There are 7 ways to get from Iowa City to Quebec by plane, bus, train, taxi, 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.
Fly from The Eastern Iowa Airport
best- Fly from The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID) to Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport (YQB)CID - YQB
9h 6m$174–759Bus to Quad City International Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the bus from Iowa City to Moline
- Fly from Quad City International Airport (MLI) to Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport (YQB)MLI - YQB
11h 26m$173–775Bus, train via Albany
- Take the bus from Iowa City to Chicago
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak Station
- Take the bus from Albany to Longueuil
- Take the bus from Longueuil, QC - 1225 St. Charles 0 Street #250 to Quebec, QC - Shell, 2831 Boulevard Laurier
32h 22m$333–844Bus, taxi
- Take the bus from Iowa City to Chicago
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Detroit Bus Station
- Take the bus from Detroit Bus Station to Ottawa
- Take the bus from Ottawa to Montréal
- Take the taxi from Montréal Bus Central Station to Quebec Gare du Palais
33h 15m$973–1,260Drive 1,933.7 km
- Drive from Iowa City to Quebec1,933.7 km
20h 35m$377–545Bus to Waterloo Municipal Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Iowa City to Waterloo
- Fly from Waterloo Municipal Airport (ALO) to Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport (YQB)ALO - YQB
11h 57m$209–811Bus, train
- Take the bus from Iowa City to Chicago
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Schenectady
- Take the train from Schenectady to St-Lambert Amtrak Station
- Take the train from Saint-Lambert to Québec
35h 11m$283–800
Iowa City to Quebec by bus, foot, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Iowa City to Quebec is to fly which costs $170 - $800 and takes 9h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Iowa City to Quebec is to fly which takes 9h 6m and costs $170 - $800.
The distance between Iowa City and Quebec is 1757 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 train via Albany which takes 32h 22m and costs $330 - $850.
It takes approximately 9h 6m to get from Iowa City to Quebec, including transfers.
Quebec is 1h ahead of Iowa City. It is currently 5:10 PM in Iowa City and 6:10 PM in Quebec.
Yes, the driving distance between Iowa City to Quebec is 1934 km. It takes approximately 20h 35m to drive from Iowa City to Quebec.
There are 673+ hotels available in Quebec.
What companies run services between Iowa City, IA, USA and Quebec, QC, Canada?
United Airlines, American Airlines, and Air Canada fly from The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID) to Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport (YQB) 3 times a day.
- Website
- aircanada.com
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
- $140–700
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Waterloo Municipal Airport to Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 4m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Waterloo Municipal Airport to Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
- Website
- united.com
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
- $140–700
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Waterloo Municipal Airport to Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Chicago Union Station to Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $170–380
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Schenectady
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $150–370
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Schenectady to St-Lambert Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–140
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Coach Seat - Advance Purchase
- $40–80
- Coach Seat short notice purchase
- $35–140
- Business - advance purchase
- $50–260
- Business Class
- $85–340
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- viarail.ca
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
- Phone
- +1 (319) 753-2864
- info@burlingtontrailways.com
- Website
- burlingtontrailways.com
Bus from Iowa City to Chicago
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $55–160
- Website
- https://burlingtontrailways.com
- Saver Fares
- $70–100
- Flexible Fares
- $95–140
- Saver Fare
- $55–120
- Flex Fare
- $75–160
Bus from Iowa City to Moline
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Website
- https://burlingtontrailways.com
- Saver Fares
- $35–55
- Flexible Fares
- $45–70
Bus from Iowa City to Waterloo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–80
- Website
- https://burlingtontrailways.com
- Saver Fares
- $40–60
- Flexible Fares
- $55–80
- Saver Fare
- $50
- Flex Fare
- $63
- 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
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 Detroit Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–110
- 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
- $50–130
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Detroit Bus Station to Ottawa
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–170
- 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
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