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 9m$620–2,623Fly from Quad City International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Quad City International Airport (MLI) to Anchorage International Airport (ANC)plane MLI - ANC
13h 56m$394–1,604Drive 3,397.8 mi
- Drive from Des Moines to Anchoragecar 3,397.8 mi
2d 14h$621–896Fly from Sioux Gateway Airport/Col. Bud Day Field
- Fly from Sioux Gateway Airport/Col. Bud Day Field (SUX) to Anchorage International Airport (ANC)plane SUX - ANC
11h 4m$403–1,627Fly from Omaha
- Fly from Omaha (OMA) to Anchorage International Airport (ANC)plane OMA - ANC
12h 2m$605–2,605Bus 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 37m
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 9m and costs $600 - $2,700.
The distance between Iowa and Anchorage is 2698 miles. The road distance is 3417.7 miles.
It takes approximately 9h 9m to get from Iowa to Anchorage, including transfers.
Anchorage is 3h behind Iowa. It is currently 7:12 AM in Iowa and 4:12 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 207+ hotels available in Anchorage.
What companies run services between Iowa, USA and Anchorage, AK, USA?
United Airlines, American Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Des Moines (DSM) to Anchorage International Airport (ANC) every 4 hours.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Des Moines to Anchorage International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,700
Flights from Des Moines to Anchorage International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,800
Flights from Sioux Gateway Airport/Col. Bud Day Field to Anchorage International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,700
Flights from Sioux Gateway Airport/Col. Bud Day Field to Anchorage International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,600
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,600
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,700
Flights from Omaha to Anchorage International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,700
Flights from Omaha to Anchorage International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,900
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,700
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 29m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,600
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Des Moines to Anchorage International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 49m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,800
Flights from Des Moines to Anchorage International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–3,200
Flights from Des Moines to Anchorage International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–3,200
Flights from Sioux Gateway Airport/Col. Bud Day Field to Anchorage International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,700
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 6m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,900
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,600
Flights from Omaha to Anchorage International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,900
Flights from Omaha to Anchorage International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–3,100
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–1,900
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 39m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,600
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–1,900
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Des Moines to Anchorage International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,600
Flights from Des Moines to Anchorage International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 54m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–3,100
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
Flights from Omaha to Anchorage International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 44m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,700
Flights from Omaha to Anchorage International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,600
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 39m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,500
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 26m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Des Moines to Anchorage International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–3,100
Flights from Omaha to Anchorage International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,700
Flights from Omaha to Anchorage International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–3,000
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Omaha to Anchorage International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 44m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,600
- 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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