Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
CID to BNA: distance & flight time
Cedar Rapids (The Eastern Iowa Airport) → Nashville (Nashville International Airport)
481 mi
774 km · 418 nm
1h 31m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southeast
See live CID→BNA fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
481 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 31m gate to gate, flying southeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- CID — The Eastern Iowa Airport · Cedar Rapids, United States
- BNA — Nashville International Airport · Nashville, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
Near CID
- IOW · Iowa City Municipal Airport19 mi away
- ALO · Waterloo Regional Airport58 mi away
- DBQ · Dubuque Regional Airport63 mi away
- OTM · Ottumwa Regional Airport66 mi away
Near BNA
Frequently asked questions
How far is CID from BNA?
The flight distance from Cedar Rapids (CID) to Nashville (BNA) is 481 miles (774 km, 418 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CID to BNA?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 31m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the cheapest way to fly from CID to BNA?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on CID–BNA that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.