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 Omaha
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Omaha (OMA)plane MEL - OMA
22h 57m$1,044–3,449Fly to Quad City International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Quad City International Airport (MLI)plane MEL - MLI
28h 55m$621–1,921Fly to Des Moines
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Des Moines (DSM)plane MEL - DSM
22h 38m$1,136–3,440Fly 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 46m$640–1,945Fly 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
26h 55mFly 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 48m$645–1,959Fly 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$1,177–3,705Fly 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 44m$825–2,505
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Omaha (OMA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Iowa is to fly which costs $600 - $2,000 and takes 28h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Iowa is to fly which takes 22h 38m and costs $1,100 - $3,500.
The distance between Melbourne and Iowa is 9330 miles.
It takes approximately 22h 57m to get from Melbourne to Iowa, including transfers.
Iowa is 15h behind Melbourne. It is currently 4:20 AM in Melbourne and 1:20 PM in Iowa.
There are 261+ 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 San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 49m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Omaha via Los Angeles, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 54m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Des Moines via Los Angeles, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Des Moines via San Francisco, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Sioux Gateway Airport/Col. Bud Day Field via San Francisco, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 46m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Sioux Gateway Airport/Col. Bud Day Field via Los Angeles, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 56m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Sioux Gateway Airport/Col. Bud Day Field via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 6m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Sioux Gateway Airport/Col. Bud Day Field via Auckland, Los Angeles, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 31m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Sioux Gateway Airport/Col. Bud Day Field via Nadi, Los Angeles, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 16m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–4,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Sioux Gateway Airport/Col. Bud Day Field via Nadi, San Francisco, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 16m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–4,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Quad City International Airport via San Francisco, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–1,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Quad City International Airport via Los Angeles, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 24m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Los Angeles, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 31m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via San Francisco, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–1,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Lincoln Municipal Airport via Los Angeles, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 56m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Lincoln Municipal Airport via San Francisco, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–1,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kansas City via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kansas City via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 2m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 2m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,400
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Omaha via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 24m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Omaha via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–4,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Des Moines via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 58m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Des Moines via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Quad City International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Lincoln Municipal Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kansas City via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 53m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 31m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,100
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kansas City via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 1m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–3,000
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kansas City via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 53m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 31m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,100
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kansas City via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kansas City via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,600
- Website
- suncountry.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 51m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,400
- 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
- $7–15
- 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
- $50–75
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $50–75
Bus from MSP Airport to Ames
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–85
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $55–85
Want to know more about travelling around United States
Rome2Rio's Travel Guide series provide vital information for the global traveller. Filled with useful and timely travel information, the guides answer all the hard questions - such as 'How do I buy a ticket?', 'Should I book online before I travel? ', 'How much should I expect to pay?', 'Do the trains and buses have Wifi?' - to help you get the most out of your next trip.
Related travel guides
Travelling to the US: What do I need to know?
Read the travel guide
10 amazing places to get away from it all in Australia
Read the travel guide
4 of the smartest ways to explore Australia
Read the travel guide







