There are 11 ways to get from Iowa to Akron by plane, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), bus, train, car, or bus (Greyhound)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Quad City International Airport to Akron
best- Fly from Quad City International Airport (MLI) to Akron (CAK)plane MLI - CAK
7h 27m$47–292Bus
- Take the bus from Des Moines to Chicago Bus Stationbus Greyhound US0123S / ...
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Robert K Pfaff Transit Center - Akronbus FlixBus N2641
15h 50m$109–240Bus, train via Bloomington
- Take the bus from Des Moines to Bloomington-Normalbus
- Take the train from Bloomington-Normal to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Cleveland Amtraktrain
- Take the bus from Cleveland, OH to Robert K Pfaff Transit Center - Akronbus
18h 55m$180–413Drive 677.7 mi
- Drive from Des Moines to Akroncar 677.7 mi
11h 18m$124–179Fly Quad City International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport, bus
- Fly from Quad City International Airport (MLI) to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport (CLE)plane MLI - CLE
- Take the bus from Cleveland Bus Station to Robert K Pfaff Transit Center - Akronbus
8h 1m$95–567Bus to The Eastern Iowa Airport, fly to Akron
- Take the bus from Court St Transportation Center to GTC Bay 9bus
- Fly from The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID) to Akron (CAK)plane CID - CAK
8h 44mFly Des Moines to Detroit, bus
- Fly from Des Moines (DSM) to Detroit (DTW)plane DSM - DTW
- Take the bus from Detroit Bus Station to Cleveland Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Cleveland Bus Station to Robert K Pfaff Transit Center - Akronbus
9h 20m$132–567Bus to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly to Akron
- Take the bus from Davenport to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Akron (CAK)plane ORD - CAK
9h 39m$66–290Bus to Chicago Midway International Airport, fly to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Davenport to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport (CLE)plane MDW - CLE
- Take the bus from Cleveland Bus Station to Robert K Pfaff Transit Center - Akronbus
9h 53m$124–675Bus, train
- Take the bus from Des Moines to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Cleveland Amtraktrain
- Take the bus from W. Prospect Ave & Superior Ave to Robert K Pfaff Transit Center - Akronbus 61
16h 45m$151–322Bus via Cleveland
- Take the bus from Des Moines to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chicago to Clevelandbus
- Take the bus from Cleveland, OH to Robert K Pfaff Transit Center - Akronbus
16h 50m$92–235
Quad City International Airport (MLI) to Akron (CAK) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Iowa to Akron is to bus which costs $100 - $240 and takes 15h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Iowa to Akron is to fly which takes 7h 27m and costs $45 - $300.
The distance between Iowa and Akron is 503 miles. The road distance is 681.7 miles.
The best way to get from Iowa to Akron without a car is to bus which takes 15h 50m and costs $100 - $240.
It takes approximately 7h 27m to get from Iowa to Akron, including transfers.
The best way to get from Iowa to Akron is to fly which takes 7h 27m and costs $45 - $300. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $100 - $240 and takes 15h 50m.
Akron is 1h ahead of Iowa. It is currently 3:28 AM in Iowa and 4:28 AM in Akron.
Yes, the driving distance between Iowa to Akron is 682 miles. It takes approximately 11h 18m to drive from Iowa to Akron.
There are 275+ hotels available in Akron.
What companies run services between Iowa, USA and Akron, OH, USA?
United Airlines and American Airlines fly from Quad City International Airport (MLI) to Akron (CAK) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Des Moines to Robert K Pfaff Transit Center - Akron via Des Moines and Chicago Bus Station in around 15h 50m.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Akron via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–290
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–550
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Akron via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–440
Flights from Des Moines to Detroit via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–480
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Akron
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–230
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Akron via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–290
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Akron via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–400
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–550
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Akron via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–440
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Akron via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 39m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Akron via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Akron
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–230
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from Des Moines to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–480
Flights from Des Moines to Detroit via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–600
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Des Moines to Detroit via Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–480
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–600
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Bloomington-Normal to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–75
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Cleveland Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $90–200
- 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 Des Moines to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–110
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Robert K Pfaff Transit Center - Akron
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–120
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Des Moines to Bloomington-Normal
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–90
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Cleveland Bus Station to Robert K Pfaff Transit Center - Akron
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $5–12
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Detroit Bus Station to Cleveland Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $25–50
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Davenport to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $28–55
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Robert K Pfaff Transit Center - Akron
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–85
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 888-378-3823
- info@baronsbus.com
- Website
- baronsbus.com
Bus from Cleveland, OH to Robert K Pfaff Transit Center - Akron
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $3–35
- Website
- https://baronsbus.com
Bus from Chicago to Cleveland
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–80
- Website
- https://baronsbus.com
- Phone
- +1 502-368-5644 x 135
- Website
- ridewithmiller.com
Bus from Cleveland, OH to Robert K Pfaff Transit Center - Akron
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $15–25
- Website
- https://ridewithmiller.com
- Phone
- +1 888 954 6287
- gobus@hapcap.org
- Website
- ridegobus.com
Bus from Cleveland, OH to Robert K Pfaff Transit Center - Akron
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $8–11
- Website
- https://ridegobus.com
- Book at
- https://booking.ridegobus.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/
- Phone
- +1 330 762 0341
- Website
- yourmetrobus.org
Bus from W. Prospect Ave & Superior Ave to Robert K Pfaff Transit Center - Akron
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2
- Schedules at
- yourmetrobus.org
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