Heightened sanitation
Daily cleaning, installation of cabin HEPA filters on flights from Grand Rapids to Fort Myers
Frontier and Southwest have all waived their change and cancellation fees on flights from Grand Rapids to Fort Myers. Confirm policies on booking site.
Entry restrictions
The United States has restricted the entry of all foreign nationals who have passed through or have been in China, Iran, Most European Countries (Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Monaco, San Marino, Vatican City), the UK, Ireland, Brazil and South Africa in the past 14 days.
With the exception of certain travelers which includes certain family members of US citizens or permanent residents including; spouses, children (under the age of 21), parents (provided that his/her US citizen or permanent resident child is unmarried and under the age of 21), and siblings (provided that both the sibling and the US citizen or permanent resident are unmarried and under the age of 21);
There is also an exception for travelers with the following visas: A-1, A-2, C-1, C-1/D, C-2, C-3, CR-1, CR-2, D, E-1 (as an employee of TECRO or TECO or the employee's immediate family members), G-1, G-2, G-3, G-4, IR-1, IR-4, IH-4, NATO-1 through NATO-4, or NATO-6 visa;
Members of the US Armed Forces, spouses, and children of members of the US Armed Forces;
Travelers with invitation of the USA government for a purpose related to the containment/mitigation of the Coronavirus (COVID-19);
Travelers with documents issued by the US Department of Homeland Security, US Customs and Border Protection, or US Department of State indicating that the traveler is exempt from the restriction;
B1 crew crewmembers that are engaged in lightering, Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) activity, wind farm activity, private air/sea crew and other similar crewmember activities;
Students with an F-1 or M-1 visa and their F-2 and M-2 dependents, if they arrive from or have been in Ireland, the UK or Schengen Area in the past 14 days.
Entry requirements
All travelers, 2 years of age or older (including US citizens and transit passenger) must present a negative COVID-19 viral or antigen test result issued 72 hours prior to departure or have a proof of recovery from the virus within the last 90 days prior to boarding the plane.
Travelers must complete a disclosure and attestation form before departure.
Exemptions or waiver to the testing requirements may be granted by the CDC on an extremely limited basis when emergency travel (like an emergency medical evacuation) must occur to preserve someone’s life, health against a serious danger, or physical safety and testing cannot be completed before travel.
US citizens and permanent residents arriving from the UK must present a medical certificate with a negative COVID-19 PCR or antigen test result issued within 72 hours prior to departure.
Travelers arriving in New York State must complete the Traveler Health Form.
Travelers arriving in Massachusetts must complete the Massachusetts Health Form.
Quarantine requirements
Travelers are advised to get tested 3-5 days after travel and stay home and self-quarantine for 7 days after travel. Even if they test negative, they must still stay home and self-quarantine for the full 7 days. If the test is positive, isolate to protect others from getting infected.
Travelers who did not get tested, are advised to stay home and self-quarantine for 10 days after travel.
All other info
Travelers are subject to COVID-19 measures set by the state/territory of their final destination. For more information go to CDC website.
There are currently 1,107 active cases of COVID-19 diagnosed in US and 0 deaths as of Mar 7 2021
Please see our Coronavirus (COVID-19) Travel Restrictions page for more information on restrictions worldwide.
An average nonstop flight takes 2h 47m, covering a distance of 1149 miles.
There are 30 (nonstop) flights between Grand Rapids and Fort Myers per week, averaging 4 per day.
In the past 3 days, the cheapest one-way tickets were found on Frontier ($71) and Multiple Airlines ($76), and the lowest round-trip tickets have been found on Frontier ($151) and Multiple Airlines ($156).
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Southwest (3 times daily) is the most frequent flyer on this route.
From Grand Rapids to Fort Myers, Thursday is the cheapest day to fly on average and Tuesday is the most expensive. Flying from Fort Myers back to Grand Rapids , the best deals are generally found on Wednesday, with Tuesday being the most expensive.
When flying out of Grand Rapids you will be using Grand Rapids Gerald R. Ford Intl, often referred to as Grand Rapids Airport. You will be landing at Fort Myers SW Florida Intl, also known as Fort Myers Airport.
KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights from Grand Rapids to Fort Myers.
KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Fort Myers from Grand Rapids is likely to change within 7 days, so travelers know whether to wait or book now.
Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional round-trip ticket. You could then fly to Fort Myers with an airline and back to Grand Rapids with another airline.
Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying to Fort Myers from Grand Rapids up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.
Scores according to KAYAK customer reviews
Pros: "Quick flight time even though we left late."
Cons: "Needed larger plane. The passengers were smashed together in small seats."
