There are 10 ways to get from Poughkeepsie to Iowa State University by train, plane, shuttle, bus, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), or car
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Train to Laguardia Airport, fly, shuttle
best- Take the train from Poughkeepsie to 125th Street - Harlemtrain
- Fly from Laguardia Airport (LGA) to Des Moines (DSM)plane LGA - DSM
- Take a shuttle bus from Des Moines International Airport, IA to Ames, IA - Iowa State University
7h 58m$279–1,123Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Metro North Station to TransCenterbus Wpp
- Take the bus from New York Midtown to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Des Moinesbus
- Take the bus from Des Moines to Amesbus
34h 32m$148–366Train, bus
- Take the train from Poughkeepsie Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Des Moinesbus
- Take the bus from Des Moines to Amesbus
27h 32m$182–472Drive 1,131.1 mi
- Drive from Poughkeepsie to Iowa State Universitycar 1,131.1 mi
19h 36m$207–299Train to Newark Liberty International Airport, fly, shuttle
- Take the train from Poughkeepsie Amtrak Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Des Moines (DSM)plane EWR - DSM
- Take a shuttle bus from Des Moines International Airport, IA to Ames, IA - Iowa State University
8h 26m$259–1,251Train, train to Philadelphia International Airport, fly, shuttle
- Take the train from Poughkeepsie Amtrak Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to 30th Street Stationtrain
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Des Moines (DSM)plane PHL - DSM
- Take a shuttle bus from Des Moines International Airport, IA to Ames, IA - Iowa State University
9h 4m$310–1,811Train to Albany County Airport, fly, shuttle
- Take the train from Poughkeepsie Amtrak Station to Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak Stationtrain
- Fly from Albany County Airport (ALB) to Des Moines (DSM)plane ALB - DSM
- Take a shuttle bus from Des Moines International Airport, IA to Ames, IA - Iowa State University
10h 36m$329–1,473Train to Westchester County Airport, fly, shuttle
- Take the train from Poughkeepsie to 125th Street - Harlemtrain
- Fly from Westchester County Airport (HPN) to Des Moines (DSM)plane HPN - DSM
- Take a shuttle bus from Des Moines International Airport, IA to Ames, IA - Iowa State University
11h 55m$308–1,233Train, bus via Des Moines
- Take the train from Poughkeepsie Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Chicago to Des Moinesbus
- Take the bus from Des Moines to Amesbus
28h 14m$201–548Train, bus via Minneapolis
- Take the train from Poughkeepsie Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to St. Paul-Minneapolistrain
- Take the bus from Minneapolis to Amesbus
32h 40m$227–626
Poughkeepsie to Iowa State University by train, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Poughkeepsie to Iowa State University is to bus which costs $140 - $370 and takes 34h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Poughkeepsie to Iowa State University is to train and fly and shuttle which takes 7h 58m and costs $270 - $1,200.
No, there is no direct bus from Poughkeepsie station to Iowa State University. However, there are services departing from Metro North Station and arriving at Ames via White Plains Bus Station, New York Midtown, Chicago Bus Station and Des Moines. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 34h 32m.
The distance between Poughkeepsie and Iowa State University is 1152 miles. The road distance is 1137.7 miles.
The best way to get from Poughkeepsie to Iowa State University without a car is to train and bus which takes 27h 32m and costs $180 - $480.
It takes approximately 7h 58m to get from Poughkeepsie to Iowa State University, including transfers.
Poughkeepsie to Iowa State University bus services, operated by Leprechaun Lines, depart from Metro North Station.
Poughkeepsie to Iowa State University bus services, operated by Leprechaun Lines, arrive at TransCenter station.
Iowa State University is 1h behind Poughkeepsie. It is currently 4:45 AM in Poughkeepsie and 3:45 AM in Iowa State University.
Yes, the driving distance between Poughkeepsie to Iowa State University is 1138 miles. It takes approximately 19h 36m to drive from Poughkeepsie to Iowa State University.
What companies run services between Poughkeepsie, NY, USA and Iowa State University, IA, USA?
You can take a bus from Metro North Station to Iowa State University via TransCenter, White Plains Bus Station, New York Midtown, Chicago Bus Station, Des Moines, and Ames in around 34h 32m.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Des Moines
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–900
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Des Moines via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–900
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Des Moines via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–950
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Des Moines via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–800
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Des Moines
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–950
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Des Moines via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–950
Flights from Albany County Airport to Des Moines via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,300
Flights from Albany County Airport to Des Moines via Philadelphia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,200
Flights from Albany County Airport to Des Moines via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,400
Flights from Albany County Airport to Des Moines via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,200
Flights from Westchester County Airport to Des Moines via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–1,000
Flights from Westchester County Airport to Des Moines via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Westchester County Airport to Des Moines via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–1,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Des Moines via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–900
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Des Moines via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–800
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Des Moines via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–950
Flights from Albany County Airport to Des Moines via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,200
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Des Moines
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–900
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Des Moines via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 41m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–1,000
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Des Moines via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–900
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Des Moines via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,100
Flights from Albany County Airport to Des Moines via Laguardia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,200
Flights from Albany County Airport to Des Moines via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,200
Flights from Westchester County Airport to Des Moines via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
Flights from Westchester County Airport to Des Moines via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,100
Flights from Westchester County Airport to Des Moines via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–1,000
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Des Moines via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–900
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Des Moines via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–950
Flights from Albany County Airport to Des Moines via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,200
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Des Moines
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $150–800
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Des Moines
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $190–950
- Phone
- 877.690.5114
- Website
- mta.info
Train from Poughkeepsie to 125th Street - Harlem
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $17–26
- Website
- https://www.mta.info/agency/metro-north-railroad
- Schedules at
- https://www.mta.info/schedules
- Off-Peak
- $17–19
- Peak
- $23–26
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Poughkeepsie Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–340
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Poughkeepsie Amtrak Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $27–75
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $22–310
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Poughkeepsie Amtrak Station to Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $26–75
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to St. Paul-Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 24m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $70–190
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Northeast Regional
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $12–230
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $12–230
- Business Class
- $60–270
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $20–600
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $20–460
- First Class
- $130–600
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- viarail.ca
Train from Poughkeepsie Amtrak Station to Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $17–80
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Economy Adult - same day booking
- $18–80
- Economy Adult - Advanced Booking
- $18–65
- Economy Escape Advanced Booking - Adult
- $17–29
- 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/
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Des Moines
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 34m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–95
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Des Moines to Ames
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $3–40
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Minneapolis to Ames
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $20–95
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Phone
- +1 800-624-4217
- info@leprechaunlines.com
- Website
- leprechaunlines.com
Bus from Metro North Station to TransCenter
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $1–9
- Schedules at
- leprechaunlines.com
- Newburgh - Beacon Shuttle
- $1
- Newburgh Local
- $2
- White Plains Commuter
- $7–9
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from New York Midtown to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $90–210
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 (319) 753-2864
- info@burlingtontrailways.com
- Website
- burlingtontrailways.com
Bus from Chicago to Des Moines
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $55–160
- Schedules at
- burlingtontrailways.com
- Book at
- burlingtontrailways.com
- Saver Fares
- $65–95
- Flexible Fares
- $90–130
- Saver Fare
- $55–110
- Flex Fare
- $75–160
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