There are 10 ways to get from Reston to Iowa City by plane, bus, bus (Greyhound), train, car, or subway
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Fly Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport, bus
best- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID)plane DCA - CID
- Take the bus from GTC Bay 9 to Court St Transportation Centerbus
7h 35mFly Washington Dulles International Airport to Quad City International Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Quad City International Airport (MLI)plane IAD - MLI
- Take the bus from Moline Center Station to Iowa Citybus
9h 26m$86–419Bus (Greyhound)
- Take the bus from Washington Union Station to Chicago Bus Stationbus Greyhound US0164
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Iowa Citybus Greyhound US0123S / ...
24h 9m$134–266Train, bus
- Take the train from Rockville Amtrak to Chicago Union Stationtrain Floridian
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Iowa Citybus Greyhound US0123S / ...
24h 53m$244–536Drive 879.1 mi
- Drive from Reston to Iowa Citycar 879.1 mi
15h 29m$161–232Fly Washington Dulles International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport, bus
- Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID)plane IAD - CID
- Take the bus from GTC Bay 9 to Court St Transportation Centerbus
9h 9mFly Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Des Moines, bus
- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Des Moines (DSM)plane DCA - DSM
- Take the bus from Des Moines to Iowa Citybus
8h 41m$287–1,348Subway to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, fly to The Eastern Iowa Airport, bus
- Take the subway from Wiehle-Reston East, Silver Line Center Platform to New Carrollton, Orange/Silver Line Center Platformsubway
- Fly from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID)plane BWI - CID
- Take the bus from GTC Bay 9 to Court St Transportation Centerbus
10h 21mFly Washington Dulles International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, bus
- Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane IAD - ORD
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Iowa Citybus
9h 38m$214–967Fly Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport, bus
- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)plane DCA - MDW
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Iowa Citybus
10h$139–674
Reston to Iowa City by subway and bus (Greyhound)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Reston to Iowa City is to bus which costs $130 - $270 and takes 24h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Reston to Iowa City is to fly and bus which takes 8h 41m and costs $280 - $1,400.
No, there is no direct bus from Reston station to Iowa City. However, there are services departing from Washington Union Station and arriving at Iowa City via Chicago Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 24h 9m.
The distance between Reston and Iowa City is 864 miles. The road distance is 884.3 miles.
The best way to get from Reston to Iowa City without a car is to bus which takes 24h 9m and costs $130 - $270.
It takes approximately 7h 35m to get from Reston to Iowa City, including transfers.
Reston to Iowa City bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Washington Union Station.
Reston to Iowa City bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Chicago Bus Station.
Iowa City is 1h behind Reston. It is currently 7:17 AM in Reston and 6:17 AM in Iowa City.
Yes, the driving distance between Reston to Iowa City is 884 miles. It takes approximately 15h 29m to drive from Reston to Iowa City.
What companies run services between Reston, VA, USA and Iowa City, IA, USA?
You can take a subway from Wiehle-Reston East, Silver Line Center Platform to Iowa City via Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 1 Platform, Farragut North, Red Line Center Platform, Union Station, Red Line Center Platform, Washington Union Station, and Chicago Bus Station in around 24h 9m.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–410
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Quad City International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–400
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Quad City International Airport via Johnstown, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $75–400
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Quad City International Airport via Clarksburg, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 51m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–400
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Des Moines via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,100
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–490
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–310
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Johnstown
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–320
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Pittsburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–320
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Clarksburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–320
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via South Bend
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–310
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Columbus
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–320
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–470
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Quad City International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–450
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Quad City International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Des Moines
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–1,100
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Des Moines via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Des Moines via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,200
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Des Moines via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,100
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–490
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–500
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–480
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Quad City International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–490
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Des Moines via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,100
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Des Moines via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Des Moines via Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $210–1,100
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Columbus
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Rockville Amtrak to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $210–470
- Website
- Amtrak
Subway from Wiehle-Reston East, Silver Line Center Platform to New Carrollton, Orange/Silver Line Center Platform
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–3
- Website
- Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- $2–3
- 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
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
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
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Washington Union Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $100–200
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Iowa City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Iowa City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- 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 Chicago Bus Station to Iowa City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Iowa City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Website
- Greyhound
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