There are 8 ways to get from Melbourne to Iowa by plane or bus
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 Des Moines
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Des Moines (DSM)plane MEL - DSM
21h 52m$510–1,734Fly to Quad City International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Quad City International Airport (MLI)plane MEL - MLI
27h 48m$505–1,715Fly to Omaha
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Omaha (OMA)plane MEL - OMA
21h 22m$1,238–4,243Fly 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 17m$514–1,739Fly to The Eastern Iowa Airport, bus
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID)plane MEL - CID
- Take the bus from GTC Bay 9 to Court St Transportation Centerbus
25h 4mFly 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 3m$520–1,754Fly 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 51m$739–2,514Fly 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 MSP Airport to Amesbus
27h 37m$784–2,809
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Des Moines (DSM) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Iowa is to fly which costs $500 - $1,800 and takes 27h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Iowa is to fly which takes 21h 22m and costs $1,200 - $4,300.
The distance between Melbourne and Iowa is 9445 miles.
It takes approximately 21h 52m to get from Melbourne to Iowa, including transfers.
Iowa is 17h behind Melbourne. It is currently 1:23 AM in Melbourne and 8:23 AM in Iowa.
There are 252+ hotels available in Iowa.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Iowa, USA?
Qantas, American Airlines, and United Airlines fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Des Moines (DSM) 4 times a day.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Des Moines via Los Angeles, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–1,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Des Moines via San Francisco, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Omaha via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 41m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Omaha via Los Angeles, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Sioux Gateway Airport/Col. Bud Day Field via San Francisco, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–1,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Sioux Gateway Airport/Col. Bud Day Field via Los Angeles, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–1,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Sioux Gateway Airport/Col. Bud Day Field via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 37m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Sioux Gateway Airport/Col. Bud Day Field via Auckland, Los Angeles, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Sioux Gateway Airport/Col. Bud Day Field via Nadi, Los Angeles, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–3,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Sioux Gateway Airport/Col. Bud Day Field via Nadi, San Francisco, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 57m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–3,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Quad City International Airport via San Francisco, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Quad City International Airport via Los Angeles, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via San Francisco, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Los Angeles, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Lincoln Municipal Airport via Los Angeles, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–1,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Lincoln Municipal Airport via San Francisco, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–1,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kansas City via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kansas City via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,700
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Des Moines via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–2,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Des Moines via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 52m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Omaha via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 38m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–5,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Omaha via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–5,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Quad City International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 48m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 34m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kansas City via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 44m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 27m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Des Moines via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 52m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Omaha via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 38m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–5,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 34m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kansas City via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 44m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,100
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kansas City via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 41m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 58m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–3,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,700
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kansas City via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,100
- Website
- suncountry.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 3m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,700
- 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/
- Phone
- +1-877-779-2999
- tony@expressarrow.com
- Website
- expressarrow.com
Bus from Lincoln, NE to Omaha, NE
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–45
- Website
- https://expressarrow.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/
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Kansas City to Des Moines
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $18–90
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
Bus from MSP Airport to Ames
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20–95
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
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