There are 12 ways to get from Iowa City to Canada by bus, plane, train, bus (Greyhound, Amtrak, Flixbus), car, or bus (Greyhound, Flixbus)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus to The Eastern Iowa Airport, fly to Winnipeg J. A. Richardson International Airport
best- Take the bus from Court St Transportation Center to GTC Bay 9bus
- Fly from The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID) to Winnipeg J. A. Richardson International Airport (YWG)plane CID - YWG
8h 35mBus to Quad City International Airport, fly to Toronto Island Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Iowa City to Moline Center Stationbus
- Fly from Quad City International Airport (MLI) to Toronto Island Airport (YTZ)plane MLI - YTZ
9h 39m$99–494Bus, train via Detroit
- Take the bus from Iowa City to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Detroittrain
- Take the train from Windsor to Toronto Union Stationtrain
16h 38m$226–625Bus via Detroit
- Take the bus from Iowa City to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chicago Union Station to Detroitbus
- Take the bus from Detroit Bus Station to Torontobus
19h 24m$201–335Drive 1,149.9 km
- Drive from Iowa City to Torontocar 1,149.9 km
12h 12m$227–327Bus to The Eastern Iowa Airport, fly to Toronto Island Airport
- Take the bus from Court St Transportation Center to GTC Bay 9bus
- Fly from The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID) to Toronto Island Airport (YTZ)plane CID - YTZ
8h 39mBus to The Eastern Iowa Airport, fly to Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Take the bus from Court St Transportation Center to GTC Bay 9bus
- Fly from The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID) to Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ)plane CID - YYZ
8h 58mBus to The Eastern Iowa Airport, fly to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Take the bus from Court St Transportation Center to GTC Bay 9bus
- Fly from The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID) to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL)plane CID - YUL
9h 57mBus to The Eastern Iowa Airport, fly to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport
- Take the bus from Court St Transportation Center to GTC Bay 9bus
- Fly from The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID) to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW)plane CID - YOW
10h 13mBus to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly to Toronto Island Airport
- Take the bus from Iowa City to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Toronto Island Airport (YTZ)plane ORD - YTZ
9h 48m$287–1,889Bus
- Take the bus from Iowa City to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Detroit Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Detroit Bus Station to Torontobus
19h 25m$144–272Bus, train
- Take the bus from Iowa City to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Buffalo Depew Stationtrain
- Take the train from Buffalo to Toronto Union Stationtrain
21h 31m$284–762
Iowa City to Canada by bus, foot, train, and car
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Iowa City to Canada is to bus which costs $140 - $280 and takes 19h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Iowa City to Canada is to bus and fly which takes 9h 39m and costs $95 - $500.
No, there is no direct bus from Iowa City to Canada. However, there are services departing from Iowa City and arriving at Toronto via Chicago Union Station, Cass & Milwaukee and Detroit Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 24m.
The distance between Iowa City and Canada is 1056 km. The road distance is 1149.9 km.
The best way to get from Iowa City to Canada without a car is to bus via Detroit which takes 19h 24m and costs $200 - $340.
It takes approximately 8h 35m to get from Iowa City to Canada, including transfers.
Iowa City to Canada bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Iowa City station.
Iowa City to Canada bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Chicago Bus Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Iowa City to Canada is 1150 km. It takes approximately 12h 12m to drive from Iowa City to Canada.
Book your Iowa City to Canada bus tickets online with Omio and FlixBus.
What companies run services between Iowa City, IA, USA and Canada?
You can take a bus from Iowa City to Toronto via Chicago Bus Station, Chicago Union Station, Detroit, Cass & Milwaukee, Larned & Shelby, and Detroit Bus Station in around 19h 24m.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Winnipeg J. A. Richardson International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Winnipeg J. A. Richardson International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Toronto Island Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–470
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Toronto Island Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Toronto Island Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–490
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–470
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Toronto Island Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–400
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Winnipeg J. A. Richardson International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Winnipeg J. A. Richardson International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Toronto Island Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–470
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Toronto Island Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Toronto Island Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–490
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–470
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Toronto Island Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–400
- Website
- flyporter.com
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Toronto Island Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–1,000
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Toronto Island Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Toronto Island Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Toronto Island Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–1,200
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Winnipeg J. A. Richardson International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–500
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–470
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $100–240
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Buffalo Depew Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $200–440
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- VIA Rail
Train from Windsor to Toronto Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $80–300
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- $80–210
- Business
- $130–280
- Business Plus
- $140–300
- Economy
- $90–220
- Economy Plus
- $100–230
Train from Buffalo to Toronto Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–240
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- $40–130
- Business
- $85–230
- Business Plus
- $100–240
- Economy
- $45–140
- Economy Plus
- $50–150
- Phone
- +1-319-362-0375
- Website
- 380 Express Corridor Rides
Bus from Court St Transportation Center to GTC Bay 9
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- 380 Express Corridor Rides
- Schedules at
- 380 Express Schedule
Bus from Court St Transportation Center to GTC Bay 9
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- 380 Express Corridor Rides
- Schedules at
- 380 Express Schedule
Bus from Court St Transportation Center to GTC Bay 9
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- 380 Express Corridor Rides
- Schedules at
- 380 Express Schedule
Bus from Court St Transportation Center to GTC Bay 9
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- 380 Express Corridor Rides
- Schedules at
- 380 Express Schedule
Bus from Court St Transportation Center to GTC Bay 9
- Ave. Duration
- 51 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 Iowa City to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–85
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Iowa City to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–85
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Iowa City to Moline Center Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–22
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Iowa City to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–85
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Iowa City to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–85
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Detroit Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $55–110
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Iowa City to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–85
- Website
- Greyhound
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Chicago Union Station to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $110–170
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Detroit Bus Station to Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–80
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Detroit Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $55–90
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Detroit Bus Station to Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–80
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
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