There are 8 ways to get from Italy to Iowa by train, plane, or bus
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Train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Des Moines
best- Take the train from Milano Cadorna to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Des Moines (DSM)plane MXP - DSM
16h 1m$572–2,327Train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Quad City International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Milano Cadorna to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Quad City International Airport (MLI)plane MXP - MLI
17h$257–1,108Fly Fiumicino International Airport to Quad City International Airport
- Fly from Fiumicino International Airport (FCO) to Quad City International Airport (MLI)plane FCO - MLI
18h 4m$287–1,110Train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to The Eastern Iowa Airport, bus
- Take the train from Milano Cadorna to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID)plane MXP - CID
- Take the bus from GTC Bay 9 to Court St Transportation Centerbus
19h 2mFly Fiumicino International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport, bus
- Fly from Fiumicino International Airport (FCO) to The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID)plane FCO - CID
- Take the bus from GTC Bay 9 to Court St Transportation Centerbus
17h 58mTrain to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Waterloo Municipal Airport
- Take the train from Milano Cadorna to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Waterloo Municipal Airport (ALO)plane MXP - ALO
17h 38m$282–1,127Train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Milano Cadorna to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane MXP - ORD
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Davenportbus
18h 51m$357–921Fly Fiumicino International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, bus
- Fly from Fiumicino International Airport (FCO) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane FCO - ORD
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Davenportbus
19h 10m$327–723
Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Des Moines (DSM) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Italy to Iowa is to fly and bus which costs $320 - $750 and takes 19h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Italy to Iowa is to train and fly which takes 16h 1m and costs $550 - $2,400.
The distance between Italy and Iowa is 4817 miles.
It takes approximately 16h 1m to get from Italy to Iowa, including transfers.
Iowa is 7h behind Italy. It is currently 6:36 PM in Italy and 11:36 AM in Iowa.
There are 217+ hotels available in Iowa.
What companies run services between Italy and Iowa, USA?
American Airlines, Delta, and three other airlines fly from Fiumicino International Airport (FCO) to Quad City International Airport (MLI) 5 times a day.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Quad City International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 1m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Quad City International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,400
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Quad City International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 43m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 53m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 33m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 49m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Waterloo Municipal Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 29m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Waterloo Municipal Airport via Frankfurt, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,300
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Waterloo Municipal Airport via Dublin, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 8m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Waterloo Municipal Airport via Munich, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,300
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Waterloo Municipal Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 19m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Waterloo Municipal Airport via Zurich, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 29m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Des Moines via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 4m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,300
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Quad City International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 46m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Quad City International Airport via Zurich, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Quad City International Airport via Frankfurt, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,300
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Quad City International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Quad City International Airport via Munich, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,400
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 23m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Frankfurt, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,400
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 19m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Des Moines via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 4m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,300
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Quad City International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 46m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Quad City International Airport via Munich, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,300
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Quad City International Airport via Frankfurt, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,300
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Quad City International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Quad City International Airport via Munich, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,400
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 23m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Munich, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,300
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Frankfurt, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Des Moines via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,600
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Des Moines via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,300
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Quad City International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Quad City International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 52m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 37m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 56m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 16m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 18m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Des Moines via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 4m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,300
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 23m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Munich, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 14m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Frankfurt, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,400
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 19m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Des Moines via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,600
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Des Moines via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,300
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Quad City International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Quad City International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 37m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 56m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 18m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–750
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,100
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Milano Cadorna to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +1-319-362-0375
- Website
- 380express.com
Bus from GTC Bay 9 to Court St Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.380express.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.380express.com/schedule/
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Davenport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
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