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How to get fromIowa City to Silver Springby plane, bus, train, bus (Greyhound), car or subway

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There are 8 ways to get from Iowa City to Silver Spring by plane, bus, train, bus (Greyhound), car, or subway

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  1. Fly The Eastern Iowa Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport

    best
    1. Fly from The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)planeCID - DCA
    4h 31m
    $206–1,049

  2. Fly The Eastern Iowa Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, train

    cheapest
    1. Fly from The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID) to Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI)planeCID - BWI
    2. Take the train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Stationtrain
    7h 29m
    $116–1,087

  3. Bus, train via Davenport

    1. Take the bus from Iowa City to Davenportbus
    2. Take the bus from Davenport to Chicagobus
    3. Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Rockville Amtraktrain
    23h 29m
    $217–410

  4. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Iowa City to ChicagobusDes Moines / ...
    2. Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Silver Spring Bus StationbusGreyhound US0164
    24h 20m
    $163–297

  5. Drive 889 mi

    1. Drive from Iowa City to Silver Springcar889 mi
    15h 3m
    $163–235

  6. Fly The Eastern Iowa Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport, subway

    1. Fly from The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID) to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD)planeCID - IAD
    2. Take the subway from Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform to Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 1 Platformsubway
    7h 38m
    $126–603

  7. Bus to Quad City International Airport, fly to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport

    1. Take the bus from Iowa City to Molinebus
    2. Fly from Quad City International Airport (MLI) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)planeMLI - DCA
    8h 7m
    $172–860

  8. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Iowa City to ChicagobusDes Moines / ...
    2. Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Rockville AmtraktrainFloridian
    23h 47m
    $195–395

Iowa City to Silver Spring by bus, foot, and train

Calendar7Weekly Services
Duration23h 29mAverage Duration
Ticket$217Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Iowa City, IA, USA and Silver Spring, MD, USA?

American Airlines, United Airlines, and Delta fly from The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) every 2 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Iowa City to Silver Spring Bus Station via Chicago Bus Station in around 24h 20m.

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