Accessibility
Easy to Get Here, Easy to Stay
The commute is short, the airport is close and road trips are easy.
Most residents in the Cedar Valley enjoy a 10-minute drive to work, the grocery store, or just about anywhere else.
We’re right along major highways like I-380, U.S. 218, and Highway 63, making regional travel fast and low-stress. Heading to Chicago, Kansas City, or Minneapolis? You’re on the road in minutes.
The Waterloo Regional Airport keeps flying simple. Daily American Airlines service connects you to Chicago O’Hare, giving you one-layover access to just about anywhere. Need more options? The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID) in Cedar Rapids is just over an hour away with nonstop service to more than 15 cities.
Prefer to get around without a car? Public transit in Waterloo and Cedar Falls offers reliable, low-cost routes. Bike lanes and trails make two-wheeled commuting easy.
Whether you’re moving here, staying here, or coming back home, it’s not complicated. And that’s the point.
Distance from the Cedar Valley
Airports
Waterloo Regional Airport, IA 3 miles | 5 min Eastern Iowa Airport, IA 63 miles | 1 h 5 m Des Moines International, IA 120 miles | 2 h Minneapolis–St. Paul International, MN 223 miles | 3 h 20 m O’Hare International, IL 259 miles | 4 h
Interstates
2 Major Roadways: Highway 20 and I-380 Nearby access to I-35 & I-80
Major Cities
Des Moines, IA 126 miles | 2 h Madison, WI 183 miles | 3 h Minneapolis–St. Paul, MN 223 miles | 3 h 20 m Omaha, NE 245 miles | 3 h 55 m Milwaukee, WI 262 miles | 4 h 40 m Chicago, IL 268 miles | 4 h 35 m Kansas City, MO 303 miles | 4 h 45 m St. Louis, MO 338 miles | 5 h 15 m Indianapolis, IN 445 miles | 6 h 35 m
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