There are 7 ways to get from Lansing to Grass Valley by plane, train, bus, train (Amtrak), or car
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Fly Capital Region International Airport to Sacramento International Airport, train, bus
best- Fly from Capital Region International Airport (LAN) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)plane LAN - SMF
- Take the train from Sacramento to Auburn Amtraktrain
- Take the bus from Nevada St at Amtrak Station to Tinloy St at Bank Stbus
13h 3m$398–1,647Bus to Detroit, fly to Sacramento International Airport, train, bus
cheapest- Take the bus from East Lansing, MI to Detroit Metro Airportbus
- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)plane DTW - SMF
- Take the train from Sacramento to Auburn Amtraktrain
- Take the bus from Nevada St at Amtrak Station to Tinloy St at Bank Stbus
13h 58m$273–1,167Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from East Lansing Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain Blue Water
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Colfax Amtrak Stationtrain California Zephyr
2d 7h$753–1,593Drive 2,194.4 mi
- Drive from Lansing to Grass Valleycar 2,194.4 mi
33h 58m$401–579Fly Capital Region International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport, train
- Fly from Capital Region International Airport (LAN) to Reno/Tahoe International Airport (RNO)plane LAN - RNO
- Take the train from Reno to Colfax Amtrak Stationtrain
15h 17m$430–1,648Bus to Gerald R. Ford International Airport, fly to Reno/Tahoe International Airport, train
- Take the bus from CATA Intermodal Downtown to Greyhound Grand Rapidsbus
- Fly from Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR) to Reno/Tahoe International Airport (RNO)plane GRR - RNO
- Take the train from Reno to Colfax Amtrak Stationtrain
15h 40m$451–1,762Bus to Gerald R. Ford International Airport, fly to Sacramento International Airport, train, bus
- Take the bus from CATA Intermodal Downtown to Greyhound Grand Rapidsbus
- Fly from Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)plane GRR - SMF
- Take the train from Sacramento to Auburn Amtraktrain
- Take the bus from Nevada St at Amtrak Station to Tinloy St at Bank Stbus
14h 56m$429–1,761
Capital Region International Airport (LAN) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lansing to Grass Valley is to drive which costs $400 - $600 and takes 33h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Lansing to Grass Valley is to fly and train and bus which takes 13h 3m and costs $390 - $1,700.
The distance between Lansing and Grass Valley is 2030 miles. The road distance is 2207.2 miles.
The best way to get from Lansing to Grass Valley without a car is to train which takes 2 days 7h and costs $750 - $1,600.
It takes approximately 13h 3m to get from Lansing to Grass Valley, including transfers.
Grass Valley is 3h behind Lansing. It is currently 11:18 PM in Lansing and 8:18 PM in Grass Valley.
Yes, the driving distance between Lansing to Grass Valley is 2207 miles. It takes approximately 33h 58m to drive from Lansing to Grass Valley.
There are 92+ hotels available in Grass Valley.
What companies run services between Lansing, MI, USA and Grass Valley, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from CATA Trans Center to Grass Valley via NBD Harrison past Kalamazoo, Brody Complex, Capital Area Multimodal Gateway, East Lansing Amtrak Station, Chicago Union Station, and Colfax Amtrak Station in around 2d 7h.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,600
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,600
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,700
Flights from Detroit to Sacramento International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Detroit to Sacramento International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 8m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Detroit to Sacramento International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,700
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,700
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,800
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Capital Region International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,700
Flights from Capital Region International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Detroit, Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,700
Flights from Capital Region International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Detroit, Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,600
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 42m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,600
Flights from Detroit to Sacramento International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Detroit to Sacramento International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Detroit to Sacramento International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,700
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,900
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Capital Region International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,600
Flights from Capital Region International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,500
Flights from Capital Region International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 56m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,500
Flights from Capital Region International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Detroit, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,600
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,600
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,600
Flights from Detroit to Sacramento International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,700
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,700
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Capital Region International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,600
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,800
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,700
- Website
- suncountry.com
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 3m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,600
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Sacramento to Auburn Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $10–22
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from East Lansing Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–130
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Colfax Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2d
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $650–1,400
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Reno to Colfax Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $28–65
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 530.477.0103
- GoldCountryStage@co.nevada.ca.us
- Website
- nevadacountyca.gov
Bus from Nevada St at Amtrak Station to Tinloy St at Bank St
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Website
- https://www.nevadacountyca.gov/3456/Transit-Services
- Schedules at
- https://www.nevadacountyca.gov/2258/Route-Schedules-and-Maps
- Seniors 65+, disabled, youth 6-17
- $1–2
- Adult 18+
- $1–3
- Phone
- +1 989-725-5105
- Website
- indiantrails.com
Bus from CATA Intermodal Downtown to Greyhound Grand Rapids
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $11–29
- 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
- $9–35
- Website
- https://www.michiganflyer.com/
- Child 2-16
- $9–11
- Adult
- $22–35
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