Distance from Iowa City to Columbus (United States)

The distance between Iowa City, Iowa and Columbus, Ohio is 744 kilometers (462 miles).

Iowa City, Iowa, United States

Columbus, Ohio, United States

From Iowa City to Columbus, the straight-line distance is 744 kilometers, heading east. Both cities are at a similar altitude, with Iowa City at 204 meters above sea level and Columbus at 242 meters.

Travel time

Mode Estimated time
Bicycle 2-3 days
Motorcycle 1 day
Car 16-18 hours
Helicopter 3-4 hours
Airplane 1-2 hours
Speed Time
30 km/h
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90 km/h
120 km/h
Iowa City, United States

Local time:

Time Zone: America/Chicago

Coordinates: 41.6611° N 91.5302° W

Elevation: 204 m (669 ft)


Nearby airports:
  • Iowa City Municipal Airport (IOW)
  • The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID)
  • Monticello Regional Airport (MXO)
  • Quad City International Airport (MLI)
  • Oskaloosa Municipal Airport (OOA)
Columbus, United States

Local time:

Time Zone: America/New_York

Coordinates: 39.9612° N 82.9988° W

Elevation: 242 m (794 ft)


Nearby airports:
  • John Glenn Columbus International Airport (CMH)
  • Ohio State University Airport (OSU)
  • Rickenbacker International Airport (LCK)
  • Springfield-Beckley Municipal Airport (SGH)
  • Marion Municipal Airport (MNN)

Other distances from Iowa City

Distance between cities Kilometers
From Iowa City to New York City 1,471 km
From Iowa City to Los Angeles 2,486 km
From Iowa City to Chicago 323 km
From Iowa City to Houston 1,365 km
From Iowa City to Phoenix 2,024 km

Other distances from Columbus

Distances between cities Kilometers
From Columbus to New York City 768 km
From Columbus to Los Angeles 3,183 km
From Columbus to Chicago 444 km
From Columbus to Houston 1,596 km
From Columbus to Phoenix 2,683 km

Cities within similar distances

The following list contains the cities of United States that are at equal or similar distances as between Iowa City and Columbus.

From To Distance (kilometers)
Córdoba, Argentina Salta, Argentina 744 km
Reynosa, Mexico Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl, Mexico 743 km
San Antonio, United States Chihuahua, Mexico 745 km
Paris, France Bilbao, Spain 743 km
Reynosa, Mexico Iztacalco, Mexico 745 km
Reynosa, Mexico Fort Worth, United States 742 km
Reynosa, Mexico Miguel Hidalgo, Mexico 742 km
Torreón, Mexico Ciudad Juárez, Mexico 746 km
Mexico City, Mexico Reynosa, Mexico 742 km
Reynosa, Mexico Arlington, United States 746 km
Barranquilla, Colombia Valencia, Venezuela 747 km
Kyiv, Ukraine Bucharest, Romania 748 km
Reynosa, Mexico Cuauhtémoc, Mexico 740 km
Reynosa, Mexico Venustiano Carranza, Mexico 740 km
Austin, United States New Orleans, United States 740 km
Oklahoma City, United States Colorado Springs, United States 748 km
Reynosa, Mexico Iztapalapa, Mexico 749 km
Fort Worth, United States Kansas City, United States 749 km
Nashville, United States Cleveland, United States 738 km
Quito, Ecuador Chiclayo, Peru 738 km

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