There are 8 ways to get from Melbourne to Iowa by plane or bus
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Fly to Omaha
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Omaha (OMA)plane MEL - OMA
22h 58m$745–2,450Fly to The Eastern Iowa Airport
cheapest- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID)plane MEL - CID
25h 23m$570–1,920Fly to Des Moines
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Des Moines (DSM)plane MEL - DSM
21h 57m$987–3,141Fly to Sioux Gateway Airport/Col. Bud Day Field
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Sioux Gateway Airport/Col. Bud Day Field (SUX)plane MEL - SUX
27h 48m$591–1,946Fly to Quad City International Airport
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Quad City International Airport (MLI)plane MEL - MLI
27h 36m$572–2,022Fly to Lincoln Municipal Airport, bus
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Lincoln Municipal Airport (LNK)plane MEL - LNK
- Take the bus from Lincoln, NE to Omaha, NEbus
28h 46m$597–1,961Fly to Kansas City, bus
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Kansas City (MCI)plane MEL - MCI
- Take the bus from Kansas City to Des Moinesbus
26h 30m$970–3,095Fly to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport, bus
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP)plane MEL - MSP
- Take the bus from Minneapolis-St. Paul to Amesbus
27h 37m$776–2,506
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Omaha (OMA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Iowa is to fly which costs $550 - $2,000 and takes 27h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Iowa is to fly which takes 21h 57m and costs $950 - $3,200.
The distance between Melbourne and Iowa is 9330 miles.
It takes approximately 22h 58m to get from Melbourne to Iowa, including transfers.
Iowa is 15h behind Melbourne. It is currently 5:07 AM in Melbourne and 2:07 PM in Iowa.
There are 252+ hotels available in Iowa.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Iowa, USA?
Qantas, American Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Omaha (OMA) twice daily.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Omaha via Los Angeles, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 58m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Des Moines via Los Angeles, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 49m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Des Moines via San Francisco, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–3,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Sioux Gateway Airport/Col. Bud Day Field via San Francisco, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 48m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Sioux Gateway Airport/Col. Bud Day Field via Los Angeles, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 58m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Sioux Gateway Airport/Col. Bud Day Field via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 8m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Sioux Gateway Airport/Col. Bud Day Field via Auckland, Los Angeles, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 33m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Sioux Gateway Airport/Col. Bud Day Field via Nadi, San Francisco, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 18m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–4,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Quad City International Airport via San Francisco, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Quad City International Airport via Los Angeles, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 31m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Los Angeles, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via San Francisco, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 58m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Lincoln Municipal Airport via Los Angeles, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 54m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Lincoln Municipal Airport via San Francisco, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kansas City via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 54m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Omaha via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 18m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Omaha via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Des Moines via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 17m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Des Moines via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–3,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Quad City International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 36m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 9m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Lincoln Municipal Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kansas City via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 4m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 44m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,800
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Des Moines via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 17m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 9m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kansas City via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 4m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 44m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,800
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kansas City via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,800
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kansas City via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kansas City via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,000
- Website
- suncountry.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 51m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
- Phone
- +1-877-779-2999
- tony@expressarrow.com
- Website
- expressarrow.com
Bus from Lincoln, NE to Omaha, NE
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–45
- Website
- https://expressarrow.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Lincoln, NE to Omaha, NE
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Lincoln, NE to Omaha, NE
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $8–16
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Website
- example.com
Bus from Lincoln, NE to Omaha, NE
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- example.com
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Kansas City to Des Moines
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–75
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $50–75
Bus from Minneapolis-St. Paul to Ames
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–85
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $55–85
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