There are 6 ways to get from Iowa to Anchorage by plane, car, 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 from Des Moines
best- Fly from Des Moines (DSM) to Anchorage International Airport (ANC)plane DSM - ANC
9h 18m$820–3,323Fly from Sioux Gateway Airport/Col. Bud Day Field
cheapest- Fly from Sioux Gateway Airport/Col. Bud Day Field (SUX) to Anchorage International Airport (ANC)plane SUX - ANC
9h 17m$573–2,327Drive 3,397.8 mi
- Drive from Des Moines to Anchoragecar 3,397.8 mi
2d 14h$621–896Fly from Omaha
- Fly from Omaha (OMA) to Anchorage International Airport (ANC)plane OMA - ANC
11h 31m$805–3,305Bus to The Eastern Iowa Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Court St Transportation Center to GTC Bay 9bus
- Fly from The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID) to Anchorage International Airport (ANC)plane CID - ANC
12h 46mFly from Quad City International Airport
- Fly from Quad City International Airport (MLI) to Anchorage International Airport (ANC)plane MLI - ANC
11h 45m$604–2,404
Des Moines (DSM) to Anchorage International Airport (ANC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Iowa to Anchorage is to drive which costs $600 - $900 and takes 2 days 14h.
The fastest way to get from Iowa to Anchorage is to fly which takes 9h 17m and costs $550 - $2,400.
The distance between Iowa and Anchorage is 2698 miles. The road distance is 3417.6 miles.
It takes approximately 9h 18m to get from Iowa to Anchorage, including transfers.
Anchorage is 3h behind Iowa. It is currently 1:32 PM in Iowa and 10:32 AM in Anchorage.
Yes, the driving distance between Iowa to Anchorage is 3418 miles. It takes approximately 2 days 14h to drive from Iowa to Anchorage.
There are 232+ hotels available in Anchorage.
What companies run services between Iowa, USA and Anchorage, AK, USA?
United Airlines, Delta, and three other airlines fly from Des Moines (DSM) to Anchorage International Airport (ANC) every 3 hours.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Des Moines to Anchorage International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–3,500
Flights from Des Moines to Anchorage International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–3,700
Flights from Sioux Gateway Airport/Col. Bud Day Field to Anchorage International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 32m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,300
Flights from Sioux Gateway Airport/Col. Bud Day Field to Anchorage International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,600
Flights from Omaha to Anchorage International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–3,400
Flights from Omaha to Anchorage International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–3,700
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–3,700
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–3,600
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,500
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,400
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Des Moines to Anchorage International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 44m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,700
Flights from Des Moines to Anchorage International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–4,200
Flights from Omaha to Anchorage International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–3,300
Flights from Omaha to Anchorage International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 32m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,700
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 59m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,600
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,400
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Des Moines to Anchorage International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–3,300
Flights from Des Moines to Anchorage International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–4,000
Flights from Omaha to Anchorage International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–3,300
Flights from Omaha to Anchorage International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,500
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–3,400
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–3,000
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Des Moines to Anchorage International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–3,700
Flights from Omaha to Anchorage International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 37m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,300
Flights from Omaha to Anchorage International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–3,700
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–3,600
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,300
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,300
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,800
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,400
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Des Moines to Anchorage International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,500
Flights from Des Moines to Anchorage International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–4,000
Flights from Omaha to Anchorage International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,400
Flights from Omaha to Anchorage International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,900
- Phone
- +1-319-362-0375
- Website
- 380express.com
Bus from Court St Transportation Center to GTC Bay 9
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.380express.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.380express.com/schedule/
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