There are 5 ways to get from Milan to Ames by plane, shuttle, train, taxi, car, or bus
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Fly Milan Linate Airport to Des Moines, shuttle
best- Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Des Moines (DSM)plane LIN - DSM
- Take a shuttle bus from Des Moines International Airport, IA to Ames, IA - Iowa State University
17h 50m$682–2,592Train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Mason City, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Milano Porta Garibaldi to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Mason City (MCW)plane MXP - MCW
- Take the bus from Mason City to Amesbus
21h 26m$273–1,027Train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Des Moines, shuttle
- Take the train from Milano Porta Garibaldi to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Des Moines (DSM)plane MXP - DSM
- Take a shuttle bus from Des Moines International Airport, IA to Ames, IA - Iowa State University
17h 26m$585–2,107Train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Fort Dodge Municipal Airport, taxi
- Take the train from Milano Porta Garibaldi to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Fort Dodge Municipal Airport (FOD)plane MXP - FOD
- Take the taxi from Fort Dodge Municipal Airport (FOD) to Amestaxi
29h 11m$415–1,097Train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to The Eastern Iowa Airport, drive
- Take the train from Milano Porta Garibaldi to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID)plane MXP - CID
- Drive from Cedar-Rapids-Airport-CID to Amescar
17h 50m$274–995
Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Des Moines (DSM) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Milan to Ames is to train and fly and drive which costs $270 - $1,000 and takes 17h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Milan to Ames is to train and fly and shuttle which takes 17h 26m and costs $550 - $2,200.
The distance between Milan and Ames is 4855 miles.
It takes approximately 17h 50m to get from Milan to Ames, including transfers.
Ames is 7h behind Milan. It is currently 9:24 PM in Milan and 2:24 PM in Ames.
There are 49+ hotels available in Ames.
What companies run services between Milan, Italy and Ames, IA, USA?
There is no direct connection from Milan to Ames. However, you can take the line 4 subway to Linate Aeroporto, walk to Milan Linate Airport (LIN) airport, fly to Des Moines (DSM), walk to Des Moines International Airport, IA, then take the shuttle to Ames, IA - Iowa State University. Alternatively, you can take the train to Malpensa Aeroporto T1, walk to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) airport, fly to Des Moines (DSM), walk to Des Moines International Airport, IA, then take the shuttle to Ames, IA - Iowa State University.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Des Moines via Brussels, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,400
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Des Moines via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,400
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Des Moines via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Fort Dodge Municipal Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Fort Dodge Municipal Airport via Frankfurt, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 59m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Fort Dodge Municipal Airport via Zurich, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 59m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–900
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 14m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Frankfurt, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Mason City via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 3m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–950
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Mason City via Frankfurt, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 47m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Mason City via Dublin, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Mason City via Amsterdam Schiphol, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Mason City via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–950
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Mason City via Zurich, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Des Moines via Munich, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,800
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Des Moines via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,400
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Des Moines via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 14m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Munich, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Des Moines via Amsterdam Schiphol, Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 58m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,400
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Des Moines via Dublin, Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 39m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–3,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Des Moines via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 24m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 46m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Des Moines via Amsterdam Schiphol, Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 58m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,400
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Des Moines via Dublin, Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 39m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–3,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Des Moines via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 24m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 46m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Des Moines via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 11m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Milano Porta Garibaldi to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +39 02-72494949
- Website
- malpensaexpress.it
Train from Milano Porta Garibaldi to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $18
- Website
- https://www.malpensaexpress.it/en/
- Phone
- +1 320.253.2226
- Website
- executiveexpress.biz
Shuttle from Des Moines International Airport, IA to Ames, IA - Iowa State University
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $80–190
- Website
- https://www.executiveexpress.biz
- Schedules at
- https://www.executiveexpress.biz/coverage-areas/
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Mason City to Ames
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $8–60
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Estimated price
- $140–180
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