There are 8 ways to get from Pittsburgh to Grinnell by plane, bus, taxi, train, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), car, shuttle, or bus (Flixbus, 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 to Waterloo Municipal Airport, bus, taxi
best- Fly from Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) to Waterloo Municipal Airport (ALO)plane PIT - ALO
- Take the bus from Waterloo to Marshalltownbus
- Take the taxi from Marshalltown to Grinnelltaxi
9h 18m$168–552Fly to Quad City International Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) to Quad City International Airport (MLI)plane PIT - MLI
- Take the bus from Moline Center Station to Grinnellbus
11h 16m$100–467Train, bus
- Take the train from Pittsburgh Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain Floridian
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Grinnellbus Greyhound US0155S / ...
18h 20m$160–340Bus
- Take the bus from Pittsburgh Intermodal Station to Chicago Bus Stationbus Greyhound US0164
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Grinnellbus Greyhound US0155S / ...
18h 30m$111–247Drive 730.8 mi
- Drive from Pittsburgh to Grinnellcar 730.8 mi
12h 2m$134–193Fly to Des Moines, shuttle, bus
- Fly from Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) to Des Moines (DSM)plane PIT - DSM
- Take a shuttle bus from Des Moines International Airport, IA to Ames, IA - Iowa State University
- Take the bus from Ames to Des Moinesbus
- Take the bus from Des Moines to Grinnellbus
11h 12m$180–708Fly to The Eastern Iowa Airport, bus
- Fly from Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) to The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID)plane PIT - CID
- Take the bus from GTC Bay 9 to Court St Transportation Centerbus
- Take the bus from Iowa City to Grinnellbus
11h 32mBus via Auburn Gresham
- Take the bus from Pittsburgh Intermodal Station to Chicagobus FlixBus N2640
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Grinnellbus Greyhound US0155S / ...
20h 51m$123–214
Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) to Waterloo Municipal Airport (ALO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Pittsburgh to Grinnell is to bus via Auburn Gresham which costs $120 - $220 and takes 20h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Pittsburgh to Grinnell is to fly and bus and taxi which takes 9h 18m and costs $160 - $550.
The distance between Pittsburgh and Grinnell is 766 miles. The road distance is 735 miles.
The best way to get from Pittsburgh to Grinnell without a car is to train and bus which takes 18h 20m and costs $160 - $340.
It takes approximately 9h 18m to get from Pittsburgh to Grinnell, including transfers.
Grinnell is 1h behind Pittsburgh. It is currently 3:44 PM in Pittsburgh and 2:44 PM in Grinnell.
Yes, the driving distance between Pittsburgh to Grinnell is 735 miles. It takes approximately 12h 2m to drive from Pittsburgh to Grinnell.
There are 15+ hotels available in Grinnell.
What companies run services between Pittsburgh, PA, USA and Grinnell, IA, USA?
You can take a bus from Pittsburgh Intermodal Station to Grinnell via Chicago Bus Station and Grinnell in around 18h 30m.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Waterloo Municipal Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–440
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Quad City International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 49m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–420
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Quad City International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Quad City International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Des Moines via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–450
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Des Moines via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 18m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–430
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Quad City International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–420
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Des Moines via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–450
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–430
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Quad City International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Des Moines via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–460
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Des Moines via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–500
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Des Moines via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–500
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 24m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Des Moines via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $80–450
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Des Moines via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $85–470
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Pittsburgh Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–240
- 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 Waterloo to Marshalltown
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $9–18
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Grinnell
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–90
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Pittsburgh Intermodal Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $75–150
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Moline Center Station to Grinnell
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20–40
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Des Moines to Grinnell
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $7–15
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Iowa City to Grinnell
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $10–20
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Pittsburgh Intermodal Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–100
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Pittsburgh Intermodal Station to Chicago
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–110
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 320.253.2226
- Website
- executiveexpress.biz
Shuttle from Des Moines International Airport, IA to Ames, IA - Iowa State University
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $80–190
- Website
- https://www.executiveexpress.biz
- Schedules at
- https://www.executiveexpress.biz/coverage-areas/
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Ames to Des Moines
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $3–45
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Phone
- +1-319-362-0375
- Website
- 380express.com
Bus from GTC Bay 9 to Court St Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.380express.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.380express.com/schedule/
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Estimated price
- $65–80
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