Cedar Rapids to Louisville

Compare trains, buses, flights and ferries from Cedar Rapids to Louisville. From €57.38, fastest 4h 26m, with the total price and every fee shown up front.

Traveling from Cedar Rapids to Louisville costs €57.38 at the cheapest and takes 4h 26m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 1 operator. The route covers 671 km. Cheapest is by flight, fastest is by flight.

Checked September 12, 2026Priced for September 30, 2026One passenger, all fees included

At a glance

Distance
671 km
Fastest
4h 26m
Average
4h 30m
Services per day
5
Cheapest
€57.38
CO2 per passenger
165.1 kg
Door to door

Every way to make this journey

Journey times below are door to door, so they include getting to the terminal and away from it at the other end. Fares are the cheapest we currently sell on September 30, 2026.

Door to door means the whole journey, including reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end. Fares are the cheapest sold on each mode.
ModeDoor to doorMovingAt the endsFromCO2Per day
Flight4h 34m1h 24m3h 10m€84.51165.1 kg1
  • 4h 34mFastest, by Flight
  • €84.51Cheapest, by Flight
  • 165.1 kgLowest CO2, by Flight
  • 671 kmDistance traveled
Real services

The cheapest and the fastest on September 30, 2026

Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.

Cheapest€57.38
  1. PARTA PA778807:308h 16m15:46Ground Transporation CenterCitilink
  2. Bahamasair B529716:3353m17:26Fort Wayne FWALouisville SDF

Changes at Fort Wayne, with 47 minutes between services and a walk of about 14 minutes.

Door to door 11h 53mCO2 99.3 kgChanges 1Fixed, no changes

Fastest€70.35
  1. Bahamasair B746006:431h 24m08:07Cedar Rapids CIDLouisville SDF

Door to door 4h 34mCO2 165.1 kgChanges 0Fixed, no changes

Today's real departures

Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.

Checking the live timetables.

Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.

Prices over the next three weeks

Live from our own engine, refreshed on every request. The cheapest days for each way of traveling are marked.

Cheapest fare by mode and day for Cedar Rapids to Louisville
Cheapest fare by mode and day for Cedar Rapids to LouisvilleSunSep 13MonSep 14TueSep 15WedSep 16ThuSep 17FriSep 18SatSep 19SunSep 20MonSep 21TueSep 22WedSep 23ThuSep 24FriSep 25SatSep 26
Coach€152.53€133.83€114.58€97.53€144.83€115.13€110.18€94.78€67.28€81.03€74.98€93.68€99.18€90.93
Flight€168.88€115.19€132.89€125.81€111.65€130.53€128.17€105.16€84.51€84.51€89.23€126.99€101.03€105.75
Train€181.29€174.14€161.49€117.49€157.64€166.44€155.99€111.44€87.79€91.64€92.74€120.24€118.59€114.19

Cheapest day: 2026-09-30 · €57.38

That is the traveling done. What happens after you walk out into Louisville is not something we sell.

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Booking window

When to book Cedar Rapids to Louisville

The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.

  1. €75.0790 days
  2. €46.9360 days
  3. €45.2845 days
  4. €55.1830 days
  5. €76.6321 days
  6. €90.9314 days
  7. €110.187 days
  8. €114.583 days
  9. €152.531 days
Cheapest lead time
Fares bottom out around 45 days ahead, at €45.28.
How much it moves
The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 237 percent. The most expensive point is €152.53, 1 days out.
What that means
Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 45 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
€152.53€45.281371421304560

Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 45 days ahead. You are inside that window.

Day of the week

Which departure day costs least

Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.

  1. €94.78Sun
  2. €67.28Mon
  3. €81.03Tue
  4. €74.98Wed
  5. €93.68Thu
  6. €99.18Fri
  7. €90.93Sat
Across the year

How the fare moves month by month

The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.

  1. €114.58Sep
  2. €65.04Oct
  3. €65.08Nov
  4. €55.73Dec
  5. €63.98Jan
  6. €50.88Feb

The route

Cedar RapidsCedar RapidsLouisvilleLouisville
The journey

What the journey actually looks like

Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.

