Ottumwa

Getting there

By car Ottumwa is at the junction of US Highways 34 and 63.

By train Amtrak serves Ottumwa via its California Zephyr route, running between Chicago to the San Francisco Bay Area.

1 Ottumwa railway station, 210 W Main St. (updated Oct 2019)

By bus Buses stop at the Amtrak station at 210 West Main St.

Trailways (+1 641-682-2009) Greyhound Bus Lines (+1 641 682-2009)

By plane 2 Ottumwa Regional Airport (OTM IATA). General aviation airport. No scheduled passenger service. (updated Aug 2020)

Getting around

By bus Ottumwa Transit runs Monday through Friday from 6:46AM until 6PM. Fare is $1.50.

See

1 Wapello County Courthouse, 101 N 4th St (at Court St). Constructed in 1894 in the Romanesque Revival style. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Eat

1 Canteen Lunch in the Alley, 112 E 2nd St (in the back alley parallel to 2nd and Main Sts, perpendicular to Court and Market Sts), ☏ +1 641 682-5320. M-W 10AM-7PM, Th-Sa 10AM-8PM. The Canteen has been around since the 1930s and is known for their loose-meat sandwiches. The restaurant was the model for the Lanford Lunch Box on the 1990s sitcom Roseanne. 2 Bubba-Q's, 1110 N Quincy Ave, ☏ +1 641-682-0082. Su–Th 11AM–9PM; F Sa 11AM–10PM. (updated Mar 2026)

Sleep

1 AmericInn, 222 W 2nd St (between Marion and Washington Sts), ☏ +1 641-684-8222, fax: +1 641-683-1881, [email protected]. Check-in: 3PM, check-out: 11AM. 2 Hampton Inn, 943 N Quincy Ave (across from Quincy Place Mall), ☏ +1 641-814-8888, fax: +1 641-814-8889. Check-in: 3PM, check-out: noon. 3 Quality Inn & Suites, 125 Joseph Ave (at Court Rd), ☏ +1 641-682-8526, fax: +1 641-682-7124, [email protected]. Check-in: 3PM, check-out: 11AM.