There are 5 ways to get from Iowa to Scotland by plane or bus
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Fly from Des Moines
best- Fly from Des Moines (DSM) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane DSM - EDI
11h 46m£293–1,126Fly from Quad City International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Quad City International Airport (MLI) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane MLI - EDI
14h 54m£172–662Fly from Waterloo Municipal Airport
- Fly from Waterloo Municipal Airport (ALO) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane ALO - EDI
12h 47m£184–727Bus 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 Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane CID - EDI
16h 17mFly from Omaha
- Fly from Omaha (OMA) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane OMA - EDI
15h 26m£272–1,112
Des Moines (DSM) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Iowa to Scotland is to fly which costs £170 - £700 and takes 14h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Iowa to Scotland is to fly which takes 11h 46m and costs £290 - £1,200.
The distance between Iowa and Scotland is 3963 miles.
It takes approximately 11h 46m to get from Iowa to Scotland, including transfers.
Scotland is 6h ahead of Iowa. It is currently 5:26 PM in Iowa and 11:26 PM in Scotland.
There are 852+ hotels available in Scotland.
What companies run services between Iowa, USA and Scotland?
United Airlines and American Airlines fly from Des Moines (DSM) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) once daily.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Des Moines to Edinburgh Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 33m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £270–1,100
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £160–650
Flights from Waterloo Municipal Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £160–700
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £240–1,000
Flights from Omaha to Edinburgh Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £260–1,100
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Waterloo Municipal Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £210–900
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 49m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £300–1,300
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Des Moines to Edinburgh Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 28m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £290–1,200
Flights from Omaha to Edinburgh Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £280–1,100
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 36m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £190–750
- Website
- icelandair.com
Flights from Waterloo Municipal Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 57m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £200–750
- 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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