There are 4 ways to get from Leipzig to Iowa State University by plane, shuttle, taxi, train, or bus
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Fly Leipzig-Halle Airport to Des Moines, shuttle
best- Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Des Moines (DSM)LEJ - DSM
- Take a shuttle bus from Des Moines International Airport, IA to Ames, IA - Iowa State University
18h 29m$1,088–2,202Fly Leipzig-Halle Airport to Mason City, bus
cheapest- Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Mason City (MCW)LEJ - MCW
- Take the bus from Mason City to Ames
19h 36m$426–1,572Fly Leipzig-Halle Airport to Fort Dodge Municipal Airport, taxi
- Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Fort Dodge Municipal Airport (FOD)LEJ - FOD
- Take the taxi from Fort Dodge Municipal Airport (FOD) to Iowa State University
18h 40m$558–1,682Train to Dresden Airport, fly to Des Moines, shuttle
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Des Moines (DSM)DRS - DSM
- Take a shuttle bus from Des Moines International Airport, IA to Ames, IA - Iowa State University
20h 13m$1,209–2,543
Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Des Moines (DSM) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Leipzig to Iowa State University is to fly and bus which costs $420 - $1,600 and takes 19h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Leipzig to Iowa State University is to fly and shuttle which takes 18h 29m and costs $1,000 - $2,200.
The distance between Leipzig and Iowa State University is 4710 miles.
It takes approximately 18h 29m to get from Leipzig to Iowa State University, including transfers.
Iowa State University is 7h behind Leipzig. It is currently 6:29 AM in Leipzig and 11:29 PM in Iowa State University.
There are 44+ hotels available in Iowa State University.
What companies run services between Leipzig, Germany and Iowa State University, IA, USA?
There is no direct connection from Leipzig to Iowa State University. However, you can take the train to Leipzig/Halle Flughafen, walk to Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) airport, fly to Des Moines (DSM), walk to Des Moines International Airport, IA, take the shuttle to Ames, IA - Iowa State University, then walk to Iowa State University. Alternatively, you can take the train to Leipzig/Halle Flughafen, walk to Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) airport, fly to Fort Dodge Municipal Airport (FOD), then take the taxi to Iowa State University.
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- Website
- united.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Des Moines via Frankfurt, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–3,400
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Fort Dodge Municipal Airport via Frankfurt, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,800
Flights from Dresden Airport to Des Moines via Munich, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 13m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,900
Flights from Dresden Airport to Des Moines via Frankfurt, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–3,800
Flights from Dresden Airport to Des Moines via Zurich, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,100
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Mason City via Frankfurt, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,800
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Des Moines via Frankfurt, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–3,400
Flights from Dresden Airport to Des Moines via Munich, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 13m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,900
Flights from Dresden Airport to Des Moines via Frankfurt, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–3,300
Flights from Dresden Airport to Des Moines via Zurich, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,100
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Des Moines via Frankfurt, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 49m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,000
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Des Moines via Frankfurt, Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 33m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,000
Flights from Dresden Airport to Des Moines via Frankfurt, Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 3m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–2,300
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Des Moines via Frankfurt, St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,500
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $22–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +1 320.253.2226
- Website
- executiveexpress.biz
Shuttle from Des Moines International Airport, IA to Ames, IA - Iowa State University
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $80–190
- Website
- https://www.executiveexpress.biz
- Schedules at
- https://www.executiveexpress.biz/coverage-areas/
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Mason City to Ames
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $8–60
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Estimated price
- $140–170
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