Direct or connecting
20% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 80% involve one connection.
How far it really runs
The route covers 671 km against 651 km in a straight line, a detour of 3 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
Where the change is
Connections are made at Fort Wayne, Rockford, Chicago, Milwaukee. The gap between arriving and leaving is 47 minutes, of which about 14 is walking.
If the connection is missed
The tightest connection we sell here has a 20 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Part of this journey is a self transfer between separate tickets, so leave more time than the minimum and expect to check in again.
First and last departure
The first service of the day leaves Cedar Rapids at 06:43 and the last at 06:43, across 1 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Terminals

Where you leave from and where you arrive

The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.

Cedar Rapids

Bus
  • Ground Transporation Center
  • Greyhound Bus Station
Air
  • CID

Louisville

Rail
  • Union Station
  • Central Station
  • Jeffersonville station
Bus
  • Louisville
  • Tarc Stop
Air
  • SDF
Carriers

Who runs this route

Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.

Every operator we sell on this corridor. Speed is the carrier's own typical cruising speed, not the average over this route.
OperatorFromFastestTypical speedFlexibilityOn board
Bahamasair€66.814h 26m740 km/hFixed fareNot published
  • Bahamasair
The price

What the fare is made of

Every part of the total, so the number at checkout is the number here.

The cheapest coach fare we sell on 2026-09-30, broken into its parts. Nothing is added after this.
PartAmountShare
Operator fare€49.0085%
Taxes€4.909%
Supplier fees€1.493%
Our service fee€1.993%
Total you pay€57.38100%

The flight gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.

Left luggage lockers

Baggage storage near Union Station

Most of the points near Union Station open before the first train and close after the last one.

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Questions about Cedar Rapids to Louisville

The questions people actually ask about this trip, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.

How long does it take to get from Cedar Rapids to Louisville?

The fastest journey from Cedar Rapids to Louisville takes 4h 26m door to door, of which 1h 24m is spent moving, on the flight. Most services take around 4h 30m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.

How much does it cost to travel from Cedar Rapids to Louisville?

The cheapest fare from Cedar Rapids to Louisville is €57.38, checked on September 12, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €101.03. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.

What is the cheapest way to get from Cedar Rapids to Louisville?

The cheapest way from Cedar Rapids to Louisville is by flight, at €84.51 for one passenger on September 30, 2026. That journey takes 4h 34m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.

When should I book Cedar Rapids to Louisville?

Fares from Cedar Rapids to Louisville bottom out around 45 days before departure, at €45.28. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 237 percent, measured on September 12, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.

Which day of the week is cheapest for Cedar Rapids to Louisville?

Monday is the cheapest day to depart from Cedar Rapids to Louisville, at €67.28. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on September 12, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.

Which month is cheapest for Cedar Rapids to Louisville?

February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Cedar Rapids to Louisville, at €50.88 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.

Who runs service from Cedar Rapids to Louisville?

1 operators sell services from Cedar Rapids to Louisville across 1 mode: Bahamasair. Journey times, fares and fare conditions differ between them, and the operator table on this page compares all of them on speed, flexibility and what is provided on board.

Is there a direct service from Cedar Rapids to Louisville?

20 percent of the services we sell from Cedar Rapids to Louisville are direct. The rest connect at Fort Wayne, Rockford, Chicago, Milwaukee, with about 47 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.

Which station or terminal do services from Cedar Rapids to Louisville use?

Services from Cedar Rapids to Louisville by flight leave from Cedar Rapids CID and arrive at Louisville SDF. Allow about 3h 10m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.

Can I change or refund a ticket from Cedar Rapids to Louisville?

0 of the 1 operators we sell from Cedar Rapids to Louisville allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.

Where these numbers come from

Observed service A carrier record shows this named operator serving this named pair, and we carry that through unchanged.

Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modeled number pass for a filed one.

Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances

On this page
Every figure above was computed for Cedar Rapids to Louisville on September 12, 2026: 671 km of route against 651 km in a straight line, 5 services a day, 1 operators, a cheapest fare of €57.38, and 4h 26m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.

Our job ends at the platform. What fills the days in Louisville afterward does not belong to us.

A guided tour group

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Timed entry, guided walks and half-day trips out of Louisville, with free cancellation on most of it.

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