List of intercity bus stops in Iowa

The following is a list of presently operating intercity bus stops in Iowa with regular service. The list excludes charter buses, local transit buses, paratransit systems, and trolleybus systems. The following companies provide intercity bus service in Iowa as of September 2023:

• Burlington Trailways
• Greyhound Lines
• Jefferson Lines
• Lamers Bus Lines
• Tornado Bus Company

Map

Destinations map

Ames Burlington Cedar Rapids Clarinda Clear Lake Jct. Davenport Des Moines Dubuque Dudley's Corner Fairfield Fort Dodge Fort Madison Grinnell Iowa City Keokuk Lamoni Mason City Monroe Mt. Pleasant Muscatine Osceola Oskaloosa Ottumwa Shenandoah Sioux City Walcott Waterloo Webster City Williams Cities with intercity bus stops in Iowa Red = Bus stop Blue = Bus station/Transit center Green = Amtrak connection

Stops

This is the list of 32 active intercity bus stops serving 28 cities in Iowa. This list does not include stops that are served only by commuter buses and not intercity buses. This list also does not include Tornado Bus Company stops, due to the difficulty of acquiring information on routes and stop locations.^[1][2][3][4]

TABLE KEY

Current intercity bus stops

Also passenger rail stations

Station/stop Name	City	County	Location	Local Transit Connections	Frequency	Service Provider(s)	Bus Termini	Notes
Ames	Ames	Story County	Ames Intermodal Facility, 129 Hayward Avenue Suite 103	CyRide	Daily	Jefferson Lines	Kansas City (MO), Minneapolis (MN)
					Daily		Minneapolis (MN), Tulsa (OK)
Burlington	West Burlington	Des Moines County	906 Broadway Street	Burlington Urban Service	Daily	Burlington Trailways	Burlington, Dubuque
					Daily		Denver (CO), Indianapolis (IN)
					Daily		Cedar Rapids, St. Louis (MO)
					Daily (westbound)		Burlington, Chicago (IL)
					Daily (northbound)		Burlington, Davenport
Cedar Rapids	Cedar Rapids	Linn County	2818 Lippisch Place SW	Cedar Rapids Transit	Daily	Burlington Trailways	Cedar Rapids, St. Louis (MO)
					Daily (eastbound)		Chicago (IL), Waterloo
					Daily (westbound)		Davenport, Waterloo
Clarinda	Clarinda	Page County	Hy-Vee Pharmacy, 1200 S 16th St	None	Daily	Jefferson Lines	Kansas City (MO), Sioux Falls (SD)
Clear Lake Junction	Clear Lake	Cerro Gordo County	Kwik Star, 3205 Willow Creek Ct.	None	Daily	Jefferson Lines	Minneapolis (MN), Tulsa (OK)
Davenport - Ground Transportation Center	Davenport	Scott County	304 W. River Drive	Davenport Citibus	Daily	Burlington Trailways	Burlington, Dubuque
					Daily		Chicago (IL), Des Moines
					Daily (eastbound)		Chicago (IL), Waterloo
					Daily (westbound)		Davenport, Waterloo
					Daily (westbound)		Burlington, Chicago (IL)
					Daily (northbound)		Burlington, Davenport
					2/day	Greyhound Lines	Chicago (IL), Davenport
Davenport			Speedway, 8320 Hillandale Rd.	Davenport Citibus (1 mile away)	Daily (southbound)	Burlington Trailways	Burlington, Dubuque
					Daily		Chicago (IL), Omaha (NE)
					Daily		Chicago (IL), Des Moines
Des Moines	Des Moines	Polk County	Burlington Trailways – Jefferson Lines (MAP), 1501 2nd Ave.	Des Moines Area Regional Transit (0.25 miles away)	Daily	Burlington Trailways	Denver (CO), Indianapolis (IN)
					Daily		Chicago (IL), Omaha (NE)
					Daily		Chicago (IL), Des Moines
					Daily	Jefferson Lines	Kansas City (MO), Minneapolis (MN)
					Daily		Minneapolis (MN), Tulsa (OK)
Dubuque Intermodal Transportation Center	Dubuque	Dubuque County	950 Elm Street	The Jule	Daily	Burlington Trailways	Burlington, Dubuque
					Daily	Lamers Bus Lines	Dubuque, Milwaukee (WI)
