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
12h 31m$407–1,746Bus 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 26m$232–966Train (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$703–1,593Drive 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
13h 8m$398–1,543Bus 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
15h 11m$408–1,660Bus 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
16h 22m$389–1,557
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 12h 31m and costs $400 - $1,800.
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 $700 - $1,600.
It takes approximately 12h 31m to get from Lansing to Grass Valley, including transfers.
Grass Valley is 3h behind Lansing. It is currently 6:38 AM in Lansing and 3:38 AM 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 83+ 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
- united.com
Flights from Capital Region International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,700
Flights from Capital Region International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,400
Flights from Capital Region International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,400
Flights from Detroit to Sacramento International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Detroit to Sacramento International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,600
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,600
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,400
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,400
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Capital Region International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,700
Flights from Capital Region International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Detroit, Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,700
Flights from Capital Region International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Detroit, Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,400
Flights from Detroit to Sacramento International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Detroit to Sacramento International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Detroit to Sacramento International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,600
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,700
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 42m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,400
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Detroit to Sacramento International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Detroit to Sacramento International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Detroit to Sacramento International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 21m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,600
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,600
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,700
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,400
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,400
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,400
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Capital Region International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,700
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,600
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,500
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Sacramento to Auburn Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–21
- 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
- $600–1,400
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Reno to Colfax Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $26–60
- 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
- +1 517-333-0400
- 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
- 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
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