There are 9 ways to get from Little Rock to Iowa by plane, train, bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Omaha
best- Fly from Bill And Hillary Clinton National Airport (LIT) to Omaha (OMA)plane LIT - OMA
4h 38m$201–899Fly to Quad City International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Bill And Hillary Clinton National Airport (LIT) to Quad City International Airport (MLI)plane LIT - MLI
6h$88–411Train, bus via St. Louis
- Take the train from Union Station to St. Louistrain Texas Eagle
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Des Moinesbus Greyhound US0153S
17h 21m$167–345Train, bus
- Take the train from Union Station to Bloomington-Normaltrain Texas Eagle
- Take the bus from Bloomington-Normal to Des Moinesbus Greyhound US0157S
19h 9m$191–399Drive 549.2 mi
- Drive from Little Rock to Des Moinescar 549.2 mi
10h 39m$101–145Fly to Waterloo Municipal Airport
- Fly from Bill And Hillary Clinton National Airport (LIT) to Waterloo Municipal Airport (ALO)plane LIT - ALO
4h 38m$108–450Fly to Des Moines
- Fly from Bill And Hillary Clinton National Airport (LIT) to Des Moines (DSM)plane LIT - DSM
4h 43m$193–890Bus
- Take the bus from Shell gas station - Little Rock, AR to Shell gas station - Texarkana, TXbus
- Take the bus from Texarkana to Kansas Citybus
- Take the bus from Kansas City to Des Moinesbus
18h 31m$221–406Train, bus via Kansas City
- Take the train from Union Station to St. Louistrain
- Take the train from St. Louis to Kansas Citytrain
- Take the bus from Kansas City to Des Moinesbus
19h 18m$227–460
Bill And Hillary Clinton National Airport (LIT) to Omaha (OMA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Little Rock to Iowa is to drive which costs $100 - $150 and takes 10h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Little Rock to Iowa is to fly which takes 4h 38m and costs $100 - $450.
The distance between Little Rock and Iowa is 513 miles. The road distance is 552.4 miles.
The best way to get from Little Rock to Iowa without a car is to train and bus via St. Louis which takes 17h 21m and costs $160 - $350.
It takes approximately 4h 38m to get from Little Rock to Iowa, including transfers.
The best way to get from Little Rock to Iowa is to fly which takes 4h 38m and costs $200 - $900. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $220 - $410 and takes 18h 31m.
Yes, the driving distance between Little Rock to Iowa is 552 miles. It takes approximately 10h 39m to drive from Little Rock to Iowa.
There are 514+ hotels available in Iowa.
What companies run services between Little Rock, AR, USA and Iowa, USA?
American Airlines, Southwest Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Bill And Hillary Clinton National Airport (LIT) to Omaha (OMA) hourly. Alternatively, you can take a bus from River Cities to Des Moines via WalmartBaseline, Shell gas station - Little Rock, AR, Shell gas station - Texarkana, TX, Texarkana, Kansas City, and Des Moines in around 18h 31m.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Bill And Hillary Clinton National Airport to Omaha via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–850
Flights from Bill And Hillary Clinton National Airport to Omaha via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–850
Flights from Bill And Hillary Clinton National Airport to Waterloo Municipal Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–410
Flights from Bill And Hillary Clinton National Airport to Waterloo Municipal Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 41m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Bill And Hillary Clinton National Airport to Waterloo Municipal Airport via Charlotte, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 53m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Bill And Hillary Clinton National Airport to Des Moines via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–900
Flights from Bill And Hillary Clinton National Airport to Des Moines via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–850
Flights from Bill And Hillary Clinton National Airport to Quad City International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–390
Flights from Bill And Hillary Clinton National Airport to Quad City International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–460
Flights from Bill And Hillary Clinton National Airport to Quad City International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Bill And Hillary Clinton National Airport to Omaha via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–850
Flights from Bill And Hillary Clinton National Airport to Omaha via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–1,000
Flights from Bill And Hillary Clinton National Airport to Des Moines via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–850
Flights from Bill And Hillary Clinton National Airport to Des Moines via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–1,000
Flights from Bill And Hillary Clinton National Airport to Des Moines via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
Flights from Bill And Hillary Clinton National Airport to Quad City International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–390
Flights from Bill And Hillary Clinton National Airport to Quad City International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Bill And Hillary Clinton National Airport to Omaha via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–1,000
Flights from Bill And Hillary Clinton National Airport to Des Moines via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–1,000
Flights from Bill And Hillary Clinton National Airport to Quad City International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–480
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Bill And Hillary Clinton National Airport to Omaha via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–1,000
Flights from Bill And Hillary Clinton National Airport to Omaha via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 6m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–850
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Union Station to St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $90–210
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Union Station to Bloomington-Normal
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–300
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from St. Louis to Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $75–170
- 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 St Louis Bus Station to Des Moines
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–130
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Bloomington-Normal to Des Moines
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–90
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 888 358 6762
- info@tornadobus.com
- Website
- tornadobus.com
Bus from Shell gas station - Little Rock, AR to Shell gas station - Texarkana, TX
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–150
- Schedules at
- tornadobus.com
- Adults 11-59
- $45–150
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Texarkana to Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $110–160
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $110–160
Bus from Kansas City to Des Moines
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–75
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $50–75
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