There are 7 ways to get from Cedar Rapids to Scranton by plane, car, taxi, train, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly The Eastern Iowa Airport to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport
best- Fly from The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID) to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport (AVP)plane CID - AVP
6h 13m$116–442Fly The Eastern Iowa Airport to Lehigh Valley International Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID) to Lehigh Valley International Airport (ABE)plane CID - ABE
- Take the bus from Lehigh Valley International Airport to Scranton Bus Stationbus
9h 38m$110–472Drive, taxi, train, bus
- Drive from Cedar Rapids to NW Blvd & 72nd Streetcar
- Take the taxi from 7 St & 32 Ave to Galesburg Amtrak Stationtaxi
- Take the train from Galesburg Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Syracuse Regional Transportation Centertrain
- Take the bus from Syracuse Bus Station to Scrantonbus
25h 16m$242–505Drive, bus
- Drive from Cedar Rapids to Waterloocar
- Take the bus from Waterloo to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Harrisburg Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Harrisburg, PA to Scranton, PAbus
29h 25m$175–354Drive 919.3 mi
- Drive from Cedar Rapids to Scrantoncar 919.3 mi
15h 51m$168–243Drive to Quad City International Airport, fly to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport
- Drive from Cedar Rapids to Moline-Airport-MLIcar
- Fly from Quad City International Airport (MLI) to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport (AVP)plane MLI - AVP
6h$127–454Drive, bus, train
- Drive from Cedar Rapids to Waterloocar
- Take the bus from Waterloo to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Syracuse Regional Transportation Centertrain
- Take the bus from Syracuse Bus Station to Scranton Bus Stationbus
26h 2m$155–394
The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID) to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport (AVP) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cedar Rapids to Scranton is to drive which costs $160 - $250 and takes 15h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Cedar Rapids to Scranton is to drive and fly which takes 6h and costs $120 - $460.
The distance between Cedar Rapids and Scranton is 848 miles. The road distance is 924.7 miles.
It takes approximately 6h 13m to get from Cedar Rapids to Scranton, including transfers.
Scranton is 1h ahead of Cedar Rapids. It is currently 6:28 AM in Cedar Rapids and 7:28 AM in Scranton.
Yes, the driving distance between Cedar Rapids to Scranton is 925 miles. It takes approximately 15h 51m to drive from Cedar Rapids to Scranton.
There are 67+ hotels available in Scranton.
What companies run services between Cedar Rapids, IA, USA and Scranton, PA, USA?
United Airlines and American Airlines fly from The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID) to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport (AVP) every 4 hours.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–390
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–420
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–380
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–410
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Lehigh Valley International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–410
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–390
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–380
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Lehigh Valley International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–480
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Lehigh Valley International Airport via Punta Gorda
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Lehigh Valley International Airport via St. Petersburg
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 43m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Lehigh Valley International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Galesburg Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $21–70
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Syracuse Regional Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 58m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $70–220
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Syracuse Bus Station to Scranton
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $25–50
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Harrisburg Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–170
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Waterloo to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $45–95
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Lehigh Valley International Airport to Scranton Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $28–60
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Syracuse Bus Station to Scranton Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1-844-800-6828
- pr@ourbus.com
- Website
- ourbus.com
Bus from Harrisburg, PA to Scranton, PA
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20–65
- Website
- https://www.ourbus.com
- Phone
- +1 800-858-8555
- Website
- trailways.com
Bus from Harrisburg, PA to Scranton, PA
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $24–75
- Website
- https://trailways.com
- Schedules at
- https://trailways.com/schedules/
- Saver
- $24–75
- Flexible
- $45–75
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Estimated price
- $100–130
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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