There are 7 ways to get from Santa Rosa to Iowa City by plane, bus, bus (Amtrak, Greyhound), train, car, or subway
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Sonoma County 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
10h 32mBus
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 40m$304–623Bus, 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$519–1,109Drive 1,909 mi
- Drive from Santa Rosa to Iowa Citycar 1,909 mi
29h 33m$349–504Train, bus to San Francisco International Airport, fly, 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 38mTrain, BART to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly, 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 47mTrain, train to Sacramento International Airport, fly, bus
- Take the train from SMART Santa Rosa Downtown to SMART San Rafaeltrain
- Take the train from Richmond to Sacramentotrain
- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID)plane SMF - CID
- Take the bus from GTC Bay 9 to Court St Transportation Centerbus
14h 59m
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 $300 - $650 and takes 45h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Santa Rosa to Iowa City is to drive which takes 29h 33m and costs $340 - $550.
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 40m.
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 40m and costs $300 - $650.
It takes approximately 10h 32m 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 10:01 PM in Santa Rosa and 12:01 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 40m.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–550
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 29m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–490
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–550
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 41m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
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
- $390–850
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Richmond to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $22–50
- 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 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $15–23
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Bus from Santa Rosa Amtrak Bus Stop to Martinez
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $19–29
- 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
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $29–60
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Sparks Transit Center to Denver Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $150–310
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Denver Union Station to Iowa City
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $110–230
- 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
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