There are 7 ways to get from Fort Knox to Iowa by taxi, plane, bus (Amtrak, Greyhound), car, bus, train, or bus (Flixbus, Greyhound)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Taxi, fly to Des Moines
best- Take the taxi from Fort Knox to Louisville-Airport-SDFtaxi
- Fly from Louisville International Airport (SDF) to Des Moines (DSM)plane SDF - DSM
4h 50m$170–563Drive 611.3 mi
cheapest- Drive from Fort Knox to Des Moinescar 611.3 mi
10h 30m$112–162Bus
- Take the bus from Louisville, KY to Chicago Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Des Moinesbus Greyhound US0155S
18h 4m$164–243Taxi, fly to Omaha
- Take the taxi from Fort Knox to Louisville-Airport-SDFtaxi
- Fly from Louisville International Airport (SDF) to Omaha (OMA)plane SDF - OMA
5h 5m$333–1,422Taxi, fly to Quad City International Airport
- Take the taxi from Fort Knox to Louisville-Airport-SDFtaxi
- Fly from Louisville International Airport (SDF) to Quad City International Airport (MLI)plane SDF - MLI
6h 17m$145–504Bus, train
- Take the bus from Louisville, KY to Indianapolis Union Stationbus
- Take the train from Indianapolis to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Des Moinesbus
20h 24m$186–338Bus via Speedway
- Take the bus from El Mercadito Grocery - Clarksville, IN to Indianapolisbus
- Take the bus from Indianapolis to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Des Moinesbus
20h 31m$179–368
Louisville International Airport (SDF) to Des Moines (DSM) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Fort Knox to Iowa is to drive which costs $110 - $170 and takes 10h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Fort Knox to Iowa is to taxi and fly which takes 4h 50m and costs $170 - $600.
The distance between Fort Knox and Iowa is 517 miles. The road distance is 614.8 miles.
The best way to get from Fort Knox to Iowa without a car is to bus which takes 18h 4m and costs $160 - $250.
It takes approximately 4h 50m to get from Fort Knox to Iowa, including transfers.
Iowa is 1h behind Fort Knox. It is currently 2:21 AM in Fort Knox and 1:21 AM in Iowa.
Yes, the driving distance between Fort Knox to Iowa is 615 miles. It takes approximately 10h 30m to drive from Fort Knox to Iowa.
There are 215+ hotels available in Iowa.
What companies run services between Fort Knox, KY, USA and Iowa, USA?
You can take a vehicle from Fort Knox to Des Moines via Dixie Hwy @ Dixie Garden Dr, S Roy Wilkins @ W Muhammad Ali, Louisville, KY, Chicago Union Station, Chicago Bus Station, and Des Moines in around 18h 4m.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Des Moines via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Des Moines via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 19m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Des Moines via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Omaha via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,700
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Omaha via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,500
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Omaha via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,500
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Quad City International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Des Moines via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–450
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Omaha via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,300
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Quad City International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–410
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Quad City International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Des Moines via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–450
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Omaha via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,300
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Quad City International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Quad City International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–410
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Quad City International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Des Moines via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–450
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Omaha via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,300
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Omaha via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,800
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Indianapolis to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–110
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Thruway
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Louisville, KY to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–60
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Adult
- $50–60
Bus from Louisville, KY to Indianapolis Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $22–45
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Adult
- $22–45
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Des Moines
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–110
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 888 358 6762
- info@tornadobus.com
- Website
- tornadobus.com
Bus from El Mercadito Grocery - Clarksville, IN to Indianapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–140
- Schedules at
- tornadobus.com
- Adults 11-59
- $40–140
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Indianapolis to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $22–40
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Estimated price
- $75–95
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