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How to get fromIowa City to Ohioby bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), car, bus, plane, or train

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There are 9 ways to get from Iowa City to Ohio by bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), car, bus, plane, or train

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  1. Bus

    best
    1. Take the bus from Iowa City to Chicago Bus Stationbus bus Greyhound US0123S / ...
    2. Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Columbusbus bus FlixBus 2511 / ...
    13h 5m
    $95–144

  2. Drive  509.3 mi

    cheapest
    1. Drive from Iowa City to Columbuscar car 509.3 mi
    9h 41m
    $93–135

  3. Bus to The Eastern Iowa Airport, fly to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport

    1. Take the bus from Court St Transportation Center to GTC Bay 9bus bus
    2. Fly from The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID) to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport (CLE)plane plane CID - CLE
    8h 2m

  4. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Iowa City to Chicago Bus Stationbus bus
    2. Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Toledotrain train
    3. Take the bus from Toledo to Columbusbus bus
    13h 43m
    $186–299

  5. Bus to The Eastern Iowa Airport, fly to John Glenn Columbus International Airport

    1. Take the bus from Court St Transportation Center to GTC Bay 9bus bus
    2. Fly from The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID) to John Glenn Columbus International Airport (CMH)plane plane CID - CMH
    8h 15m

  6. Bus to The Eastern Iowa Airport, fly to Covington

    1. Take the bus from Court St Transportation Center to GTC Bay 9bus bus
    2. Fly from The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID) to Covington (CVG)plane plane CID - CVG
    8h 19m

  7. Bus to The Eastern Iowa Airport, fly to Dayton

    1. Take the bus from Court St Transportation Center to GTC Bay 9bus bus
    2. Fly from The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID) to Dayton (DAY)plane plane CID - DAY
    8h 40m

  8. Bus to The Eastern Iowa Airport, fly to Akron

    1. Take the bus from Court St Transportation Center to GTC Bay 9bus bus
    2. Fly from The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID) to Akron (CAK)plane plane CID - CAK
    8h 52m

  9. Bus to Des Moines, fly to Detroit, bus

    1. Take the bus from Iowa City to Des Moinesbus bus
    2. Fly from Des Moines (DSM) to Detroit (DTW)plane plane DSM - DTW
    3. Take the bus from Dearborn to Toledobus bus
    9h 23m

Iowa City to Ohio by bus

Calendar14Weekly Buses
Duration13h 5mAverage Duration
Ticket$95Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 584.9 mi
  • Duration: 13h 5m

What companies run services between Iowa City, IA, USA and Ohio, USA?

You can take a bus from Iowa City to Columbus via Chicago Bus Station in around 13h 5m.

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