Direct Flights from Houston to Grand Rapids
Grand Rapids · Michigan
Nonstop service from IAH to GRR on United. Here's the schedule at a glance — plus what to do once you land.
Airlines
United
Nonstop flights
~1/day
Distance
1,043 mi
Flight time
~2h 35mgate to gate
Elevation
794 ft697 ft higher than your departure
Days operated
Daily (all week)
How rare is this nonstop?
35 cities have a nonstop to Grand Rapids, Houston among them.
How long to go to Grand Rapids for, from Houston
2h 35m in the air, 1,043 miles. That is a long weekend without much friction, though three nights beats two once you add the airport time at both ends.
About Grand Rapids
Not to be confused with Grand Rapids, Minnesota.
Summary from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA).
Top things to do in Grand Rapids
- Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park is a 158-acre (64 ha) botanical garden, art museum, and outdoor sculpture park located in Grand Rapids Township, Michigan, United States.
- The Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum is the presidential museum and burial place of Gerald Ford, the 38th president of the United States (1974–1977), and his wife Betty Ford.
- John Ball Zoo is located on the west side of the city of Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States. The John Ball Zoo is situated on the ravines and bluffs along the west edge of the property.
- The Cathedral of Saint Andrew is a Catholic cathedral located in Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States. It is the seat of the Diocese of Grand Rapids.
- The Grand Rapids Art Museum (GRAM) is an art museum located in Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States, with collections ranging from Renaissance to Modern Art and special collections on 19th and 20th-century European and…
- USS LST 393 is an LST-1-class tank landing ship built for the United States Navy during World War II. She is one of only two LSTs to survive in original configuration; 1,051 were built.
- Grand Haven State Park is a public recreation area on the shores Lake Michigan on the south side of the mouth of the Grand River and harbor in Grand Haven, Michigan.
- Hackley Park is a municipal park in Muskegon, Michigan. In 1890, it was built on land donated by Charles H. Hackley to honor the memory of soldiers who fought in the Civil War.
- Kendall College of Art and Design of Ferris State University (KCAD) is a college of art and design located in downtown Grand Rapids, Michigan.
- Holland State Park is a public recreation area covering 142 acres (57 ha) in Park Township, Ottawa County, four miles (6 km) west of the city of Holland, Michigan.
- Saugatuck Dunes State Park is a public recreation area covering 1,000 acres (400 ha) on the shore of Lake Michigan between Saugatuck and Holland in Allegan County, Michigan.
- The Grand Rapids Public Museum, located on the bank of the Grand River in downtown Grand Rapids, Michigan, is among the oldest history museums in the United States.
Attraction descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); place data from Wikidata (CC0).
Grand Rapids weather, compared with Houston
22° cooler than Houston on average across the year, on daytime highs:
- January
- Grand Rapids 31°F · Houston 64°F · 33° colder
- April
- Grand Rapids 57°F · Houston 80°F · 23° colder
- July
- Grand Rapids 83°F · Houston 94°F · 11° colder
- October
- Grand Rapids 60°F · Houston 82°F · 22° colder
January bottoms out near 31°F — a real coat, not a layer. Grand Rapids also swings harder through the year than Houston does — 52° between its coldest and warmest months against 31°.
Average daily highs, 1991–2020 station normals from Meteostat (CC BY 4.0), measured at each city's airport.
Planning a trip to Grand Rapids
- Best time to visit
- The best time to visit Grand Rapids is May–June and August–October, when daytime highs are a comfortable 60–81°F.
- How long to stay
- Grand Rapids rewards a longer visit — a full week lets you explore its many sights, from Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park, Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum, and John Ball Zoological Garden and beyond.
Frequently asked questions
- Is there a direct flight from Houston to Grand Rapids?
- Yes — you can fly nonstop from Houston (IAH) to Grand Rapids (GRR) on United.
- Which airlines fly nonstop from Houston to Grand Rapids?
- United flies nonstop between Houston (IAH) and Grand Rapids (GRR).
- How many nonstop flights are there from Houston to Grand Rapids?
- There is about 1 nonstop departure per day (roughly 7 per week) from Houston to Grand Rapids.
- How far is Grand Rapids from Houston?
- Grand Rapids is about 1,043 miles from Houston by air.
- What is there to do in Grand Rapids?
- Popular things to do include Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park, Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum, John Ball Zoological Garden, Cathedral of Saint Andrew (Grand Rapids, Michigan), and more.
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