There are 9 ways to get from Cold Spring to Iowa City by train, plane, bus, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), car, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Laguardia Airport, fly to The Eastern Iowa Airport, bus
best- Take the train from Cold Spring to 125th Street - Harlemtrain
- Fly from Laguardia Airport (LGA) to The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID)plane LGA - CID
- Take the bus from GTC Bay 9 to Court St Transportation Centerbus
10h 45mTrain to Laguardia Airport, fly to Chicago Midway International Airport, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Cold Spring to 125th Street - Harlemtrain
- Fly from Laguardia Airport (LGA) to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)plane LGA - MDW
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Iowa Citybus
13h 1m$148–608Train, bus
- Take the train from Poughkeepsie Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain Lake Shore Limited
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Iowa Citybus Greyhound US0155S
26h 39m$289–639Bus
- Take the bus from Newburgh ShortLine Transportation Center to Port Authority Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from New York Midtown to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Iowa Citybus
32h 23m$187–364Drive 1,011.6 mi
- Drive from Cold Spring to Iowa Citycar 1,011.6 mi
16h 50m$185–267Train to John F. Kennedy International Airport, fly to The Eastern Iowa Airport, bus
- Take the train from Cold Spring to Grand Central Terminaltrain
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID)plane JFK - CID
- Take the bus from GTC Bay 9 to Court St Transportation Centerbus
11h 6mTrain, bus to Newark Liberty International Airport, fly to The Eastern Iowa Airport, bus
- Take the train from Cold Spring to Grand Central Terminaltrain
- Take the bus from Bryant Park to Terminal Bbus
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID)plane EWR - CID
- Take the bus from GTC Bay 9 to Court St Transportation Centerbus
11h 22mTrain to Westchester County Airport, fly to The Eastern Iowa Airport, bus
- Take the train from Cold Spring to 125th Street - Harlemtrain
- Fly from Westchester County Airport (HPN) to The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID)plane HPN - CID
- Take the bus from GTC Bay 9 to Court St Transportation Centerbus
12h 33mTrain to Laguardia Airport, fly to Des Moines, shuttle, bus
- Take the train from Cold Spring to 125th Street - Harlemtrain
- Fly from Laguardia Airport (LGA) to Des Moines (DSM)plane LGA - 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 Iowa Citybus
12h 1m$308–1,298
Cold Spring to Iowa City by train, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cold Spring to Iowa City is to drive which costs $180 - $270 and takes 16h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Cold Spring to Iowa City is to train and fly and shuttle and bus which takes 12h 1m and costs $300 - $1,300.
The distance between Cold Spring and Iowa City is 1027 miles. The road distance is 1017.5 miles.
The best way to get from Cold Spring to Iowa City without a car is to train and bus which takes 26h 39m and costs $280 - $650.
It takes approximately 10h 45m to get from Cold Spring to Iowa City, including transfers.
Iowa City is 1h behind Cold Spring. It is currently 4:14 PM in Cold Spring and 3:14 PM in Iowa City.
Yes, the driving distance between Cold Spring to Iowa City is 1018 miles. It takes approximately 16h 50m to drive from Cold Spring to Iowa City.
There are 105+ hotels available in Iowa City.
What companies run services between Cold Spring, Putnam County, NY, USA and Iowa City, IA, USA?
You can take a train from Cold Spring to Iowa City via Beacon, Beacon Station, Newburgh ShortLine Transportation Center, Port Authority Bus Terminal, 9 Av/W 40 St, 9 Av/W 34 St, New York Midtown, and Chicago Bus Station in around 32h 23m.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Laguardia Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–430
Flights from Laguardia Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–450
Flights from Laguardia Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–500
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 8m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–370
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–420
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–360
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–370
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–440
Flights from Westchester County Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–480
Flights from Westchester County Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–500
Flights from Westchester County Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Des Moines
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–1,000
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Des Moines via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–1,000
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Des Moines via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 24m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–1,100
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Laguardia Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–430
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–370
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Des Moines via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–1,000
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–500
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Des Moines via Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–1,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Laguardia Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–500
Flights from Laguardia Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 13m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–410
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–450
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–430
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–470
Flights from Westchester County Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Westchester County Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–500
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Des Moines
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–1,000
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Des Moines via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–1,000
- Phone
- +1 877.690.5114
- Website
- mta.info
Train from Cold Spring to 125th Street - Harlem
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13–21
- Website
- https://www.mta.info/agency/metro-north-railroad
- Schedules at
- https://www.mta.info/schedules
- Off-Peak
- $13–15
- Peak
- $18–21
Train from Cold Spring to Grand Central Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $14–22
- Website
- https://www.mta.info/agency/metro-north-railroad
- Schedules at
- https://www.mta.info/schedules
- Off-Peak
- $14–16
- Peak
- $19–22
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Poughkeepsie Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $240–550
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- 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/
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 Iowa City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–75
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Des Moines to Iowa City
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19–35
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (866) 912-6224
- questions@coachusa.com
- Website
- coachusa.com
Bus from Newburgh ShortLine Transportation Center to Port Authority Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $17–30
- Schedules at
- coachusa.com
- Adults
- $17–30
- Phone
- +1 800-858-8555
- Website
- trailways.com
Bus from Newburgh ShortLine Transportation Center to Port Authority Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $18–45
- Website
- https://trailways.com
- Schedules at
- https://trailways.com/schedules/
- Saver
- $18–45
- Flexible
- $39–43
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from New York Midtown to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–220
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 (866) 912-6224
- olympia@coachusa.com
- Website
- newarkairportexpress.com
Bus from Bryant Park to Terminal B
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $25
- Book at
- https://www.coachusa.com/airport-transportation
- One Way - Adult
- $25
- 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
- $3–45
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
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