There are 6 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 29m$160–745Fly 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$144–881Bus, 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
29h 46m$149–910Bus, 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
29h 57m$164–1,060Drive 1,134.4 mi
- Drive from Des Moines to Stamfordcar 1,134.4 mi
18h 57m$207–299Fly 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$155–777
Des Moines (DSM) to Laguardia Airport (LGA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Iowa to Stamford is to drive which costs $200 - $300 and takes 18h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Iowa to Stamford is to fly and train which takes 4h 29m and costs $160 - $750.
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 29h 46m and costs $140 - $950.
It takes approximately 4h 29m to get from Iowa to Stamford, including transfers.
Stamford is 1h ahead of Iowa. It is currently 11:08 AM in Iowa and 12:08 PM 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 156+ hotels available in Stamford.
What companies run services between Iowa, USA and Stamford, CT, USA?
There is no direct connection from Iowa to Stamford. However, you can take the taxi to Des-Moines-Airport-DSM airport, fly to Laguardia Airport (LGA), walk to Laguardia Airport/Terminal B, take the bus to E 125 St/Lexington Av, walk to 125th Street - Harlem, then take the train to Stamford. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Des Moines to Stamford Amtrak Station via Des Moines, Chicago Bus Station, New York Midtown, and Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station in around 29h 46m.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Des Moines to Laguardia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Des Moines to Laguardia Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Des Moines to Laguardia Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Des Moines to Newark Liberty International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Omaha to Laguardia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Omaha to Laguardia Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Omaha to Laguardia Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–800
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Des Moines to Laguardia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Des Moines to Laguardia Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Des Moines to Laguardia Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Des Moines to Newark Liberty International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Omaha to Laguardia Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 19m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–750
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Des Moines to Laguardia Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Des Moines to Newark Liberty International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Omaha to Laguardia Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–750
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Des Moines to Laguardia Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Des Moines to Laguardia Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Omaha to Laguardia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Omaha to Laguardia Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Omaha to Laguardia Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Omaha to Laguardia Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from Des Moines to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–650
- 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
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
- $10–260
- 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
- $110–400
- 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
- 7h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–100
- 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
- $95–250
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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