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How to get fromIowa City to Calgaryby car, plane, bus or train

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There are 5 ways to get from Iowa City to Calgary by car, plane, bus, or train

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  1. Drive to Des Moines, fly

    best
    1. Drive from Iowa City to Des-Moines-Airport-DSMcar car
    2. Fly from Des Moines (DSM) to Calgary International Airport (YYC)plane plane DSM - YYC
    8h 9m
    $244–1,083

  2. Drive to Quad City International Airport, fly

    cheapest
    1. Drive from Iowa City to Moline-Airport-MLIcar car
    2. Fly from Quad City International Airport (MLI) to Calgary International Airport (YYC)plane plane MLI - YYC
    7h 42m
    $160–713

  3. Bus, drive, train

    1. Take the bus from Court St Transportation Center to GTC Bay 9bus bus
    2. Drive from GTC Bay 9 to Waterloocar car
    3. Take the bus from Waterloo to Des Moinesbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Des Moines to St. Paulbus bus
    5. Take the train from St. Paul-Minneapolis to Shelby Amtrak Stationtrain train
    6. Take the bus from Shelby Transit Center to Port of Sweet Grassbus bus
    7. Drive from Port of Sweet Grass to Lethbridgecar car
    8. Take the bus from Lethbridge to Calgarybus bus
    39h 4m

  4. Drive 2,347.4 km

    1. Drive from Iowa City to Calgarycar car 2,347.4 km
    26h 9m
    $461–666

  5. Bus to The Eastern Iowa Airport, fly

    1. Take the bus from Court St Transportation Center to GTC Bay 9bus bus
    2. Fly from The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID) to Calgary International Airport (YYC)plane plane CID - YYC
    10h 24m

Des Moines (DSM) to Calgary International Airport (YYC) flights

Calendar39Weekly Planes
Duration7h 5mAverage Duration
Ticket$216Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

What companies run services between Iowa City, IA, USA and Calgary, AB, Canada?

There is no direct connection from Iowa City to Calgary. However, you can drive to Des-Moines-Airport-DSM airport, fly to Calgary International Airport (YYC), walk to Calgary Airport, then take the bus to Calgary, AB - Marriott Downtown Hotel. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Court St Transportation Center to Calgary via GTC Bay 9, Waterloo, Des Moines, St. Paul, St. Paul-Minneapolis, Shelby Amtrak Station, Shelby Transit Center, Port of Sweet Grass, and Lethbridge in around 39h 4m.

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