There are 7 ways to get from Dubai to Ames by plane, bus, taxi, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Dubai International Airport to Mason City, bus
best- Fly from Dubai International Airport (DXB) to Mason City (MCW)plane DXB - MCW
- Take the bus from Mason City to Amesbus
23h 33m$409–1,462Fly Dubai International Airport to Fort Dodge Municipal Airport, taxi
- Fly from Dubai International Airport (DXB) to Fort Dodge Municipal Airport (FOD)plane DXB - FOD
- Take the taxi from Fort Dodge Municipal Airport (FOD) to Amestaxi
24h 34m$541–1,582Fly Dubai International Airport to Des Moines, shuttle
- Fly from Dubai International Airport (DXB) to Des Moines (DSM)plane DXB - DSM
- Take a shuttle bus from Des Moines International Airport, IA to Ames, IA - Iowa State University
21h 44m$471–1,592Shuttle to Abu Dhabi, fly to Des Moines, shuttle
- Take a shuttle bus from Dubai - Ibn Battuta Mall to Abu Dhabi Airport
- Fly from Abu Dhabi (AUH) to Des Moines (DSM)plane AUH - DSM
- Take a shuttle bus from Des Moines International Airport, IA to Ames, IA - Iowa State University
24h$501–1,403Fly Dubai International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport, bus, taxi
- Fly from Dubai International Airport (DXB) to The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID)plane DXB - CID
- Take the bus from GTC Bay 9 to Court St Transportation Centerbus
- Take the bus from Iowa City to Des Moinesbus
- Take the taxi from Des Moines to Amestaxi
27h 29mFly Dubai International Airport to Waterloo Municipal Airport, bus
- Fly from Dubai International Airport (DXB) to Waterloo Municipal Airport (ALO)plane DXB - ALO
- Take the bus from Waterloo to Des Moinesbus
- Take the bus from Des Moines to Amesbus
29h 25m$461–1,428Fly Dubai International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, bus
- Fly from Dubai International Airport (DXB) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane DXB - ORD
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Des Moinesbus
- Take the bus from Des Moines to Amesbus
27h 54m$496–1,227
Dubai International Airport (DXB) to Mason City (MCW) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Dubai to Ames is to fly and bus which costs $490 - $1,300 and takes 27h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Dubai to Ames is to fly and shuttle which takes 21h 44m and costs $470 - $1,600.
The distance between Dubai and Ames is 7451 miles.
It takes approximately 23h 33m to get from Dubai to Ames, including transfers.
Ames is 10h behind Dubai. It is currently 2:30 PM in Dubai and 4:30 AM in Ames.
There are 54+ hotels available in Ames.
What companies run services between Dubai, United Arab Emirates and Ames, IA, USA?
There is no direct connection from Dubai to Ames. However, you can take the subway to Airport Terminal 3 Metro Station 1, walk to Dubai International Airport (DXB) airport, fly to Mason City (MCW), walk to Mason City, then take the bus to Ames. Alternatively, you can take the subway to Airport Terminal 3 Metro Station 1, walk to Dubai International Airport (DXB) airport, fly to Fort Dodge Municipal Airport (FOD), then take the taxi to Ames.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Des Moines via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,800
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Des Moines via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 32m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,300
Flights from Dubai International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–1,600
Flights from Dubai International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,800
Flights from Dubai International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Vienna, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 48m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,300
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Waterloo Municipal Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–1,600
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Waterloo Municipal Airport via Frankfurt, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Waterloo Municipal Airport via Munich, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 33m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,500
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Waterloo Municipal Airport via Vienna, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 48m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,300
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Waterloo Municipal Airport via Montreal, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–1,600
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Waterloo Municipal Airport via Bucharest Otopeni, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Mason City via Frankfurt, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 33m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,400
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Fort Dodge Municipal Airport via Frankfurt, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,400
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Fort Dodge Municipal Airport via Munich, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 2m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,600
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Fort Dodge Municipal Airport via Montreal, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,600
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Des Moines via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–1,600
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Des Moines via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,200
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Des Moines via Brussels, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–1,700
Flights from Dubai International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Munich, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 6m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,500
Flights from Dubai International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Vienna, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 46m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,300
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Des Moines via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–1,600
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Des Moines via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,200
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Des Moines via Brussels, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–1,700
Flights from Dubai International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Vienna, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 46m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,300
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,000
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Mason City via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 31m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,600
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Des Moines via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,800
Flights from Dubai International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–1,600
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,200
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Des Moines via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–1,600
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Des Moines via Munich, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–1,700
Flights from Dubai International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Munich, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 6m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,500
Flights from Dubai International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Vienna, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 46m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,300
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Des Moines via Copenhagen, Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,400
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Des Moines via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,300
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Des Moines via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,400
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Des Moines via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 9m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,800
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Mason City to Ames
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $8–60
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Des Moines to Ames
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $3–40
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Phone
- +1 320.253.2226
- Website
- executiveexpress.biz
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
- https://www.executiveexpress.biz
- Schedules at
- https://www.executiveexpress.biz/coverage-areas/
- Website
- zayedinternationalairport.ae
Shuttle from Dubai - Ibn Battuta Mall to Abu Dhabi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9–11
- Schedules at
- zayedinternationalairport.ae
- Phone
- +1-319-362-0375
- Website
- 380express.com
Bus from GTC Bay 9 to Court St Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.380express.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.380express.com/schedule/
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Iowa City to Des Moines
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $23–28
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Waterloo to Des Moines
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Des Moines
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 34m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–80
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Estimated price
- $65–180
Freedom Taxicab
- Phone
- +1 515-289-9800
Capitol Cab
- Phone
- +1 515-243-1111
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