There are 9 ways to get from Iowa City to Durham by bus, plane, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), train, or car
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Bus to Quad City International Airport, fly to Raleigh-Durham International Airport
best- Take the bus from Iowa City to Moline Center Stationbus
- Fly from Quad City International Airport (MLI) to Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU)plane MLI - RDU
9h 4m$106–497Bus
- Take the bus from Iowa City to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Washington Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Washington Union Station to Durhambus
28h 25m$138–283Bus, train
- Take the bus from Iowa City to Chicago Bus Stationbus Greyhound US0123 / ...
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Carytrain Floridian
31h 33m$180–367Drive 943.3 mi
- Drive from Iowa City to Durhamcar 943.3 mi
16h 27m$173–249Bus to The Eastern Iowa Airport, fly to Raleigh-Durham International Airport
- Take the bus from Court St Transportation Center to GTC Bay 9bus
- Fly from The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID) to Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU)plane CID - RDU
9h 22mBus to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly to Raleigh-Durham International Airport
- Take the bus from Iowa City to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU)plane ORD - RDU
10h 26m$120–426Bus to Chicago Midway International Airport, fly to Raleigh-Durham International Airport
- Take the bus from Iowa City to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU)plane MDW - RDU
10h 16m$125–616Bus to The Eastern Iowa Airport, fly to Charlotte Douglas International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Court St Transportation Center to GTC Bay 9bus
- Fly from The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID) to Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT)plane CID - CLT
- Take the train from Charlotte Amtrak Station to Durham Amtrak Stationtrain
10h 21mBus to Quad City International Airport, fly to Charlotte Douglas International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Iowa City to Moline Center Stationbus
- Fly from Quad City International Airport (MLI) to Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT)plane MLI - CLT
- Take the train from Charlotte Amtrak Station to Durham Amtrak Stationtrain
10h 28m$123–473
Iowa City to Durham by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Iowa City to Durham is to bus which costs $130 - $290 and takes 28h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Iowa City to Durham is to bus and fly which takes 9h 4m and costs $100 - $500.
No, there is no direct bus from Iowa City to Durham. However, there are services departing from Iowa City and arriving at Durham via Chicago Bus Station and Washington Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 28h 25m.
The distance between Iowa City and Durham is 825 miles. The road distance is 948.8 miles.
The best way to get from Iowa City to Durham without a car is to bus which takes 28h 25m and costs $130 - $290.
It takes approximately 9h 4m to get from Iowa City to Durham, including transfers.
Iowa City to Durham bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Iowa City station.
Iowa City to Durham bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Chicago Bus Station.
Durham is 1h ahead of Iowa City. It is currently 12:18 AM in Iowa City and 1:18 AM in Durham.
Yes, the driving distance between Iowa City to Durham is 949 miles. It takes approximately 16h 27m to drive from Iowa City to Durham.
What companies run services between Iowa City, IA, USA and Durham, NC, USA?
You can take a bus from Iowa City to Durham via Chicago Bus Station and Washington Union Station in around 28h 25m.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–440
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Charlotte Douglas International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–440
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–450
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $95–490
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Charlotte Douglas International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–460
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–360
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–390
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–400
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–460
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–380
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–440
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–450
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–360
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–400
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $70–390
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–480
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–490
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–460
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–550
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $65–360
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Chicago Union Station to Cary
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $140–300
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Charlotte Amtrak Station to Durham Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $28–33
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- 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
- $30–60
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $70–160
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Washington Union Station to Durham
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Washington Union Station to Durham
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- 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/
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