Pros: "Clear instructions, clean plane, flight on time."
Cons: "Getting food service back on plains."
Cons: "Awesome"
Pros: "Clean airplane"
Cons: "They could serve at least water"
Cons: "Nothing"
Cons: "seating, food, entertainment, boarding"
Pros: "Crew"
Cons: "DCA poorly organized"
Pros: "Short flight. Great helpers with my mom!"
Pros: "I like the Airbus models. They offer a bit more overhead storage & the cabin seems a bit bigger."
Cons: "Better snack offerings, however I realize it’s a red-eye flight."
Pros: "The flight was on time"
Cons: "The crew, comfort, flight itself"
Cons: "The AA app broke"
Pros: "Boarding was quick and well organized. Crew was friendly."
Cons: "By the time the snack service was completed, the plane was already descending and the crew had to pick up the service items before people had a chance to finish."
Pros: "I've been flying Spirit lately to save money, so know that this is my comparison. American Airlines staff were friendly and helpful, the website was easy to use for things such as changing seats and adding bags, and I really appreciate the updates from AA via email and text. I appreciate the snack."
Cons: "No complaints."
Pros: "Comfortable seats"
Cons: "Landing"
Pros: "Seating, nice personnel"
Cons: "Long layover in Chicago"
Cons: "No delay Ability to connect wireless headphones"
Cons: "There was a 1.5 hour weather delay."
Cons: "The flight was delayed by 3 hours. They didn't tell us it was delayed until 2 hours before the flight, by which time we were already at the airport. They first delayed it 1 1/2 hours and then another 30 minutes every half hour. The airline/crew never even acknowledged the delay or apologized for it."
Cons: "More seat room side to side"
Cons: "If we were able to have made the flight"
Cons: "My A/A flight, which was scheduled to get in after midnight, was delayed by over an hour with multiple gate changes."
Pros: "Second flight had more comfortable seating in comparison to our first flight."
Pros: "Smooth ride and early arrival"
Pros: "Customer service"
Cons: "Nothing"
Pros: "Plane was a little bigger from Grand Rapids and they moved us around to balance the plane and a lot of us got better seats."
Pros: "Flight was on time."
Cons: "It’s a commuter. It’s tiny. In flight left trash with us till plane was about to land. Pilots seemed inexperienced. Landing was hard, braking was hard approach was awkward and it was a beautiful day with no wind. Pilot shortage isn’t helping the regionals."
Pros: "Nothing about the flight we screwed around before takeoff, in the air as well as on the ground. Wasted an hour and a half, missed my connection"
Cons: "Everything."
Cons: "Seat was uncomfortable, no entertainment, barely a snack. Sadness."
Cons: "A two-stop flight turned into a three-stop flight and lost connecting flights!"
Pros: "NA"
Cons: "NA"
Cons: "No free wifi"
Pros: "Nothing"
Cons: "The Flight was inconveniently delayed and all they offered us were some cheap snacks and soda. I was completely annoyed by the whole situation."
Pros: "Boarding and flight were on time."
Pros: "Smooth at GRR. A little Delay in CLT. It was a good experience because we weren't on a deadline to be somewhere."
Pros: "Smooth ride and friendly helpful airline atendents."
Pros: "Crew was nice"
Pros: "Entertainment system was great."
Cons: "Seats too small. I mean waaaay too small."
Pros: "They were able to arrange for a seat for my daughter who was technically a lap child. The crew were courteous and helpful. The flight arrived early."
Cons: "Nothing."
Pros: "our flight were on time. Staff was very helpful, I walk with aid of a cane."
Pros: "Snacks"
Cons: "Not good movie available"
Cons: "Hours"
Pros: "Nothing"
Cons: "Read my review of my denver to dallas amd youll understand.."
Cons: "Far too crowded"
Pros: "The flight crew was exetrmely helpful"
Cons: "Even for a more room seat it was a bit tight"
Cons: "One hour delay sitting inside the plane with no pilot!! And to top it off, the air conditioner was off!! Will never fly American ever again."
Cons: "See my previous comment"
Pros: "Clean"
Cons: "Crew didn't smile much."
Cons: "Grumpy crew, filthy plane! Honestly there was mold on the ceiling and dirty residue all over the place. Absolutely disgusting! If I ever encounter another A.A. flight this bad, I will never fly their airline again... I've seen cleaner public busses!"
Cons: "Typical American Airlines delays...."
Pros: "The employees are not at fault, they’re great people just doing their job for a crappy company with shitty policies."
Cons: "Contacting frontier is a total nightmare, everything about the way they run their company sucks. I just feel bad for the people who worm for them. I don’t care how cheap it is—I will NEVER support this airline again!!"