Dubuque - Loras College			1450 Alta Vista St.		Daily		Dubuque, Milwaukee (WI)
Dubuque - University of Dubuque			Blades Hall, Algona St.		Daily		Dubuque, Milwaukee (WI)
Dudley's Corner	Latimer	Franklin County	Dudley's Corner, Junction I35 and Hwy 3	None	Daily	Jefferson Lines	Kansas City (MO), Minneapolis (MN)
Fairfield	Fairfield	Jefferson County	Caseys General Store, 2125 Libertyville Rd.	None	Daily	Burlington Trailways	Denver (CO), Indianapolis (IN)
Fort Dodge	Fort Dodge	Webster County	Dart Van Service, 530 1st Ave S	Dodger Area Rapid Transit	2/weekday	Jefferson Lines	Fort Dodge, Williams
Fort Madison	Fort Madison	Lee County	Shell Station, 5002 Avenue O	None	Daily	Burlington Trailways	Cedar Rapids, St. Louis (MO)
Grinnell	Grinnell	Poweshiek County	Rosenfield Student Center, 1115 8th Avenue	None	Daily (westbound)	Burlington Trailways	Chicago (IL), Omaha (NE)
					Daily (eastbound)		Chicago (IL), Des Moines
Iowa City	Iowa City	Johnson County	170 East Court Street	Cambus, Iowa City Transit, 380 Express	Daily	Burlington Trailways	Chicago (IL), Omaha (NE)
					Daily		Chicago (IL), Des Moines
					Daily		Cedar Rapids, St. Louis (MO)
					Daily (eastbound)		Chicago (IL), Waterloo
					Daily (eastbound)		Davenport, Waterloo
Keokuk	Keokuk	Lee County	Gemini Travel, 629 Blondeau Street	None	Daily	Burlington Trailways	Cedar Rapids, St. Louis (MO)
Lamoni	Lamoni	Decatur County	Amish Country Store, 109 S. Spruce Dr.	None	Daily	Jefferson Lines	Kansas City (MO), Minneapolis (MN)
					Daily		Minneapolis (MN), Tulsa (OK)
Mason City	Clear Lake	Cerro Gordo County	Mason City Municipal Airport - Jefferson Bus Depot, 9184 265th St.	None	Daily	Jefferson Lines	Kansas City (MO), Minneapolis (MN)
Monroe	Monroe	Jasper County	Caseys General Store, 201 Ralph Street	None	Daily	Burlington Trailways	Denver (CO), Indianapolis (IN)
Mt. Pleasant	Mt. Pleasant	Henry County	Heidelburg Motel, 2005 East Washington Street	None	Daily	Burlington Trailways	Denver (CO), Indianapolis (IN)
					Daily		Cedar Rapids, St. Louis (MO)
Muscatine	Muscatine	Muscatine County	Mall Main Entrance, 1903 Park Avenue	MuscaBus	Daily	Burlington Trailways	Burlington, Dubuque
					Daily (westbound)		Burlington, Chicago (IL)
					Daily (northbound)		Burlington, Davenport
Osceola	Osceola	Clarke County	Pilot Travel Center, 2010 W Clay Street	None	Daily	Jefferson Lines	Kansas City (MO), Minneapolis (MN)
					Daily (southbound)		Minneapolis (MN), Tulsa (OK)
Oskaloosa	Oskaloosa	Mahaska County	Precise Imaging, 501 High Avenue West	Oskaloosa Rides	Daily	Burlington Trailways	Denver (CO), Indianapolis (IN)
Ottumwa	Ottumwa	Wapello County	Corner of S. Market St. & E Main St	Ottumwa Transit Authority	Daily	Burlington Trailways	Denver (CO), Indianapolis (IN)
Shenandoah	Shenandoah	Page County	Mondo’s Restaurant, 309 S Fremont St	None	Daily	Jefferson Lines	Kansas City (MO), Sioux Falls (SD)
Sioux City	Sioux City	Woodbury County	501 Nebraska St	Sioux City Transit	Daily	Jefferson Lines	Kansas City (MO), Sioux Falls (SD)
Walcott	Walcott	Scott County	McDonalds, 2955 N Plainview Rd	None	Daily (westbound)	Burlington Trailways	Chicago (IL), Des Moines
Waterloo	Waterloo	Black Hawk County	416 Sycamore Street	Metropolitan Transit Authority of Black Hawk County	Daily (eastbound)	Burlington Trailways	Chicago (IL), Waterloo
					Daily (westbound)		Davenport, Waterloo
Webster City	Webster City	Hamilton County	Kum & Go, 1102 2nd Street	None	2/weekday	Jefferson Lines	Fort Dodge, Williams
Williams	Williams	Hamilton County	Jay Bros. Truck Stop, 3065 220th Street	None	Daily	Jefferson Lines	Kansas City (MO), Minneapolis (MN)
					2/weekday		Fort Dodge, Williams

