There are 8 ways to get from Iowa City to Quebec by car, plane, bus, train, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Drive to Waterloo Municipal Airport, fly
best- Drive from Iowa City to Waterloo Municipal Airport (ALO)car
- Fly from Waterloo Municipal Airport (ALO) to Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport (YQB)plane ALO - YQB
9h 45m$176–836Bus to Quad City International Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the bus from Iowa City to Moline Center Stationbus
- Fly from Quad City International Airport (MLI) to Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport (YQB)plane MLI - YQB
11h 23m$160–782Bus, train via Toronto
- Take the bus from Iowa City to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Detroittrain
- Take the train from Windsor to Toronto Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Toronto Union Station to Montréaltrain
- Take the train from Montréal to Québectrain
28h 33m$314–757Bus, taxi
- Take the bus from Iowa City to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Detroit Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Detroit Bus Station to Ottawabus
- Take the bus from Ottawa to Montréalbus
- Take the taxi from Montréal Bus Central Station to Quebec Gare du Palaistaxi
33h 35m$962–1,184Drive 1,933.7 km
- Drive from Iowa City to Quebeccar 1,933.7 km
20h 43m$383–554Bus to The Eastern Iowa Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Court St Transportation Center to GTC Bay 9bus
- Fly from The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID) to Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport (YQB)plane CID - YQB
10h 32mBus, train
- Take the bus from Iowa City to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Albany to Longueuilbus
- Take the bus from Longueuil, QC - 1225 St. Charles 0 Street #250 to Quebec, QC - Shell, 2831 Boulevard Laurierbus
33h 13m$460–1,107Bus, train #2
- Take the bus from Iowa City to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Schenectadytrain
- Take the train from Schenectady to St-Lambert Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the train from Saint-Lambert to Québectrain
35h 46m$467–1,064
Iowa City to Quebec by bus, foot, train, and car
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Iowa City to Quebec is to bus and train via Toronto which costs $310 - $800 and takes 28h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Iowa City to Quebec is to drive and fly which takes 9h 45m and costs $170 - $850.
The distance between Iowa City and Quebec is 1881 km. The road distance is 1933.7 km.
The best way to get from Iowa City to Quebec without a car is to bus and taxi which takes 33h 35m and costs $950 - $1,200.
It takes approximately 9h 45m to get from Iowa City to Quebec, including transfers.
Quebec is 1h ahead of Iowa City. It is currently 6:10 AM in Iowa City and 7:10 AM in Quebec.
Yes, the driving distance between Iowa City to Quebec is 1934 km. It takes approximately 20h 43m to drive from Iowa City to Quebec.
There are 713+ hotels available in Quebec.
What companies run services between Iowa City, IA, USA and Quebec, QC, Canada?
There is no direct connection from Iowa City to Quebec. However, you can drive to Waterloo Municipal Airport (ALO) airport, fly to Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport (YQB), walk to Aérogare, then take the line 80 bus to Dorchester. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Iowa City to Québec via Chicago Bus Station, Chicago Union Station, Detroit, Windsor, Toronto Union Station, and Montréal in around 28h 33m.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Waterloo Municipal Airport to Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–800
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,300
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,200
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,900
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Waterloo Municipal Airport to Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–800
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,200
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Chicago Union Station to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $100–230
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $300–700
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Schenectady
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $290–650
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Schenectady to St-Lambert Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–180
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- viarail.ca
Train from Windsor to Toronto Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–140
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Economy Adult - same day booking
- $60–140
- Economy Adult - Advanced Booking
- $60–110
- Economy Escape Advanced Booking - Adult
- $50–70
Train from Toronto Union Station to Montréal
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $65–150
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Economy Adult - same day booking
- $80–150
- Economy Adult - Advanced Booking
- $80–130
- Economy Escape Advanced Booking - Adult
- $65–90
Train from Montréal to Québec
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–130
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Economy Adult - same day booking
- $45–130
- Economy Adult - Advanced Booking
- $45–100
- Economy Escape Advanced Booking - Adult
- $40–60
Train from Saint-Lambert to Québec
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–130
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Economy Adult - same day booking
- $45–130
- Economy Adult - Advanced Booking
- $45–100
- Economy Escape Advanced Booking - Adult
- $40–60
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Iowa City to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–110
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Detroit Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $65–130
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Iowa City to Moline Center Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14–27
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Detroit Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–85
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Detroit Bus Station to Ottawa
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $85–150
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 833 449 6444
- serviceclient@keolis.ca
- Website
- orleansexpress.com
Bus from Ottawa to Montréal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Website
- https://www.orleansexpress.com/en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.orleansexpress.com/en/schedule/
- Adult
- $40–65
- 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/
- Phone
- +1 800-858-8555
- Website
- trailways.com
Bus from Albany to Longueuil
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–190
- Website
- https://trailways.com
- Schedules at
- https://trailways.com/schedules/
- Saver
- $45–180
- Flexible
- $90–190
- Phone
- +1-(438) 793-4003
- info@jaguaride.com
- Website
- jaguaride.com
Bus from Longueuil, QC - 1225 St. Charles 0 Street #250 to Quebec, QC - Shell, 2831 Boulevard Laurier
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $55–70
- Book at
- https://jaguaride.betterez.com/cart/6478dc60cb7300078528837c/reservation/6478dc60cb73000785288381
- Website
- https://www.jaguaride.com/
- Adult
- $55–70
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