There are 5 ways to get from Hanover to Ames by plane, shuttle, train, taxi, car, or bus
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Fly Hannover Airport to Des Moines, shuttle
best- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Des Moines (DSM)plane HAJ - DSM
- Take a shuttle bus from Des Moines International Airport, IA to Ames, IA - Iowa State University
18h 11m$977–3,674Fly Hannover Airport to Waterloo Municipal Airport, drive
cheapest- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Waterloo Municipal Airport (ALO)plane HAJ - ALO
- Drive from Waterloo Municipal Airport (ALO) to Amescar
19h 2m$361–1,312Train to Bremen Airport, fly to Des Moines, shuttle
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Bremen Hbftrain
- Fly from Bremen Airport (BRE) to Des Moines (DSM)plane BRE - DSM
- Take a shuttle bus from Des Moines International Airport, IA to Ames, IA - Iowa State University
19h 3m$956–3,747Fly Hannover Airport to Fort Dodge Municipal Airport, taxi
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Fort Dodge Municipal Airport (FOD)plane HAJ - FOD
- Take the taxi from Fort Dodge Municipal Airport (FOD) to Amestaxi
18h 48m$564–1,817Fly Hannover Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport, bus
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP)plane HAJ - MSP
- Take the bus from MSP Airport to Amesbus
20h 38m$802–1,610
Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Des Moines (DSM) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Hanover to Ames is to fly and drive which costs $360 - $1,400 and takes 19h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Hanover to Ames is to fly and shuttle which takes 18h 11m and costs $950 - $3,700.
The distance between Hanover and Ames is 4578 miles.
It takes approximately 18h 11m to get from Hanover to Ames, including transfers.
Ames is 7h behind Hanover. It is currently 12:12 PM in Hanover and 5:12 AM in Ames.
There are 92+ hotels available in Ames.
What companies run services between Hanover, Germany and Ames, IA, USA?
There is no direct connection from Hanover to Ames. However, you can take the train to Langenhagen Flughafen, walk to Hannover Airport (HAJ) airport, fly to Des Moines (DSM), walk to Des Moines International Airport, IA, then take the shuttle to Ames, IA - Iowa State University. Alternatively, you can take the train to Bremen Hbf, walk to Bremen Hauptbahnhof, take the line 6 vehicle to Bremen Flughafen, walk to Bremen Airport (BRE) airport, fly to Des Moines (DSM), walk to Des Moines International Airport, IA, then take the shuttle to Ames, IA - Iowa State University.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Des Moines via Amsterdam Schiphol, Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–3,500
Flights from Hannover Airport to Des Moines via Amsterdam Schiphol, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–3,600
Flights from Hannover Airport to Des Moines via Frankfurt, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 29m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,700
Flights from Bremen Airport to Des Moines via Amsterdam Schiphol, Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–3,500
Flights from Bremen Airport to Des Moines via Amsterdam Schiphol, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–3,600
Flights from Hannover Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,400
Flights from Hannover Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,500
Flights from Hannover Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 42m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,600
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Des Moines via Amsterdam Schiphol, Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–3,500
Flights from Hannover Airport to Des Moines via Amsterdam Schiphol, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–3,600
Flights from Hannover Airport to Des Moines via Frankfurt, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 29m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,700
Flights from Bremen Airport to Des Moines via Amsterdam Schiphol, Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–3,500
Flights from Bremen Airport to Des Moines via Amsterdam Schiphol, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–3,600
Flights from Hannover Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,400
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Des Moines via Frankfurt, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–4,300
Flights from Bremen Airport to Des Moines via Munich, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–4,600
Flights from Bremen Airport to Des Moines via Amsterdam Schiphol, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–3,500
Flights from Hannover Airport to Fort Dodge Municipal Airport via Frankfurt, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–2,000
Flights from Hannover Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–1,600
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Bremen Airport to Des Moines via Zurich, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 9m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $950–4,000
Flights from Hannover Airport to Waterloo Municipal Airport via London Heathrow, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 44m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,600
Flights from Hannover Airport to Waterloo Municipal Airport via Frankfurt, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,900
Flights from Hannover Airport to Waterloo Municipal Airport via Munich, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 44m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $470–2,100
Flights from Hannover Airport to Waterloo Municipal Airport via Copenhagen, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 39m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Hannover Airport to Waterloo Municipal Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 54m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,700
Flights from Hannover Airport to Waterloo Municipal Airport via Zurich, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 59m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,800
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Des Moines via Frankfurt, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–4,300
Flights from Bremen Airport to Des Moines via Munich, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–4,600
Flights from Bremen Airport to Des Moines via Amsterdam Schiphol, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–3,500
Flights from Hannover Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–1,600
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Des Moines via Frankfurt, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 29m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,700
Flights from Bremen Airport to Des Moines via Amsterdam Schiphol, Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–3,500
Flights from Bremen Airport to Des Moines via Amsterdam Schiphol, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–3,600
Flights from Hannover Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,500
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 54m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,500
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $26–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- 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/
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from MSP Airport to Ames
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20–95
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Estimated price
- $140–180
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