There are 7 ways to get from Cedar Rapids to McCook by car, bus, taxi, train, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Drive, bus (Greyhound)
best- Drive from Cedar Rapids to Waterloocar
- Take the bus from Waterloo to Des Moinesbus
- Take the bus from Des Moines to Lexingtonbus
- Drive from Lexington to McCookcar
14h 34m$103–199Fly The Eastern Iowa Airport to North Platte Regional Airport Lee Bird Field, drive
cheapest- Fly from The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID) to North Platte Regional Airport Lee Bird Field (LBF)plane CID - LBF
- Drive from North Platte Regional Airport Lee Bird Field (LBF) to McCookcar
8h 55m$94–440Drive, taxi, train
- Drive from Cedar Rapids to NW Blvd & 72nd Streetcar
- Take the taxi from Edison Jr. High School to Galesburg Amtrak Stationtaxi
- Take the train from Galesburg Amtrak Station to McCook Stationtrain
17h 5m$185–361Drive 531.8 mi
- Drive from Cedar Rapids to McCookcar 531.8 mi
9h 1m$97–141Fly The Eastern Iowa Airport to Mccook Ben Nelson Regional Airport
- Fly from The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID) to Mccook Ben Nelson Regional Airport (MCK)plane CID - MCK
9h 9m$108–456Fly The Eastern Iowa Airport to Kearney Municipal Airport, bus, drive
- Fly from The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID) to Kearney Municipal Airport (EAR)plane CID - EAR
- Take the bus from Kearney to Lexingtonbus
- Drive from Lexington to McCookcar
10h 18m$148–516Drive to Quad City International Airport, fly to Mccook Ben Nelson Regional Airport
- Drive from Cedar Rapids to Moline-Airport-MLIcar
- Fly from Quad City International Airport (MLI) to Mccook Ben Nelson Regional Airport (MCK)plane MLI - MCK
9h 23m$129–489
The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID) to North Platte Regional Airport Lee Bird Field (LBF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cedar Rapids to McCook is to drive which costs $95 - $140 and takes 9h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Cedar Rapids to McCook is to fly and drive which takes 8h 55m and costs $90 - $440.
The distance between Cedar Rapids and McCook is 621 miles. The road distance is 534.9 miles.
It takes approximately 14h 34m to get from Cedar Rapids to McCook, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Cedar Rapids to McCook is 535 miles. It takes approximately 9h 1m to drive from Cedar Rapids to McCook.
There are seven+ hotels available in McCook.
What companies run services between Cedar Rapids, IA, USA and McCook, NE, USA?
United Airlines, Key Lime, and two other airlines fly from The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID) to Mccook Ben Nelson Regional Airport (MCK) 5 times a day.
- Website
- keylimeair.com
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Mccook Ben Nelson Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–420
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Mccook Ben Nelson Regional Airport via Minneapolis, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–460
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Mccook Ben Nelson Regional Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–490
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Mccook Ben Nelson Regional Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Mccook Ben Nelson Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–430
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Mccook Ben Nelson Regional Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Mccook Ben Nelson Regional Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–480
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Mccook Ben Nelson Regional Airport via Atlanta, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
- Website
- united.com
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to North Platte Regional Airport Lee Bird Field via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–420
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to North Platte Regional Airport Lee Bird Field via Chicago O'Hare, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 49m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–490
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Kearney Municipal Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–400
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Kearney Municipal Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–440
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Galesburg Amtrak Station to McCook Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–200
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Coach Seat - Advance Purchase
- $60–150
- Coach Seat short notice purchase
- $75–200
- Business - advance purchase
- $100–450
- Business Class
- $170–450
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Waterloo to Des Moines
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Des Moines to Lexington
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–100
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Kearney to Lexington
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–50
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Estimated price
- $110–140
Larry's Cab
- Phone
- +1 563-388-7179
Good to Go Taxi Cab Service
- Phone
- +1 563-424-2039
- Website
- goodtogotaxi.com
Dana's Cabs
- Phone
- +1 563-323-2227
- Website
- danascabs.com
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