There are 10 ways to get from Montreal to Iowa by plane, bus, train, car, or bus (Flixbus, Greyhound)
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 Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) to Des Moines (DSM)plane YUL - DSM
7h 44m$170–774Fly to Quad City International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) to Quad City International Airport (MLI)plane YUL - MLI
8h 53m$85–405Bus, train
- Take the bus from Montreal, QC to Toronto Union Stationbus
- Take the train from Toronto Union Station to Sarniatrain
- Take the bus from Port Huron Station to Chicago Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Des Moinesbus
27h 55m$221–552Train, bus
- Take the train from Montreal Central Station to Schenectadytrain
- Take the train from Schenectady to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Des Moinesbus
31h 49m$392–800Drive 1,156.9 mi
- Drive from Montreal to Des Moinescar 1,156.9 mi
19h 36m$265–383Fly to Waterloo Municipal Airport
- Fly from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) to Waterloo Municipal Airport (ALO)plane YUL - ALO
8h 41m$105–444Fly to Omaha
- Fly from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) to Omaha (OMA)plane YUL - OMA
7h 54m$158–683Fly to The Eastern Iowa Airport, bus
- Fly from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) to The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID)plane YUL - CID
- Take the bus from GTC Bay 9 to Court St Transportation Centerbus
10h 26mTrain, bus via Galesburg
- Take the train from Montreal Central Station to Schenectadytrain
- Take the train from Schenectady to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Galesburg Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Galesburg to Des Moinesbus
33h 41m$422–875Bus
- Take the bus from Montréal to Ottawabus
- Take the bus from Ottawa to Detroit Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Detroit, MI to Indianapolis, INbus
- Take the bus from Indianapolis Union Station to Des Moinesbus
34h 10m$207–385
Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) to Des Moines (DSM) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Montreal to Iowa is to fly which costs $80 - $410 and takes 8h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Montreal to Iowa is to fly which takes 7h 44m and costs $170 - $800.
No, there is no direct bus from Montreal to Iowa. However, there are services departing from Montréal and arriving at Des Moines via Ottawa, Detroit, MI and Indianapolis Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 34h 10m.
The distance between Montreal and Iowa is 1054 miles. The road distance is 1163.7 miles.
The best way to get from Montreal to Iowa without a car is to train and bus which takes 31h 49m and costs $390 - $800.
It takes approximately 7h 44m to get from Montreal to Iowa, including transfers.
Montreal to Iowa bus services, operated by Orléans Express, depart from Montréal station.
The best way to get from Montreal to Iowa is to fly which takes 7h 44m and costs $170 - $800. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $200 - $390 and takes 34h 10m.
Montreal to Iowa bus services, operated by Orléans Express, arrive at Ottawa station.
Iowa is 1h behind Montreal. It is currently 6:08 AM in Montreal and 5:08 AM in Iowa.
What companies run services between Montreal, QC, Canada and Iowa, USA?
United Airlines, Delta, and two other airlines fly from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) to Des Moines (DSM) every 3 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Montréal to Des Moines via Ottawa, Detroit, MI, Indianapolis Union Station, and Des Moines in around 34h 10m.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Des Moines via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Des Moines via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Waterloo Municipal Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–420
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Omaha via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Omaha via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Quad City International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–400
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Quad City International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Quad City International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–420
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Des Moines via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Omaha via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Quad City International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–400
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–420
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Des Moines via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Omaha via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–420
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Des Moines via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Des Moines via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Omaha via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Omaha via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Omaha via New York La Guardia
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 57m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Quad City International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–460
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- viarail.ca
Train from Toronto Union Station to Sarnia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–200
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Escape
- $45–130
- Business
- $80–190
- Business Plus
- $90–200
- Economy
- $50–130
- Economy Plus
- $60–140
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Montreal Central Station to Schenectady
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–150
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Schenectady to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $260–550
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Montreal Central Station to Schenectady
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–150
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Schenectady to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $260–550
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Galesburg Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–110
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 866 488 4452
- questions@ca.megabus.com
- Website
- ca.megabus.com
Bus from Montreal, QC to Toronto Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $7–75
- Website
- https://ca.megabus.com/
- Adult Advanced Booking
- $7–45
- Adult Standard
- $50–75
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Port Huron Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $110–170
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Des Moines
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–95
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Des Moines
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–95
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Galesburg to Des Moines
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Indianapolis Union Station to Des Moines
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–130
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- 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
- +1 833 449 6444
- serviceclient@keolis.ca
- Website
- orleansexpress.com
Bus from Montréal to Ottawa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- https://orleansexpress.com/en/
- Adult
- $30–45
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Ottawa to Detroit Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $70–130
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 888-378-3823
- info@baronsbus.com
- Website
- baronsbus.com
Bus from Detroit, MI to Indianapolis, IN
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $27–70
- Website
- https://baronsbus.com
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