There are 7 ways to get from Iowa City to Colorado by bus, plane, bus (Greyhound), taxi, train, 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 Denver
best- Take the bus from Court St Transportation Center to GTC Bay 9bus
- Fly from The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID) to Denver (DEN)plane CID - DEN
7h 6mBus (Greyhound)
cheapest- Take the bus from Iowa City to Denver Union Stationbus Greyhound US0123
16h 52m$82–173Bus, taxi, train
- Take the bus from Iowa City to Moline Center Stationbus
- Take the taxi from Kennedy Sq Shelter to Galesburg Amtrak Stationtaxi
- Take the train from Galesburg Amtrak Station to Denvertrain
20h 11m$226–414Drive 782.3 mi
- Drive from Iowa City to Denvercar 782.3 mi
12h 17m$143–207Bus to Quad City International Airport, fly to Denver
- Take the bus from Iowa City to Moline Center Stationbus
- Fly from Quad City International Airport (MLI) to Denver (DEN)plane MLI - DEN
7h 42m$132–610Bus to The Eastern Iowa Airport, fly to Colorado Springs Airport
- Take the bus from Court St Transportation Center to GTC Bay 9bus
- Fly from The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID) to Colorado Springs Airport (COS)plane CID - COS
9h 21mBus, shuttle to Des Moines, fly to Denver
- 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 Denver (DEN)plane DSM - DEN
9h 37m$270–1,197
The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID) to Denver (DEN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Iowa City to Colorado is to bus which costs $80 - $180 and takes 16h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Iowa City to Colorado is to bus and fly which takes 7h 42m and costs $130 - $650.
The distance between Iowa City and Colorado is 764 miles. The road distance is 786.9 miles.
The best way to get from Iowa City to Colorado without a car is to bus which takes 16h 52m and costs $80 - $180.
It takes approximately 7h 6m to get from Iowa City to Colorado, including transfers.
Colorado is 1h behind Iowa City. It is currently 7:59 AM in Iowa City and 6:59 AM in Colorado.
Yes, the driving distance between Iowa City to Colorado is 787 miles. It takes approximately 12h 17m to drive from Iowa City to Colorado.
There are 1245+ hotels available in Colorado.
What companies run services between Iowa City, IA, USA and Colorado, USA?
Greyhound USA operates a bus from Iowa City to Denver Union Station once daily. Tickets cost $75–170 and the journey takes 16h 50m.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Denver via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Denver via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Colorado Springs Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–390
Flights from Des Moines to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–900
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Denver via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Denver via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Denver via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Denver via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Colorado Springs Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–490
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Colorado Springs Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 36m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–450
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Denver via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Colorado Springs Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–430
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Colorado Springs Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Des Moines to Denver via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–1,100
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Flights from Des Moines to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $150–900
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Des Moines to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–900
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Galesburg Amtrak Station to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–230
- 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 Denver Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–170
- 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 Des Moines
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- 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/
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Estimated price
- $100–130
Larry's Cab
- Phone
- +1 563-388-7179
Good to Go Taxi Cab Service
- Phone
- +1 563-424-2039
- Website
- goodtogotaxi.com
Dana's Cabs
- Phone
- +1 563-323-2227
- Website
- danascabs.com
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