There are 8 ways to get from Iowa to Stamford by plane, train, bus, or car
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Fly Des Moines to Laguardia Airport, train
best- Fly from Des Moines (DSM) to Laguardia Airport (LGA)plane DSM - LGA
- Take the train from 125th Street - Harlem to Stamfordtrain
4h 27m$170–795Fly Des Moines to Newark Liberty International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Des Moines (DSM) to Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)plane DSM - EWR
- Take the train from Newark Liberty International Airport to Stamford Amtrak Stationtrain
5h 21m$134–831Bus, train
- Take the bus from Des Moines to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to New York Midtownbus
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Stamford Amtrak Stationtrain
30h 46m$182–350Bus, train via Chicago
- Take the bus from Des Moines to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Stamford Amtrak Stationtrain
30h 57m$302–690Drive 1,134.4 mi
- Drive from Des Moines to Stamfordcar 1,134.4 mi
18h 57m$207–299Fly Des Moines to Westchester County Airport
- Fly from Des Moines (DSM) to Westchester County Airport (HPN)plane DSM - HPN
7h 9m$202–978Fly Omaha to Laguardia Airport, train
- Fly from Omaha (OMA) to Laguardia Airport (LGA)plane OMA - LGA
- Take the train from 125th Street - Harlem to Stamfordtrain
7h 9m$165–777Bus, train via Saint Paul
- Take the bus from Des Moines to St. Paulbus
- Take the train from St. Paul-Minneapolis to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Croton-Harmon Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the train from Croton-Harmon to 125th Street - Harlemtrain
- Take the train from 125th Street - Harlem to Stamfordtrain
35h 48m$372–934
Des Moines (DSM) to Laguardia Airport (LGA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Iowa to Stamford is to bus and train which costs $180 - $350 and takes 30h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Iowa to Stamford is to fly and train which takes 4h 27m and costs $170 - $800.
The distance between Iowa and Stamford is 1077 miles. The road distance is 1141 miles.
The best way to get from Iowa to Stamford without a car is to bus and train which takes 30h 46m and costs $180 - $350.
It takes approximately 4h 27m to get from Iowa to Stamford, including transfers.
Stamford is 1h ahead of Iowa. It is currently 8:40 AM in Iowa and 9:40 AM in Stamford.
Yes, the driving distance between Iowa to Stamford is 1141 miles. It takes approximately 18h 57m to drive from Iowa to Stamford.
There are 184+ hotels available in Stamford.
What companies run services between Iowa, USA and Stamford, CT, USA?
Delta and American Airlines fly from Des Moines (DSM) to Westchester County Airport (HPN) every 2 hours.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Des Moines to Laguardia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Des Moines to Laguardia Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–800
Flights from Des Moines to Laguardia Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Des Moines to Newark Liberty International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Des Moines to Westchester County Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–950
Flights from Des Moines to Westchester County Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–950
Flights from Des Moines to Westchester County Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,100
Flights from Omaha to Laguardia Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–750
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Des Moines to Laguardia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Des Moines to Laguardia Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Des Moines to Laguardia Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from Des Moines to Newark Liberty International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Des Moines to Newark Liberty International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Des Moines to Westchester County Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–950
Flights from Des Moines to Westchester County Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,200
Flights from Des Moines to Westchester County Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–1,000
Flights from Omaha to Laguardia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Omaha to Laguardia Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Omaha to Laguardia Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–800
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Des Moines to Laguardia Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Des Moines to Newark Liberty International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Omaha to Laguardia Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–750
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Des Moines to Laguardia Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Omaha to Laguardia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Omaha to Laguardia Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–800
Flights from Omaha to Laguardia Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Omaha to Laguardia Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–850
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from Des Moines to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
- Phone
- +1 877.690.5114
- Website
- mta.info
Train from 125th Street - Harlem to Stamford
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $10–17
- Website
- https://www.mta.info/agency/metro-north-railroad
- Schedules at
- https://www.mta.info/schedules
- Off-Peak
- $10–12
- Peak
- $14–17
Train from Croton-Harmon to 125th Street - Harlem
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $10–17
- Website
- https://www.mta.info/agency/metro-north-railroad
- Schedules at
- https://www.mta.info/schedules
- Off-Peak
- $10–12
- Peak
- $14–17
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Northeast Regional
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Stamford Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $5–200
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $5–200
- Business Class
- $45–230
Train from Newark Liberty International Airport to Stamford Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–210
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $6–210
- Business Class
- $50–240
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Stamford Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–550
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $8–440
- First Class
- $100–550
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Stamford Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $8–20
- 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
- $230–550
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from St. Paul-Minneapolis to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 24m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $100–230
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Croton-Harmon Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $220–550
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Des Moines to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–110
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to New York Midtown
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–210
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Des Moines to St. Paul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–110
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
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