There are 5 ways to get from Grand Rapids to Calgary by car, plane, train, bus, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Drive to Capital Region International Airport, fly
best- Drive from Grand Rapids to Lansing-Airport-LANcar
- Fly from Capital Region International Airport (LAN) to Calgary International Airport (YYC)plane LAN - YYC
8h 9m$260–1,022Fly from Gerald R. Ford International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR) to Calgary International Airport (YYC)plane GRR - YYC
10h 40m$250–955Train, bus, drive
- Take the train from Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Shelby Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Shelby Transit Center to Port of Sweet Grassbus
- Drive from Port of Sweet Grass to Lethbridge - U of Lcar
- Take the bus from Lethbridge - U of L to Calgary - Deerfoot Inn & Casino*bus
39h 32mDrive 2,842.7 km
- Drive from Grand Rapids to Calgarycar 2,842.7 km
30h 29m$568–820Taxi to Muskegon, fly
- Take the taxi from Grand Rapids to Muskegon (MKG)taxi
- Fly from Muskegon (MKG) to Calgary International Airport (YYC)plane MKG - YYC
8h 2m$340–1,036
Capital Region International Airport (LAN) to Calgary International Airport (YYC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Grand Rapids to Calgary is to fly which costs $250 - $1,000 and takes 10h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Grand Rapids to Calgary is to taxi and fly which takes 8h 2m and costs $340 - $1,100.
The distance between Grand Rapids and Calgary is 2513 km. The road distance is 2842.7 km.
It takes approximately 8h 9m to get from Grand Rapids to Calgary, including transfers.
Calgary is 2h behind Grand Rapids. It is currently 10:37 AM in Grand Rapids and 8:37 AM in Calgary.
Yes, the driving distance between Grand Rapids to Calgary is 2843 km. It takes approximately 30h 29m to drive from Grand Rapids to Calgary.
There are 1131+ hotels available in Calgary.
What companies run services between Grand Rapids, Kent County, MI, USA and Calgary, AB, Canada?
United Airlines, Delta, and two other airlines fly from Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR) to Calgary International Airport (YYC) every 3 hours.
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Capital Region International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–2,000
Flights from Capital Region International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 18m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $360–2,000
Flights from Capital Region International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Detroit, Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–2,000
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 58m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–2,000
Flights from Muskegon to Calgary International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,800
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Capital Region International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–2,000
Flights from Capital Region International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 18m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $360–2,000
Flights from Capital Region International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Detroit, Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 58m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–2,000
Flights from Muskegon to Calgary International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,800
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Capital Region International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
Flights from Muskegon to Calgary International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Capital Region International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Muskegon to Calgary International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Capital Region International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Muskegon to Calgary International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Muskegon to Calgary International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Edmonton
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 11m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
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
- $80–160
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Shelby Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $650–1,400
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 406-470-0727
- tctransit@gmail.com
- Website
- northern.rural-transit.com
Bus from Shelby Transit Center to Port of Sweet Grass
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- northern.rural-transit.com
- Phone
- +1 877 769 3287
- customerservice@myebus.ca
- Website
- myebus.ca
Bus from Lethbridge - U of L to Calgary - Deerfoot Inn & Casino*
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.myebus.ca/
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Estimated price
- $110–140
Metro Cab
- Phone
- +1 616-827-6500
- Website
- metrocabgr.com
Yellow Cab of Grand Rapids
- Phone
- +1 616-459-4646
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