There are 8 ways to get from Flint to Iowa City by train, bus, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), car, plane, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, bus
best- Take the train from Flint Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain Blue Water
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Iowa Citybus Greyhound US0123 / ...
10h 33m$63–150Bus
- Take the bus from Flint to Chicago Bus Stationbus FlixBus 2552
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Iowa Citybus Greyhound US0123 / ...
11h 44m$69–114Drive 471 mi
- Drive from Flint to Iowa Citycar 471 mi
7h 53m$86–125Fly Bishop International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport, bus
- Fly from Bishop International Airport (FNT) to The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID)plane FNT - CID
- Take the bus from GTC Bay 9 to Court St Transportation Centerbus
6h 58mFly Bishop International Airport to Quad City International Airport, bus
- Fly from Bishop International Airport (FNT) to Quad City International Airport (MLI)plane FNT - MLI
- Take the bus from Moline Center Station to Iowa Citybus
7h 36m$106–417Taxi to Capital Region International Airport, fly to The Eastern Iowa Airport, bus
- Take the taxi from Flint to Lansing-Airport-LANtaxi
- Fly from Capital Region International Airport (LAN) to The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID)plane LAN - CID
- Take the bus from GTC Bay 9 to Court St Transportation Centerbus
7h 50mFly Bishop International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, bus
- Fly from Bishop International Airport (FNT) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane FNT - ORD
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Iowa Citybus
7h 54m$100–334Bus to Mbs International Airport, fly to The Eastern Iowa Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Flint, MI to Bay City, MIbus
- Fly from Mbs International Airport (MBS) to The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID)plane MBS - CID
- Take the bus from GTC Bay 9 to Court St Transportation Centerbus
9h 36m
Flint to Iowa City by train, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Flint to Iowa City is to bus which costs $65 - $120 and takes 11h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Flint to Iowa City is to fly and bus which takes 7h 36m and costs $100 - $420.
No, there is no direct bus from Flint to Iowa City. However, there are services departing from Flint and arriving at Iowa City via Chicago Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 44m.
The distance between Flint and Iowa City is 481 miles. The road distance is 473.7 miles.
The best way to get from Flint to Iowa City without a car is to train and bus which takes 10h 33m and costs $60 - $150.
It takes approximately 10h 33m to get from Flint to Iowa City, including transfers.
Flint to Iowa City bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Flint station.
Flint to Iowa City bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Chicago Bus Station.
Iowa City is 1h behind Flint. It is currently 9:20 AM in Flint and 8:20 AM in Iowa City.
Yes, the driving distance between Flint to Iowa City is 474 miles. It takes approximately 7h 53m to drive from Flint to Iowa City.
What companies run services between Flint, MI, USA and Iowa City, IA, USA?
You can take a bus from Flint to Iowa City via Chicago Bus Station in around 11h 44m.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Bishop International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–330
Flights from Bishop International Airport to Quad City International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–320
Flights from Bishop International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–230
Flights from Mbs International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–330
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Bishop International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–330
Flights from Bishop International Airport to Quad City International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–320
Flights from Capital Region International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–500
Flights from Bishop International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–230
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Flint Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–100
- 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 Iowa City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Moline Center Station to Iowa City
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $25–55
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Flint to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Schedules at
- flixbus.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
- +1 989-725-5105
- Website
- indiantrails.com
Bus from Flint, MI to Bay City, MI
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–25
- Website
- https://indiantrails.com
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Estimated price
- $140–170
Hey Taxi!
- Phone
- +1 810-629-7080
- Website
- heytaxi.us
Aztec Taxi
- Phone
- +1 810-449-9740
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