There are 8 ways to get from Cleveland to Cedar Rapids by plane, train, bus, bus (Greyhound), or car
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Fly Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport
best- Fly from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport (CLE) to The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID)CLE - CID
6h 32m$74–424Bus to Akron, fly to The Eastern Iowa Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Cleveland, OH to Akron, OH
- Fly from Akron (CAK) to The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID)CAK - CID
8h 26m$60–356Train, bus
- Take the train from Cleveland Amtrak to Chicago Union Station
- Take the bus from Chicago to Iowa City
- Take the bus from Court St Transportation Center to GTC Bay 9
14h 41mBus
- Take the bus from Cleveland Bus Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Take the bus from Chicago to Iowa City
- Take the bus from Court St Transportation Center to GTC Bay 9
15h 11mDrive 560.3 mi
- Drive from Cleveland to Cedar Rapids560.3 mi
9h 57m$103–148Fly Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Waterloo Municipal Airport, bus
- Fly from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport (CLE) to Waterloo Municipal Airport (ALO)CLE - ALO
- Take the bus from Waterloo to Cedar Rapids Airport
9h 46m$124–510Bus via Shipshewana
- Take the bus from Cleveland to Shipshewana
- Take the bus from Shipshewana to Chicago
- Take the bus from Chicago to Iowa City
- Take the bus from Court St Transportation Center to GTC Bay 9
16h 21mTrain, bus via Galesburg
- Take the train from Cleveland Amtrak to Chicago Union Station
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Galesburg Amtrak Station
- Take the bus from Galesburg to Burlington
- Take the bus from Burlington to Iowa City
- Take the bus from Court St Transportation Center to GTC Bay 9
16h 38m
Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport (CLE) to The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cleveland to Cedar Rapids is to drive which costs $100 - $150 and takes 9h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Cleveland to Cedar Rapids is to fly which takes 6h 32m and costs $70 - $430.
No, there is no direct bus from Cleveland station to Cedar Rapids. However, there are services departing from Cleveland Bus Station and arriving at GTC Bay 9 via Chicago and Court St Transportation Center. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 11m.
The distance between Cleveland and Cedar Rapids is 535 miles. The road distance is 563.6 miles.
The best way to get from Cleveland to Cedar Rapids without a car is to train and bus which takes 14h 41m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 32m to get from Cleveland to Cedar Rapids, including transfers.
Cleveland to Cedar Rapids bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Cleveland Bus Station.
The best way to get from Cleveland to Cedar Rapids is to fly which takes 6h 32m and costs $70 - $430. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 15h 11m.
Cleveland to Cedar Rapids bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Chicago Bus Station.
Cedar Rapids is 1h behind Cleveland. It is currently 6:38 PM in Cleveland and 5:38 PM in Cedar Rapids.
What companies run services between Cleveland, OH, USA and Cedar Rapids, IA, USA?
United Airlines, American Airlines, and Delta fly from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport (CLE) to The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID) hourly. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Cleveland Bus Station to GTC Bay 9 via Chicago and Court St Transportation Center in around 15h 11m.
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- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–420
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Akron to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–420
Flights from Akron to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 13m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–320
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Waterloo Municipal Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–430
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Waterloo Municipal Airport via Reagan Washington, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–420
Flights from Akron to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–320
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–500
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from Akron to The Eastern Iowa Airport via St. Petersburg
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 24m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Cleveland Amtrak to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 46m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $65–160
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Galesburg Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–85
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 (319) 753-2864
- info@burlingtontrailways.com
- Website
- burlingtontrailways.com
Bus from Chicago to Iowa City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–100
- Website
- https://burlingtontrailways.com
- Saver Fares
- $50–75
- Flexible Fares
- $65–100
Bus from Waterloo to Cedar Rapids Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $27–55
- Website
- https://burlingtontrailways.com
- Saver Fares
- $27–40
- Flexible Fares
- $35–55
Bus from Galesburg to Burlington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $25–50
- Website
- https://burlingtontrailways.com
- Saver Fares
- $25–40
- Flexible Fares
- $30–50
Bus from Burlington to Iowa City
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $28–55
- Website
- https://burlingtontrailways.com
- Saver Fares
- $28–45
- Flexible Fares
- $35–55
- Phone
- +1-319-362-0375
- Website
- 380express.com
Bus from Court St Transportation Center to GTC Bay 9
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.380express.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.380express.com/schedule/
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Cleveland Bus Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–100
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Cleveland, OH to Akron, OH
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $10–21
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 888-378-3823
- info@baronsbus.com
- Website
- baronsbus.com
Bus from Cleveland Bus Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–80
- Website
- https://baronsbus.com
Bus from Cleveland, OH to Akron, OH
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $3–35
- Website
- https://baronsbus.com
Bus from Cleveland to Shipshewana
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $21–65
- Website
- https://baronsbus.com
Bus from Shipshewana to Chicago
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14–50
- Website
- https://baronsbus.com
- Phone
- +1 502-368-5644 x 135
- Website
- ridewithmiller.com
Bus from Cleveland, OH to Akron, OH
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $15–25
- Website
- https://ridewithmiller.com
- Phone
- +1 888 954 6287
- gobus@hapcap.org
- Website
- ridegobus.com
Bus from Cleveland, OH to Akron, OH
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- https://ridegobus.com/
- Book at
- https://booking.ridegobus.com/
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Yes, the driving distance between Cleveland to Cedar Rapids is 564 miles. It takes approximately 9h 57m to drive from Cleveland to Cedar Rapids.
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