There are 8 ways to get from Sandusky to Iowa by train, bus, car, plane, or bus (Greyhound)
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Train, bus
best- Take the train from Sandusky Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain Lake Shore Limited / ...
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Des Moinesbus Greyhound US0123 / ...
13h 47m$91–251Train to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport, fly to Quad City International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Sandusky Amtrak Station to Cleveland Amtraktrain
- Fly from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport (CLE) to Quad City International Airport (MLI)plane CLE - MLI
8h 21m$82–465Drive 605 mi
- Drive from Sandusky to Des Moinescar 605 mi
10h 3m$111–160Bus (Greyhound)
- Take the bus from Sandusky Bus Stop to Chicago Bus Stationbus Greyhound US0164
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Des Moinesbus Greyhound US0123 / ...
14h 49m$85–187Train, bus to Detroit, fly to Des Moines
- Take the train from Sandusky Amtrak Station to Toledotrain
- Take the bus from Toledo to Dearbornbus
- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Des Moines (DSM)plane DTW - DSM
7h 29mTrain, bus to Detroit, fly to Omaha
- Take the train from Sandusky Amtrak Station to Toledotrain
- Take the bus from Toledo to Dearbornbus
- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Omaha (OMA)plane DTW - OMA
7h 50mTrain to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport, fly to The Eastern Iowa Airport, bus
- Take the train from Sandusky Amtrak Station to Cleveland Amtraktrain
- Fly from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport (CLE) to The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID)plane CLE - CID
- Take the bus from GTC Bay 9 to Court St Transportation Centerbus
10h 14mTrain, bus to Detroit, fly to Quad City International Airport
- Take the train from Sandusky Amtrak Station to Toledotrain
- Take the bus from Toledo to Dearbornbus
- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Quad City International Airport (MLI)plane DTW - MLI
10h 15m
Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport (CLE) to Quad City International Airport (MLI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sandusky to Iowa is to bus which costs $85 - $190 and takes 14h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Sandusky to Iowa is to train and fly which takes 8h 21m and costs $80 - $470.
The distance between Sandusky and Iowa is 620 miles. The road distance is 608.5 miles.
The best way to get from Sandusky to Iowa without a car is to train and bus which takes 13h 47m and costs $90 - $260.
It takes approximately 13h 47m to get from Sandusky to Iowa, including transfers.
Iowa is 1h behind Sandusky. It is currently 9:05 PM in Sandusky and 8:05 PM in Iowa.
Yes, the driving distance between Sandusky to Iowa is 609 miles. It takes approximately 10h 3m to drive from Sandusky to Iowa.
There are 244+ hotels available in Iowa.
What companies run services between Sandusky, OH, USA and Iowa, USA?
You can take a bus from Sandusky Bus Stop to Des Moines via Chicago Bus Station and Des Moines in around 14h 49m.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Quad City International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–420
Flights from Detroit to Des Moines via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–700
Flights from Detroit to Omaha via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–750
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–430
Flights from Detroit to Quad City International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–310
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Quad City International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Detroit to Des Moines
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–700
Flights from Detroit to Omaha
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–750
Flights from Detroit to Omaha via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–800
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 59m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–500
Flights from Detroit to Quad City International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–460
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Quad City International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–420
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Quad City International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Detroit to Des Moines via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–700
Flights from Detroit to Omaha via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $120–750
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–430
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Detroit to Quad City International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–310
Flights from Detroit to Quad City International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–450
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Detroit to Omaha via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–750
Flights from Detroit to Omaha via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–850
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Sandusky Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 59m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–130
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Sandusky Amtrak Station to Cleveland Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $12–40
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Sandusky Amtrak Station to Toledo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $8–35
- 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 Des Moines
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 34m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–110
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Sandusky Bus Stop to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Toledo to Dearborn
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- 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/
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