There are 7 ways to get from Iowa City to Alaska by bus, plane, car, or shuttle
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Bus to The Eastern Iowa Airport, fly to Anchorage International Airport
best- Take the bus from Court St Transportation Center to GTC Bay 9bus
- Fly from The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID) to Anchorage International Airport (ANC)plane CID - ANC
12h 22mBus to Quad City International Airport, fly to Fairbanks
cheapest- Take the bus from Iowa City to Moline Center Stationbus
- Fly from Quad City International Airport (MLI) to Fairbanks (FAI)plane MLI - FAI
13h 14m$203–821Drive 3,430.9 mi
- Drive from Iowa City to Anchoragecar 3,430.9 mi
2d 16h$627–905Bus to The Eastern Iowa Airport, fly to Fairbanks
- Take the bus from Court St Transportation Center to GTC Bay 9bus
- Fly from The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID) to Fairbanks (FAI)plane CID - FAI
13h 43mBus to Quad City International Airport, fly to Anchorage International Airport
- Take the bus from Iowa City to Moline Center Stationbus
- Fly from Quad City International Airport (MLI) to Anchorage International Airport (ANC)plane MLI - ANC
12h 59m$513–2,121Bus to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly to Anchorage International Airport
- Take the bus from Iowa City to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Anchorage International Airport (ANC)plane ORD - ANC
14h 13m$470–1,873Bus, shuttle to Des Moines, fly to Anchorage International Airport
- Take the bus from Iowa City 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 Anchorage International Airport (ANC)plane DSM - ANC
15h 6m$903–3,665
The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID) to Anchorage International Airport (ANC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Iowa City to Alaska is to bus and fly which costs $200 - $850 and takes 13h 14m.
The fastest way to get from Iowa City to Alaska is to bus and fly which takes 12h 59m and costs $500 - $2,200.
The distance between Iowa City and Alaska is 2777 miles. The road distance is 3451 miles.
It takes approximately 12h 22m to get from Iowa City to Alaska, including transfers.
Alaska is 3h behind Iowa City. It is currently 7:56 PM in Iowa City and 4:56 PM in Alaska.
Yes, the driving distance between Iowa City to Alaska is 3451 miles. It takes approximately 2 days 16h to drive from Iowa City to Alaska.
There are 244+ hotels available in Alaska.
What companies run services between Iowa City, IA, USA and Alaska, USA?
There is no direct connection from Iowa City to Alaska. However, you can take the bus to GTC Bay 9, walk to GTC Bay 11, take the line 11 bus to Airport Terminal, walk to The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID) airport, fly to Anchorage International Airport (ANC), walk to Airport South Terminal, then take the line 65 bus to Downtown Transit Center. Alternatively, you can drive from Iowa City to Anchorage in around 2d 16h.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,200
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,200
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Fairbanks via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Fairbanks via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 29m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,100
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,200
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Fairbanks via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 18m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Fairbanks via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Anchorage International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,800
Flights from Des Moines to Anchorage International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,800
Flights from Des Moines to Anchorage International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–3,600
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–2,000
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 29m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,700
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Fairbanks via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 6m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 22m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–2,000
Flights from Des Moines to Anchorage International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 53m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–4,100
Flights from Des Moines to Anchorage International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–3,400
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,100
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Fairbanks via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Anchorage International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Anchorage International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 48m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–2,000
Flights from Des Moines to Anchorage International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 8m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,800
Flights from Des Moines to Anchorage International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,600
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 32m
- When
- Wednesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,200
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,600
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,500
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,100
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Anchorage International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,800
Flights from Des Moines to Anchorage International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 9m
- When
- Wednesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,800
Flights from Des Moines to Anchorage International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–4,200
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Des Moines to Anchorage International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–4,100
Flights from Des Moines to Anchorage International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,600
- Website
- suncountry.com
Flights from Des Moines to Anchorage International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 24m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,400
- 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/
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Iowa City to Moline Center Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–18
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Iowa City to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Iowa City to Des Moines
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $18–35
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.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/
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