There are 9 ways to get from Charlottesville to Iowa City by plane, bus, train, bus (Greyhound), car, or taxi
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Fly Charlottesville to The Eastern Iowa Airport, bus
best- Fly from Charlottesville (CHO) to The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID)plane CHO - CID
- Take the bus from GTC Bay 9 to Court St Transportation Centerbus
7h 55mFly Charlottesville to Burlington Municipal Airport, drive
cheapest- Fly from Charlottesville (CHO) to Burlington Municipal Airport (BRL)plane CHO - BRL
- Drive from Burlington Municipal Airport (BRL) to Iowa Citycar
8h 47m$92–310Train, bus
- Take the train from Charlottesville to Chicago Union Stationtrain Cardinal
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Iowa Citybus Greyhound US0123S / ...
26h 17m$268–572Bus (Greyhound)
- Take the bus from Charlottesville Union Station to Washington Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Washington Union Station to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Iowa Citybus
27h 35m$148–301Drive 895.3 mi
- Drive from Charlottesville to Iowa Citycar 895.3 mi
15h 42m$164–236Fly Charlottesville to Quad City International Airport, bus
- Fly from Charlottesville (CHO) to Quad City International Airport (MLI)plane CHO - MLI
- Take the bus from Moline Center Station to Iowa Citybus
8h 45m$112–447Taxi to Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport, fly to The Eastern Iowa Airport, bus
- Take the taxi from Charlottesville to Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport (SHD)taxi
- Fly from Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport (SHD) to The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID)plane SHD - CID
- Take the bus from GTC Bay 9 to Court St Transportation Centerbus
10h 28mFly Charlottesville to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, bus
- Fly from Charlottesville (CHO) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane CHO - ORD
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Iowa Citybus
8h 40m$115–409Train to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, fly to The Eastern Iowa Airport, bus
- Take the train from Charlottesville to Alexandriatrain
- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID)plane DCA - CID
- Take the bus from GTC Bay 9 to Court St Transportation Centerbus
9h 8m
Charlottesville to Iowa City by train, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Charlottesville to Iowa City is to bus which costs $140 - $310 and takes 27h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Charlottesville to Iowa City is to fly and bus which takes 8h 40m and costs $110 - $410.
No, there is no direct bus from Charlottesville station to Iowa City. However, there are services departing from Downtown Transit Station and arriving at Iowa City via Charlottesville Union Station, Washington Union Station and Chicago Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h 35m.
The distance between Charlottesville and Iowa City is 799 miles. The road distance is 900.6 miles.
The best way to get from Charlottesville to Iowa City without a car is to train and bus which takes 26h 17m and costs $260 - $600.
It takes approximately 7h 55m to get from Charlottesville to Iowa City, including transfers.
Charlottesville to Iowa City bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Charlottesville Union Station.
Charlottesville to Iowa City bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Washington Union Station.
Iowa City is 1h behind Charlottesville. It is currently 3:00 AM in Charlottesville and 2:00 AM in Iowa City.
Yes, the driving distance between Charlottesville to Iowa City is 901 miles. It takes approximately 15h 42m to drive from Charlottesville to Iowa City.
What companies run services between Charlottesville, VA, USA and Iowa City, IA, USA?
You can take a bus from Downtown Transit Station to Iowa City via W Main St at 8th St NW, Charlottesville Union Station, Washington Union Station, and Chicago Bus Station in around 27h 35m.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Charlottesville to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–410
Flights from Charlottesville to Quad City International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–390
Flights from Charlottesville to Quad City International Airport via Washington Dulles, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–420
Flights from Charlottesville to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–300
Flights from Charlottesville to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–320
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Charlottesville to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–450
Flights from Charlottesville to Quad City International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–440
Flights from Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–400
Flights from Charlottesville to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–350
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Charlottesville to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–490
Flights from Charlottesville to Quad City International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–470
Flights from Charlottesville to Quad City International Airport via New York La Guardia, Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 56m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Charlottesville to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–390
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
- Website
- contouraviation.com
Flights from Charlottesville to Burlington Municipal Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–250
Flights from Charlottesville to Burlington Municipal Airport via Charlotte, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–280
Flights from Charlottesville to Burlington Municipal Airport via Atlanta, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–310
Flights from Charlottesville to Burlington Municipal Airport via Washington Dulles, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–260
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Charlottesville to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 53m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $230–550
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Charlottesville to Alexandria
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1-319-362-0375
- Website
- 380 Express Corridor Rides
Bus from GTC Bay 9 to Court St Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- 380 Express Corridor Rides
- Schedules at
- 380 Express Schedule
Bus from GTC Bay 9 to Court St Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- 380 Express Corridor Rides
- Schedules at
- 380 Express Schedule
Bus from GTC Bay 9 to Court St Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- 380 Express Corridor Rides
- Schedules at
- 380 Express Schedule
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Iowa City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Charlottesville Union Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $17–35
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Washington Union Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $100–200
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Iowa City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Moline Center Station to Iowa City
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $8–17
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Iowa City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- Greyhound
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Estimated price
- $140–180
1st Call Taxi
- Phone
- +1 434-906-6670
- Website
- 1stcalltaxi.wordpress.com
Anytime Taxi
- Phone
- +1 434-977-5522
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