Direct Flights from Nashville to Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids · Iowa
Nonstop service from BNA to CID on Allegiant. Here's the schedule at a glance — plus what to do once you land.
How rare is this nonstop?
18 cities have a nonstop to Cedar Rapids, Nashville among them.
How long to go to Cedar Rapids for, from Nashville
1h 30m in the air, 481 miles — a Friday-evening departure still leaves you most of the evening in Cedar Rapids. Two nights works.
The schedule narrows it further. This route does not fly daily, so assuming the return runs the same days, your trip is 2, 3, 4 or 5 nights — or a full week. Worth checking before you book time off.
About Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids is a city in Eastern Iowa. In 2016, it was the second largest city in Iowa by population and is home to about 137,000 residents. Largely known as an industrial, working class city, Cedar Rapids has begun to grow and expand employment opportunities in the service sector, attracting new residents to the area. While out of the way of most major travel routes and destinations, a stop in Cedar Rapids may uncover a great taste of the Midwest. Typical Iowa hospitality is not lost here.
Summary from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA).
Top things to do in Cedar Rapids
- The Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum is the presidential library and burial place of Herbert Clark Hoover, the 31st president of the United States (1929–1933), located on the grounds of the Herbert Hoover N…
- The University of Iowa Stanley Museum of Art is a visual arts institution that is part of the University of Iowa in Iowa City, Iowa, United States. It is accredited by the American Alliance of Museums.
- The Herbert Hoover National Historic Site is a unit of the National Park System in West Branch, Iowa, United States.
- Cedar Rock State Park is a state park in Buchanan County, Iowa, United States, preserving the Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Lowell Walter Residence, also known as Cedar Rock.
- The Cedar Rapids Museum of Art is a museum in downtown Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States. The museum is privately owned and was established in 1905.
- The National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library (NCSML) is a museum and library of Czech and Slovak history and culture located in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, in the United States.
- The African American Museum of Iowa (AAMI), nestled along the Cedar River near downtown Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States, has been carrying out its mission “To preserve, publicize, and educate the public on the African…
- Wapsipinicon State Park is located south of Anamosa, Iowa, United States. The 394-acre (159 ha) park is along the sandstone and limestone bluffs of the Wapsipinicon River, from which it derives its name.
- Lenox College was a college in Hopkinton, Iowa that operated from 1859 until its closure in 1944. The institution was initially known as Bowen Collegiate Institute.
- The University of Iowa Museum of Natural History is a natural history museum on the University of Iowa campus in Iowa City, Iowa.
- The historic Abbe Creek School is a one-room schoolhouse museum located one mile west of Mt. Vernon, Iowa, on E48. It is believed to be the oldest standing one room brick schoolhouse in Iowa.
- The Louise Noun-Mary Louise Smith Iowa Women's Archives is located on the third floor of the Main Library in the University of Iowa Libraries system in Iowa City, Iowa.
Attraction descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); place data from Wikidata (CC0).
Cedar Rapids weather, compared with Nashville
12° cooler than Nashville on average across the year, on daytime highs:
- January
- Cedar Rapids 28°F · Nashville 48°F · 20° colder
- April
- Cedar Rapids 60°F · Nashville 72°F · 11° colder
- July
- Cedar Rapids 83°F · Nashville 90°F · 7° colder
- October
- Cedar Rapids 62°F · Nashville 73°F · 11° colder
January bottoms out near 28°F — a real coat, not a layer. Cedar Rapids also swings harder through the year than Nashville does — 55° between its coldest and warmest months against 42°.
Average daily highs, 1991–2020 station normals from Meteostat (CC BY 4.0), measured at each city's airport.
Planning a trip to Cedar Rapids
- Best time to visit
- The best time to visit Cedar Rapids is April–June and August–October, when daytime highs are a comfortable 60–82°F.
- How long to stay
- Cedar Rapids rewards a longer visit — a full week lets you explore its many sights, from Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum, University of Iowa Stanley Museum of Art, and Herbert Hoover National Historic Site and beyond.
Frequently asked questions
- Is there a direct flight from Nashville to Cedar Rapids?
- Yes — you can fly nonstop from Nashville (BNA) to Cedar Rapids (CID) on Allegiant.
- Which airlines fly nonstop from Nashville to Cedar Rapids?
- Allegiant flies nonstop between Nashville (BNA) and Cedar Rapids (CID).
- How far is Cedar Rapids from Nashville?
- Cedar Rapids is about 481 miles from Nashville by air.
- How many days can I spend in Cedar Rapids flying from Nashville?
- Because this route doesn't operate daily, your trip is effectively 2, 3, 4 or 5 nights — or a full week — assuming the return flies the same days as the outbound.
- What is there to do in Cedar Rapids?
- Popular things to do include Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum, University of Iowa Stanley Museum of Art, Herbert Hoover National Historic Site, Cedar Rock State Park, and more.
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