There are 6 ways to get from St. Louis to What Cheer by bus, car, plane, train, 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.
Bus
best- Take the bus from St Louis to BurlingtonSt Louis
- Take the bus from Burlington to OskaloosaIndianapolis
8h 8m$151–277Drive 274.5 mi
cheapest- Drive from St. Louis to What Cheer274.5 mi
5h 24m$51–73Fly to The Eastern Iowa Airport, drive
- Fly from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) to The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID)STL - CID
- Drive from The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID) to What Cheer
6h 41m$90–512Train, bus, taxi
- Take the train from St. Louis to Bloomington-Normal
- Take the bus from Bloomington/Normal to Burlington
- Take the bus from Burlington to Ottumwa
- Take the taxi from Ottumwa to What Cheer
9h 44m$182–316Fly to Des Moines, taxi, bus
- Fly from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) to Des Moines (DSM)STL - DSM
- Take the taxi from Ankeny, IA to Des Moines
- Take the bus from Des Moines to Oskaloosa
- Take the taxi from Oskaloosa to What Cheer
6h 22m$282–1,210Fly to Waterloo Municipal Airport, drive
- Fly from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) to Waterloo Municipal Airport (ALO)STL - ALO
- Drive from Waterloo Municipal Airport (ALO) to What Cheer
7h 17m$98–526
Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) to The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from St. Louis to What Cheer is to drive which costs $50 - $75 and takes 5h 24m.
The fastest way to get from St. Louis to What Cheer is to drive which takes 5h 24m and costs $50 - $75.
The distance between St. Louis and What Cheer is 357 miles. The road distance is 276.1 miles.
The best way to get from St. Louis to What Cheer without a car is to bus which takes 8h 8m and costs $150 - $280.
It takes approximately 8h 8m to get from St. Louis to What Cheer, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between St. Louis to What Cheer is 276 miles. It takes approximately 5h 24m to drive from St. Louis to What Cheer.
There are two+ hotels available in What Cheer.
What companies run services between St. Louis, MO, USA and What Cheer, IA, USA?
You can take a bus from St Louis to What Cheer via Burlington and Oskaloosa in around 8h 8m.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–490
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Waterloo Municipal Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–500
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–490
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–750
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Des Moines
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–850
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from St. Louis to Bloomington-Normal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $18–60
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 (319) 753-2864
- info@burlingtontrailways.com
- Website
- burlingtontrailways.com
Bus from St Louis to Burlington
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–127
- Website
- https://burlingtontrailways.com
- Saver Fares
- $50–75
- Flexible Fares
- $70–100
- Saver Fare
- $92
- Flex Fare
- $127
Bus from Burlington to Oskaloosa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- https://burlingtontrailways.com
- Saver Fares
- $30–50
- Flexible Fares
- $40–65
Bus from Bloomington/Normal to Burlington
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–75
- Website
- https://burlingtontrailways.com
- Saver Fares
- $35–55
- Flexible Fares
- $50–75
Bus from Burlington to Ottumwa
- 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 Des Moines to Oskaloosa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $27–55
- Website
- https://burlingtontrailways.com
- Saver Fares
- $27–40
- Flexible Fares
- $35–55
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Estimated price
- $23–130
Freedom Taxicab
- Phone
- +1 515-289-9800
Capitol Cab
- Phone
- +1 515-243-1111
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