There are 8 ways to get from Grand Rapids to San Diego by plane, bus, train, bus (Amtrak, Flixbus, Greyhound), car, 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.
Fly from Gerald R. Ford International Airport
best- Fly from Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane GRR - SAN
9h 2m$124–604Bus, train
- Take the bus from Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station to Chicago Union Stationbus
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to San Bernardinotrain
- Take the bus from San Bernardino Downtown Transit Center to San Diegobus
2d 3hBus
- Take the bus from Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station to Chicago Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles to San Diegobus
2d 8hDrive 2,236 mi
- Drive from Grand Rapids to San Diegocar 2,236 mi
35h 16m$409–590Train 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 San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane ORD - SAN
10h 27m$203–618Train to Chicago Midway International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane MDW - SAN
10h 28m$240–805Taxi to Muskegon, fly
- Take the taxi from Grand Rapids to Muskegon (MKG)taxi
- Fly from Muskegon (MKG) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane MKG - SAN
7h 28m$202–697Bus, bus to Detroit, fly
- Take the bus from Grand Rapids to East Lansingbus
- Take the bus from East Lansing, MI to Detroit Metro Airportbus
- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane DTW - SAN
10h 28m$224–817
Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR) to San Diego International Airport (SAN) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Grand Rapids to San Diego is to fly which costs $120 - $650 and takes 9h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Grand Rapids to San Diego is to taxi and fly which takes 7h 28m and costs $200 - $700.
No, there is no direct bus from Grand Rapids station to San Diego. However, there are services departing from Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station and arriving at San Diego via Chicago Bus Station, St Louis Bus Station and Los Angeles. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 8h.
The distance between Grand Rapids and San Diego is 1875 miles. The road distance is 2249.1 miles.
The best way to get from Grand Rapids to San Diego without a car is to bus and train which takes 2 days 3h and costs .
It takes approximately 9h 2m to get from Grand Rapids to San Diego, including transfers.
Grand Rapids to San Diego bus services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station.
The best way to get from Grand Rapids to San Diego is to fly which takes 9h 2m and costs $120 - $650. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 2 days 8h.
Grand Rapids to San Diego bus services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Chicago Union Station.
San Diego is 3h behind Grand Rapids. It is currently 12:23 in Grand Rapids and 09:23 in San Diego.
What companies run services between Grand Rapids, Kent County, MI, USA and San Diego, CA, USA?
Southwest Airlines, United Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR) to San Diego International Airport (SAN) hourly. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station to San Diego via Chicago Union Station, Chicago Bus Station, St Louis Bus Station, Los Angeles Union Station, and Los Angeles in around 2d 8h.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 58m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to San Diego International Airport via El Paso
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Detroit to San Diego International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Detroit to San Diego International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Detroit to San Diego International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Detroit to San Diego International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–460
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–460
Flights from Muskegon to San Diego International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 49m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Muskegon to San Diego International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Detroit to San Diego International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 14m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–460
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–460
Flights from Muskegon to San Diego International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Muskegon to San Diego International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Detroit to San Diego International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Detroit to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to San Bernardino
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,200–1,900
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–150
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–150
- Website
- Amtrak
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
Bus from Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Los Angeles to San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from San Bernardino Downtown Transit Center to San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $15–23
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–75
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $330–500
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 989-725-5105
- Website
- Indian Trails
Bus from Grand Rapids to East Lansing
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $12–29
- Website
- Indian Trails
- Phone
- +1 517-333-0400
- info@michiganflyer.com
- Website
- Michigan Flyer
Bus from East Lansing, MI to Detroit Metro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–35
- Website
- Michigan Flyer
- Child 2-16
- $9–11
- Adult
- $22–35
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Estimated price
- $80–100
Metro Cab
- Phone
- +1 616-827-6500
- Website
- metrocabgr.com
Yellow Cab of Grand Rapids
- Phone
- +1 616-459-4646
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