There are 7 ways to get from Grand Rapids to Gander by bus, plane, car, car ferry, taxi, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus to Windsor Airport, fly
best- Take the bus from Grand Rapids to Detroit Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Windsor Airport (YQG) to Gander International Airport (YQX)plane YQG - YQX
22h 24m$295–1,277Bus, bus to Detroit, fly
cheapest- Take the bus from Grand Rapids, MI to East Lansing, MIbus
- Take the bus from East Lansing, MI to Detroit Metro Airportbus
- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Gander International Airport (YQX)plane DTW - YQX
11h 41m$251–1,101Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Grand Rapids to North Sydney, NScar
- Take the car ferry from North Sydney, NS to Port aux Basquescarferry
- Drive from Port aux Basques to Gandercar
42h 12m$582–946Taxi to Muskegon, fly
- Take the taxi from Grand Rapids to Muskegon (MKG)taxi
- Fly from Muskegon (MKG) to Gander International Airport (YQX)plane MKG - YQX
20h 17m$276–887Taxi to Capital Region International Airport, fly
- Take the taxi from Grand Rapids to Lansing-Airport-LANtaxi
- Fly from Capital Region International Airport (LAN) to Gander International Airport (YQX)plane LAN - YQX
11h 9m$561–1,937Train to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Gander International Airport (YQX)plane ORD - YQX
14h 23m$277–1,109Fly from Gerald R. Ford International Airport
- Fly from Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR) to Gander International Airport (YQX)plane GRR - YQX
10h 58m$396–1,818
Windsor Airport (YQG) to Gander International Airport (YQX) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Grand Rapids to Gander is to taxi and fly which costs $270 - $900 and takes 20h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Grand Rapids to Gander is to fly which takes 10h 58m and costs $390 - $1,900.
The distance between Grand Rapids and Gander is 2622 km.
It takes approximately 22h 24m to get from Grand Rapids to Gander, including transfers.
Gander is 1h 30m ahead of Grand Rapids. It is currently 10:07 AM in Grand Rapids and 11:37 AM in Gander.
There are seven+ hotels available in Gander.
What companies run services between Grand Rapids, Kent County, MI, USA and Gander, NL, Canada?
Delta and Air Canada fly from Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR) to Gander International Airport (YQX) twice daily.
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Windsor Airport to Gander International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 19m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,200
Flights from Windsor Airport to Gander International Airport via Toronto, Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 34m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,200
Flights from Muskegon to Gander International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 34m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Muskegon to Gander International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 49m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Muskegon to Gander International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Halifax
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Capital Region International Airport to Gander International Airport via Detroit, Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 59m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,700
Flights from Capital Region International Airport to Gander International Airport via Detroit, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 9m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Gander International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 9m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–1,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Gander International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–1,000
Flights from Detroit to Gander International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 14m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–1,000
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Gander International Airport via Detroit, Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 39m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,800
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact 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
- $45–85
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Grand Rapids to Detroit Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 989-725-5105
- Website
- indiantrails.com
Bus from Grand Rapids, MI to East Lansing, MI
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $17–45
- Website
- https://indiantrails.com
- Phone
- +1 517-333-0400
- info@michiganflyer.com
- Website
- michiganflyer.com
Bus from East Lansing, MI to Detroit Metro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $13–45
- Website
- Michigan Flyer
- Child 2-16
- $13–15
- Adult
- $30–45
- Phone
- +1 800-341-7981
- reservations@marineatlantic.ca
- Website
- marineatlantic.ca
Car ferry from North Sydney, NS to Port aux Basques
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 31m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $18–115
- Schedules at
- marineatlantic.ca
- Adults
- $44
- Standard vehicle
- $115
- Bicycles
- $18
- Motorcycles
- $58
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Estimated price
- $100–230
Yellow Cab of Grand Rapids
- Phone
- +1 616-459-4646
Metro Cab
- Phone
- +1 616-827-6500
- Website
- metrocabgr.com
Yellow Cab of Grand Rapids
- Phone
- +1 616-459-4646
Metro Cab
- Phone
- +1 616-827-6500
- Website
- metrocabgr.com
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