There are 8 ways to get from India to Ames by plane, shuttle, taxi, or bus
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Fly Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport to Des Moines, shuttle
best- Fly from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport (AMD) to Des Moines (DSM)AMD - DSM
- Take a shuttle bus from Des Moines International Airport, IA to Ames, IA - Iowa State University
26h 11m$1,084–3,594Fly Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport to Fort Dodge Municipal Airport, taxi
cheapest- Fly from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport (AMD) to Fort Dodge Municipal Airport (FOD)AMD - FOD
- Take the taxi from Fort Dodge Municipal Airport (FOD) to Ames
28h 14m$544–1,384Fly Indira Gandhi International Airport to Des Moines, shuttle
- Fly from Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL) to Des Moines (DSM)DEL - DSM
- Take a shuttle bus from Des Moines International Airport, IA to Ames, IA - Iowa State University
25h 48m$830–2,291Fly Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport to Des Moines, shuttle
- Fly from Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (BOM) to Des Moines (DSM)BOM - DSM
- Take a shuttle bus from Des Moines International Airport, IA to Ames, IA - Iowa State University
27h 12m$1,281–2,291Fly Indira Gandhi International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport, bus
- Fly from Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL) to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP)DEL - MSP
- Take the bus from MSP Airport to Ames
28h 38m$620–1,496Fly Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport, bus
- Fly from Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (BOM) to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP)BOM - MSP
- Take the bus from MSP Airport to Ames
29h 11m$871–1,696Fly Surat to Des Moines, shuttle
- Fly from Surat (STV) to Des Moines (DSM)STV - DSM
- Take a shuttle bus from Des Moines International Airport, IA to Ames, IA - Iowa State University
28h 24m$1,083–2,994Fly Indira Gandhi International Airport to Omaha, bus
- Fly from Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL) to Omaha (OMA)DEL - OMA
- Take the bus from Omaha, NE to Des Moines
- Take the bus from Des Moines to Ames
29h 39m$683–1,988
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport (AMD) to Des Moines (DSM) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from India to Ames is to fly and bus which costs $600 - $1,500 and takes 28h 38m.
The fastest way to get from India to Ames is to fly and shuttle which takes 25h 48m and costs $800 - $2,300.
The distance between India and Ames is 7980 miles.
It takes approximately 26h 11m to get from India to Ames, including transfers.
Ames is 11h 30m behind India. It is currently 7:00 PM in India and 7:30 AM in Ames.
There are 42+ hotels available in Ames.
What companies run services between India and Ames, IA, USA?
There is no direct connection from India to Ames. However, you can take the taxi to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport (AMD) 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 subway to IGI Airport, walk to Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL) 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 Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport to Des Moines via Doha, Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 25m
- When
- Wednesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,600
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Des Moines via Amsterdam Schiphol, Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 51m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,800
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Des Moines via Frankfurt, Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 36m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–1,900
Flights from Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport to Des Moines via Amsterdam Schiphol, Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 46m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,100
Flights from Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport to Des Moines via Copenhagen, Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 32m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,100
Flights from Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport to Des Moines via Frankfurt, Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 16m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–2,100
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 29m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,700
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
Flights from Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
Flights from Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Omaha via Amsterdam Schiphol, Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Omaha via Frankfurt, Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $950–1,800
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport to Des Moines via Doha, Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 25m
- When
- Wednesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,600
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Des Moines via Amsterdam Schiphol, Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 51m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,800
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Des Moines via Frankfurt, Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 36m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–1,900
Flights from Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport to Des Moines via Amsterdam Schiphol, Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 46m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,100
Flights from Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport to Des Moines via Copenhagen, Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 32m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,100
Flights from Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport to Des Moines via Frankfurt, Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 16m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–2,100
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
Flights from Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
Flights from Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Omaha via Amsterdam Schiphol, Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Omaha via Frankfurt, Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $950–1,800
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport to Des Moines via Dubai, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,800
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Des Moines via Amsterdam Schiphol, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,800
Flights from Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport to Des Moines via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 7m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,100
Flights from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport to Fort Dodge Municipal Airport via Abu Dhabi, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,200
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Omaha via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,000
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Omaha via Vancouver, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 42m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,900
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport to Des Moines via Dubai, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,800
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Des Moines via Munich, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Des Moines via Amsterdam Schiphol, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,800
Flights from Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport to Des Moines via Frankfurt, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–3,100
Flights from Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport to Des Moines via Munich, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–3,100
Flights from Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport to Des Moines via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 7m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,100
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Omaha via Frankfurt, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 28m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,800
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Omaha via Munich, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 8m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Omaha via Vancouver, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 42m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,900
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport to Des Moines via Doha, Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 25m
- When
- Wednesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,600
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Des Moines via Frankfurt, Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 36m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–1,900
Flights from Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport to Des Moines via Frankfurt, Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 16m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–2,100
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
Flights from Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
Flights from Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Omaha via Amsterdam Schiphol, Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Omaha via Frankfurt, Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $950–1,800
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport to Des Moines via Dubai, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,800
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Des Moines via Frankfurt, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 52m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,900
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Des Moines via Munich, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Des Moines via Amsterdam Schiphol, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,800
Flights from Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport to Des Moines via Munich, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–3,100
Flights from Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport to Des Moines via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 7m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,100
Flights from Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $850–1,600
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Omaha via Frankfurt, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 28m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,800
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Omaha via Munich, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 8m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
- Website
- virginatlantic.com
Flights from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport to Des Moines via Doha, Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 25m
- When
- Wednesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,600
Flights from Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport to Des Moines via Copenhagen, Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 32m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,100
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Omaha via Frankfurt, Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $950–1,800
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport to Des Moines via Doha, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,400
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Des Moines via Warsaw Chopin, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,700
Flights from Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport to Des Moines via Warsaw Chopin, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–3,000
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Omaha via Warsaw Chopin, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 6m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,500
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Des Moines via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,100
Flights from Surat to Des Moines via Indira Gandhi International Airport, Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 23m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,800
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Des Moines via Warsaw Chopin, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,700
Flights from Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport to Des Moines via Warsaw Chopin, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–3,000
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Omaha via Warsaw Chopin, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 6m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,500
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
- 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
- $3–45
- 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 Omaha, NE to Des Moines
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $28–40
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Estimated price
- $140–180
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