There are 10 ways to get from Iowa City to Montreal by bus, plane, 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 Quad City International Airport, fly to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
best- Take the bus from Iowa City to Moline Center Stationbus
- Fly from Quad City International Airport (MLI) to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL)plane MLI - YUL
9h 26m$130–581Bus, train via Toronto
- 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
- Take the train from Toronto Union Station to Montréaltrain
23h 6m$373–1,008Bus via Buffalo
- Take the bus from Iowa City to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chicago to Clevelandbus
- Take the bus from Cleveland, OH to Buffalo, NYbus
- Take the bus from Buffalo to Torontobus
- Take the bus from Toronto Union Station to Montreal, QCbus
28h 50m$155–445Drive 1,685.4 km
- Drive from Iowa City to Montrealcar 1,685.4 km
17h 51m$334–483Bus 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 13mDrive to Burlington Municipal Airport, fly to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Drive from Iowa City to Burlington Municipal Airport (BRL)car
- Fly from Burlington Municipal Airport (BRL) to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL)plane BRL - YUL
8h 35m$144–633Bus to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Take the bus from Iowa City to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL)plane ORD - YUL
10h 27m$318–1,606Bus to The Eastern Iowa Airport, fly to Burlington International Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Court St Transportation Center to GTC Bay 9bus
- Fly from The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID) to Burlington International Airport (BTV)plane CID - BTV
- Take the bus from Burlington Downtown Transit Ctr to Montrealbus
14h 4mBus
- 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 Ottawabus
- Take the bus from Ottawa to Montréalbus
29h 40m$261–480Bus, train
- Take the bus from Iowa City to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Schenectadytrain
- Take the train from Schenectady to Montreal Central Stationtrain
30h 47m$511–1,055
Iowa City to Montreal by bus, foot, train, and car
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Iowa City to Montreal is to bus via Buffalo which costs $150 - $450 and takes 28h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Iowa City to Montreal is to drive and fly which takes 8h 35m and costs $140 - $650.
No, there is no direct bus from Iowa City to Montreal. However, there are services departing from Iowa City and arriving at Montreal, QC via Chicago, Cleveland, OH, Buffalo and Toronto Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 28h 50m.
The distance between Iowa City and Montreal is 1543 km. The road distance is 1685.4 km.
The best way to get from Iowa City to Montreal without a car is to bus via Buffalo which takes 28h 50m and costs $150 - $450.
It takes approximately 9h 26m to get from Iowa City to Montreal, including transfers.
Iowa City to Montreal bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Iowa City station.
Iowa City to Montreal bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Chicago Bus Station.
Montreal is 1h ahead of Iowa City. It is currently 5:54 AM in Iowa City and 6:54 AM in Montreal.
Yes, the driving distance between Iowa City to Montreal is 1685 km. It takes approximately 17h 51m to drive from Iowa City to Montreal.
What companies run services between Iowa City, IA, USA and Montreal, QC, Canada?
You can take a bus from Iowa City to Montreal, QC via Chicago, Cleveland, OH, Buffalo, Toronto, and Toronto Union Station in around 28h 50m.
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,200
Flights from Burlington Municipal Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Ottawa
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–500
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Burlington International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,600
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–500
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Burlington International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,600
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,200
Flights from Burlington Municipal Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–500
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Burlington International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–2,100
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Burlington International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,600
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Burlington International Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 51m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,900
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Burlington International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,200
- Website
- flyporter.com
Flights from Burlington Municipal Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Burlington Municipal Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–500
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Chicago Union Station to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $120–260
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Schenectady
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $360–750
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Schenectady to Montreal Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–210
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- viarail.ca
Train from Windsor to Toronto Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $80–300
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Escape
- $80–210
- Business
- $130–280
- Business Plus
- $140–300
- Economy
- $90–220
- Economy Plus
- $100–230
Train from Toronto Union Station to Montréal
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $120–350
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Escape
- $120–290
- Business
- $170–330
- Business Plus
- $190–350
- Economy
- $140–300
- Economy Plus
- $150–310
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Iowa City to Moline Center Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13–26
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Iowa City to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–95
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Iowa City to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–95
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Buffalo to Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $24–50
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Iowa City to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–95
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Burlington Downtown Transit Ctr to Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $21–40
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Iowa City to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–95
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Detroit Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $65–130
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Iowa City to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–95
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 888-378-3823
- [email protected]
- Website
- baronsbus.com
Bus from Chicago to Cleveland
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–110
- Website
- https://baronsbus.com
Bus from Cleveland, OH to Buffalo, NY
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $26–80
- Website
- https://baronsbus.com
- Phone
- +1 800-858-8555
- Website
- trailways.com
Bus from Buffalo to Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–90
- Website
- https://trailways.com
- Schedules at
- https://trailways.com/schedules/
- Saver
- $30–85
- Flexible
- $60–90
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Buffalo to Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $23–40
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Burlington Downtown Transit Ctr to Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $20–35
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Detroit Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $60–110
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Detroit Bus Station to Ottawa
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $110–190
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 866 488 4452
- [email protected]
- Website
- ca.megabus.com
Bus from Toronto Union Station to Montreal, QC
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–110
- Website
- https://ca.megabus.com/
- Adult Advanced Booking
- $10–60
- Adult Standard
- $75–110
- 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/
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
- +1 833 449 6444
- [email protected]
- Website
- orleansexpress.com
Bus from Ottawa to Montréal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Website
- https://orleansexpress.com/en/
- Adult
- $40–65
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