There are 8 ways to get from Edmonton to Iowa by plane, bus, car, 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.
Fly to The Eastern Iowa Airport
best- Fly from Edmonton International Airport (YEG) to The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID)plane YEG - CID
10h 15m$156–556Fly to Lincoln Municipal Airport, drive
cheapest- Fly from Edmonton International Airport (YEG) to Lincoln Municipal Airport (LNK)plane YEG - LNK
- Drive from Lincoln-Airport-LNK to Council Bluffscar
9h 39m$126–571Bus, drive, train
- Take the bus from Edmonton Downtown - 10235 101 St NW to YYC-Calgary International Airportbus
- Take the bus from Calgary - Airport YYC to Lethbridge - University Transit Loopbus
- Drive from Lethbridge - University Transit Loop to Port of Sweet Grasscar
- Take the bus from Port of Sweet Grass to Shelby Transit Centerbus
- Take the train from Shelby Amtrak Station to St. Paul-Minneapolistrain
- Take the bus from St. Paul to Des Moinesbus
36h 59mDrive 1,465.9 mi
- Drive from Edmonton to Des Moinescar 1,465.9 mi
25h 21m$281–405Fly to Des Moines
- Fly from Edmonton International Airport (YEG) to Des Moines (DSM)plane YEG - DSM
8h 11m$134–579Fly to Sioux Gateway Airport/Col. Bud Day Field
- Fly from Edmonton International Airport (YEG) to Sioux Gateway Airport/Col. Bud Day Field (SUX)plane YEG - SUX
10h 44m$137–582Fly to Omaha
- Fly from Edmonton International Airport (YEG) to Omaha (OMA)plane YEG - OMA
11h 9m$159–760Fly to Quad City International Airport
- Fly from Edmonton International Airport (YEG) to Quad City International Airport (MLI)plane YEG - MLI
13h 6m$128–558
Edmonton International Airport (YEG) to The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Edmonton to Iowa is to fly and drive which costs $120 - $600 and takes 9h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Edmonton to Iowa is to fly which takes 8h 11m and costs $130 - $600.
The distance between Edmonton and Iowa is 1321 miles. The road distance is 1474.5 miles.
It takes approximately 10h 15m to get from Edmonton to Iowa, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Edmonton to Iowa is 1474 miles. It takes approximately 25h 21m to drive from Edmonton to Iowa.
There are 242+ hotels available in Iowa.
What companies run services between Edmonton, AB, Canada and Iowa, USA?
WestJet, Delta, and two other airlines fly from Edmonton International Airport (YEG) to The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID) 4 times a day.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to Des Moines via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to Sioux Gateway Airport/Col. Bud Day Field via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to Lincoln Municipal Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to Omaha via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to Omaha via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to Quad City International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to Quad City International Airport via Minneapolis, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 28m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–1,000
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to Quad City International Airport via Calgary, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to Quad City International Airport via Calgary, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to Quad City International Airport via Winnipeg, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 42m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–1,000
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 53m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–1,000
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Calgary, Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–1,000
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Winnipeg, Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–1,000
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to Des Moines via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–1,000
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to Des Moines via Calgary, Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to Omaha via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 14m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,400
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 53m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–1,000
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Calgary, Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–500
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to Des Moines via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–1,000
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to Des Moines via Calgary, Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to Omaha via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 9m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,400
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to Omaha via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 14m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,400
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to Omaha via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 14m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,500
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to Des Moines via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to Omaha via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,500
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to Quad City International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Shelby Amtrak Station to St. Paul-Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $550–900
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 403 668 9600
- reservation@thecanadabus.com
- Website
- The Canada Bus
Bus from Edmonton Downtown - 10235 101 St NW to YYC-Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- The Canada Bus
- Phone
- +1 877 769 3287
- customerservice@myebus.ca
- Website
- EBus
Bus from Calgary - Airport YYC to Lethbridge - University Transit Loop
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Website
- EBus
- 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 St. Paul to Des Moines
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $65–90
- Book at
- Jefferson Lines
- Adult
- $65–90
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