There are 8 ways to get from Melbourne to Iowa by plane, bus, or car
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Fly to Omaha
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Omaha (OMA)plane MEL - OMA
22h 59m$1,145–3,750Fly to Sioux Gateway Airport/Col. Bud Day Field
cheapest- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Sioux Gateway Airport/Col. Bud Day Field (SUX)plane MEL - SUX
27h 49m$591–2,046Fly to Des Moines
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Des Moines (DSM)plane MEL - DSM
22h 26m$1,137–4,041Fly to Quad City International Airport
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Quad City International Airport (MLI)plane MEL - MLI
28h 55m$622–2,122Fly 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
27h 31mFly to Manhattan Regional Airport, drive
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Manhattan Regional Airport (MHK)plane MEL - MHK
- Drive from Manhattan Regional Airport (MHK) to Council Bluffscar
25h 37m$750–2,570Fly 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 18m$597–2,061Fly 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 46m$928–3,006
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Omaha (OMA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Iowa is to fly which costs $600 - $2,200 and takes 28h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Iowa is to fly which takes 22h 26m and costs $1,100 - $4,100.
The distance between Melbourne and Iowa is 9330 miles.
It takes approximately 22h 59m to get from Melbourne to Iowa, including transfers.
Iowa is 15h behind Melbourne. It is currently 4:16 PM in Melbourne and 1:16 AM in Iowa.
There are 512+ hotels available in Iowa.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Iowa, USA?
Qantas, American Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Omaha (OMA) 4 times a day.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Omaha via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Omaha via Los Angeles, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 51m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Des Moines via Los Angeles, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Des Moines via San Francisco, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Sioux Gateway Airport/Col. Bud Day Field via San Francisco, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 49m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Sioux Gateway Airport/Col. Bud Day Field via Los Angeles, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 59m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Sioux Gateway Airport/Col. Bud Day Field via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 9m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Sioux Gateway Airport/Col. Bud Day Field via Auckland, Los Angeles, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 34m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Sioux Gateway Airport/Col. Bud Day Field via Nadi, San Francisco, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 19m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–3,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Quad City International Airport via San Francisco, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Quad City International Airport via Los Angeles, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 9m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Los Angeles, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 16m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via San Francisco, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Lincoln Municipal Airport via Los Angeles, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 41m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Lincoln Municipal Airport via San Francisco, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kansas City via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kansas City via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–2,900
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Omaha via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Omaha via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Des Moines via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 46m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Des Moines via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Quad City International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Manhattan Regional Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 43m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Manhattan Regional Airport via Los Angeles, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kansas City via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 58m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,600
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Omaha via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Manhattan Regional Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 43m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Manhattan Regional Airport via Los Angeles, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kansas City via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 58m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,600
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Omaha via Los Angeles, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kansas City via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kansas City via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,900
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kansas City via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–3,500
- 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
- $50–75
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $50–75
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