There are 8 ways to get from California to Grand Forks by plane, train, bus, 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 from Sacramento International Airport
best- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Grand Forks International Airport (GFK)plane SMF - GFK
9h 2m$168–723Fly from Los Angeles International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Grand Forks International Airport (GFK)plane LAX - GFK
7h 41m$112–423Train, bus
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to St. Paul-Minneapolistrain
- Take the bus from St. Paul to Brainerdbus
- Take the bus from Brainerd to Grand Forksbus
2d 14h$283–792Drive 1,821.6 mi
- Drive from Los Angeles to Grand Forkscar 1,821.6 mi
30h 27m$333–481Fly from San Diego International Airport
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Grand Forks International Airport (GFK)plane SAN - GFK
7h 35m$188–775Fly from San Francisco International Airport
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Grand Forks International Airport (GFK)plane SFO - GFK
8h 9m$136–583Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Grand Forks International Airport (GFK)plane SJC - GFK
8h 55m$182–726Fly from John Wayne Airport Orange County
- Fly from John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA) to Grand Forks International Airport (GFK)plane SNA - GFK
11h 51m$132–576
California to Grand Forks by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from California to Grand Forks is to fly which costs $110 - $430 and takes 7h 41m.
The fastest way to get from California to Grand Forks is to fly which takes 7h 35m and costs $180 - $800.
The distance between California and Grand Forks is 1403 miles. The road distance is 1832.2 miles.
The best way to get from California to Grand Forks without a car is to train and bus which takes 2 days 14h and costs $280 - $800.
It takes approximately 9h 2m to get from California to Grand Forks, including transfers.
Grand Forks is 2h ahead of California. It is currently 3:24 AM in California and 5:24 AM in Grand Forks.
Yes, the driving distance between California to Grand Forks is 1832 miles. It takes approximately 30h 27m to drive from California to Grand Forks.
There are 51+ hotels available in Grand Forks.
What companies run services between California, USA and Grand Forks, ND, USA?
Delta flies from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Grand Forks International Airport (GFK) twice daily.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Grand Forks International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Grand Forks International Airport via Salt Lake City, Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Grand Forks International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–430
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Grand Forks International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Grand Forks International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Grand Forks International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Grand Forks International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Grand Forks International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 23m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $85–390
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Grand Forks International Airport via Phoenix esa Gateway
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 43m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Los Angeles to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $190–480
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to St. Paul-Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 24m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $55–150
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from St. Paul to Brainerd
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–75
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Brainerd to Grand Forks
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19–95
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
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