There are 6 ways to get from Melbourne to Iowa City by plane, bus, or taxi
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Fly to The Eastern Iowa Airport, bus
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID)plane MEL - CID
- Take the bus from GTC Bay 9 to Court St Transportation Centerbus
27h 57mFly to Quad City International Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Quad City International Airport (MLI)plane MEL - MLI
- Take the bus from Moline Center Station to Iowa Citybus
30h 43m$579–1,937Fly to Des Moines, bus
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Des Moines (DSM)plane MEL - DSM
- Take the bus from Des Moines to Iowa Citybus
26h$943–3,162Fly to Omaha, bus
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Omaha (OMA)plane MEL - OMA
- Take the bus from Omaha, NE to Iowa Citybus
29h 8m$757–2,392Fly to Peoria International Airport, bus, taxi
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Peoria International Airport (PIA)plane MEL - PIA
- Take the bus from Peoria Amtrak Station to Galesburg Amtrak Stationbus
- Take the taxi from Galesburg Amtrak Station to SouthPark Mall Sheltertaxi
- Take the bus from Moline Center Station to Iowa Citybus
31h 37m$714–2,108Fly to Kansas City, bus
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Kansas City (MCI)plane MEL - MCI
- Take the bus from Kansas City Bus Station to Des Moinesbus
- Take the bus from Des Moines to Iowa Citybus
29h 46m$912–3,005
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Iowa City is to fly and bus which costs $550 - $2,000 and takes 30h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Iowa City is to fly and bus which takes 26h and costs $900 - $3,200.
The distance between Melbourne and Iowa City is 9582 miles.
It takes approximately 27h 57m to get from Melbourne to Iowa City, including transfers.
Iowa City is 15h behind Melbourne. It is currently 3:34 AM in Melbourne and 12:34 PM in Iowa City.
There are 51+ hotels available in Iowa City.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Iowa City, IA, USA?
There is no direct connection from Melbourne to Iowa City. However, you can take the bus to Melbourne Airport T3 Skybus/Arrival Dr, walk to Melbourne Airport (MEL) airport, fly to The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID), walk to Airport Terminal, take the line 11 bus to GTC Bay 11, walk to GTC Bay 9, then take the bus to Court St Transportation Center. Alternatively, you can take the bus to Melbourne Airport T3 Skybus/Arrival Dr, walk to Melbourne Airport (MEL) airport, fly to Quad City International Airport (MLI), walk to QC Airport Shelter, take the line 20 bus to Centre Station, walk to Moline Center Station, then take the bus to Iowa City.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Los Angeles, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via San Francisco, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 58m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Quad City International Airport via San Francisco, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Quad City International Airport via Los Angeles, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 31m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Des Moines via Los Angeles, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 49m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Des Moines via San Francisco, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–2,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Omaha via Los Angeles, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 58m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Peoria International Airport via San Francisco, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Peoria International Airport via Los Angeles, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kansas City via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 54m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,900
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 13m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Quad City International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 43m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Des Moines via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 17m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Des Moines via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–3,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Omaha via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Omaha via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 33m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Peoria International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kansas City via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,400
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 13m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Des Moines via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 17m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Peoria International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Peoria International Airport via Los Angeles, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Peoria International Airport via Los Angeles, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 49m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kansas City via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kansas City via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,900
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kansas City via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,900
- Phone
- +1-319-362-0375
- Website
- 380 Express Corridor Rides
Bus from GTC Bay 9 to Court St Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- 380 Express Corridor Rides
- Schedules at
- 380 Express Schedule
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Moline Center Station to Iowa City
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $8–16
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Des Moines to Iowa City
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $15–30
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Omaha, NE to Iowa City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Moline Center Station to Iowa City
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $8–16
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Kansas City Bus Station to Des Moines
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $27–55
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Des Moines to Iowa City
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $15–30
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Peoria Amtrak Station to Galesburg Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14–20
- Website
- Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Estimated price
- $120–150
United American Cab Co
- Phone
- +1-309-341-6161
- Website
- galesburgtaxi.com
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