There are 10 ways to get from Delaware to Grand Rapids by train, plane, bus, train (Amtrak), car, or bus (Greyhound, Flixbus, Amtrak)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Philadelphia International Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Wilmington to 30th Street Stationtrain
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR)plane PHL - GRR
6h 14m$107–1,100Train to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Wilmington to BWI Thurgood Marshalltrain
- Fly from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR)plane BWI - GRR
5h 52m$97–1,020Train, bus
- Take the train from Wilmington to Gray 30th St Stationtrain Wil
- Take the bus from Philadelphia 30th St Station to Allentown Transportation Centerbus
- Take the bus from Allentown to Detroit Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Detroit to Grand Rapidsbus
24h 31m$163–269Train via Washington (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Wilmington to Washington Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Rockville Amtrak to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Stationtrain
25h 41m$532–1,414Drive 672.9 mi
- Drive from Wilmington to Grand Rapidscar 672.9 mi
12h 17m$115–167Train to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, fly
- Take the train from Wilmington to Washington Union Stationtrain
- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR)plane DCA - GRR
6h 56m$128–1,222Train to Newark Liberty International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Wilmington to Newark Liberty International Airporttrain
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR)plane EWR - GRR
6h 45m$131–492Train to Laguardia Airport, fly
- Take the train from Wilmington to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Fly from Laguardia Airport (LGA) to Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR)plane LGA - GRR
8h 24m$129–1,138Bus
- Take the bus from Wilmington Bus Station to Philadelphia Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Philadelphia Bus Station to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chicago Union Station to Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Stationbus
26h 58mTrain (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Wilmington to Chicago Union Stationtrain Cardinal
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Stationtrain Pere Marquette
31h 44m$656–1,010
Delaware to Grand Rapids by train and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Delaware to Grand Rapids is to drive which costs $110 - $170 and takes 12h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Delaware to Grand Rapids is to train and fly which takes 5h 52m and costs $95 - $1,100.
No, there is no direct bus from Delaware station to Grand Rapids station. However, there are services departing from Wilmington Bus Station and arriving at Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station via Philadelphia Bus Station and Chicago Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 26h 58m.
No, there is no direct train from Delaware to Grand Rapids station. However, there are services departing from Wilmington and arriving at Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station via Union Station, Red Line Center Platform, Rockville Amtrak and Chicago Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 25h 41m.
The distance between Delaware and Grand Rapids is 624 miles. The road distance is 676.9 miles.
The best way to get from Delaware to Grand Rapids without a car is to train and bus which takes 24h 31m and costs $160 - $270.
It takes approximately 6h 14m to get from Delaware to Grand Rapids, including transfers.
Delaware to Grand Rapids bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Wilmington Bus Station.
Delaware to Grand Rapids train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Wilmington station.
The best way to get from Delaware to Grand Rapids is to train via Washington which takes 25h 41m and costs $500 - $1,500. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 26h 58m.
What companies run services between Delaware, USA and Grand Rapids, Kent County, MI, USA?
You can take a train from Wilmington to Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station via Washington Union Station, Union Station, Red Line Center Platform, Rockville, Red Line Center Platform, Rockville Amtrak, and Chicago Union Station in around 25h 41m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Wilmington Bus Station to Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station via Philadelphia Bus Station, Chicago Bus Station, and Chicago Union Station in around 26h 58m.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–430
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–600
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–400
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–500
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–500
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–400
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–450
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–430
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $90–480
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–600
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–450
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–500
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Wilmington to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $14–22
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Wilmington to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $55–95
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Rockville Amtrak to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $410–650
- 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 Wilmington to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–70
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Wilmington to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $55–95
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Wilmington to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $55–90
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Wilmington to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $60–100
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Wilmington to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $550–900
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Wilmington to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $5–550
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- $5–440
- First Class
- $100–550
Train from Wilmington to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $25–650
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- $25–460
- First Class
- $140–650
Train from Wilmington to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $18–600
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- $18–450
- First Class
- $120–600
Train from Wilmington to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $25–650
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- $25–460
- First Class
- $140–650
Train from Wilmington to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $26–650
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- $26–460
- First Class
- $140–650
- Phone
- +1 215-580-7800
- Website
- SEPTA
Train from Wilmington to Gray 30th St Station
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Website
- SEPTA
- Schedules at
- SEPTA: World Cup 2026
- Phone
- 570.821.3800
- customerservice@martzbus.com
- Website
- Martz Bus
Bus from Philadelphia 30th St Station to Allentown Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- Martz Bus
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Allentown to Detroit Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $100–160
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Wilmington Bus Station to Philadelphia Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Website
- Greyhound
- 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
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Philadelphia Bus Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $140–220
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Chicago Union Station to Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- Amtrak
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Booking & Getting There
Delaware to Grand Rapids bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Philadelphia Bus Station.
Delaware to Grand Rapids train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Washington Union Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Delaware to Grand Rapids is 677 miles. It takes approximately 12h 17m to drive from Delaware to Grand Rapids.
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