There are 6 ways to get from Edmonton to Iowa by plane, bus, car, or train
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Fly to Des Moines
best- Fly from Edmonton International Airport (YEG) to Des Moines (DSM)YEG - DSM
8h 54m$233–977Fly to Sioux Gateway Airport/Col. Bud Day Field
cheapest- Fly from Edmonton International Airport (YEG) to Sioux Gateway Airport/Col. Bud Day Field (SUX)YEG - SUX
13h 20m$127–512Bus, drive, train
- Take the bus from Edmonton to Lethbridge
- Drive from Lethbridge to Port of Sweet Grass
- Take the bus from Port of Sweet Grass to Shelby Transit Center
- Take the train from Shelby Amtrak Station to St. Paul-Minneapolis
- Take the bus from Minneapolis to Des Moines
38h 25m$249–510Drive 1,466 mi
- Drive from Edmonton to Des Moines1,466 mi
25h 15m$336–485Fly to Omaha
- Fly from Edmonton International Airport (YEG) to Omaha (OMA)YEG - OMA
8h 52m$211–886Fly to The Eastern Iowa Airport
- Fly from Edmonton International Airport (YEG) to The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID)YEG - CID
9h 56m$147–596
Edmonton International Airport (YEG) to Des Moines (DSM) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edmonton to Iowa is to fly which costs $120 - $550 and takes 13h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Edmonton to Iowa is to fly which takes 8h 52m and costs $210 - $900.
The distance between Edmonton and Iowa is 1264 miles. The road distance is 1474.6 miles.
It takes approximately 8h 54m to get from Edmonton to Iowa, including transfers.
Iowa is 1h ahead of Edmonton. It is currently 12:22 PM in Edmonton and 1:22 PM in Iowa.
Yes, the driving distance between Edmonton to Iowa is 1475 miles. It takes approximately 25h 15m to drive from Edmonton to Iowa.
There are 241+ hotels available in Iowa.
What companies run services between Edmonton, AB, Canada and Iowa, USA?
WestJet, Delta, and three other airlines fly from Edmonton International Airport (YEG) to Des Moines (DSM) 4 times a day.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to Des Moines via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to Omaha via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to Omaha via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 28m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,600
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to Sioux Gateway Airport/Col. Bud Day Field via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–480
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to Sioux Gateway Airport/Col. Bud Day Field via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–950
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to Sioux Gateway Airport/Col. Bud Day Field via Vancouver, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to Sioux Gateway Airport/Col. Bud Day Field via Calgary, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–900
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 48m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–900
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to Des Moines via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 26m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,600
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to Des Moines via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 53m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–2,000
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to Omaha via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 41m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,600
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to Omaha via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 44m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,500
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to Omaha via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 9m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,800
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–900
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to Des Moines via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 26m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,600
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to Omaha via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 44m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,500
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–900
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to Des Moines via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 48m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,700
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to Des Moines via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 31m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,900
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 34m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–900
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to Des Moines via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to Omaha via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,700
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Shelby Amtrak Station to St. Paul-Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $150–290
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Edmonton to Lethbridge
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–75
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 406-470-0727
- tctransit@gmail.com
- Website
- northern.rural-transit.com
Bus from Port of Sweet Grass to Shelby Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- northern.rural-transit.com
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Minneapolis to Des Moines
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $23–110
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
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