There are 10 ways to get from Allentown to Iowa by plane, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), bus, train, or car
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Fly Lehigh Valley International Airport to Des Moines
best- Fly from Lehigh Valley International Airport (ABE) to Des Moines (DSM)plane ABE - DSM
6h 30m$98–443Fly Lehigh Valley International Airport to Quad City International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Lehigh Valley International Airport (ABE) to Quad City International Airport (MLI)plane ABE - MLI
7h 30m$73–394Bus
- Take the bus from Allentown to Chicago Bus Stationbus FlixBus N2640
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Des Moinesbus Greyhound US0123 / ...
25h 44m$159–281Bus, train via Washington
- Take the bus from Allentown Transportation Center to Philadelphia 30th St Stationbus
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Rockville Amtrak to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Iowa Citybus
- Take the bus from Iowa City to Des Moinesbus
31h 16m$283–623Drive 1,030.7 mi
- Drive from Allentown to Des Moinescar 1,030.7 mi
17h 16m$189–272Bus to Philadelphia International Airport, fly to Omaha
- Take the bus from Allentown Transportation Center to Philadelphia 30th St Stationbus
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Omaha (OMA)plane PHL - OMA
6h 37m$328–1,474Bus to Laguardia Airport, fly to Des Moines
- Take the bus from Allentown to Newark Penn Stationbus
- Fly from Laguardia Airport (LGA) to Des Moines (DSM)plane LGA - DSM
7h 45m$124–541Bus to Laguardia Airport, fly to Omaha
- Take the bus from Allentown to Newark Penn Stationbus
- Fly from Laguardia Airport (LGA) to Omaha (OMA)plane LGA - OMA
8h 3m$302–1,480Fly Lehigh Valley International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport, bus
- Fly from Lehigh Valley International Airport (ABE) to The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID)plane ABE - CID
- Take the bus from GTC Bay 9 to Court St Transportation Centerbus
9h 23mBus, train
- Take the bus from Allentown Transportation Center to Philadelphia 30th St Stationbus
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Des Moinesbus
36h 58m$318–702
Lehigh Valley International Airport (ABE) to Des Moines (DSM) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Allentown to Iowa is to bus which costs $150 - $290 and takes 25h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Allentown to Iowa is to fly which takes 6h 30m and costs $95 - $450.
The distance between Allentown and Iowa is 969 miles. The road distance is 1036.7 miles.
The best way to get from Allentown to Iowa without a car is to bus which takes 25h 44m and costs $150 - $290.
It takes approximately 6h 30m to get from Allentown to Iowa, including transfers.
The best way to get from Allentown to Iowa is to fly which takes 6h 30m and costs $95 - $450. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $150 - $290 and takes 25h 44m.
Iowa is 1h behind Allentown. It is currently 8:27 PM in Allentown and 7:27 PM in Iowa.
Yes, the driving distance between Allentown to Iowa is 1037 miles. It takes approximately 17h 16m to drive from Allentown to Iowa.
There are 252+ hotels available in Iowa.
What companies run services between Allentown, Lehigh County, PA, USA and Iowa, USA?
United Airlines, Delta, and two other airlines fly from Lehigh Valley International Airport (ABE) to Des Moines (DSM) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Allentown to Des Moines via Chicago Bus Station and Des Moines in around 25h 44m.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Lehigh Valley International Airport to Des Moines via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 59m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $80–420
Flights from Lehigh Valley International Airport to Quad City International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–390
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Omaha via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,400
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Des Moines via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–470
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Omaha via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,400
Flights from Lehigh Valley International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–400
Flights from Lehigh Valley International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 54m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Lehigh Valley International Airport to Des Moines via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–420
Flights from Lehigh Valley International Airport to Des Moines via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–480
Flights from Lehigh Valley International Airport to Quad City International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–460
Flights from Lehigh Valley International Airport to Quad City International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 31m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–390
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Omaha
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,400
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Omaha via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,400
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Des Moines
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–470
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Des Moines via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–470
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Des Moines via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–490
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Omaha via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,400
Flights from Lehigh Valley International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 19m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–400
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Omaha via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,400
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Omaha via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,400
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Omaha via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,500
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Des Moines via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–470
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Omaha
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,400
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Omaha via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,400
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Omaha via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,400
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Lehigh Valley International Airport to Des Moines via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Lehigh Valley International Airport to Quad City International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–490
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Omaha via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,400
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Omaha via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,500
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Des Moines
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–470
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Omaha
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,400
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Omaha via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,400
Flights from Lehigh Valley International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–500
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from Lehigh Valley International Airport to Des Moines via Sarasota/Bradenton
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 16m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Northeast Regional
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $18–250
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $18–250
- Business Class
- $70–300
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–650
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $30–470
- First Class
- $150–650
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Rockville Amtrak to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $160–390
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from 30th Street Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $230–550
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Allentown to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–170
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Allentown to Newark Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $9–16
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Des Moines
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 34m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–100
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Iowa City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Iowa City to Des Moines
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $18–35
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Allentown to Newark Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $12–23
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 800-233-8604
- Website
- martzbus.com
Bus from Allentown Transportation Center to Philadelphia 30th St Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $29–45
- Website
- https://martzbus.com
- Phone
- +1-319-362-0375
- Website
- 380express.com
Bus from GTC Bay 9 to Court St Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.380express.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.380express.com/schedule/
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