There are 9 ways to get from Iowa to New Brunswick by plane, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), bus, train, 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 to Newark Liberty International Airport
best- Fly from Des Moines (DSM) to Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)plane DSM - EWR
3h 41m$160–651Bus via Indianapolis
- Take the bus from Des Moines to Indianapolis Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Indianapolis to New York Midtownbus
- Take the bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to Albany St & Spring Stbus
28h 42m$199–375Bus, train via Chicago
- Take the bus from Des Moines to Bloomington-Normalbus
- Take the train from Bloomington-Normal to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Take the train from New York Penn Station to New Brunswicktrain Nec
32h 5m$361–802Drive 1,084.2 mi
- Drive from Des Moines to New Brunswickcar 1,084.2 mi
18h 25m$198–286Fly to Laguardia Airport, train
- Fly from Des Moines (DSM) to Laguardia Airport (LGA)plane DSM - LGA
- Take the train from New York Penn Station to New Brunswicktrain
5h$183–844Fly to Philadelphia International Airport, train
- Fly from Des Moines (DSM) to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)plane DSM - PHL
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Trentontrain
- Take the train from Trenton Transit Center to New Brunswicktrain
4h 45m$227–1,010Bus
- Take the bus from Des Moines to Chicago Bus Stationbus Greyhound US0123S / ...
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Newark Penn Stationbus FlixBus N2640 / ...
28h 46m$186–344Bus, train
- Take the bus from Des Moines to Indianapolis Union Stationbus
- Take the train from Indianapolis to Trentontrain
- Take the train from Trenton Transit Center to New Brunswicktrain Nec
32h 43m$341–726Bus, train #2
- Take the bus from Des Moines to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Trentontrain
- Take the train from Trenton Transit Center to New Brunswicktrain Nec
35h 37m$371–836
Des Moines (DSM) to Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Iowa to New Brunswick is to bus which costs $180 - $350 and takes 28h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Iowa to New Brunswick is to fly which takes 3h 41m and costs $160 - $650.
The distance between Iowa and New Brunswick is 1048 miles. The road distance is 1090.5 miles.
The best way to get from Iowa to New Brunswick without a car is to bus via Indianapolis which takes 28h 42m and costs $190 - $380.
It takes approximately 3h 41m to get from Iowa to New Brunswick, including transfers.
The best way to get from Iowa to New Brunswick is to fly which takes 3h 41m and costs $160 - $650. Alternatively, you can bus via Indianapolis, which costs $190 - $380 and takes 28h 42m.
New Brunswick is 1h ahead of Iowa. It is currently 11:00 AM in Iowa and 12:00 PM in New Brunswick.
Yes, the driving distance between Iowa to New Brunswick is 1091 miles. It takes approximately 18h 25m to drive from Iowa to New Brunswick.
There are 261+ hotels available in New Brunswick.
What companies run services between Iowa, USA and New Brunswick, NJ, USA?
Allegiant Air, Delta, and United Airlines fly from Des Moines (DSM) to Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) every 2 hours. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Des Moines to Albany St & Spring St via Des Moines, Indianapolis, Illinois St (Greyhound Bus Station), Indianapolis, New York Midtown, and Port Authority Bus Terminal in around 28h 42m.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Des Moines to Newark Liberty International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Des Moines to Newark Liberty International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Des Moines to Newark Liberty International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Des Moines to Laguardia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from Des Moines to Laguardia Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from Des Moines to Laguardia Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–900
Flights from Des Moines to Philadelphia International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–950
Flights from Des Moines to Philadelphia International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,100
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Des Moines to Laguardia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from Des Moines to Laguardia Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from Des Moines to Philadelphia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–950
Flights from Des Moines to Philadelphia International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–950
Flights from Des Moines to Philadelphia International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Des Moines to Laguardia Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from Des Moines to Philadelphia International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–950
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Des Moines to Newark Liberty International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Des Moines to Laguardia Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from Des Moines to Philadelphia International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 9m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $190–950
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from Des Moines to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Des Moines to Philadelphia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–950
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Bloomington-Normal to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–80
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $270–600
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from 30th Street Station to Trenton
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9–20
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Trenton Transit Center to New Brunswick
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $7–16
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Indianapolis to Trenton
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 12m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $250–550
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Trenton
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 32m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $300–700
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 973-275-5555
- Website
- njtransit.com
Train from New York Penn Station to New Brunswick
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–17
- Website
- https://www.njtransit.com
- Website
- https://njtworldcup.com/
- Adult
- $2–17
Train from Trenton Transit Center to New Brunswick
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–15
- Website
- https://www.njtransit.com
- Website
- https://njtworldcup.com/
- Adult
- $2–15
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Des Moines to Indianapolis Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–150
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Des Moines to Bloomington-Normal
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–95
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Des Moines to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $55–110
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Indianapolis to New York Midtown
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $100–180
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Newark Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $120–210
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 (866) 912 - 6224
- questions@coachusa.com
- Website
- coachusa.com
Bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to Albany St & Spring St
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $15–35
- Schedules at
- coachusa.com
- Adult
- $15–35
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