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How to get fromCedar Point to Des Moinesby ferry, taxi, plane, bus, train, or car

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There are 7 ways to get from Cedar Point to Des Moines by ferry, taxi, plane, bus, train, or car

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  1. Ferry, taxi to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport, fly

    best
    1. Take the ferry from Cedar Point to Sandusky, OHferry ferry
    2. Take the taxi from Sandusky, OH to Brookpark Stationtaxi taxi
    3. Fly from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport (CLE) to Des Moines (DSM)plane plane CLE - DSM
    6h 27m
    $241–680

  2. Drive  609 mi

    cheapest
    1. Drive from Cedar Point to Des Moinescar car 609 mi
    10h 13m
    $112–161

  3. Ferry, taxi, bus via Chicago

    1. Take the ferry from Cedar Point to Sandusky, OHferry ferry
    2. Take the taxi from Sandusky, OH to Toledotaxi taxi
    3. Take the bus from Toledo to Chicago Union Stationbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Des Moinesbus bus
    14h 35m

  4. Ferry, taxi, train, bus via Galesburg

    1. Take the ferry from Cedar Point to Sandusky, OHferry ferry
    2. Take the taxi from Sandusky, OH to Toledotaxi taxi
    3. Take the train from Toledo to Chicago Union Stationtrain train
    4. Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Galesburg Amtrak Stationtrain train
    5. Take the bus from Galesburg to Des Moinesbus bus
    16h 28m
    $355–549

  5. Ferry, taxi, bus to Detroit, fly

    1. Take the ferry from Cedar Point to Sandusky, OHferry ferry
    2. Take the taxi from Sandusky, OH to Toledotaxi taxi
    3. Take the bus from Toledo to Dearbornbus bus
    4. Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Des Moines (DSM)plane plane DTW - DSM
    7h 53m

  6. Ferry, taxi, train, bus

    1. Take the ferry from Cedar Point to Sandusky, OHferry ferry
    2. Take the taxi from Sandusky, OH to Toledotaxi taxi
    3. Take the train from Toledo to Chicago Union Stationtrain train
    4. Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Des Moinesbus bus
    14h 36m
    $295–439

  7. Ferry, taxi, bus

    1. Take the ferry from Cedar Point to Sandusky, OHferry ferry
    2. Take the taxi from Sandusky, OH to Toledotaxi taxi
    3. Take the bus from Toledo to Indianapolisbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Indianapolis Union Station to Des Moinesbus bus
    17h 29m
    $216–339

Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport (CLE) to Des Moines (DSM) flights

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Duration5hAverage Duration
Ticket$84Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 675.4 mi
  • Duration: 6h 27m

What companies run services between Cedar Point, Erie County, OH, USA and Des Moines, IA, USA?

There is no direct connection from Cedar Point to Des Moines. However, you can walk to Cedar Point, take the ferry to Sandusky, OH, take the taxi to Brookpark Station, take the subway to Airport Station, walk to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport (CLE) airport, fly to Des Moines (DSM), then take the taxi to Des Moines. Alternatively, you can walk to Cedar Point, take the ferry to Sandusky, OH, take the taxi to Toledo, take the bus to Chicago Union Station, walk to Chicago Bus Station, then take the bus to Des Moines.

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