There are 5 ways to get from Iowa City to Denver by bus, plane, bus (Greyhound), taxi, train, or car
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
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
6h 31mBus (Greyhound)
cheapest- Take the bus from Iowa City to Denver Union Stationbus Greyhound US0123
16h 45m$75–170Bus, 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
- Take the bus from Iowa City to Moline Center Stationbus
- Fly from Quad City International Airport (MLI) to Denver (DEN)plane MLI - DEN
7h 7m$131–614
Iowa City to Denver by bus (Greyhound)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Iowa City to Denver is to bus which costs $75 - $170 and takes 16h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Iowa City to Denver is to bus and fly which takes 7h 7m and costs $130 - $650.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Iowa City and arriving at Denver Union Station station. Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 16h 45m.
The distance between Iowa City and Denver is 758 miles. The road distance is 786.9 miles.
The best way to get from Iowa City to Denver without a car is to bus which takes 16h 45m and costs $75 - $170.
It takes approximately 6h 31m to get from Iowa City to Denver, including transfers.
Iowa City to Denver bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Iowa City station.
Iowa City to Denver bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Denver Union Station.
Denver is 1h behind Iowa City. It is currently 12:21 PM in Iowa City and 11:21 AM in Denver.
Yes, the driving distance between Iowa City to Denver is 787 miles. It takes approximately 12h 17m to drive from Iowa City to Denver.
What companies run services between Iowa City, IA, USA and Denver, CO, USA?
Greyhound USA operates a bus from Iowa City to Denver Union Station once daily. Tickets cost $75–170 and the journey takes 16h 45m.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–550
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
- $95–550
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Denver via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
- 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 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Denver via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Denver via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $90–550
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 45m
- 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/
- 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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