There are 5 ways to get from Hanover to Ames by plane, shuttle, train, taxi, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
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
19h 26m$410–1,177Fly Hannover Airport to Waterloo Municipal Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Waterloo Municipal Airport (ALO)plane HAJ - ALO
- Take the bus from Waterloo to Des Moinesbus
- Take the bus from Des Moines to Amesbus
23h 49m$367–1,079Train 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
18h 35m$484–1,642Fly 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$534–1,605Fly 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 57m$826–1,514
Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Des Moines (DSM) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Hanover to Ames is to fly and bus which costs $360 - $1,100 and takes 23h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Hanover to Ames is to train and fly and shuttle which takes 18h 35m and costs $480 - $1,700.
The distance between Hanover and Ames is 4578 miles.
It takes approximately 19h 26m to get from Hanover to Ames, including transfers.
Ames is 7h behind Hanover. It is currently 12:00 AM in Hanover and 5:00 PM in Ames.
There are 54+ 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
- 16h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Hannover Airport to Des Moines via Amsterdam Schiphol, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
Flights from Hannover Airport to Des Moines via Copenhagen, Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,500
Flights from Bremen Airport to Des Moines via Amsterdam Schiphol, Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
Flights from Bremen Airport to Des Moines via Amsterdam Schiphol, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 23m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,500
Flights from Hannover Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
Flights from Hannover Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,200
Flights from Hannover Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Des Moines via Copenhagen, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,000
Flights from Bremen Airport to Des Moines via Zurich, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,500
Flights from Hannover Airport to Waterloo Municipal Airport via London Heathrow, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Hannover Airport to Waterloo Municipal Airport via Frankfurt, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 44m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,600
Flights from Hannover Airport to Waterloo Municipal Airport via Munich, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,700
Flights from Hannover Airport to Waterloo Municipal Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 28m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,500
Flights from Hannover Airport to Waterloo Municipal Airport via Copenhagen, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 33m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,000
Flights from Hannover Airport to Waterloo Municipal Airport via Zurich, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 18m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,400
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Des Moines via Amsterdam Schiphol, Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Hannover Airport to Des Moines via Amsterdam Schiphol, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
Flights from Hannover Airport to Des Moines via Copenhagen, Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,500
Flights from Bremen Airport to Des Moines via Amsterdam Schiphol, Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
Flights from Bremen Airport to Des Moines via Amsterdam Schiphol, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 23m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,500
Flights from Hannover Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,200
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Des Moines via Amsterdam Schiphol, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 42m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Bremen Airport to Des Moines via Munich, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,800
Flights from Bremen Airport to Des Moines via Amsterdam Schiphol, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 57m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,500
Flights from Hannover Airport to Fort Dodge Municipal Airport via Frankfurt, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,600
Flights from Hannover Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $800–1,500
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Des Moines via Amsterdam Schiphol, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 42m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Bremen Airport to Des Moines via Munich, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,800
Flights from Bremen Airport to Des Moines via Amsterdam Schiphol, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 57m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,500
Flights from Hannover Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $800–1,500
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Bremen Airport to Des Moines via Amsterdam Schiphol, Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
Flights from Bremen Airport to Des Moines via Amsterdam Schiphol, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 23m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,500
Flights from Hannover Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Des Moines via London Heathrow, St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 44m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,200
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $38–43
- 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
- $23–35
- 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
Bus from Des Moines to Ames
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $3–40
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Waterloo to Des Moines
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $20–40
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Estimated price
- $140–180
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