There are 9 ways to get from Iowa City to Bellingham by bus, plane, train, bus (Greyhound, Amtrak, Flixbus), car, 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 to The Eastern Iowa Airport, fly to Abbotsford International Airport
best- Take the bus from Court St Transportation Center to GTC Bay 9bus
- Fly from The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID) to Abbotsford International Airport (YXX)plane CID - YXX
14h 19mBus to Quad City International Airport, fly to Vancouver International Airport, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Iowa City to Moline Center Stationbus
- Fly from Quad City International Airport (MLI) to Vancouver International Airport (YVR)plane MLI - YVR
- Take the train from Vancouver to Bellingham Amtrak Stationtrain
14h 52m$155–723Bus, train
- Take the bus from Iowa City to Des Moinesbus
- Take the bus from Des Moines to St. Paulbus
- Take the train from St. Paul-Minneapolis to Everett Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the train from Everett Amtrak Station to Bellingham Amtrak Stationtrain
2d$211–742Bus
- Take the bus from Iowa City to Denver Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Denver Union Station to Cheyennebus
- Take the bus from Cheyenne, WY to Billings, MTbus
- Take the bus from Billings to Spokanebus
- Take the bus from Spokane to Everett Stationbus
- Take the bus from Everett Amtrak Station to Bellingham Amtrak Stationbus
2d 2h$359–746Drive 1,922.8 mi
- Drive from Iowa City to Bellinghamcar 1,922.8 mi
31h 10m$351–507Bus to The Eastern Iowa Airport, fly to Bellingham International Airport
- Take the bus from Court St Transportation Center to GTC Bay 9bus
- Fly from The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID) to Bellingham International Airport (BLI)plane CID - BLI
14h 4mBus to The Eastern Iowa Airport, fly to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, shuttle
- Take the bus from Court St Transportation Center to GTC Bay 9bus
- Fly from The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID) to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA)plane CID - SEA
- Take a shuttle bus from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Bellingham, WA-4 points by Sheraton
13h 15mBus to The Eastern Iowa Airport, fly to Vancouver International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Court St Transportation Center to GTC Bay 9bus
- Fly from The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID) to Vancouver International Airport (YVR)plane CID - YVR
- Take the train from Vancouver to Bellingham Amtrak Stationtrain
14h 14mBus to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly to Vancouver International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Iowa City to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Vancouver International Airport (YVR)plane ORD - YVR
- Take the train from Vancouver to Bellingham Amtrak Stationtrain
15h 53m$227–928
Iowa City to Bellingham by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Iowa City to Bellingham is to bus and fly and train which costs $150 - $750 and takes 14h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Iowa City to Bellingham is to bus and fly and train which takes 14h 52m and costs $150 - $750.
No, there is no direct bus from Iowa City to Bellingham station. However, there are services departing from Iowa City and arriving at Bellingham Amtrak Station via Denver Union Station, Cheyenne, WY, Billings, Spokane and Everett Amtrak Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 2h.
The distance between Iowa City and Bellingham is 1626 miles. The road distance is 1934 miles.
The best way to get from Iowa City to Bellingham without a car is to bus and train which takes 2 days 0h and costs $210 - $750.
It takes approximately 14h 19m to get from Iowa City to Bellingham, including transfers.
Iowa City to Bellingham bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Iowa City station.
Iowa City to Bellingham bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Denver Union Station.
Bellingham is 2h behind Iowa City. It is currently 4:16 AM in Iowa City and 2:16 AM in Bellingham.
Yes, the driving distance between Iowa City to Bellingham is 1934 miles. It takes approximately 31h 10m to drive from Iowa City to Bellingham.
What companies run services between Iowa City, IA, USA and Bellingham, WA, USA?
You can take a bus from Iowa City to Bellingham Amtrak Station via Denver Union Station, Cheyenne, WY, Billings, MT, Billings, Spokane, Everett Station, and Everett Amtrak Station in around 2d 2h.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–440
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–470
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Bellingham International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Bellingham International Airport via Denver, Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 33m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 34m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 29m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–440
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Abbotsford International Airport via Minneapolis, Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–1,100
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Abbotsford International Airport via Minneapolis, Edmonton
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 49m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–1,100
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Abbotsford International Airport via Denver, Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 47m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–1,100
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Abbotsford International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 16m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–1,100
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Abbotsford International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Edmonton
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 14m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–1,100
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–480
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–440
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Edmonton
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 3m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–600
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Abbotsford International Airport via Minneapolis, Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Abbotsford International Airport via Denver, Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 34m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Abbotsford International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 16m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–1,100
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–480
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–440
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Edmonton
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 3m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–450
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–440
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–470
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Bellingham International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Bellingham International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 6m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Bellingham International Airport via Denver, Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 33m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–450
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Bellingham International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from St. Paul-Minneapolis to Everett Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $150–550
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Everett Amtrak Station to Bellingham Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $15–55
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Vancouver to Bellingham Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $14–110
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- 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/
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Iowa City to Des Moines
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $23–28
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Iowa City to Denver Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–170
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Denver Union Station to Cheyenne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $29–60
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Everett Amtrak Station to Bellingham Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $15–22
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Iowa City to Moline Center Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $25–55
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Iowa City to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Des Moines to St. Paul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–110
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Billings to Spokane
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–190
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Phone
- +1-877-779-2999
- tony@expressarrow.com
- Website
- expressarrow.com
Bus from Denver Union Station to Cheyenne
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $45–60
- Website
- https://expressarrow.com
Bus from Cheyenne, WY to Billings, MT
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $140–180
- Website
- https://expressarrow.com
- Phone
- +1 800-366-6975
- info@busnws.com
- Website
- northwesternstagelines.com
Bus from Spokane to Everett Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–130
- Schedules at
- northwesternstagelines.com
- Adults
- $100–130
- Phone
- +1 208-656-8824
- info@saltlakeexpress.com
- Website
- saltlakeexpress.com
Bus from Spokane to Everett Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–95
- Schedules at
- saltlakeexpress.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Thruway
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Spokane to Everett Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–60
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Adult
- $50–60
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Everett Amtrak Station to Bellingham Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Everett Amtrak Station to Bellingham Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15–23
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 866-235-5247
- shuttle@airporter.com
- Website
- airporter.com
Shuttle from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Bellingham, WA-4 points by Sheraton
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Schedules at
- airporter.com
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