There are 7 ways to get from Santa Rosa to Iowa City by plane, bus, bus (Amtrak, Greyhound), train, car, subway, or shuttle
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Fly Sonoma County Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport, bus
best- Fly from Sonoma County Airport (STS) to The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID)plane STS - CID
- Take the bus from GTC Bay 9 to Court St Transportation Centerbus
9h 55mBus
cheapest- Take the bus from Santa Rosa Amtrak Bus Stop to Vallejobus
- Take the bus from Vallejo Transit Center to Sparks Transit Centerbus
- Take the bus from Sparks Transit Center to Denver Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Denver Union Station to Iowa Citybus
45h 35m$323–651Bus, train
- Take the bus from Santa Rosa Amtrak Bus Stop to Martinezbus
- Take the train from Martinez to Denvertrain
- Take the bus from Denver Union Station to Iowa Citybus
2d 3h$497–1,076Drive 1,909 mi
- Drive from Santa Rosa to Iowa Citycar 1,909 mi
29h 33m$349–504Train, bus to San Francisco International Airport, fly to The Eastern Iowa Airport, bus
- Take the train from SMART Santa Rosa Downtown to SMART Larkspurtrain
- Take the bus from Larkspur - pickup to San Francisco Airportbus
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID)plane SFO - CID
- Take the bus from GTC Bay 9 to Court St Transportation Centerbus
12h 32mTrain, BART to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly to The Eastern Iowa Airport, bus
- Take the train from SMART Santa Rosa Downtown to SMART San Rafaeltrain
- Take the subway from El Cerrito Del Norte to Milpitassubway
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID)plane SJC - CID
- Take the bus from GTC Bay 9 to Court St Transportation Centerbus
13h 42mFly Sonoma County Airport to Des Moines, shuttle, bus
- Fly from Sonoma County Airport (STS) to Des Moines (DSM)plane STS - 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 Iowa Citybus
12h 36m$388–1,504
Santa Rosa to Iowa City by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santa Rosa to Iowa City is to bus which costs $320 - $650 and takes 45h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Santa Rosa to Iowa City is to fly and shuttle and bus which takes 12h 36m and costs $380 - $1,500.
No, there is no direct bus from Santa Rosa to Iowa City. However, there are services departing from Santa Rosa Amtrak Bus Stop and arriving at Iowa City via Vallejo Transit Center, Sparks Transit Center and Denver Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 45h 35m.
The distance between Santa Rosa and Iowa City is 1708 miles. The road distance is 1920.1 miles.
The best way to get from Santa Rosa to Iowa City without a car is to bus which takes 45h 35m and costs $320 - $650.
It takes approximately 9h 55m to get from Santa Rosa to Iowa City, including transfers.
Santa Rosa to Iowa City bus services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Santa Rosa Amtrak Bus Stop station.
Santa Rosa to Iowa City bus services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Vallejo station.
Iowa City is 2h ahead of Santa Rosa. It is currently 12:18 AM in Santa Rosa and 2:18 AM in Iowa City.
Yes, the driving distance between Santa Rosa to Iowa City is 1920 miles. It takes approximately 29h 33m to drive from Santa Rosa to Iowa City.
What companies run services between Santa Rosa, CA, USA and Iowa City, IA, USA?
You can take a bus from Santa Rosa Amtrak Bus Stop to Iowa City via Vallejo Transit Center, Sparks Transit Center, and Denver Union Station in around 45h 35m.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- When
- Thursday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $110–500
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 21m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Des Moines via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Des Moines via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Des Moines via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,500
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 39m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–460
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Des Moines via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–490
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Des Moines via Burbank
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Des Moines via Santa Ana
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 24m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Des Moines via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Martinez to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $360–800
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 707-794-3330
- Website
- sonomamarintrain.org
Train from SMART Santa Rosa Downtown to SMART Larkspur
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–7
- Website
- https://sonomamarintrain.org/
- Website
- https://sonomamarintrain.org/
Train from SMART Santa Rosa Downtown to SMART San Rafael
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–7
- Website
- https://sonomamarintrain.org/
- Website
- https://sonomamarintrain.org/
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from El Cerrito Del Norte to Milpitas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- 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/
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Santa Rosa Amtrak Bus Stop to Vallejo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $13–21
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Bus from Santa Rosa Amtrak Bus Stop to Martinez
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $16–27
- 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 Vallejo Transit Center to Sparks Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Sparks Transit Center to Denver Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $160–320
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Denver Union Station to Iowa City
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–250
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Des Moines to Iowa City
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $17–35
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 415-461-4222
- Website
- marinairporter.com
Bus from Larkspur - pickup to San Francisco Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $32
- Website
- https://marinairporter.com/
- Adult One-way
- $32
- 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
- $19–27
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $19–27
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