There are 11 ways to get from Port Authority Bus Terminal to Iowa City by bus, plane, train, bus (Flixbus), 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.
Bus to Newark Liberty International Airport, fly to The Eastern Iowa Airport
best- Take the bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to Terminal B
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID)EWR - CID
8h 14mFly Laguardia Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport
cheapest- Fly from Laguardia Airport (LGA) to The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID)LGA - CID
8h 36m$106–460Train, bus
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Chicago Union StationLake Shore Limited / ...
- Take the bus from Chicago to Iowa CityChicago
26h 2m$181–626Bus
- Take the bus from New York Midtown to Chicago Bus StationFlixBus N2640
- Take the bus from Chicago to Iowa CityChicago
26h 46m$145–290Drive 995.3 mi
- Drive from Port Authority Bus Terminal to Iowa City995.3 mi
16h 25m$182–263Fly John F. Kennedy International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID)JFK - CID
8h 12m$108–432Fly Westchester County Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport
- Fly from Westchester County Airport (HPN) to The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID)HPN - CID
10h 57m$129–548Fly Laguardia Airport to Des Moines, bus
- Fly from Laguardia Airport (LGA) to Des Moines (DSM)LGA - DSM
- Take the bus from Des Moines to Iowa City
9h 20m$253–1,048Fly Laguardia Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, bus
- Fly from Laguardia Airport (LGA) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)LGA - ORD
- Take the bus from Chicago to Iowa City
11h 33m$112–365Train, bus via Galesburg
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Chicago Union Station
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Galesburg Amtrak Station
- Take the bus from Galesburg to Burlington
- Take the bus from Burlington to Iowa City
27h 59m$214–716Bus via St. Louis
- Take the bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to St Louis Bus StationGreyhound US0421
- Take the bus from St Louis to Iowa CitySt Louis
31h 55m$148–384
Port Authority Bus Terminal to Iowa City by foot, train, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Port Authority Bus Terminal to Iowa City is to bus which costs $140 - $290 and takes 26h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Port Authority Bus Terminal to Iowa City is to fly which takes 8h 12m and costs $100 - $440.
No, there is no direct bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to Iowa City. However, there are services departing from New York Midtown and arriving at Iowa City via Chicago. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 26h 46m.
The distance between Port Authority Bus Terminal and Iowa City is 1002 miles. The road distance is 1001.1 miles.
The best way to get from Port Authority Bus Terminal to Iowa City without a car is to train and bus which takes 26h 2m and costs $180 - $650.
It takes approximately 8h 14m to get from Port Authority Bus Terminal to Iowa City, including transfers.
Port Authority Bus Terminal to Iowa City bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from New York Midtown station.
The best way to get from Port Authority Bus Terminal to Iowa City is to bus which takes 26h 46m and costs $140 - $290. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $100 - $440 and takes 8h 12m.
Port Authority Bus Terminal to Iowa City bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Chicago Bus Station.
Iowa City is 1h behind Port Authority Bus Terminal. It is currently 7:19 AM in Port Authority Bus Terminal and 6:19 AM in Iowa City.
What companies run services between Port Authority Bus Terminal, NY, USA and Iowa City, IA, USA?
You can take a vehicle from Port Authority Bus Terminal to Iowa City via New York Midtown and Chicago in around 26h 46m. Alternatively, American Airlines and Delta fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID) 5 times a day.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–360
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–420
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–380
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Laguardia Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–430
Flights from Laguardia Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–410
Flights from Laguardia Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–480
Flights from Laguardia Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Westchester County Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 14m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–490
Flights from Westchester County Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Des Moines
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Des Moines via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Des Moines via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–310
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–360
Flights from Laguardia Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–410
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Des Moines via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–310
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–440
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–410
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–440
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–470
Flights from Laguardia Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–470
Flights from Laguardia Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–500
Flights from Westchester County Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 59m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Westchester County Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 39m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Des Moines
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Des Moines via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Des Moines via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–850
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–310
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Des Moines via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–800
- Website
- spirit.com
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–250
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 Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–550
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Galesburg Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–85
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 (866) 912-6224
- olympia@coachusa.com
- Website
- newarkairportexpress.com
Bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to Terminal B
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Book at
- https://www.coachusa.com/airport-transportation
- 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 Des Moines to Iowa City
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Website
- https://burlingtontrailways.com
- Saver Fares
- $35–50
- Flexible Fares
- $45–70
Bus from Galesburg to Burlington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $25–50
- Website
- https://burlingtontrailways.com
- Saver Fares
- $25–40
- Flexible Fares
- $30–50
Bus from Burlington to Iowa City
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $28–55
- Website
- https://burlingtontrailways.com
- Saver Fares
- $28–45
- Flexible Fares
- $35–55
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 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from New York Midtown to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–190
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $85–260
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
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Yes, the driving distance between Port Authority Bus Terminal to Iowa City is 1001 miles. It takes approximately 16h 25m to drive from Port Authority Bus Terminal to Iowa City.
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