lansing, MI to Grand Rapids, MIbus
22h 48m$444–930Fly to South Bend, train
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to South Bend (SBN)plane ATH - SBN
- Take the train from South Bend Airport to Van Buren St.train
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Stationtrain
25h 33m$452–1,594
Athens International Airport (ATH) to Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Athens to Grand Rapids is to fly and train which costs $330 - $900 and takes 20h 14m.
The fastest way to get from Athens to Grand Rapids is to fly and taxi which takes 17h 36m and costs $390 - $1,300.
The distance between Athens and Grand Rapids is 5383 miles.
It takes approximately 18h 21m to get from Athens to Grand Rapids, including transfers.
Grand Rapids is 7h behind Athens. It is currently 4:00 PM in Athens and 9:00 AM in Grand Rapids.
There are 149+ hotels available in Grand Rapids.
What companies run services between Athens, Greece and Grand Rapids, Kent County, MI, USA?
American Airlines, United Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR) 3 times a day.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,200
Flights from Athens International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,200
Flights from Athens International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–850
Flights from Athens International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–850
Flights from Athens International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 52m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Athens International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 48m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–850
Flights from Athens International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–850
Flights from Athens International Airport to Detroit via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 13m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Athens International Airport to Detroit via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Athens International Airport to Detroit via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Athens International Airport to South Bend via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,500
Flights from Athens International Airport to South Bend via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 11m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Athens International Airport to South Bend via Munich, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,700
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 16m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
Flights from Athens International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 3m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–850
Flights from Athens International Airport to Kalamazoo-Battle Creek International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Athens International Airport to Kalamazoo-Battle Creek International Airport via Munich, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 37m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Athens International Airport to Kalamazoo-Battle Creek International Airport via Frankfurt, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 7m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Athens International Airport to Capital Region International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,500
Flights from Athens International Airport to Capital Region International Airport via Montreal, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,500
Flights from Athens International Airport to Capital Region International Airport via Munich, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,500
Flights from Athens International Airport to Capital Region International Airport via Frankfurt, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,500
Flights from Athens International Airport to Detroit via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Athens International Airport to Detroit via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 16m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Athens International Airport to South Bend via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,700
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 16m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
Flights from Athens International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 3m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–850
Flights from Athens International Airport to Kalamazoo-Battle Creek International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Athens International Airport to Kalamazoo-Battle Creek International Airport via Munich, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 37m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Athens International Airport to Kalamazoo-Battle Creek International Airport via Frankfurt, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 7m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Athens International Airport to Capital Region International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,500
Flights from Athens International Airport to Capital Region International Airport via Montreal, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,500
Flights from Athens International Airport to Capital Region International Airport via Munich, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,500
Flights from Athens International Airport to Capital Region International Airport via Frankfurt, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,500
Flights from Athens International Airport to Detroit via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Athens International Airport to Detroit via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 16m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Athens International Airport to South Bend via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,700
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 42m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,200
Flights from Athens International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,400
Flights from Athens International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–850
Flights from Athens International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 49m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Athens International Airport to Kalamazoo-Battle Creek International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Athens International Airport to Capital Region International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,600
Flights from Athens International Airport to Detroit via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 57m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Athens International Airport to Detroit via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 13m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Athens International Airport to South Bend via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,600
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,200
Flights from Athens International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–850
Flights from Athens International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 52m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Athens International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 48m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–850
Flights from Athens International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–850
Flights from Athens International Airport to Detroit via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
- Website
- keylimeair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Muskegon via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Athens International Airport to Muskegon via Frankfurt, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
Flights from Athens International Airport to Muskegon via Vienna, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
Flights from Athens International Airport to Muskegon via Munich, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Athens International Airport to Muskegon via Amsterdam Schiphol, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 26m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,200
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Chicago Union Station to Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 219-926-5744
- Website
- mysouthshoreline.com
Train from South Bend Airport to Van Buren St.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $13–15
- Schedules at
- mysouthshoreline.com
- Adults 14-64
- $13–15
- Phone
- +1 989-725-5105
- Website
- indiantrails.com
Bus from Kalamazoo, MI to Grand Rapids, MI
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $9–25
- Website
- https://indiantrails.com
Bus from East Lansing, MI to Grand Rapids, MI
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $12–30
- Website
- https://indiantrails.com
- Phone
- +1 517-333-0400
- info@michiganflyer.com
- Website
- michiganflyer.com
Bus from Detroit Metro Airport to East Lansing, MI
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- 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
- $75–95
Port City Cab
- Phone
- +1 231-739-7161
- Website
- portcitycab.com
Blue City Taxi
- Phone
- +1 231-780-5466
- Website
- bluecitytransportation.com
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