There are 10 ways to get from Iowa City to Delaware by plane, train, bus, bus (Greyhound), or car
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Fly The Eastern Iowa Airport to Philadelphia International Airport, train
best- Fly from The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID) to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)CID - PHL
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Wilmington
7h 12m$110–1,040Fly The Eastern Iowa Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID) to Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI)CID - BWI
- Take the train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Wilmington
8h 10m$108–1,052Bus, train via Washington
- Take the bus from Iowa City to Davenport
- Take the bus from Davenport to Chicago
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Rockville Amtrak
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to Wilmington
24h 48m$192–1,059Bus
- Take the bus from Iowa City to Chicago
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Baltimore Downtown Bus Station
- Take the bus from Baltimore Downtown Bus Station to Wilmington Bus Station
26h 10m$137–351Drive 945.4 mi
- Drive from Iowa City to Wilmington945.4 mi
15h 51m$173–250Fly The Eastern Iowa Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, train
- Fly from The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)CID - DCA
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to Wilmington
5h 59m$191–1,497Bus to Quad City International Airport, fly to Philadelphia International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Iowa City to Moline
- Fly from Quad City International Airport (MLI) to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)MLI - PHL
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Wilmington
9h 1m$111–1,041Bus to Des Moines, fly to Philadelphia International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Iowa City to Des Moines
- Fly from Des Moines (DSM) to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)DSM - PHL
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Wilmington
7h 46m$260–1,633Bus, train
- Take the bus from Iowa City to Chicago
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Allentown
- Take the bus from Allentown to Philadelphia
- Take the train from Suburban Station to WilmingtonWil
28h 25mBus, train #2
- Take the bus from Iowa City to ChicagoDes Moines / ...
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to WilmingtonCardinal
31h 54m$273–557
Iowa City to Delaware by bus, foot, train, and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Iowa City to Delaware is to drive which costs $170 - $250 and takes 15h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Iowa City to Delaware is to fly and train which takes 5h 59m and costs $190 - $1,500.
No, there is no direct bus from Iowa City to Delaware station. However, there are services departing from Iowa City and arriving at Wilmington Bus Station via Chicago Bus Station and Baltimore Downtown Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 26h 10m.
The distance between Iowa City and Delaware is 931 miles. The road distance is 950.9 miles.
The best way to get from Iowa City to Delaware without a car is to bus and train via Washington which takes 24h 48m and costs $190 - $1,100.
It takes approximately 7h 12m to get from Iowa City to Delaware, including transfers.
Iowa City to Delaware bus services, operated by Burlington Trailways, depart from Iowa City station.
Iowa City to Delaware bus services, operated by Burlington Trailways, arrive at Chicago station.
Delaware is 1h ahead of Iowa City. It is currently 8:50 AM in Iowa City and 9:50 AM in Delaware.
Yes, the driving distance between Iowa City to Delaware is 951 miles. It takes approximately 15h 51m to drive from Iowa City to Delaware.
What companies run services between Iowa City, IA, USA and Delaware, USA?
You can take a bus from Iowa City to Wilmington Bus Station via Chicago Bus Station and Baltimore Downtown Bus Station in around 26h 10m.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–460
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–450
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–800
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–800
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–460
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–410
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–440
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–500
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Des Moines to Philadelphia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from Des Moines to Philadelphia International Airport via Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–850
Flights from Des Moines to Philadelphia International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–800
- Website
- united.com
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–450
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–800
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–410
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–440
Flights from Des Moines to Philadelphia International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–800
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–950
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–490
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–470
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Des Moines to Philadelphia International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from Des Moines to Philadelphia International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–900
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Des Moines to Philadelphia International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–850
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from Des Moines to Philadelphia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Northeast Regional
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from 30th Street Station to Wilmington
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3–200
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $3–200
- Business Class
- $40–230
Train from Washington Union Station to Wilmington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $15–240
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $15–240
- Business Class
- $65–280
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Wilmington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $11–220
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $11–220
- Business Class
- $55–260
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from 30th Street Station to Wilmington
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $5–550
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $5–440
- First Class
- $100–550
Train from Washington Union Station to Wilmington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $25–650
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $25–460
- First Class
- $140–650
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Wilmington
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $18–600
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $18–450
- First Class
- $120–600
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from 30th Street Station to Wilmington
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $15–130
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Rockville Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–270
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Washington Union Station to Wilmington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $22–200
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Wilmington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $15–190
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Wilmington
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $230–440
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 215-580-7800
- Website
- septa.org
Train from Suburban Station to Wilmington
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.septa.org
- Schedules at
- https://www.septa.org/schedules
- Phone
- +1 (319) 753-2864
- info@burlingtontrailways.com
- Website
- burlingtontrailways.com
Bus from Iowa City to Davenport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $25–50
- Website
- https://burlingtontrailways.com
- Saver Fares
- $25–40
- Flexible Fares
- $30–50
Bus from Davenport to Chicago
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–85
- Website
- https://burlingtontrailways.com
- Saver Fares
- $40–65
- Flexible Fares
- $60–85
Bus from Iowa City to Chicago
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–120
- Website
- https://burlingtontrailways.com
- Saver Fares
- $50–75
- Flexible Fares
- $65–100
- Saver Fare
- $40–85
- Flex Fare
- $55–120
Bus from Iowa City to Moline
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $26–50
- Website
- https://burlingtontrailways.com
- Saver Fares
- $26–40
- Flexible Fares
- $35–50
Bus from Iowa City to Des Moines
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- https://burlingtontrailways.com
- Saver Fares
- $30–50
- Flexible Fares
- $45–65
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Baltimore Downtown Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $80–210
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Baltimore Downtown Bus Station to Wilmington Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $14–24
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Allentown
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–160
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Adult
- $95–160
- Phone
- +1 814-574-1827
- Website
- fullingtontours.com
Bus from Allentown to Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- https://www.fullingtontours.com
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