Pros: "Yes"
Pros: "Plane was comfortable and clean."
Cons: "Drink service."
Cons: "Puntual"
Pros: "Paid for an upgraded seat to get some leg room. It wasn’t much more comfortable at all."
Cons: "Fly lost, since first fly was delayed 2:36 min."
Pros: "Nothing really. Budget airliner don’t expect much."
Cons: "Seat comfort. Crew."
Pros: "We arrived 30 minutes early"
Cons: "30-40 minute wait for luggage"
Cons: "All was good. Nice easy trip!"
Pros: "Nothing"
Cons: "Free non-alcoholic beverages at least."
Pros: "A great change since Frontier moved to Terminal 5 at O'Hare."
Cons: "Very late"
Pros: "Solid feel to the plane- great on takeoff and landing"
Cons: "Hard seat"
Cons: "Stressful, 1.5 hrs late. Lost rental car. Slept in airports."
Pros: "Got alot of paper work done"
Cons: "Using my computer for a pillow"
Pros: "Straightforward and down to business."
Cons: "Give us all a free beverage, please!"
Pros: "Kind attentive staff"
Cons: "We had to wait a half hour, or so, On the tarmac before we could leave Philly"
Pros: "Early departure. Non stop. Early arrival. Ease of travel."
Pros: "Clean interior, direct flight"
Pros: "Price, direct flight, very clean interior"
Pros: "The service was excellent! I was late and the attendant got me to the front of the line AND got my bag on! All attendants were very courteous."
Cons: "Fare for the bag: $45!!!! Being charged for coffee! - really!!"
Pros: "The whole experience was simple and easy"
Cons: "Babies crying the whole trip"
Pros: "Everything"
Cons: "Nothing"
Cons: "Extra 25$ a seat for poor seating; indicated a disabled senior citizen n still was placed in row 29"
Pros: "price"
Cons: "Could not hear the announcements, could be a problem in an emergency."
Pros: "I didn't die."
Cons: "They charge even for carry-ons. The pilot got sick and it took 2.5 hours to replace them."
Pros: "N/A"
Cons: "N/A"
Cons: "No wifi available to purchase"
Cons: "See above remarks"
Pros: ".......and 40 min. early."
Cons: "Nothing NOT to like....Price, Service, Early to gate. Happy Thanksgiving."
Pros: "Got in earlier than expected"
Cons: "Delay"
Pros: "price"
Cons: "crying baby behind me"
Cons: "Nothing was complimentary"
Pros: "Price, speed."
Cons: "Did not know that.....FIRST CARRY ON COSTS $30 EACH WAY!!!"
Pros: "Kayak sent emails every step of the way even notified me of a gate change. Made it simple"
Pros: "Plane felt clean. Boarding efficient as was check in."
Pros: "I liked the serves & the smooth flying. good job thanks from dianna"
Pros: "Cheap"
Cons: "EVERTYHING is an added on cost, no frills, cramped,"
Cons: "Paying $40 freaking dollars to ship my suit case. I thought that was a bit much. Going home, how can I reduce the cost?"
Pros: "Pleasantly surprised. Trip was marred by alcohol service to people who were obviously already under the influence and disruptive to those of us around them."
Cons: "Outrageous bag fees. Need to read the fine print, since $80 per person for bags fees is significant."
Pros: "Staff"
Cons: "Paying for a seat assignment on line before going to airport. Baggage charges too high. These extra costs added an additional 49% to my ticket. Unhappy with your airline"
Cons: "We left DIAone hour late"
Pros: "Friendly staff! The prices were great!"
Cons: "Very difficult & was not able to pay in advance for luggage!"
Pros: "Know what to expect and you will not be disappointed. If you demand a high end experience from any low end company ... you're behaving like an idiot."
Cons: "Rough ride"
Airlines flying from Grand Rapids to Fort Myers have enacted additional safety measures and adjusted policies to better accommodate travelers. Policies vary by airline.
Heightened sanitation
Daily cleaning, installation of cabin HEPA filters on flights from Grand Rapids to Fort Myers
Mandatory masks
Masks required on board, masks provided on flights from Grand Rapids to Fort Myers
Social distancing seating
Middle seats unavailable to book on flights from Grand Rapids to Fort Myers
Pre-flight testing
Testing for antibodies, testing for symptoms for flights from Grand Rapids to Fort Myers
Flexible cancellations
Waiving of change fees. Search flexible flights from Grand Rapids to Fort Myers
Grand Rapids (GRR) United States
Fort Myers (RSW) United States