There are 10 ways to get from Iowa City to Niagara Falls by bus, plane, bus (Greyhound), train, car, or bus (Greyhound, Amtrak, Flixbus)
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Bus to Quad City International Airport, fly to Buffalo Niagara International Airport, bus
best- Take the bus from Iowa City to Moline Center Stationbus
- Fly from Quad City International Airport (MLI) to Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF)plane MLI - BUF
- Take the bus from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Niagara Falls USAbus
9h 14m$160–837Bus
cheapest- 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
18h 12m$120–281Bus, 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 Depew Station to Niagara Falls Amtrak Stationtrain
18h 18m$289–768Drive 1,166.3 km
- Drive from Iowa City to Niagara Fallscar 1,166.3 km
12h 8m$229–331Bus to The Eastern Iowa Airport, fly to Buffalo Niagara International Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Court St Transportation Center to GTC Bay 9bus
- Fly from The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID) to Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF)plane CID - BUF
- Take the bus from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Niagara Falls USAbus
9h 16mBus to Chicago Midway International Airport, fly to Buffalo Niagara International Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Iowa City to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF)plane MDW - BUF
- Take the bus from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Niagara Falls USAbus
9h 54m$280–611Bus to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly to Buffalo Niagara International Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Iowa City to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF)plane ORD - BUF
- Take the bus from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Niagara Falls USAbus
10h 14m$286–527Bus to The Eastern Iowa Airport, fly to Toronto Island Airport, bus
- 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
- Take the bus from Toronto Union Station to Niagara Falls, ONbus
11h 10mBus to The Eastern Iowa Airport, fly to Toronto Pearson International Airport, bus
- 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
- Take the bus from Toronto Union Station to Niagara Falls, ONbus
11h 33mBus 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
- Take the bus from Toronto to Niagara Falls Canadabus
21h 43m$248–401
Iowa City to Niagara Falls by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Iowa City to Niagara Falls is to bus which costs $120 - $290 and takes 18h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Iowa City to Niagara Falls is to bus and fly which takes 9h 14m and costs $160 - $850.
No, there is no direct bus from Iowa City to Niagara Falls. However, there are services departing from Iowa City and arriving at Main Street & 4th Street via Chicago, Cleveland, OH and Ellicott Street & MTC Static. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 12m.
The distance between Iowa City and Niagara Falls is 1140 km. The road distance is 1166.3 km.
The best way to get from Iowa City to Niagara Falls without a car is to bus which takes 18h 12m and costs $120 - $290.
It takes approximately 9h 14m to get from Iowa City to Niagara Falls, including transfers.
Iowa City to Niagara Falls bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Iowa City station.
Iowa City to Niagara Falls bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Chicago Bus Station.
Niagara Falls is 1h ahead of Iowa City. It is currently 6:42 AM in Iowa City and 7:42 AM in Niagara Falls.
Yes, the driving distance between Iowa City to Niagara Falls is 1166 km. It takes approximately 12h 8m to drive from Iowa City to Niagara Falls.
What companies run services between Iowa City, IA, USA and Niagara Falls, ON, Canada?
You can take a bus from Iowa City to Main Street & 4th Street via Chicago, Cleveland, OH, and Ellicott Street & MTC Static in around 18h 12m.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–800
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Toronto Island Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–950
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–900
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–800
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,100
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,600
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–2,100
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,600
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–900
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,300
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Toronto Island Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–950
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–900
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,800
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,200
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–1,000
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–900
- Website
- flyporter.com
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Toronto Island Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–2,000
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Toronto Island Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 36m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,200
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Buffalo Depew Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $230–480
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Buffalo Depew Station to Niagara Falls Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $14–35
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- VIA Rail
Train from Buffalo Depew Station to Niagara Falls Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–200
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- $12–65
- Business
- $55–190
- Business Plus
- $70–200
- Economy
- $14–75
- Economy Plus
- $15–85
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Iowa City to Moline Center Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $12–24
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Iowa City to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–90
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Iowa City to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–90
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Iowa City to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–90
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Iowa City to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–90
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Iowa City to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–90
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Niagara Falls USA
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–12
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Niagara Falls USA
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–12
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Niagara Falls USA
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–12
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Niagara Falls USA
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–12
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Detroit Bus Station to Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $50–90
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Toronto to Niagara Falls Canada
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $18–30
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
- Phone
- +1 888-378-3823
- [email protected]
- Website
- Barons Bus
Bus from Chicago to Cleveland
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–110
- Website
- Barons Bus
Bus from Cleveland, OH to Buffalo, NY
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $25–80
- Website
- Barons Bus
- 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
- Phone
- +1 866 488 4452
- [email protected]
- Website
- Megabus
Bus from Toronto Union Station to Niagara Falls, ON
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–75
- Website
- Megabus
- Adult Advanced Booking
- $10–60
- Adult Standard
- $23–75
Bus from Toronto Union Station to Niagara Falls, ON
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–75
- Website
- Megabus
- Adult Advanced Booking
- $10–60
- Adult Standard
- $23–75
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Chicago Union Station to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $130–190
- Website
- Amtrak
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