Notes

The following intercity bus stops in Illinois and Nebraska connect with local transit systems which operate in Iowa.^[5]

Station/stop Name	City	County	Location	Local Transit Connections	Frequency	Service Provider(s)	Bus Termini	Notes
Augustana College	Rock Island, Illinois	Rock Island County, Illinois	Evald Hall, 3601 7th Avenue	Quad Cities MetroLINK, Davenport CitiBus	Daily (westbound)	Burlington Trailways	Burlington, Chicago (IL)
					Daily (westbound)		Chicago (IL), Des Moines
					Daily (eastbound)		Chicago (IL), Waterloo
Moline	Moline, Illinois		Centre Station, 1200 River Drive		Daily (westbound)	Burlington Trailways	Burlington, Chicago (IL)
					2/day	Greyhound Lines	Chicago (IL), Davenport
Omaha	Omaha, Nebraska	Douglas County, Nebraska	Intercity Bus Terminal, 1601 Jackson Street	Omaha Metro Transit	Daily	Burlington Trailways	Denver (CO), Indianapolis (IN)
					Daily		Chicago (IL), Omaha (NE)
					Daily	Express Arrow	Denver (CO), Omaha (NE)
					Daily		Norfolk (NE), Omaha (NE)
					Daily	Jefferson Lines	Kansas City (MO), Sioux Falls (SD)

Former

Station/stop Name	City	County	Location	Discontinued	Service Provider(s)	Notes
Atlantic	Atlantic	Cass County	Valley Oil, 64975 Boston Rd	2023	Burlington Trailways	[6][7]
Des Moines - Union Bus Depot	Des Moines	Polk County	505 Grand Ave		Greyhound Lines
Des Moines			6th Ave and Mulberry St		Continental Trailways
Des Moines			11th St and Locust St		Continental Trailways	Built 1956
Des Moines			1121 Keosauqua Way[8]	2013	Greyhound Lines	Opened 2002, still stands
Dubuque - Union Bus Station	Dubuque	Dubuque County	301 Main St	1970	Greyhound Lines, Jefferson Lines, River Trails Transit Lines	Opened June 29, 1940
Dubuque - Union Bus Station			485 Central		Greyhound Lines	Still stands
Dubuque - Union Bus Station			2255 Kerper Blvd		Greyhound Lines
Dubuque			400 Rhomberg Ave	2015	Burlington Trailways	Still stands
Marshalltown	Marshalltown	Marshall County	McDonalds, 3402 S Center St[9]		Greyhound Lines

See also

• List of Amtrak stations
• List of intercity bus stops in:
  • Illinois
  • Minnesota
  • Missouri
  • Nebraska
  • South Dakota
  • Wisconsin

References

1. "Greyhound:Destinations". Retrieved September 24, 2022.
2. "Buses to Iowa". Retrieved September 24, 2022.
3. "Iowa". Retrieved September 24, 2022.
4. "Lamers Connect:Dubuque-Madison-Milwaukee". Retrieved September 24, 2022.
5. "Route Schedules". Retrieved September 24, 2022.
6. "Encyclopedia Dubuque:Union Bus Station". Retrieved September 24, 2022.
7. "Classic Bus Stations". Retrieved September 24, 2022.
8. "Polk County Assessor". Retrieved September 24, 2022.
9. "Greyhound:Destinations". Retrieved September 24, 2022.

External links

• IowaDOT 2021 Intercity Bus Map (Inaccurate)