There are 7 ways to get from Grinnell to Cincinnati by car, plane, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), taxi, bus, shuttle, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Drive to Fort Dodge Municipal Airport, fly
best- Drive from Grinnell to Fort Dodge Municipal Airport (FOD)car
- Fly from Fort Dodge Municipal Airport (FOD) to Covington (CVG)plane FOD - CVG
7h 33m$136–737Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Grinnell to Chicago Bus Stationbus Greyhound US0155S / ...
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Cincinnatibus FlixBus 2514
13h 55m$85–162Drive 527.7 mi
- Drive from Grinnell to Cincinnaticar 527.7 mi
8h 57m$97–140Taxi, bus to Waterloo Municipal Airport, fly
- Take the taxi from Grinnell to Marshalltowntaxi
- Take the bus from Marshalltown to Waterloobus
- Fly from Waterloo Municipal Airport (ALO) to Covington (CVG)plane ALO - CVG
7h 45m$195–771Bus, shuttle to Des Moines, fly
- Take the bus from Grinnell to Des Moinesbus
- Take the bus from Des Moines to Amesbus
- Take a shuttle bus from Ames, IA - Iowa State University to Des Moines International Airport, IA
- Fly from Des Moines (DSM) to Covington (CVG)plane DSM - CVG
9h 30m$292–1,459Bus, bus to The Eastern Iowa Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Grinnell to Iowa Citybus
- Take the bus from Court St Transportation Center to GTC Bay 9bus
- Fly from The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID) to Covington (CVG)plane CID - CVG
9h 53mBus, train
- Take the bus from Grinnell to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Indianapolistrain
- Take the bus from Indianapolis to Cincinnatibus
16h 27m$108–224
Fort Dodge Municipal Airport (FOD) to Covington (CVG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Grinnell to Cincinnati is to bus which costs $85 - $170 and takes 13h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Grinnell to Cincinnati is to drive and fly which takes 7h 33m and costs $130 - $750.
The distance between Grinnell and Cincinnati is 702 miles. The road distance is 530.8 miles.
The best way to get from Grinnell to Cincinnati without a car is to bus which takes 13h 55m and costs $85 - $170.
It takes approximately 7h 33m to get from Grinnell to Cincinnati, including transfers.
Cincinnati is 1h ahead of Grinnell. It is currently 1:54 PM in Grinnell and 2:54 PM in Cincinnati.
Yes, the driving distance between Grinnell to Cincinnati is 531 miles. It takes approximately 8h 57m to drive from Grinnell to Cincinnati.
There are 676+ hotels available in Cincinnati.
What companies run services between Grinnell, IA, USA and Cincinnati, OH, USA?
You can take a vehicle from Grinnell to Cincinnati via Grinnell and Chicago Bus Station in around 13h 55m.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Waterloo Municipal Airport to Covington via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–650
Flights from Des Moines to Covington via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–1,200
Flights from Des Moines to Covington via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,500
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Covington via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–650
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Covington via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–900
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Covington via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–850
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Covington via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 41m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–1,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Fort Dodge Municipal Airport to Covington via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–700
Flights from Des Moines to Covington via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–1,200
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Covington via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–650
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Des Moines to Covington via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,300
Flights from Des Moines to Covington via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,500
Flights from Des Moines to Covington via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,300
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Covington via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–850
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Covington via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–800
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Des Moines to Covington via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–1,200
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Chicago Union Station to Indianapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 54m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–100
- 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 Grinnell to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–90
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Marshalltown to Waterloo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $9–18
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Grinnell to Des Moines
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $7–15
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Grinnell to Iowa City
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $10–19
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Cincinnati
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Indianapolis to Cincinnati
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $13–22
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Des Moines to Ames
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $3–40
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Phone
- +1 320.253.2226
- Website
- executiveexpress.biz
Shuttle from Ames, IA - Iowa State University to Des Moines International Airport, IA
- 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
- +1-319-362-0375
- 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/
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Estimated price
- $65–80
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