There are 6 ways to get from Grinnell to Cleveland by bus, train, car, taxi, plane, bus (Greyhound), 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.
Bus, train
best- Take the bus from Grinnell to Chicago Bus Stationbus Greyhound US0155S / ...
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Cleveland Amtraktrain Floridian / ...
14h 24m$115–262Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Grinnell to Chicago Bus Stationbus Greyhound US0155S / ...
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Cleveland Bus Stationbus Greyhound US0164
15h 20m$85–187Drive 614.2 mi
- Drive from Grinnell to Clevelandcar 614.2 mi
10h 11m$113–162Taxi, 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 Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport (CLE)plane ALO - CLE
10h 2m$192–649Bus, 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 Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport (CLE)plane DSM - CLE
9h 6m$270–1,150Bus, 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 Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport (CLE)plane CID - CLE
9h 47m
Waterloo Municipal Airport (ALO) to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport (CLE) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Grinnell to Cleveland is to bus which costs $85 - $190 and takes 15h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Grinnell to Cleveland is to bus and shuttle and fly which takes 9h 6m and costs $270 - $1,200.
The distance between Grinnell and Cleveland is 644 miles. The road distance is 617.7 miles.
The best way to get from Grinnell to Cleveland without a car is to bus and train which takes 14h 24m and costs $110 - $270.
It takes approximately 14h 24m to get from Grinnell to Cleveland, including transfers.
Cleveland is 1h ahead of Grinnell. It is currently 5:43 AM in Grinnell and 6:43 AM in Cleveland.
Yes, the driving distance between Grinnell to Cleveland is 618 miles. It takes approximately 10h 11m to drive from Grinnell to Cleveland.
There are 470+ hotels available in Cleveland.
What companies run services between Grinnell, IA, USA and Cleveland, OH, USA?
You can take a vehicle from Grinnell to Cleveland Bus Station via Grinnell and Chicago Bus Station in around 15h 20m.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Waterloo Municipal Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–490
Flights from Des Moines to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–850
Flights from Des Moines to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–480
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 16m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–650
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Waterloo Municipal Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–490
Flights from Des Moines to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–900
Flights from Des Moines to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,200
Flights from Des Moines to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 31m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–1,000
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Des Moines to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–850
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–480
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Des Moines to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–950
Flights from Des Moines to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–850
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Chicago Union Station to Cleveland Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $60–160
- 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
- $25–55
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Cleveland Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–85
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Grinnell to Des Moines
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $24–55
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Grinnell to Iowa City
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $25–55
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 888-378-3823
- info@baronsbus.com
- Website
- baronsbus.com
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Cleveland Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–80
- Website
- https://baronsbus.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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