There are 12 ways to get from Baltimore to Grinnell by train, plane, bus, bus (Greyhound), car, or bus (Greyhound, Flixbus)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, fly to Des Moines, bus
best- Take the train from Baltimore Penn Station to Washington Union Stationtrain
- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Des Moines (DSM)plane DCA - DSM
- Take the bus from Des Moines to Grinnellbus
8h 24m$395–2,429Fly Baltimore-Washington International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID)plane BWI - CID
- Take the bus from Iowa City to Grinnellbus
9h 59m$130–507Bus
- Take the bus from Baltimore Downtown Bus Station to Chicago Bus Stationbus Greyhound US0164
- Take the bus from Chicago to Grinnellbus Chicago
25h 40m$140–358Train, bus via Washington
- Take the train from Baltimore Penn Station to Washington Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Rockville Amtrak to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Chicago to Grinnellbus
26h 48m$154–950Drive 961.4 mi
- Drive from Baltimore to Grinnellcar 961.4 mi
16h 5m$176–254Fly Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Des Moines, bus
- Fly from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to Des Moines (DSM)plane BWI - DSM
- Take the bus from Des Moines to Grinnellbus
9h 26m$251–1,120Train to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, fly to The Eastern Iowa Airport, bus
- Take the train from Baltimore Penn Station to Washington Union Stationtrain
- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID)plane DCA - CID
- Take the bus from Iowa City to Grinnellbus
8h 38m$194–1,406Train to Philadelphia International Airport, fly to Des Moines, bus
- Take the train from Baltimore Penn Station to 30th Street Stationtrain
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Des Moines (DSM)plane PHL - DSM
- Take the bus from Des Moines to Grinnellbus
8h 50m$292–1,817Fly Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Waterloo Municipal Airport, bus
- Fly from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to Waterloo Municipal Airport (ALO)plane BWI - ALO
- Take the bus from Waterloo to Iowa Citybus
- Take the bus from Iowa City to Grinnellbus
13h$156–558Fly Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport, bus
- Fly from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)plane BWI - MDW
- Take the bus from Chicago to Grinnellbus
11h 41m$134–537Bus via Harrisburg
- Take the bus from Baltimore Downtown Bus Station to Harrisburg Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Harrisburg Bus Station to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chicago to Grinnellbus
26h 15m$172–404Train, bus
- Take the train from Baltimore Penn Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain Cardinal
- Take the bus from Chicago to Grinnellbus Chicago
32h 36m$187–674
Baltimore to Grinnell by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Baltimore to Grinnell is to drive which costs $170 - $260 and takes 16h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Baltimore to Grinnell is to train and fly and bus which takes 8h 24m and costs $390 - $2,500.
No, there is no direct bus from Baltimore station to Grinnell. However, there are services departing from Baltimore Downtown Bus Station and arriving at Grinnell via Chicago. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 25h 40m.
The distance between Baltimore and Grinnell is 1024 miles. The road distance is 967 miles.
The best way to get from Baltimore to Grinnell without a car is to bus which takes 25h 40m and costs $140 - $360.
It takes approximately 8h 24m to get from Baltimore to Grinnell, including transfers.
Baltimore to Grinnell bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Baltimore Downtown Bus Station.
Baltimore to Grinnell bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Chicago Bus Station.
Grinnell is 1h behind Baltimore. It is currently 2:38 PM in Baltimore and 1:38 PM in Grinnell.
Yes, the driving distance between Baltimore to Grinnell is 967 miles. It takes approximately 16h 5m to drive from Baltimore to Grinnell.
What companies run services between Baltimore, MD, USA and Grinnell, IA, USA?
You can take a bus from Baltimore Downtown Bus Station to Grinnell via Chicago in around 25h 40m.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Des Moines
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,600
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Des Moines via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,600
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Des Moines via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–950
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Des Moines via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–850
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–410
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–470
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Des Moines
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–950
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Des Moines via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–950
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Waterloo Municipal Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–420
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Waterloo Municipal Airport via Indianapolis, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 23m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–430
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Waterloo Municipal Airport via Cleveland, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 38m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $80–420
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Waterloo Municipal Airport via Detroit, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 53m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–420
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Des Moines via Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,600
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Des Moines via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,600
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Des Moines via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–900
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Des Moines via Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–850
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–410
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Pittsburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–410
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Indianapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–420
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Des Moines via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,600
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Des Moines via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–850
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–410
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Des Moines via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–950
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Des Moines via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,700
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Des Moines via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–950
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Des Moines via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–1,000
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Des Moines via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 54m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–850
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 26m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–900
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–500
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–480
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Des Moines via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,100
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Des Moines
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $190–950
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Northeast Regional
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Baltimore Penn Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–200
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $5–200
- Business Class
- $45–240
Train from Baltimore Penn Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13–230
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $13–230
- Business Class
- $60–270
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Baltimore Penn Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–80
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Rockville Amtrak to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $90–270
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Baltimore Penn Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $26–230
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Baltimore Penn Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 27m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $120–600
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- 1-866-743-3682
- Website
- mta.maryland.gov
Train from Baltimore Penn Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–10
- Website
- https://www.mta.maryland.gov
- Standard Fare
- $2–10
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Baltimore Penn Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–600
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $9–440
- First Class
- $100–600
Train from Baltimore Penn Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $21–600
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $21–460
- First Class
- $130–600
- Phone
- +1 (319) 753-2864
- info@burlingtontrailways.com
- Website
- burlingtontrailways.com
Bus from Des Moines to Grinnell
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $26–50
- Website
- https://burlingtontrailways.com
- Saver Fares
- $26–40
- Flexible Fares
- $30–50
Bus from Chicago to Grinnell
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–120
- Website
- https://burlingtontrailways.com
- Saver Fares
- $60–85
- Flexible Fares
- $80–120
Bus from Iowa City to Grinnell
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $27–55
- Website
- https://burlingtontrailways.com
- Saver Fares
- $27–40
- Flexible Fares
- $35–55
Bus from Waterloo to Iowa City
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Website
- https://burlingtontrailways.com
- Saver Fares
- $30–45
- Flexible Fares
- $40–60
- Saver Fare
- $37
- Flex Fare
- $46
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Baltimore Downtown Bus Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $75–240
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Baltimore Downtown Bus Station to Harrisburg Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–85
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Harrisburg Bus Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $90–200
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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