There are 6 ways to get from Ames to Kent by taxi, plane, train, shuttle, or bus
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Taxi to Fort Dodge Municipal Airport, fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
best- Take the taxi from Ames to Fort Dodge Municipal Airport (FOD)taxi
- Fly from Fort Dodge Municipal Airport (FOD) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane FOD - LHR
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Ashford Internationaltrain
16h 6m£326–936Bus to Mason City, fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Ames to Mason Citybus
- Fly from Mason City (MCW) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane MCW - LHR
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Ashford Internationaltrain
17h 32m£224–801Shuttle to Des Moines, fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Take a shuttle bus from Ames, IA - Iowa State University to Des Moines International Airport, IA
- Fly from Des Moines (DSM) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane DSM - LHR
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Ashford Internationaltrain
16h 8m£409–1,401Bus to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport, fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Take the bus from Ames to MSP Airportbus
- Fly from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane MSP - LHR
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Ashford Internationaltrain
16h 24m£433–1,128Bus, bus to Waterloo Municipal Airport, fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Take the bus from Ames to Des Moinesbus
- Take the bus from Des Moines to Waterloobus
- Fly from Waterloo Municipal Airport (ALO) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane ALO - LHR
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Ashford Internationaltrain
20h 6m£247–834Bus to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport, fly to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Take the bus from Ames to MSP Airportbus
- Fly from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane MSP - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to London Victoriatrain
- Take the train from London Victoria to Lenhamtrain
18h 21m£261–981
Fort Dodge Municipal Airport (FOD) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ames to Kent is to bus and fly and train which costs £220 - £800 and takes 17h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Ames to Kent is to taxi and fly and train which takes 16h 6m and costs £320 - £950.
The distance between Ames and Kent is 4322 miles.
It takes approximately 16h 6m to get from Ames to Kent, including transfers.
Kent is 6h ahead of Ames. It is currently 7:02 PM in Ames and 1:02 AM in Kent.
There are 1103+ hotels available in Kent.
What companies run services between Ames, IA, USA and Kent, England?
There is no direct connection from Ames to Kent. However, you can take the taxi to Fort Dodge Municipal Airport (FOD) airport, fly to London Heathrow Airport (LHR), walk to Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3 station, take the subway to King's Cross St. Pancras station, walk to London St Pancras International, take the train to Ashford International, then take the train to Lenham. Alternatively, you can take the shuttle to Des Moines International Airport, IA, walk to Des Moines (DSM) airport, fly to London Heathrow Airport (LHR), walk to Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3 station, take the subway to King's Cross St. Pancras station, walk to London St Pancras International, take the train to Ashford International, then take the train to Lenham.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Fort Dodge Municipal Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £180–750
Flights from Fort Dodge Municipal Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £200–800
Flights from Des Moines to London Heathrow Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £310–1,200
Flights from Mason City to London Heathrow Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £180–700
Flights from Mason City to London Heathrow Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £190–800
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £350–650
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Des Moines to London Heathrow Airport via Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 14m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £310–1,200
Flights from Des Moines to London Heathrow Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 16m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £310–1,200
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £220–900
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £240–950
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £240–950
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £210–850
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Des Moines to London Heathrow Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £310–1,200
Flights from Des Moines to London Heathrow Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 41m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £310–1,200
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- £270–1,300
Flights from Waterloo Municipal Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £180–700
Flights from Waterloo Municipal Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £210–1,000
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Des Moines to London Heathrow Airport via Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 14m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £310–1,200
Flights from Des Moines to London Heathrow Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 16m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £310–1,200
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £220–900
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £240–950
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £210–850
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Des Moines to London Heathrow Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £310–1,200
Flights from Des Moines to London Heathrow Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 41m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £310–1,200
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- £270–1,300
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Des Moines to London Heathrow Airport via Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 14m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £310–1,200
Flights from Des Moines to London Heathrow Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 16m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £310–1,200
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £220–900
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £240–950
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £210–850
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- £210–850
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Des Moines to London Heathrow Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £310–1,200
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £350–650
- Website
- icelandair.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £310–1,000
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £250–900
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- £270–1,300
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £240–1,100
- Phone
- +44 345 322 7021
- Website
- southeasternrailway.co.uk
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Ashford International
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £30–45
- Website
- https://www.southeasternrailway.co.uk/
- Anytime Day SIngle
- £30–45
Train from London Victoria to Lenham
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £26–40
- Website
- https://www.southeasternrailway.co.uk/
- Anytime Day SIngle
- £26–40
- Phone
- +44 3451 27 29 20
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £10–14
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- £10–14
- Phone
- +44 345 850 1530
- Website
- gatwickexpress.com
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–22
- Website
- https://www.gatwickexpress.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
- £60–150
- Website
- https://www.executiveexpress.biz
- Schedules at
- https://www.executiveexpress.biz/coverage-areas/
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Ames to Mason City
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £6–45
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Ames to MSP Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £14–70
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Ames to Des Moines
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £2–35
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Des Moines to Waterloo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £14–28
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
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