There are 8 ways to get from Bellingham to Ames by shuttle, plane, bus, train, bus (Greyhound), car, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Shuttle to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, fly to Des Moines, shuttle
best- Take a shuttle bus from Bellingham, WA-4 points by Sheraton to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Des Moines (DSM)plane SEA - DSM
- Take a shuttle bus from Des Moines International Airport, IA to Ames, IA - Iowa State University
10h 10m$293–1,103Shuttle to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, fly to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport, bus
cheapest- Take a shuttle bus from Bellingham, WA-4 points by Sheraton to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP)plane SEA - MSP
- Take the bus from Minneapolis-St. Paul to Amesbus
12h 36m$268–2,448Bus, train
- Take the bus from Bellingham Amtrak Station to Everett Amtrak Stationbus
- Take the train from Everett Amtrak Station to St. Paul-Minneapolistrain
- Take the bus from St. Paul to Amesbus
44h 3m$575–1,313Bus
- Take the bus from Bellingham Bus Stop to Seattle Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Seattle Bus Station to Denver Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Denver Union Station to Kansas City Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Kansas City to Amesbus
2d$358–680Drive 1,788.2 mi
- Drive from Bellingham to Amescar 1,788.2 mi
29h 13m$327–472Fly Bellingham International Airport to Des Moines, shuttle
- Fly from Bellingham International Airport (BLI) to Des Moines (DSM)plane BLI - DSM
- Take a shuttle bus from Des Moines International Airport, IA to Ames, IA - Iowa State University
10h 23m$331–1,291Train to Vancouver International Airport, fly to Des Moines, shuttle
- Take the train from Bellingham Amtrak Station to Vancouvertrain
- Fly from Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to Des Moines (DSM)plane YVR - DSM
- Take a shuttle bus from Des Moines International Airport, IA to Ames, IA - Iowa State University
11h 26m$283–1,089Train to Vancouver International Airport, fly to Fort Dodge Municipal Airport, taxi
- Take the train from Bellingham Amtrak Station to Vancouvertrain
- Fly from Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to Fort Dodge Municipal Airport (FOD)plane YVR - FOD
- Take the taxi from Fort Dodge Municipal Airport (FOD) to Amestaxi
13h 14m$273–719
Bellingham to Ames by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bellingham to Ames is to shuttle and fly and bus which costs $260 - $2,500 and takes 12h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Bellingham to Ames is to shuttle and fly which takes 10h 10m and costs $290 - $1,100.
No, there is no direct bus from Bellingham to Ames. However, there are services departing from Bellingham Bus Stop and arriving at Ames via Seattle Bus Station, Denver Union Station and Kansas City. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 0h.
The distance between Bellingham and Ames is 1614 miles. The road distance is 1798.6 miles.
The best way to get from Bellingham to Ames without a car is to bus and train which takes 44h 3m and costs $550 - $1,400.
It takes approximately 10h 10m to get from Bellingham to Ames, including transfers.
Bellingham to Ames bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Bellingham Bus Stop station.
Bellingham to Ames bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Seattle Bus Station.
Ames is 2h ahead of Bellingham. It is currently 5:04 AM in Bellingham and 7:04 AM in Ames.
Yes, the driving distance between Bellingham to Ames is 1799 miles. It takes approximately 29h 13m to drive from Bellingham to Ames.
What companies run services between Bellingham, WA, USA and Ames, IA, USA?
You can take a bus from Bellingham Bus Stop to Ames via Seattle Bus Station, Denver Union Station, Kansas City Bus Station, and Kansas City in around 2d.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Des Moines via Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Des Moines via Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Bozeman
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Spokane
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Des Moines via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Des Moines via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Des Moines via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Des Moines via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Fort Dodge Municipal Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Fort Dodge Municipal Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–490
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Des Moines via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Des Moines via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Des Moines via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Des Moines via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Des Moines via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Des Moines via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Des Moines via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 17m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Bellingham International Airport to Des Moines via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Bellingham International Airport to Des Moines via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 49m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,400
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Des Moines via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Des Moines via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Des Moines via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–550
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from Bellingham International Airport to Des Moines via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 52m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Des Moines via Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
- Website
- suncountry.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Everett Amtrak Station to St. Paul-Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $500–1,200
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Bellingham Amtrak Station to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $18–40
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Bellingham Amtrak Station to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $18–40
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 866-235-5247
- shuttle@airporter.com
- Website
- Bellair Airporter
Shuttle from Bellingham, WA-4 points by Sheraton to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- Bellair Airporter
- Schedules at
- Airporter Schedules
Shuttle from Bellingham, WA-4 points by Sheraton to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- Bellair Airporter
- Schedules at
- Airporter Schedules
- Phone
- +1 320.253.2226
- Website
- Executive Express
Shuttle from Des Moines International Airport, IA to Ames, IA - Iowa State University
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $80–190
- Website
- Executive Express
- Schedules at
- Executive Express Coverage Areas for Minnesota and Iowa
Shuttle from Des Moines International Airport, IA to Ames, IA - Iowa State University
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $80–190
- Website
- Executive Express
- Schedules at
- Executive Express Coverage Areas for Minnesota and Iowa
Shuttle from Des Moines International Airport, IA to Ames, IA - Iowa State University
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $80–190
- Website
- Executive Express
- Schedules at
- Executive Express Coverage Areas for Minnesota and Iowa
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Bellingham Amtrak Station to Everett Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $19–28
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from St. Paul to Ames
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $55–85
- Book at
- Jefferson Lines
- Adult
- $55–85
Bus from Kansas City to Ames
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $55–85
- Book at
- Jefferson Lines
- Adult
- $55–85
Bus from Minneapolis-St. Paul to Ames
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–85
- Book at
- Jefferson Lines
- Adult
- $55–85
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Bellingham Bus Stop to Seattle Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13–26
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Seattle Bus Station to Denver Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $200–390
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Denver Union Station to Kansas City Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $90–180
- Website
- Greyhound
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Estimated price
- $140–180
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