There are 10 ways to get from Ames to Akron by taxi, plane, bus, train, car, shuttle, or bus (Greyhound)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Taxi to Fort Dodge Municipal Airport, fly to Akron
best- Take the taxi from Ames to Fort Dodge Municipal Airport (FOD)taxi
- Fly from Fort Dodge Municipal Airport (FOD) to Akron (CAK)plane FOD - CAK
7h 52m$215–561Bus via Columbus
cheapest- Take the bus from Ames to Des Moinesbus
- Take the bus from Des Moines to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chicago to N Wilson Rd & Ferrell Pl - Columbusbus
- Take the bus from N Wilson Rd & Ferrell Pl - Columbus to Metro Transit Center Akron Ohiobus
20h 50m$95–271Bus, train
- Take the bus from Ames to Des Moinesbus
- Take the bus from Des Moines to Chicagobus
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Cleveland Amtraktrain
- Take the bus from Cleveland, OH to Akron, OHbus
17h 34m$154–406Bus, train via Saint Paul
- Take the bus from Ames to St. Paulbus
- Take the train from St. Paul-Minneapolis to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Cleveland Amtraktrain
- Take the bus from Cleveland, OH to Akron, OHbus
21h 50m$155–515Drive 679.2 mi
- Drive from Ames to Akroncar 679.2 mi
12h 6m$124–180Shuttle to Des Moines, fly to Akron
- Take a shuttle bus from Ames, IA - Iowa State University to Des Moines International Airport, IA
- Fly from Des Moines (DSM) to Akron (CAK)plane DSM - CAK
7h 49m$202–890Shuttle to Des Moines, fly to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport, bus
- Take a shuttle bus from Ames, IA - Iowa State University to Des Moines International Airport, IA
- Fly from Des Moines (DSM) to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport (CLE)plane DSM - CLE
- Take the bus from W. Prospect Ave & Superior Ave to RKP Transit Ctrbus
7h 52m$237–1,045Taxi to Fort Dodge Municipal Airport, fly to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport, bus
- Take the taxi from Ames to Fort Dodge Municipal Airport (FOD)taxi
- Fly from Fort Dodge Municipal Airport (FOD) to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport (CLE)plane FOD - CLE
- Take the bus from W. Prospect Ave & Superior Ave to RKP Transit Ctrbus
8h 8m$240–676Bus, train #2
- Take the bus from Ames to Des Moinesbus
- Take the bus from Des Moines to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Cleveland Amtraktrain
- Take the bus from W. Prospect Ave & Superior Ave to RKP Transit Ctrbus 61
18h 27m$125–303Bus
- Take the bus from Ames to Des Moinesbus
- Take the bus from Des Moines to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Akron Bus Stationbus
19h 35m$128–301
Ames to Akron by bus, train, and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ames to Akron is to drive which costs $120 - $180 and takes 12h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Ames to Akron is to shuttle and fly which takes 7h 49m and costs $200 - $900.
No, there is no direct bus from Ames to Akron station. However, there are services departing from Ames and arriving at Akron Bus Station via Des Moines and Chicago Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 35m.
The distance between Ames and Akron is 749 miles. The road distance is 683.2 miles.
The best way to get from Ames to Akron without a car is to bus and train which takes 17h 34m and costs $150 - $410.
It takes approximately 7h 52m to get from Ames to Akron, including transfers.
Ames to Akron bus services, operated by Jefferson Lines, depart from Ames station.
Ames to Akron bus services, operated by Jefferson Lines, arrive at Des Moines station.
Akron is 1h ahead of Ames. It is currently 4:17 AM in Ames and 5:17 AM in Akron.
Yes, the driving distance between Ames to Akron is 683 miles. It takes approximately 12h 6m to drive from Ames to Akron.
What companies run services between Ames, IA, USA and Akron, OH, USA?
You can take a bus from Ames to Akron Bus Station via Des Moines and Chicago Bus Station in around 19h 35m.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Fort Dodge Municipal Airport to Akron via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–390
Flights from Des Moines to Akron via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from Des Moines to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–850
Flights from Fort Dodge Municipal Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–500
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Des Moines to Akron via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–850
Flights from Des Moines to Akron via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from Des Moines to Akron via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from Des Moines to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
Flights from Des Moines to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–850
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Des Moines to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–950
Flights from Des Moines to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,200
Flights from Des Moines to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–850
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Des Moines to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–950
Flights from Des Moines to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–850
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Chicago Union Station to Cleveland Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $70–160
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from St. Paul-Minneapolis to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 24m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $60–220
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Ames to Des Moines
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $3–45
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Ames to St. Paul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20–100
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Phone
- +1 (319) 753-2864
- info@burlingtontrailways.com
- Website
- burlingtontrailways.com
Bus from Des Moines to Chicago
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–143
- Schedules at
- burlingtontrailways.com
- Book at
- burlingtontrailways.com
- Saver Fares
- $65–100
- Flexible Fares
- $90–140
- Saver Fare
- $104
- Flex Fare
- $143
- Phone
- +1 888-378-3823
- info@baronsbus.com
- Website
- baronsbus.com
Bus from Cleveland, OH to Akron, OH
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $3–35
- Website
- https://baronsbus.com
Bus from Chicago to N Wilson Rd & Ferrell Pl - Columbus
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–80
- Website
- https://baronsbus.com
Bus from N Wilson Rd & Ferrell Pl - Columbus to Metro Transit Center Akron Ohio
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–50
- Website
- https://baronsbus.com
- Phone
- +1 502-368-5644 x 135
- Website
- ridewithmiller.com
Bus from Cleveland, OH to Akron, OH
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $15–25
- Website
- https://ridewithmiller.com
- Phone
- +1 888 954 6287
- gobus@hapcap.org
- Website
- ridegobus.com
Bus from Cleveland, OH to Akron, OH
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- https://ridegobus.com/
- Book at
- https://booking.ridegobus.com/
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Cleveland, OH to Akron, OH
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $10–16
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Des Moines to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–100
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Akron Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–160
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 320.253.2226
- Website
- executiveexpress.biz
Shuttle from Ames, IA - Iowa State University to Des Moines International Airport, IA
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $80–190
- Website
- https://www.executiveexpress.biz
- Schedules at
- https://www.executiveexpress.biz/coverage-areas/
- Phone
- +1 330 762 0341
- Website
- yourmetrobus.org
Bus from W. Prospect Ave & Superior Ave to RKP Transit Ctr
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2
- Schedules at
- yourmetrobus.org
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Estimated price
- $140–180
Cyclone Cab
- Phone
- +1 515-233-3324
Cyclone Cab
- Phone
- +1 515-233-3324
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