There are 7 ways to get from Des Moines to Batavia by plane, car, night bus, bus or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Recommended option
Fly to Covington • 6h 24m
Cheapest option
Night bus, bus • 15h 25m
5 alternative options
Fly to Lexington, drive • 5h 43m
Bus • 15h 30m
Bus via Chicago • 15h 55m
Bus, train • 18h 34m
Drive • 10h 3m
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Des Moines to Batavia is to drive which costs $110 - $160 and takes 10h 3m.
The quickest way to get from Des Moines to Batavia is to fly and drive which costs $230 - $700 and takes 5h 43m.
The distance between Des Moines and Batavia is 529 miles. The road distance is 606.2 miles.
The best way to get from Des Moines to Batavia without a car is to night bus and bus which takes 15h 25m and costs $110 - $270.
It takes approximately 6h 24m to get from Des Moines to Batavia, including transfers.
The best way to get from Des Moines to Batavia is to fly which takes 6h 24m and costs $120 - $470. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 15h 30m.
There is no direct flight from Des Moines Airport to Covington Airport. The quickest flight takes 3h 40m and has one stopover.
Batavia is 1h ahead of Des Moines. It is currently 10:43 AM in Des Moines and 11:43 AM in Batavia.
Yes, the driving distance between Des Moines to Batavia is 606 miles. It takes approximately 10h 3m to drive from Des Moines to Batavia.
Frontier Airlines, Southwest Airlines, United Airlines and two other airlines offer flights from Des Moines Airport to Covington Airport.
- Distance: 529.2 miles
- Duration: 6h 24m
What companies run services between Des Moines, IA, USA and Batavia, OH, USA?
United Airlines, Delta and three other airlines fly from Des Moines to Batavia hourly. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Des Moines to Batavia via Peoria, Il, Peoria, IL, Indianapolis Bus Station, Cincinnati Bus Station, Arlington Heights, and Batavia in around 15h 30m.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Des Moines to Covington via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170 - $550
Flights from Des Moines to Covington via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170 - $550
Flights from Des Moines to Covington via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200 - $550
Flights from Des Moines to Covington via New York La Guardia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250 - $550
Flights from Des Moines to Lexington via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230 - $650
Flights from Des Moines to Lexington via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200 - $650
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Des Moines to Covington via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170 - $650
Flights from Des Moines to Covington via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180 - $700
Flights from Des Moines to Covington via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190 - $750
Flights from Des Moines to Lexington via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200 - $750
Flights from Des Moines to Lexington via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210 - $800
Flights from Des Moines to Lexington via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220 - $850
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Des Moines to Covington via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180 - $650
Flights from Des Moines to Covington via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240 - $800
Flights from Des Moines to Lexington via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220 - $750
Flights from Des Moines to Lexington via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290 - $950
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Des Moines to Covington via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $90 - $420
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Des Moines to Covington via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $210 - $700
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from Des Moines to Lexington via Orlando Sanford
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $240 - $850
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Galesburg Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $6 - $95
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/routes.html
- Child Coach - Advance Purchase
- $6 - $35
- Child Coach - short notice
- $21 - $35
- Child Business Class - advance purchase
- $17 - $55
- Child Business Class - short notice
- $19 - $60
- Coach Seat - Advance Purchase
- $24 - $45
- Business Seat - advance purchase
- $35 - $120
- Business Seat - short notice
- $40 - $100
- Coach Seat - short notice
- $20 - $95
Train from Chicago Union Station to Indianapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 54m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $8 - $110
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/routes.html
- Child Coach - Advance Purchase
- $8 - $35
- Child Coach - short notice
- $23 - $35
- Child Business Class - advance purchase
- $19 - $65
- Child Business Class - short notice
- $21 - $65
- Coach Seat - Advance Purchase
- $27 - $50
- Business Seat - advance purchase
- $40 - $130
- Business Seat - short notice
- $45 - $120
- Coach Seat - short notice
- $23 - $110
- Phone
- 1(800) 992-4618
- Website
- burlingtontrailways.com
Night bus from Des Moines, Ia to Chicago, Il
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65 - $130
- Book at
- burlingtontrailways.com
- Saver Fares
- $65 - $95
- Flexible Fares
- $90 - $130
Bus from Des Moines, Ia to Peoria, Il
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55 - $110
- Book at
- burlingtontrailways.com
- Saver Fares
- $55 - $80
- Flexible Fares
- $75 - $110
Bus from Des Moines, Ia to Burlington, Ia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40 - $80
- Book at
- burlingtontrailways.com
- Saver Fares
- $40 - $60
- Flexible Fares
- $55 - $80
Bus from Burlington, Ia to Galesburg, Il
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $26 - $50
- Book at
- burlingtontrailways.com
- Saver Fares
- $26 - $40
- Flexible Fares
- $30 - $50
- Website
- palmlandlines.com
Bus from Chicago IL to Indianapolis IN
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50 - $65
- Schedules at
- palmlandlines.com
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Chicago to Indianapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $17 - $65
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Adult
- $17 - $65
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Indianapolis Bus Station to Cincinnati Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11 - $45
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Cincinnati Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30 - $80
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 888 954 6287
- gobus@hapcap.org
- Website
- ridegobus.com
Bus from Arlington Heights to Batavia
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $9 - $13
- Website
- https://ridegobus.com/
- Book at
- https://booking.ridegobus.com/
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Peoria, IL to Indianapolis, IN
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/routes.html
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There are 27+ hotels available in Batavia. Prices start at $51 USD per night.
The best way to get from Des Moines to Des Moines Airport is to taxi which takes 10 min and costs $16 - $20.