There are 10 ways to get from Chattanooga to Iowa by plane, bus (Flixbus, Amtrak, Greyhound), car, bus, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), or train
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Fly Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport to Quad City International Airport
best- Fly from Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport (CHA) to Quad City International Airport (MLI)plane CHA - MLI
5h 54m$133–627Bus via Carbondale
- Take the bus from Groome Transportation Chattanooga to Atlanta Airportbus
- Take the bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Carbondale Intermodal Stationbus
- Take the bus from Carbondale to St. Louisbus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Des Moinesbus
24h 36m$214–381Drive 768.9 mi
- Drive from Chattanooga to Des Moinescar 768.9 mi
13h 48m$141–203Bus to Nashville, fly to Omaha
- Take the bus from Groome Transportation Chattanooga to Nashville Airportbus
- Fly from Nashville (BNA) to Omaha (OMA)plane BNA - OMA
5h 27m$189–657Bus to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, fly to Des Moines
- Take the bus from Groome Transportation Chattanooga to Atlanta Airportbus
- Fly from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) to Des Moines (DSM)plane ATL - DSM
5h 46m$231–898Bus to Nashville, fly to Des Moines
- Take the bus from Groome Transportation Chattanooga to Nashville Airportbus
- Fly from Nashville (BNA) to Des Moines (DSM)plane BNA - DSM
5h 16m$201–798Bus to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, fly to Omaha
- Take the bus from Groome Transportation Chattanooga to Atlanta Airportbus
- Fly from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) to Omaha (OMA)plane ATL - OMA
6h 1m$479–907Bus to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, fly to Quad City International Airport
- Take the bus from Groome Transportation Chattanooga to Atlanta Airportbus
- Fly from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) to Quad City International Airport (MLI)plane ATL - MLI
7h$151–539Bus
- Take the bus from Groome Transportation Chattanooga to Atlanta Airportbus
- Take the bus from Atlanta Bus Station to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Des Moinesbus
24h 55m$220–381Bus, train
- Take the bus from Groome Transportation Chattanooga to Atlanta Airportbus
- Take the bus from Atlanta Bus Station to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from St. Louis to Kansas Citytrain
- Take the bus from Kansas City to Des Moinesbus
26h 56m$300–526
Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport (CHA) to Quad City International Airport (MLI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chattanooga to Iowa is to drive which costs $140 - $210 and takes 13h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Chattanooga to Iowa is to bus and fly which takes 5h 16m and costs $200 - $800.
No, there is no direct bus from Chattanooga to Iowa. However, there are services departing from Groome Transportation Chattanooga and arriving at Des Moines via Atlanta Bus Station, Carbondale and St Louis Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 24h 36m.
The distance between Chattanooga and Iowa is 550 miles. The road distance is 773.3 miles.
The best way to get from Chattanooga to Iowa without a car is to bus via Carbondale which takes 24h 36m and costs $210 - $390.
It takes approximately 5h 54m to get from Chattanooga to Iowa, including transfers.
Chattanooga to Iowa bus services, operated by Groome Transportation, depart from Groome Transportation Chattanooga station.
The best way to get from Chattanooga to Iowa is to fly which takes 5h 54m and costs $130 - $650. Alternatively, you can bus via Carbondale, which costs $210 - $390 and takes 24h 36m.
Chattanooga to Iowa bus services, operated by Groome Transportation, arrive at Atlanta Airport station.
Iowa is 1h behind Chattanooga. It is currently 1:42 PM in Chattanooga and 12:42 PM in Iowa.
What companies run services between Chattanooga, TN, USA and Iowa, USA?
Delta, American Airlines, and United Airlines fly from Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport (CHA) to Quad City International Airport (MLI) every 3 hours. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Chattanooga to Des Moines via Groome Transportation Chattanooga, Atlanta Airport, Airport Station, Garnett Station, Atlanta Bus Station, Carbondale, St. Louis, St Louis Bus Station, and Des Moines in around 24h 36m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Nashville to Omaha
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Nashville to Omaha via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Nashville to Omaha via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Nashville to Omaha via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Des Moines via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–900
Flights from Nashville to Des Moines via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Omaha via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Omaha via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Omaha via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport to Quad City International Airport via Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Des Moines
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–800
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Omaha
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Quad City International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–460
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport to Quad City International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport to Quad City International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- When
- Monday to Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport to Quad City International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Des Moines via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–900
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Des Moines via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 9m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–950
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Quad City International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–490
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport to Quad City International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Des Moines via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–900
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Quad City International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–490
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from Nashville to Des Moines
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- When
- Thursday, Sunday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from St. Louis to Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $90–190
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 (423) 954-1400
- chattoffice@groometrans.com
- Website
- groometransportation.com
Bus from Groome Transportation Chattanooga to Atlanta Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–55
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/chattanooga/
- Schedules at
- https://groometransportation.com/chattanooga-bna/
Bus from Groome Transportation Chattanooga to Nashville Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–55
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/chattanooga/
- Schedules at
- https://groometransportation.com/chattanooga-bna/
Bus from Groome Transportation Chattanooga to Atlanta Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–55
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/chattanooga/
- Schedules at
- https://groometransportation.com/chattanooga-bna/
Bus from Groome Transportation Chattanooga to Nashville Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–55
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/chattanooga/
- Schedules at
- https://groometransportation.com/chattanooga-bna/
Bus from Groome Transportation Chattanooga to Atlanta Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–55
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/chattanooga/
- Schedules at
- https://groometransportation.com/chattanooga-bna/
Bus from Groome Transportation Chattanooga to Atlanta Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–55
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/chattanooga/
- Schedules at
- https://groometransportation.com/chattanooga-bna/
Bus from Groome Transportation Chattanooga to Atlanta Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–55
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/chattanooga/
- Schedules at
- https://groometransportation.com/chattanooga-bna/
Bus from Groome Transportation Chattanooga to Atlanta Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–55
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/chattanooga/
- Schedules at
- https://groometransportation.com/chattanooga-bna/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Carbondale Intermodal Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 21m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $65–120
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Carbondale to St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $14–24
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 21m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $85–150
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 21m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $85–150
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Carbondale to St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Des Moines
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–120
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $85–170
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Des Moines
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–120
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $85–170
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Kansas City to Des Moines
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–75
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $50–75
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