There are 8 ways to get from Iowa City to Lake Louise by bus, plane, shuttle, train, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), or car
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, shuttle
best- Take the bus from Court St Transportation Center to GTC Bay 9bus
- Fly from The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID) to Calgary International Airport (YYC)plane CID - YYC
- Take a shuttle bus from Calgary Airport to Lake Louise
11h 49mBus to Quad City International Airport, fly, shuttle
cheapest- Take the bus from Iowa City to Moline Center Stationbus
- Fly from Quad City International Airport (MLI) to Calgary International Airport (YYC)plane MLI - YYC
- Take a shuttle bus from Calgary Airport to Lake Louise
13h 8m$245–876Bus, train via Saint Paul
- Take the bus from Iowa City to Des Moinesbus
- Take the bus from Des Moines to St. Paulbus
- Take the train from St. Paul-Minneapolis to Everett Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the train from Everett Amtrak Station to Vancouvertrain
- Take the bus from Vancouver to Lake Louisebus
2d 14h$969–2,075Bus
- Take the bus from Iowa City to Denver Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Denver Union Station to Seattle Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Seattle Bus Station to Vancouverbus
- Take the bus from Vancouver to Lake Louisebus
2d 16h$584–1,179Drive 2,527.6 km
- Drive from Iowa City to Lake Louisecar 2,527.6 km
28h 2m$499–721Bus to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly, shuttle
- Take the bus from Iowa City to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Calgary International Airport (YYC)plane ORD - YYC
- Take a shuttle bus from Calgary Airport to Lake Louise
13h 52m$400–1,396Bus, shuttle to Des Moines, fly, shuttle
- Take the bus from Iowa City to Des Moinesbus
- Take the bus from Des Moines to Amesbus
- Take a shuttle bus from Ames, IA - Iowa State University to Des Moines International Airport, IA
- Fly from Des Moines (DSM) to Calgary International Airport (YYC)plane DSM - YYC
- Take a shuttle bus from Calgary Airport to Lake Louise
14h 29m$440–1,455Bus, train
- Take the bus from Iowa City to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Everett Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the train from Everett Amtrak Station to Vancouvertrain
- Take the train from Vancouver to Lake Louisetrain
3d 22h
Iowa City to Lake Louise by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Iowa City to Lake Louise is to bus and fly and shuttle which costs $240 - $900 and takes 13h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Iowa City to Lake Louise is to bus and fly and shuttle which takes 13h 8m and costs $240 - $900.
No, there is no direct bus from Iowa City to Lake Louise. However, there are services departing from Iowa City and arriving at Lake Louise via Denver Union Station, Seattle Bus Station and Vancouver. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 16h.
The distance between Iowa City and Lake Louise is 2233 km. The road distance is 2527.6 km.
The best way to get from Iowa City to Lake Louise without a car is to bus and train via Saint Paul which takes 2 days 14h and costs $950 - $2,100.
It takes approximately 11h 49m to get from Iowa City to Lake Louise, including transfers.
Iowa City to Lake Louise bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Iowa City station.
Iowa City to Lake Louise bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Denver Union Station.
Lake Louise is 1h behind Iowa City. It is currently 4:52 PM in Iowa City and 3:52 PM in Lake Louise.
Yes, the driving distance between Iowa City to Lake Louise is 2528 km. It takes approximately 28h 2m to drive from Iowa City to Lake Louise.
What companies run services between Iowa City, IA, USA and Lake Louise, AB, Canada?
You can take a bus from Iowa City to Lake Louise via Denver Union Station, Seattle Bus Station, and Vancouver in around 2d 16h.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Calgary International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,500
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Calgary International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,500
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Des Moines to Calgary International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Des Moines to Calgary International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Calgary International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–3,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–1,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 9m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Des Moines to Calgary International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–2,400
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Calgary International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,800
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Calgary International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,500
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Des Moines to Calgary International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Calgary International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,300
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Atlanta, Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 27m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 9m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Des Moines to Calgary International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from St. Paul-Minneapolis to Everett Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $750–1,600
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Everett Amtrak Station to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–120
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Everett Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $950–2,000
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Everett Amtrak Station to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–120
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 877 460 3200
- [email protected]
- Website
- rockymountaineer.com
Train from Vancouver to Lake Louise
- Ave. Duration
- 38h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Website
- https://www.rockymountaineer.com/
- Phone
- +1-319-362-0375
- Website
- 380express.com
Bus from Court St Transportation Center to GTC Bay 9
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.380express.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.380express.com/schedule/
- Phone
- +1 403 800 0355
- [email protected]
- Website
- fairybus.com
Shuttle from Calgary Airport to Lake Louise
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $60–70
- Website
- https://www.fairybus.com/
Shuttle from Calgary Airport to Lake Louise
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $60–70
- Website
- https://www.fairybus.com/
Shuttle from Calgary Airport to Lake Louise
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $60–70
- Website
- https://www.fairybus.com/
Shuttle from Calgary Airport to Lake Louise
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $60–70
- Website
- https://www.fairybus.com/
- Phone
- +1 403 762 0000
- [email protected]
- Website
- banfftransportation.com
Shuttle from Calgary Airport to Lake Louise
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Website
- https://www.banfftransportation.com/
Shuttle from Calgary Airport to Lake Louise
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Website
- https://www.banfftransportation.com/
Shuttle from Calgary Airport to Lake Louise
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Website
- https://www.banfftransportation.com/
Shuttle from Calgary Airport to Lake Louise
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Website
- https://www.banfftransportation.com/
- Phone
- +1 403 754 6467
- [email protected]
- Website
- mtnparktrans.com
Shuttle from Calgary Airport to Lake Louise
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $100
- Website
- https://mtnparktrans.com/
- Schedules at
- https://mtnparktrans.com/schedules/
Shuttle from Calgary Airport to Lake Louise
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $100
- Website
- https://mtnparktrans.com/
- Schedules at
- https://mtnparktrans.com/schedules/
Shuttle from Calgary Airport to Lake Louise
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $100
- Website
- https://mtnparktrans.com/
- Schedules at
- https://mtnparktrans.com/schedules/
Shuttle from Calgary Airport to Lake Louise
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $100
- Website
- https://mtnparktrans.com/
- Schedules at
- https://mtnparktrans.com/schedules/
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Iowa City to Des Moines
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $23–45
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Des Moines to St. Paul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 36m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–110
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Iowa City to Denver Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $160–320
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Denver Union Station to Seattle Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $290–600
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Seattle Bus Station to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Iowa City to Moline Center Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–24
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Iowa City to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–90
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Iowa City to Des Moines
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $23–45
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Iowa City to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–90
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Des Moines to St. Paul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $90–130
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $90–130
Bus from Des Moines to Ames
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $26–40
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $26–40
- Phone
- +1 833 583 3636
- [email protected]
- Website
- riderexpress.ca
Bus from Vancouver to Lake Louise
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–200
- Website
- https://www.riderexpress.ca/
- Standard
- $95–200
Bus from Vancouver to Lake Louise
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–200
- Website
- https://www.riderexpress.ca/
- Standard
- $95–200
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Seattle Bus Station to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 320.253.2226
- Website
- executiveexpress.biz
Shuttle from Ames, IA - Iowa State University to Des Moines International Airport, IA
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $110–270
- Website
- https://www.executiveexpress.biz
- Schedules at
- https://www.executiveexpress.biz/coverage-areas/
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