There are 9 ways to get from Iowa City to Quebec by bus, plane, 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.
Bus to Quad City International Airport, fly
best- 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
10h 27m$150–677Bus, 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
27h 33m$534–1,343Bus, 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
32h 15m$1,002–1,160Drive 1,927.1 km
- Drive from Iowa City to Quebeccar 1,927.1 km
20h 23m$389–562Bus 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 50mBus to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Iowa City to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport (YQB)plane ORD - YQB
11h 46m$763–2,196Drive to Burlington Municipal Airport, fly
- Drive from Iowa City to Burlington Municipal Airport (BRL)car
- Fly from Burlington Municipal Airport (BRL) to Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport (YQB)plane BRL - YQB
11h 13m$154–734Bus, 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 - Rensselaer to Longueuilbus
- Take the bus from 1144 Rue Saint-Laurent O, Longueuil, QC J4K 1E2 to 423 Rue de la Gare-du-Palais, Quebec City, QC G1K 3X2bus
31h 10m$729–1,340Bus, 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
34h 46m$882–1,620
Iowa City to Quebec by bus, foot, and train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Iowa City to Quebec is to bus and fly which costs $150 - $700 and takes 10h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Iowa City to Quebec is to bus and fly which takes 10h 27m and costs $150 - $700.
The distance between Iowa City and Quebec is 1761 km. The road distance is 1927.1 km.
The best way to get from Iowa City to Quebec without a car is to bus and taxi which takes 32h 15m and costs $1,000 - $1,200.
It takes approximately 10h 27m to get from Iowa City to Quebec, including transfers.
Quebec is 1h ahead of Iowa City. It is currently 9:08 AM in Iowa City and 10:08 AM in Quebec.
Yes, the driving distance between Iowa City to Quebec is 1927 km. It takes approximately 20h 23m to drive from Iowa City to Quebec.
There are 734+ 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 take the bus to Moline Center Station, walk to Centre Station, take the line 20 bus to QC Airport Shelter, walk to Quad City International Airport (MLI) airport, fly to Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport (YQB), walk to Aérogare, then take the line 80 bus to T. Parc-Victoria. 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 27h 33m.
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Burlington Municipal Airport to Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Burlington Municipal Airport to Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 56m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
- Website
- jetaviation.com
Flights from Burlington Municipal Airport to Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $220–340
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $600–1,000
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Schenectady
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $600–1,000
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Schenectady to St-Lambert Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $170–270
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- VIA Rail
Train from Windsor to Toronto Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $80–300
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- $80–210
- Business
- $130–280
- Business Plus
- $140–300
- Economy
- $90–220
- Economy Plus
- $100–230
Train from Toronto Union Station to Montréal
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $120–350
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- $120–290
- Business
- $170–330
- Business Plus
- $190–350
- Economy
- $140–300
- Economy Plus
- $150–310
Train from Montréal to Québec
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $60–270
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- $60–170
- Business
- $110–250
- Business Plus
- $120–270
- Economy
- $70–180
- Economy Plus
- $75–190
Train from Saint-Lambert to Québec
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $60–270
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- $60–160
- Business
- $100–250
- Business Plus
- $120–270
- Economy
- $65–170
- Economy Plus
- $75–180
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Iowa City to Moline Center Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13–22
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Iowa City to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–80
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Iowa City to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–80
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Detroit Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $65–110
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Iowa City to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–80
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Iowa City to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–80
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Iowa City to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–80
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Detroit Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $60–95
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Detroit Bus Station to Ottawa
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $110–170
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
- Phone
- +1 833 449 6444
- serviceclient@keolis.ca
- Website
- Orleans Express
Bus from Ottawa to Montréal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–65
- Website
- Orleans Express
- Adult
- $45–65
Bus from 1144 Rue Saint-Laurent O, Longueuil, QC J4K 1E2 to 423 Rue de la Gare-du-Palais, Quebec City, QC G1K 3X2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–70
- Website
- Orleans Express
- Adult
- $50–70
- Phone
- +1-319-362-0375
- Website
- 380 Express Corridor Rides
Bus from Court St Transportation Center to GTC Bay 9
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- 380 Express Corridor Rides
- Schedules at
- 380 Express Schedule
- Phone
- +1 800-858-8555
- Website
- Trailways
Bus from Albany - Rensselaer to Longueuil
- Saver
- $50–180
- Flexible
- $95–190
- Phone
- 514-228-2303
- info@tourexpress.ca
- Website
- Tour Express
Bus from 1144 Rue Saint-Laurent O, Longueuil, QC J4K 1E2 to 423 Rue de la Gare-du-Palais, Quebec City, QC G1K 3X2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $27–40
- Website
- Tour Express
- Adult
- $27–40
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