Mount Pleasant, Iowa, USA — how to get from the Amtrak station to the Burlingon Trailways bus stop?

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Mt. Pleasant is a small town of fewer than 9,000 residents in a rural county; there is no municipal mass transportation available. I do see listings for two or three taxi companies (A2z and Barnes, and sometimes others), so you might call ahead to see if they will have cars waiting for the train.

Mt. Pleasant is the nearest Amtrak station to Iowa City, home to the huge University of Iowa, but Iowa City taxis may not be interested (or licensed) to give you a ride locally within Henry County.

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Aside from the taxi service that you noted in a comment, which may or may not still be in operation, since it appears to be someone's mobile phone...

By looking at your map, I see that you can walk nearly the entire distance on residential streets, leaving you about 350 meters through an industrial area and about 100 meters on US 34 where there is a right-turn lane but no shoulder. I would have no qualms about making this walk with rolling luggage.

Also, in rural areas, the taxi service(s) if any will typically know the bus and train schedules and often will arrange to be at the station when a bus or train arrives, in case a departing passenger needs a taxi. Or the taxi phone number will be available from the staff at the station.

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