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 45m£303–1,126Fly from Quad City International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Quad City International Airport (MLI) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane MLI - EDI
14h 49m£162–662Fly from Waterloo Municipal Airport
- Fly from Waterloo Municipal Airport (ALO) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane ALO - EDI
12h£184–677Bus 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 38mFly from Omaha
- Fly from Omaha (OMA) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane OMA - EDI
15h 28m£282–1,112
Des Moines (DSM) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Iowa to Scotland is to fly which costs £160 - £700 and takes 14h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Iowa to Scotland is to fly which takes 11h 45m and costs £300 - £1,200.
The distance between Iowa and Scotland is 3963 miles.
It takes approximately 11h 45m to get from Iowa to Scotland, including transfers.
Scotland is 5h ahead of Iowa. It is currently 1:45 PM in Iowa and 6:45 PM in Scotland.
There are 1384+ 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) 3 times a day.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Des Moines to Edinburgh Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £280–1,100
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £150–650
Flights from Waterloo Municipal Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £160–650
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £230–900
Flights from Omaha to Edinburgh Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £270–1,100
- 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
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- £290–1,200
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £180–750
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £270–1,100
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Waterloo Municipal Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £200–900
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £290–1,300
- Website
- icelandair.com
Flights from Waterloo Municipal Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- 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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