There are 8 ways to get from Poughkeepsie to Cedar Rapids by train, plane, bus, bus (Flixbus), car, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Laguardia Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Poughkeepsie to 125th Street - Harlem
- Fly from Laguardia Airport (LGA) to The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID)LGA - CID
9h 29m$101–435Train, bus
- Take the train from Poughkeepsie 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
25h 57mBus
- Take the bus from Metro North Station to TransCenterWpp
- Take the bus from New York Midtown to Chicago Bus Station
- Take the bus from Chicago to Iowa City
- Take the bus from Court St Transportation Center to GTC Bay 9
32h 57mDrive 1,030.4 mi
- Drive from Poughkeepsie to Cedar Rapids1,030.4 mi
17h 43m$188–272Train to Albany County Airport, fly
- Take the train from Poughkeepsie Amtrak Station to Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak Station
- Fly from Albany County Airport (ALB) to The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID)ALB - CID
10h 17m$131–685Train to Newark Liberty International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Poughkeepsie Amtrak Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID)EWR - CID
10h 14m$105–624Train to Westchester County Airport, fly
- Take the train from Poughkeepsie to 125th Street - Harlem
- Fly from Westchester County Airport (HPN) to The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID)HPN - CID
11h 30m$130–595Train, bus, taxi
- Take the train from Poughkeepsie Amtrak 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
27h 36m
Laguardia Airport (LGA) to The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Poughkeepsie to Cedar Rapids is to drive which costs $180 - $280 and takes 17h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Poughkeepsie to Cedar Rapids is to train and fly which takes 9h 29m and costs $100 - $440.
No, there is no direct bus from Poughkeepsie station to Cedar Rapids. However, there are services departing from Metro North Station and arriving at GTC Bay 9 via White Plains Bus Station, New York Midtown, Chicago and Court St Transportation Center. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 32h 57m.
The distance between Poughkeepsie and Cedar Rapids is 1019 miles. The road distance is 1036.4 miles.
The best way to get from Poughkeepsie to Cedar Rapids without a car is to train and bus which takes 25h 57m and costs .
It takes approximately 9h 29m to get from Poughkeepsie to Cedar Rapids, including transfers.
Poughkeepsie to Cedar Rapids bus services, operated by Leprechaun Lines, depart from Metro North Station.
Poughkeepsie to Cedar Rapids bus services, operated by Leprechaun Lines, arrive at TransCenter station.
Cedar Rapids is 1h behind Poughkeepsie. It is currently 6:48 PM in Poughkeepsie and 5:48 PM in Cedar Rapids.
Yes, the driving distance between Poughkeepsie to Cedar Rapids is 1036 miles. It takes approximately 17h 43m to drive from Poughkeepsie to Cedar Rapids.
What companies run services between Poughkeepsie, NY, USA and Cedar Rapids, IA, USA?
You can take a bus from Metro North Station to GTC Bay 9 via TransCenter, White Plains Bus Station, New York Midtown, Chicago, and Court St Transportation Center in around 32h 57m.
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- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Laguardia Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–400
Flights from Laguardia Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–420
Flights from Laguardia Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–470
Flights from Laguardia Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Albany County Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Albany County Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Albany County Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 53m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Albany County Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 17m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–360
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–420
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Westchester County Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Westchester County Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Westchester County Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Laguardia Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–400
Flights from Albany County Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–360
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Laguardia Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–460
Flights from Laguardia Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 19m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–500
Flights from Albany County Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–410
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–450
Flights from Westchester County Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Westchester County Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
- Phone
- 877.690.5114
- Website
- mta.info
Train from Poughkeepsie to 125th Street - Harlem
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $17–26
- Website
- https://www.mta.info/agency/metro-north-railroad
- Schedules at
- https://www.mta.info/schedules
- Off-Peak
- $17–19
- Peak
- $23–26
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Poughkeepsie Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–290
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Poughkeepsie Amtrak Station to Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–75
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Poughkeepsie Amtrak Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–75
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- viarail.ca
Train from Poughkeepsie Amtrak Station to Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $17–80
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Economy Adult - same day booking
- $18–80
- Economy Adult - Advanced Booking
- $18–60
- Economy Escape Advanced Booking - Adult
- $17–29
- 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
- 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
- +1 800-624-4217
- info@leprechaunlines.com
- Website
- leprechaunlines.com
Bus from Metro North Station to TransCenter
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $1–9
- Schedules at
- leprechaunlines.com
- Newburgh - Beacon Shuttle
- $1
- Newburgh Local
- $2
- White Plains Commuter
- $7–9
- 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
- $95–200
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- 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
- 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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