There are 8 ways to get from Detroit to What Cheer by plane, car, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), train, bus, taxi, or bus (Flixbus)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Detroit to The Eastern Iowa Airport, drive
best- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID)DTW - CID
- Drive from The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID) to What Cheer
6h 59m$64–351Bus
- Take the bus from Detroit Bus Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Take the bus from Chicago, IL to Burlington, IA
- Take the bus from Burlington to Oskaloosa
15h 43m$185–331Train, bus
- Take the train from Dearborn to Chicago Union Station
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Galesburg Amtrak Station
- Take the bus from Galesburg to Oskaloosa
16h 27m$171–367Drive 531.8 mi
- Drive from Detroit to What Cheer531.8 mi
9h 20m$98–141Bus to Bishop International Airport, fly to The Eastern Iowa Airport, drive
- Take the bus from Detroit Bus Station to Flint
- Fly from Bishop International Airport (FNT) to The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID)FNT - CID
- Drive from The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID) to What Cheer
7h 16m$102–416Fly Detroit to Waterloo Municipal Airport, drive
- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Waterloo Municipal Airport (ALO)DTW - ALO
- Drive from Waterloo Municipal Airport (ALO) to What Cheer
8h 44m$67–355Fly Detroit to Des Moines, bus, taxi
- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Des Moines (DSM)DTW - DSM
- Take the bus from Des Moines to Oskaloosa
- Take the taxi from Oskaloosa to What Cheer
7h 39m$272–1,060Bus via Peoria
- Take the bus from Detroit Bus Station to Chicago
- Take the bus from Oakbrook Mall to Peoria
- Take the bus from Peoria to Oskaloosa
21h 17m$207–340
Detroit (DTW) to The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Detroit to What Cheer is to drive which costs $95 - $140 and takes 9h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Detroit to What Cheer is to fly and drive which takes 6h 59m and costs $60 - $360.
The distance between Detroit and What Cheer is 522 miles. The road distance is 534.9 miles.
The best way to get from Detroit to What Cheer without a car is to bus which takes 15h 43m and costs $180 - $340.
It takes approximately 6h 59m to get from Detroit to What Cheer, including transfers.
What Cheer is 1h behind Detroit. It is currently 8:48 AM in Detroit and 7:48 AM in What Cheer.
Yes, the driving distance between Detroit to What Cheer is 535 miles. It takes approximately 9h 20m to drive from Detroit to What Cheer.
There are two+ hotels available in What Cheer.
What companies run services between Detroit, MI, USA and What Cheer, IA, USA?
You can take a bus from Detroit Bus Station to What Cheer via Chicago, IL, Burlington, IA, Burlington, and Oskaloosa in around 15h 43m.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Detroit to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $50–330
Flights from Bishop International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–340
Flights from Detroit to Waterloo Municipal Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–330
Flights from Detroit to Waterloo Municipal Airport via Grand Rapids, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 29m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–340
Flights from Detroit to Des Moines via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–700
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Detroit to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–330
Flights from Bishop International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–340
Flights from Detroit to Des Moines via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–700
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Detroit to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–390
Flights from Detroit to Des Moines
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–700
Flights from Detroit to Des Moines via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–800
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from Bishop International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Orlando Sanford
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Detroit to Des Moines via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $130–750
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Dearborn to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–120
- 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
- $24–85
- 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 Detroit Bus Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Detroit Bus Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–75
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Detroit Bus Station to Flint
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–23
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Detroit Bus Station to Chicago
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–95
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Adult
- $40–95
- Phone
- +1 (319) 753-2864
- info@burlingtontrailways.com
- Website
- burlingtontrailways.com
Bus from Chicago, IL to Burlington, IA
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–110
- Website
- https://burlingtontrailways.com
- Saver Fares
- $50–75
- Flexible Fares
- $70–110
- Saver Fare
- $76
- Flex Fare
- $104
Bus from Burlington to Oskaloosa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- https://burlingtontrailways.com
- Saver Fares
- $30–50
- Flexible Fares
- $40–65
Bus from Galesburg to Oskaloosa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–75
- Website
- https://burlingtontrailways.com
- Saver Fares
- $35–55
- Flexible Fares
- $50–75
Bus from Des Moines to Oskaloosa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $27–55
- Website
- https://burlingtontrailways.com
- Saver Fares
- $27–40
- Flexible Fares
- $35–55
Bus from Peoria to Oskaloosa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–90
- Website
- https://burlingtontrailways.com
- Saver Fares
- $45–65
- Flexible Fares
- $60–90
- Phone
- +1 800-448-0572
- ticketsales@peoriacharter.com
- Website
- peoriacharter.com
Bus from Oakbrook Mall to Peoria
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $45–60
- Schedules at
- peoriacharter.com
- cash
- $60
- online
- $45
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Estimated price
- $70–85
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