There are 10 ways to get from Cleveland to Grinnell by train, bus, car, plane, shuttle, or bus (Greyhound)
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Train, bus via Grinnell
best- Take the train from Cleveland Amtrak to Chicago Union Stationtrain Floridian / ...
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Grinnellbus Greyhound US0123S
13h 35m$147–303Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Cleveland to Chicagobus Cleveland
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Grinnellbus Greyhound US0155S
15h 55m$81–176Train, bus
- Take the train from Cleveland Amtrak to Chicago Union Stationtrain Floridian / ...
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Grinnellbus Greyhound US0155S
15h 15m$138–296Drive 612.9 mi
- Drive from Cleveland to Grinnellcar 612.9 mi
10h 9m$112–162Fly Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Des Moines, shuttle, bus
- Fly from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport (CLE) to Des Moines (DSM)plane CLE - DSM
- Take a shuttle bus from Des Moines International Airport, IA to Ames, IA - Iowa State University
- Take the bus from Ames to Des Moinesbus
- Take the bus from Des Moines to Grinnellbus
9h 57m$270–1,186Fly Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport, bus
- Fly from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport (CLE) to The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID)plane CLE - CID
- Take the bus from GTC Bay 9 to Court St Transportation Centerbus
- Take the bus from Iowa City to Grinnellbus
10h 18mFly Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Waterloo Municipal Airport, bus
- Fly from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport (CLE) to Waterloo Municipal Airport (ALO)plane CLE - ALO
- Take the bus from Waterloo to Des Moinesbus
- Take the bus from Des Moines to Grinnellbus
11h 53m$122–530Fly Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport, bus
- Fly from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport (CLE) to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)plane CLE - MDW
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Iowa Citybus
- Take the bus from Iowa City to Grinnellbus
11h 4m$110–528Bus to Akron, fly to The Eastern Iowa Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Cleveland, OH to Robert K Pfaff Transit Center - Akronbus
- Fly from Akron (CAK) to The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID)plane CAK - CID
- Take the bus from GTC Bay 9 to Court St Transportation Centerbus
- Take the bus from Iowa City to Grinnellbus
12h 41mBus to Akron, fly to Des Moines, shuttle, bus
- Take the bus from Cleveland, OH to Robert K Pfaff Transit Center - Akronbus
- Fly from Akron (CAK) to Des Moines (DSM)plane CAK - DSM
- Take a shuttle bus from Des Moines International Airport, IA to Ames, IA - Iowa State University
- Take the bus from Ames to Des Moinesbus
- Take the bus from Des Moines to Grinnellbus
12h 53m$210–917
Cleveland to Grinnell by train, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cleveland to Grinnell is to bus which costs $80 - $180 and takes 15h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Cleveland to Grinnell is to fly and shuttle and bus which takes 9h 57m and costs $270 - $1,200.
No, there is no direct bus from Cleveland to Grinnell. However, there are services departing from Cleveland and arriving at Grinnell via Chicago Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 55m.
The distance between Cleveland and Grinnell is 633 miles. The road distance is 616.5 miles.
The best way to get from Cleveland to Grinnell without a car is to train and bus via Grinnell which takes 13h 35m and costs $140 - $310.
It takes approximately 13h 35m to get from Cleveland to Grinnell, including transfers.
Cleveland to Grinnell bus services, operated by Barons Bus, depart from Cleveland station.
Cleveland to Grinnell bus services, operated by Barons Bus, arrive at Chicago station.
Grinnell is 1h behind Cleveland. It is currently 2:24 PM in Cleveland and 1:24 PM in Grinnell.
Yes, the driving distance between Cleveland to Grinnell is 617 miles. It takes approximately 10h 9m to drive from Cleveland to Grinnell.
What companies run services between Cleveland, OH, USA and Grinnell, IA, USA?
You can take a bus from Cleveland to Grinnell via Chicago Bus Station in around 15h 55m.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Des Moines via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–950
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–440
Flights from Akron to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–290
Flights from Akron to Des Moines via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–650
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Des Moines via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–950
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Des Moines via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,300
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Des Moines via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,300
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–440
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Waterloo Municipal Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–450
Flights from Akron to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–290
Flights from Akron to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–400
Flights from Akron to Des Moines via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 14m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Akron to Des Moines via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–850
Flights from Akron to Des Moines via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–650
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Des Moines via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–950
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Des Moines via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,300
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Des Moines via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–1,100
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–430
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Des Moines via Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–950
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–430
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from Akron to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 54m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $70–360
Flights from Akron to Des Moines via Jacksonville
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 6m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
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
- $90–210
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Grinnell
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–90
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Des Moines to Grinnell
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $8–16
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Iowa City to Grinnell
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $10–21
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Waterloo to Des Moines
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $19–40
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Iowa City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 320.253.2226
- Website
- executiveexpress.biz
Shuttle from Des Moines International Airport, IA to Ames, IA - Iowa State University
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $80–190
- Website
- https://www.executiveexpress.biz
- Schedules at
- https://www.executiveexpress.biz/coverage-areas/
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Ames to Des Moines
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $19–27
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $19–27
- Phone
- +1 888-378-3823
- info@baronsbus.com
- Website
- baronsbus.com
Bus from Cleveland to Chicago
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–85
- Website
- https://baronsbus.com
Bus from Cleveland, OH to Robert K Pfaff Transit Center - Akron
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $3–35
- Website
- https://baronsbus.com
- Phone
- +1-319-362-0375
- Website
- 380express.com
Bus from GTC Bay 9 to Court St Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.380express.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.380express.com/schedule/
- Phone
- +1 502-368-5644 x 135
- Website
- ridewithmiller.com
Bus from Cleveland, OH to Robert K Pfaff Transit Center - Akron
- 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 Robert K Pfaff Transit Center - Akron
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $8–11
- Website
- https://ridegobus.com
- Book at
- https://booking.ridegobus.com
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