There are 7 ways to get from Iowa to Fort Collins by plane, bus, bus (Greyhound), or car
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, bus
best- Fly from Des Moines (DSM) to Denver (DEN)plane DSM - DEN
- Take the bus from Denver International Airport Pickups to CSU Transit Centerbus
4h 19m$205–959Drive 649.7 mi
cheapest- Drive from Des Moines to Fort Collinscar 649.7 mi
10h 55m$119–172Bus via Omaha
- Take the bus from Des Moines to Omaha, NEbus
- Take the bus from Omaha, NE to Denverbus
- Take the bus from Union Station Gate B4 to Fort Collins Downtown Transit Centerbus
16h 5m$181–249Fly from Sioux Gateway Airport/Col. Bud Day Field, bus
- Fly from Sioux Gateway Airport/Col. Bud Day Field (SUX) to Denver (DEN)plane SUX - DEN
- Take the bus from Denver International Airport Pickups to CSU Transit Centerbus
4h 10m$128–523Fly from Omaha, bus
- Fly from Omaha (OMA) to Denver (DEN)plane OMA - DEN
- Take the bus from Denver International Airport Pickups to CSU Transit Centerbus
6h 31m$150–791Fly from Quad City International Airport, bus
- Fly from Quad City International Airport (MLI) to Denver (DEN)plane MLI - DEN
- Take the bus from Denver International Airport Pickups to CSU Transit Centerbus
7h 4m$134–590Bus
- Take the bus from Des Moines to Denver Union Stationbus Greyhound US0123
- Take the bus from Union Station Gate B4 to Fort Collins Downtown Transit Centerbus North / ...
16h 20m$129–234
Des Moines (DSM) to Denver (DEN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Iowa to Fort Collins is to drive which costs $110 - $180 and takes 10h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Iowa to Fort Collins is to fly and bus which takes 4h 10m and costs $120 - $550.
The distance between Iowa and Fort Collins is 670 miles. The road distance is 653.5 miles.
The best way to get from Iowa to Fort Collins without a car is to bus via Omaha which takes 16h 5m and costs $180 - $250.
It takes approximately 4h 19m to get from Iowa to Fort Collins, including transfers.
Fort Collins is 1h behind Iowa. It is currently 8:09 AM in Iowa and 7:09 AM in Fort Collins.
Yes, the driving distance between Iowa to Fort Collins is 653 miles. It takes approximately 10h 55m to drive from Iowa to Fort Collins.
There are 270+ hotels available in Fort Collins.
What companies run services between Iowa, USA and Fort Collins, CO, USA?
You can take a vehicle from Des Moines to Fort Collins Downtown Transit Center via Des Moines, Omaha, NE, Denver, and Union Station Gate B4 in around 16h 5m.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Des Moines to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–900
Flights from Sioux Gateway Airport/Col. Bud Day Field to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–460
Flights from Omaha to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–750
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Denver via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Des Moines to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–900
Flights from Des Moines to Denver via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,200
Flights from Omaha to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–750
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Des Moines to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–900
Flights from Omaha to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–750
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Des Moines to Denver via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–1,100
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Denver via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
- Phone
- (970) 226-5533
- Website
- groometransportation.com
Bus from Denver International Airport Pickups to CSU Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $37–38
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/denver-airport/
- Schedules at
- https://groometransportation.com/denver-airport/
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Des Moines to Omaha, NE
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–45
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Des Moines to Denver Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–210
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1-877-779-2999
- tony@expressarrow.com
- Website
- expressarrow.com
Bus from Omaha, NE to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $140–180
- Website
- https://expressarrow.com
- Phone
- +1 800-900-3011
- Website
- ridebustang.com
Bus from Union Station Gate B4 to Fort Collins Downtown Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Website
- https://ridebustang.com
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