There are 5 ways to get from Iowa to Brooks by plane, shuttle, bus, train, car, or taxi
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, J&L Shuttle Service
best- Fly from Des Moines (DSM) to Calgary International Airport (YYC)DSM - YYC
- Take a shuttle bus from Calgary, AB to Brooks
10h 37m$288–1,078Fly from Sioux Gateway Airport/Col. Bud Day Field, J&L Shuttle Service
cheapest- Fly from Sioux Gateway Airport/Col. Bud Day Field (SUX) to Calgary International Airport (YYC)SUX - YYC
- Take a shuttle bus from Calgary, AB to Brooks
15h 22m$213–734Bus, train, drive, taxi
- Take the bus from Des Moines to St. Paul
- Take the train from St. Paul-Minneapolis to Shelby Amtrak Station
- Take the bus from Shelby Transit Center to Port of Sweet Grass
- Drive from Port of Sweet Grass to Lethbridge
- Take the bus from Lethbridge to Calgary
- Take the bus from Calgary to Bassano
- Take the taxi from Bassano to Brooks
36h 16m$443–859Drive 2,110.7 km
- Drive from Des Moines to Brooks2,110.7 km
22h 39m$411–593Fly from The Eastern Iowa Airport, J&L Shuttle Service
- Fly from The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID) to Calgary International Airport (YYC)CID - YYC
- Take a shuttle bus from Calgary, AB to Brooks
13h 5m$214–755
Des Moines (DSM) to Calgary International Airport (YYC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Iowa to Brooks is to fly and J&L Shuttle Service which costs $210 - $800 and takes 13h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Iowa to Brooks is to fly and J&L Shuttle Service which takes 10h 37m and costs $280 - $1,100.
The distance between Iowa and Brooks is 2105 km. The road distance is 2110.7 km.
It takes approximately 10h 37m to get from Iowa to Brooks, including transfers.
Brooks is 1h behind Iowa. It is currently 1:30 AM in Iowa and 12:30 AM in Brooks.
Yes, the driving distance between Iowa to Brooks is 2111 km. It takes approximately 22h 39m to drive from Iowa to Brooks.
There are nine+ hotels available in Brooks.
What companies run services between Iowa, USA and Brooks, AB, Canada?
There is no direct connection from Iowa to Brooks. However, you can take the taxi to Des-Moines-Airport-DSM airport, fly to Calgary International Airport (YYC), walk to Calgary Airport, take the bus to Calgary, AB - Marriott Downtown Hotel, walk to WB 1 Street SW Station, take the line 202 vehicle to WB Sunalta CTrain Station, walk to Calgary, AB, then take the shuttle to Brooks. Alternatively, you can take the taxi to Des Moines, take the bus to St. Paul, walk to St. Paul-Minneapolis, take the train to Shelby Amtrak Station, walk to Shelby Transit Center, take the bus to Port of Sweet Grass, drive to Lethbridge, take the bus to Calgary, take the bus to Bassano, then take the taxi to Brooks.
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Des Moines to Calgary International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–1,900
Flights from Des Moines to Calgary International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 56m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–2,100
Flights from Sioux Gateway Airport/Col. Bud Day Field to Calgary International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,200
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Calgary International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Des Moines to Calgary International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,100
Flights from Sioux Gateway Airport/Col. Bud Day Field to Calgary International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Calgary International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Des Moines to Calgary International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 11m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Des Moines to Calgary International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Calgary International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Calgary International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 46m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Des Moines to Calgary International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 41m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–950
Flights from Des Moines to Calgary International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 56m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–2,100
Flights from Sioux Gateway Airport/Col. Bud Day Field to Calgary International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,200
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Calgary International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from St. Paul-Minneapolis to Shelby Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $230–350
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- 403-528-8851
- bookings@jandlshuttle.com
- Website
- jandlshuttle.com
Shuttle from Calgary, AB to Brooks
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $60
- Schedules at
- jandlshuttle.com
- Adult (8+)
- $60
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Des Moines to St. Paul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–150
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Phone
- +1 406-470-0727
- tctransit@gmail.com
- Website
- northern.rural-transit.com
Bus from Shelby Transit Center to Port of Sweet Grass
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- northern.rural-transit.com
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Lethbridge to Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $24–55
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Calgary to Bassano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $17–120
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Adult
- $17–120
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Estimated price
- $110–140
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