There are 4 ways to get from Mattoon to Dubuque by taxi, plane, car, train, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Taxi, fly, drive
best- Take the taxi from Mattoon to Decatur Airport (DEC)taxi
- Fly from Decatur Airport (DEC) to The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID)plane DEC - CID
- Drive from Cedar-Rapids-Airport-CID to Dubuquecar
6h 51m$164–467Drive 289.1 mi
cheapest- Drive from Mattoon to Dubuquecar 289.1 mi
5h 27m$53–77Train, bus, drive
- Take the train from Mattoon Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Iowa Citybus
- Take the bus from Court St Transportation Center to GTC Bay 9bus
- Drive from Twixt Town Rd Transfer to Dubuquecar
12h 8mTrain, bus, drive via Champaign
- Take the train from Mattoon Amtrak Station to Champaign-Urbanatrain
- Take the bus from Champaign Intermodal Trans Ctr to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Iowa Citybus
- Take the bus from Court St Transportation Center to GTC Bay 9bus
- Drive from Twixt Town Rd Transfer to Dubuquecar
12h 53m
Decatur Airport (DEC) to The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Mattoon to Dubuque is to drive which costs $50 - $80 and takes 5h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Mattoon to Dubuque is to drive which takes 5h 27m and costs $50 - $80.
The distance between Mattoon and Dubuque is 328 miles. The road distance is 290.8 miles.
It takes approximately 6h 51m to get from Mattoon to Dubuque, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Mattoon to Dubuque is 291 miles. It takes approximately 5h 27m to drive from Mattoon to Dubuque.
There are 60+ hotels available in Dubuque.
What companies run services between Mattoon, IL, USA and Dubuque, IA, USA?
There is no direct connection from Mattoon to Dubuque. However, you can take the taxi to Decatur Airport (DEC) airport, fly to The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID), then drive to Dubuque. Alternatively, you can take a train from Mattoon Amtrak Station to Dubuque via Chicago Union Station, Chicago Bus Station, Court St Transportation Center, GTC Bay 9, GTC Bay 5, and Twixt Town Rd Transfer in around 12h 8m.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Decatur Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 59m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $45–320
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Mattoon Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–110
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Mattoon Amtrak Station to Champaign-Urbana
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $12–27
- 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 Chicago Bus Station to Iowa City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.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 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Champaign Intermodal Trans Ctr to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $17–30
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 800-448-0572
- ticketsales@peoriacharter.com
- Website
- peoriacharter.com
Bus from Champaign Intermodal Trans Ctr to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–60
- Website
- https://peoriacharter.com
- cash
- $60
- online
- $45
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Estimated price
- $100–130
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