There are 8 ways to get from Newark to Cedar Rapids by plane, bus (Flixbus), train, bus, car, taxi, or bus (Greyhound)
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Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport
best- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID)EWR - CID
7h 28m$74–367Bus
- Take the bus from Newark Penn Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Take the bus from Chicago to Iowa City
- Take the bus from Court St Transportation Center to GTC Bay 9
27h 26mTrain, bus
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Croton-Harmon Amtrak Station
- Take the train from Croton-Harmon Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Station
- Take the bus from Chicago to Iowa City
- Take the bus from Court St Transportation Center to GTC Bay 9
29h 43mDrive 996.9 mi
- Drive from Newark to Cedar Rapids996.9 mi
17h 3m$182–263Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID)JFK - CID
8h 28m$88–391Fly from Laguardia Airport
- Fly from Laguardia Airport (LGA) to The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID)LGA - CID
9h 4m$86–418Train, bus, taxi
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Chicago Union Station
- Take the bus from Union Station to Plainfield Park-n-Ride755
- Take the taxi from Plainfield Park-n-Ride to La Salle / Peru
- Take the bus from La Salle / Peru to Iowa City
- Take the bus from Court St Transportation Center to GTC Bay 9
30h 25mBus via St. Louis
- Take the bus from Newark Penn Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Take the bus from St Louis to Iowa City
- Take the bus from Court St Transportation Center to GTC Bay 9
32h 51m
Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Newark to Cedar Rapids is to fly which costs $70 - $370 and takes 7h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Newark to Cedar Rapids is to fly which takes 7h 28m and costs $70 - $370.
No, there is no direct bus from Newark station to Cedar Rapids. However, there are services departing from Newark Penn Station and arriving at GTC Bay 9 via Chicago and Court St Transportation Center. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h 26m.
The distance between Newark and Cedar Rapids is 934 miles. The road distance is 1002.7 miles.
The best way to get from Newark to Cedar Rapids without a car is to bus which takes 27h 26m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 28m to get from Newark to Cedar Rapids, including transfers.
Newark to Cedar Rapids bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Newark Penn Station.
The best way to get from Newark to Cedar Rapids is to fly which takes 7h 28m and costs $70 - $370. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 27h 26m.
Newark to Cedar Rapids bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Chicago Bus Station.
Cedar Rapids is 1h behind Newark. It is currently 6:06 PM in Newark and 5:06 PM in Cedar Rapids.
What companies run services between Newark, NJ, USA and Cedar Rapids, IA, USA?
United Airlines, American Airlines, and Delta fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID) hourly. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Newark Penn Station to GTC Bay 9 via Chicago and Court St Transportation Center in around 27h 26m.
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- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–360
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 38m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–410
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 53m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–360
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–410
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–370
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 11m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Laguardia Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–390
Flights from Laguardia Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–410
Flights from Laguardia Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–460
Flights from Laguardia Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–360
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Laguardia Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–390
Flights from Laguardia Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–400
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–440
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 39m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $95–440
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–410
Flights from Laguardia Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–450
Flights from Laguardia Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–480
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Croton-Harmon Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $19–55
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Croton-Harmon Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–340
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $140–550
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Newark Penn Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–200
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 (319) 753-2864
- info@burlingtontrailways.com
- Website
- burlingtontrailways.com
Bus from Chicago to Iowa City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–100
- Website
- https://burlingtontrailways.com
- Saver Fares
- $50–75
- Flexible Fares
- $65–100
Bus from La Salle / Peru to Iowa City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–75
- Website
- https://burlingtontrailways.com
- Saver Fares
- $35–55
- Flexible Fares
- $50–75
Bus from St Louis to Iowa City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–128
- Website
- https://burlingtontrailways.com
- Saver Fares
- $60–90
- Flexible Fares
- $80–120
- Saver Fare
- $92
- Flex Fare
- $128
- 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(847) 364-7223
- Passenger.Services@PaceBus.com
- Website
- pacebus.com
Bus from Union Station to Plainfield Park-n-Ride
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Schedules at
- pacebus.com
- Adult
- $3–5
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Newark Penn Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–220
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Estimated price
- $140–170
Naerville Dupage Taxi
- Phone
- +1 630-961-3232
- Website
- napervilledupagetaxi.com
303 Taxi Naperville
- Phone
- +1 630-303-0303
- Website
- 303taxi.com
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Yes, the driving distance between Newark to Cedar Rapids is 1003 miles. It takes approximately 17h 3m to drive from Newark to Cedar Rapids.
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