There are 6 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
7h 42m$175–772Fly from Gerald R. Ford International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR) to Calgary International Airport (YYC)plane GRR - YYC
9h 58m$155–705Train, 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 - University Transit Loopcar
- Take the bus from Lethbridge - University Transit Loop to Calgary Downtown Ticket Office 606 5 Ave SWbus
39h 46mDrive 2,842.7 km
- Drive from Grand Rapids to Calgarycar 2,842.7 km
30h 29m$566–818Taxi 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
7h 21m$275–836Bus, train, drive
- Take the bus from Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station to Chicago Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Saint Paul Union Depotbus
- Take the train from St. Paul-Minneapolis to Shelby Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Shelby Transit Center to Port of Sweet Grassbus
- Drive from Port of Sweet Grass to Lethbridge - University Transit Loopcar
- Take the bus from Lethbridge - University Transit Loop to Calgary Downtown Ticket Office 606 5 Ave SWbus
40h 32m
Capital Region International Airport (LAN) to Calgary International Airport (YYC) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Grand Rapids to Calgary is to fly which costs $150 - $750 and takes 9h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Grand Rapids to Calgary is to taxi and fly which takes 7h 21m and costs $270 - $850.
The distance between Grand Rapids and Calgary is 2512 km. The road distance is 2842.7 km.
It takes approximately 7h 42m to get from Grand Rapids to Calgary, including transfers.
Calgary is 2h behind Grand Rapids. It is currently 3:30 AM in Grand Rapids and 1:30 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 1087+ hotels available in Calgary.
What companies run services between Grand Rapids, Kent County, MI, USA and Calgary, AB, Canada?
Delta, WestJet, 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 14m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,500
Flights from Capital Region International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 26m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,500
Flights from Capital Region International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Detroit, Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–1,500
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–1,500
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,600
Flights from Muskegon to Calgary International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,500
Flights from Muskegon to Calgary International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,500
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Capital Region International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 14m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,500
Flights from Capital Region International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 26m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,500
Flights from Capital Region International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Detroit, Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 18m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,500
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,600
Flights from Muskegon to Calgary International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,500
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Capital Region International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Muskegon to Calgary International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 53m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Capital Region International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Muskegon to Calgary International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–210
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Shelby Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $1,100–1,800
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from St. Paul-Minneapolis to Shelby Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $800–1,300
- Website
- Amtrak
- 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
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
- EBus
Bus from Lethbridge - University Transit Loop to Calgary Downtown Ticket Office 606 5 Ave SW
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Website
- EBus
Bus from Lethbridge - University Transit Loop to Calgary Downtown Ticket Office 606 5 Ave SW
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Website
- EBus
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- Amtrak
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Saint Paul Union Depot
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $100–160
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Saint Paul Union Depot
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $90–140
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
- 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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