There are 5 ways to get from Iowa to Scotland by plane 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 Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane DSM - EDI
11h 42m£258–920Fly from Quad City International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Quad City International Airport (MLI) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane MLI - EDI
14h 17m£187–707Fly from Waterloo Municipal Airport
- Fly from Waterloo Municipal Airport (ALO) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane ALO - EDI
12h 36m£199–722Bus 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 6mFly from Omaha
- Fly from Omaha (OMA) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane OMA - EDI
15h 14m£287–1,107
Des Moines (DSM) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Iowa to Scotland is to fly which costs £180 - £750 and takes 14h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Iowa to Scotland is to fly which takes 11h 42m and costs £250 - £950.
The distance between Iowa and Scotland is 3963 miles.
It takes approximately 11h 42m to get from Iowa to Scotland, including transfers.
Scotland is 6h ahead of Iowa. It is currently 6:06 AM in Iowa and 12:06 PM in Scotland.
There are 869+ 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) twice daily.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Des Moines to Edinburgh Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £240–900
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £180–700
Flights from Waterloo Municipal Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £180–700
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £270–1,100
Flights from Omaha to Edinburgh Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £280–1,100
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Des Moines to Edinburgh Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £260–1,000
Flights from Omaha to Edinburgh Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £300–1,200
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Waterloo Municipal Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £250–950
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £210–800
- Website
- icelandair.com
Flights from Waterloo Municipal Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 57m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £210–850
- 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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