There are 7 ways to get from Austin to Cedar Falls by car, plane, bus (Greyhound), train, or bus
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Drive to Killeen-Fort Hood Regional Airport, fly to The Eastern Iowa Airport, drive
best- Drive from Austin to Killeen-Fort Hood Regional Airport (GRK)car
- Fly from Killeen-Fort Hood Regional Airport (GRK) to The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID)plane GRK - CID
- Drive from Cedar-Rapids-Airport-CID to Cedar Fallscar
7h$104–446Bus
- Take the bus from Austin to Omahabus
- Take the bus from Omaha, NE to Des Moinesbus
- Take the bus from Des Moines to Waterloobus
28h 14m$271–314Train, bus
- Take the train from Austin to Chicago Union Stationtrain Texas Eagle
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Waterloobus Greyhound US0154S
37h 47m$455–896Drive 980.1 mi
- Drive from Austin to Cedar Fallscar 980.1 mi
16h 45m$179–259Fly Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Waterloo Municipal Airport
- Fly from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) to Waterloo Municipal Airport (ALO)plane AUS - ALO
6h 55m$156–671Fly Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport, drive
- Fly from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) to The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID)plane AUS - CID
- Drive from Cedar-Rapids-Airport-CID to Cedar Fallscar
7h 4m$123–571Fly Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Rochester, drive
- Fly from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) to Rochester (RST)plane AUS - RST
- Drive from Rochester-Airport-RST to Cedar Fallscar
8h 22m$151–682
Austin to Cedar Falls by bus and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Austin to Cedar Falls is to drive which costs $170 - $260 and takes 16h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Austin to Cedar Falls is to fly which takes 6h 55m and costs $150 - $700.
No, there is no direct bus from Austin station to Cedar Falls. However, there are services departing from Austin History Center Station and arriving at Main St and W 18th St via Austin, Vinton & 17th SW, Omaha, NE, Des Moines and Central Transfer. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 28h 14m.
The distance between Austin and Cedar Falls is 961 miles. The road distance is 985.8 miles.
The best way to get from Austin to Cedar Falls without a car is to bus which takes 28h 14m and costs $270 - $320.
It takes approximately 7h to get from Austin to Cedar Falls, including transfers.
Austin to Cedar Falls bus services, operated by TL Premium, depart from Austin station.
The best way to get from Austin to Cedar Falls is to bus which takes 28h 14m and costs $270 - $320. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $150 - $700 and takes 6h 55m.
Austin to Cedar Falls bus services, operated by TL Premium, arrive at Omaha station.
Yes, the driving distance between Austin to Cedar Falls is 986 miles. It takes approximately 16h 45m to drive from Austin to Cedar Falls.
What companies run services between Austin, TX, USA and Cedar Falls, IA, USA?
You can take a bus from Austin History Center Station to Main St and W 18th St via Tech Ridge Bay H, Austin, Vinton & 17th SW, Omaha, NE, Des Moines, Waterloo, and Central Transfer in around 28h 14m. Alternatively, American Airlines and United Airlines fly from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) to Waterloo Municipal Airport (ALO) 4 times a day.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Killeen-Fort Hood Regional Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–410
Flights from Killeen-Fort Hood Regional Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–480
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Waterloo Municipal Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Rochester via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Rochester via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Rochester via Kansas City, Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 36m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–600
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Austin to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $400–800
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +52 449 291 3048
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Austin to Omaha
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $227
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Omaha, NE to Des Moines
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $21–40
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Des Moines to Waterloo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $19–40
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Waterloo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–100
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
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