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How to get fromDubuque to Grand Forksby car, plane, taxi, or bus

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There are 6 ways to get from Dubuque to Grand Forks by car, plane, taxi, or bus

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  1. Drive to The Eastern Iowa Airport, fly

    best
    1. Drive from Dubuque to Cedar-Rapids-Airport-CIDcar car
    2. Fly from The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID) to Grand Forks International Airport (GFK)plane plane CID - GFK
    7h 41m
    $141–741

  2. Drive 557.9 mi

    cheapest
    1. Drive from Dubuque to Grand Forkscar car 557.9 mi
    10h 16m
    $102–148

  3. Drive, taxi, bus

    1. Drive from Dubuque to Twixt Town Rd Transfercar car
    2. Drive from GTC Bay 5 to Central Transfercar car
    3. Take the taxi from UNI Multimodal Transportation Center to Dudley's Cornertaxi taxi
    4. Take the bus from Dudley's Corner to Minneapolisbus bus
    5. Take the bus from Minneapolis to Brainerdbus bus
    6. Take the bus from Brainerd to Grand Forksbus bus
    19h 53m
    $300–417

  4. Drive to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field, fly

    1. Drive from Dubuque to Madison-Airport-MSNcar car
    2. Fly from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) to Grand Forks International Airport (GFK)plane plane MSN - GFK
    6h 22m
    $113–505

  5. Drive, bus

    1. Drive from Dubuque to Twixt Town Rd Transfercar car
    2. Take the bus from GTC Bay 9 to Court St Transportation Centerbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Iowa City to Des Moinesbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Des Moines to Minneapolisbus bus
    5. Take the bus from Minneapolis to Fargobus bus
    6. Take the bus from Fargo to Grand Forksbus bus
    20h 43m

  6. Drive, taxi, bus via Burnsville

    1. Drive from Dubuque to Twixt Town Rd Transfercar car
    2. Drive from GTC Bay 5 to Central Transfercar car
    3. Take the taxi from UNI Multimodal Transportation Center to Dudley's Cornertaxi taxi
    4. Take the bus from Dudley's Corner to Burnsvillebus bus
    5. Take the bus from Minneapolis / St Paul Airport to Perkins Restaurant & Bakery - Brainerdbus bus
    6. Take the bus from Brainerd to Grand Forksbus bus
    21h 26m
    $322–426

The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID) to Grand Forks International Airport (GFK) flights

Calendar31Weekly Planes
Duration8h 32mAverage Duration
Ticket$118Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 585.3 mi
  • Duration: 7h 41m

What companies run services between Dubuque, IA, USA and Grand Forks, ND, USA?

There is no direct connection from Dubuque to Grand Forks. However, you can drive to Cedar-Rapids-Airport-CID airport, fly to Grand Forks International Airport (GFK), then take the taxi to Grand Forks. Alternatively, you can drive to Twixt Town Rd Transfer, take the line 5 bus to GTC Bay 5, drive to Central Transfer, take the line 7 bus to UNI Multimodal Transportation Center, take the taxi to Dudley's Corner, take the bus to Minneapolis, take the bus to Brainerd, then take the bus to Grand Forks.

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