There are 8 ways to get from Fort Dodge to Scranton by plane, taxi, bus, train, or car
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Fly Fort Dodge Municipal Airport to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport
best- Fly from Fort Dodge Municipal Airport (FOD) to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport (AVP)plane FOD - AVP
5h 50m$164–667Fly Fort Dodge Municipal Airport to Lehigh Valley International Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Fort Dodge Municipal Airport (FOD) to Lehigh Valley International Airport (ABE)plane FOD - ABE
- Take the bus from Lehigh Valley International Airport to Scranton Bus Stationbus
9h 19m$113–485Taxi, bus, train
- Take the taxi from Fort Dodge to Amestaxi
- Take the bus from Ames to Des Moinesbus
- Take the bus from Des Moines to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Syracuse Regional Transportation Centertrain
- Take the bus from Syracuse Bus Station to Scranton Bus Stationbus
28h 50m$400–778Taxi, bus
- Take the taxi from Fort Dodge to Amestaxi
- Take the bus from Ames to Des Moinesbus
- Take the bus from Des Moines to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Harrisburg Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Harrisburg, Pa to Scranton, Pabus 770
32h 13m$320–578Drive 1,065.9 mi
- Drive from Fort Dodge to Scrantoncar 1,065.9 mi
18h 5m$195–281Drive to Mason City, fly to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport
- Drive from Fort Dodge to Mason-City-Airport-MCWcar
- Fly from Mason City (MCW) to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport (AVP)plane MCW - AVP
7h 28m$155–621Drive to Waterloo Municipal Airport, fly to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport
- Drive from Fort Dodge to Waterloo Municipal Airport (ALO)car
- Fly from Waterloo Municipal Airport (ALO) to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport (AVP)plane ALO - AVP
7h 44m$158–626Taxi, bus, train via Saint Paul
- Take the taxi from Fort Dodge to Amestaxi
- Take the bus from Ames to St. Paulbus
- Take the train from St. Paul-Minneapolis to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Syracuse Regional Transportation Centertrain
- Take the bus from Syracuse Bus Station to Scrantonbus
31h 20m$460–948
Fort Dodge Municipal Airport (FOD) to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport (AVP) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Fort Dodge to Scranton is to drive which costs $190 - $290 and takes 18h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Fort Dodge to Scranton is to fly which takes 5h 50m and costs $160 - $700.
The distance between Fort Dodge and Scranton is 969 miles. The road distance is 1072.1 miles.
The best way to get from Fort Dodge to Scranton without a car is to taxi and bus and train which takes 28h 50m and costs $400 - $800.
It takes approximately 5h 50m to get from Fort Dodge to Scranton, including transfers.
Scranton is 1h ahead of Fort Dodge. It is currently 9:49 AM in Fort Dodge and 10:49 AM in Scranton.
Yes, the driving distance between Fort Dodge to Scranton is 1072 miles. It takes approximately 18h 5m to drive from Fort Dodge to Scranton.
There are 62+ hotels available in Scranton.
What companies run services between Fort Dodge, IA, USA and Scranton, PA, USA?
United Airlines flies from Fort Dodge Municipal Airport (FOD) to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport (AVP) 4 times a day.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Fort Dodge Municipal Airport to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Fort Dodge Municipal Airport to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Mason City to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Mason City to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Waterloo Municipal Airport to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Waterloo Municipal Airport to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Fort Dodge Municipal Airport to Lehigh Valley International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–440
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Waterloo Municipal Airport to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Waterloo Municipal Airport to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Chicago Union Station to Syracuse Regional Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 58m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $180–410
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from St. Paul-Minneapolis to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 24m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $110–250
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Ames to Des Moines
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $3–45
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Ames to St. Paul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20–100
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Des Moines to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–120
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Syracuse Bus Station to Scranton Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $24–45
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Lehigh Valley International Airport to Scranton Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14–28
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Harrisburg Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–180
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Syracuse Bus Station to Scranton
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $17–30
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 800-858-8555
- Website
- trailways.com
Bus from Harrisburg, Pa to Scranton, Pa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $24–75
- Website
- https://trailways.com
- Schedules at
- https://trailways.com/schedules/
- Saver
- $24–75
- Flexible
- $45–75
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Estimated price
- $130–160
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