There are 9 ways to get from Riverside to Des Moines by plane, train, bus, bus (Greyhound), or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Ontario International Airport
best- Fly from Ontario International Airport (ONT) to Des Moines (DSM)plane ONT - DSM
6h 52m$264–1,231Train to Los Angeles International Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Riverside - Downtown to L.A. Union Stationtrain
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Des Moines (DSM)plane LAX - DSM
7h 11m$234–998Train, bus
- Take the train from Riverside to Kansas Citytrain Southwest Chief
- Take the bus from Kansas City to Des Moinesbus Jefferson 802 / ...
38h 29m$537–1,122Bus (Greyhound)
- Take the bus from Montclair Transcenter to Las Vegas Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Las Vegas Bus Terminal to Denver Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Denver Union Station to Des Moinesbus
38h 48m$271–545Drive 1,651 mi
- Drive from Riverside to Des Moinescar 1,651 mi
25h 31m$302–436Bus to John Wayne Airport Orange County, fly
- Take the bus from Vine St. Mobility Hub to Harbor + Katellabus
- Fly from John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA) to Des Moines (DSM)plane SNA - DSM
8h 4m$292–1,329Train to Burbank Bob Hope Airport, fly
- Take the train from Riverside - Downtown to L.A. Union Stationtrain
- Fly from Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR) to Des Moines (DSM)plane BUR - DSM
7h 38m$303–1,345Train to Long Beach Airport, fly
- Take the train from Riverside - Downtown to Norwalk / Santa Fe Springstrain
- Fly from Long Beach Airport (LGB) to Des Moines (DSM)plane LGB - DSM
9h 35m$259–1,137Train, bus to Palm Springs International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Riverside - Downtown to Fullertontrain
- Take the bus from Fullerton Amtrak Station to Palm Springs Airport Amtrak Bus Stopbus
- Fly from Palm Springs International Airport (PSP) to Des Moines (DSM)plane PSP - DSM
10h$362–1,577
Riverside to Des Moines by train, tram, bus, and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Riverside to Des Moines is to bus which costs $270 - $550 and takes 38h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Riverside to Des Moines is to fly which takes 6h 52m and costs $260 - $1,300.
No, there is no direct bus from Riverside to Des Moines. However, there are services departing from Magnolia + Sunnyside and arriving at Des Moines via Market + University, Montclair Transcenter, Las Vegas Bus Terminal and Denver Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 38h 48m.
The distance between Riverside and Des Moines is 1437 miles. The road distance is 1660.6 miles.
The best way to get from Riverside to Des Moines without a car is to train and bus which takes 38h 29m and costs $500 - $1,200.
It takes approximately 6h 52m to get from Riverside to Des Moines, including transfers.
Riverside to Des Moines bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Montclair Transcenter station.
The best way to get from Riverside to Des Moines is to fly which takes 6h 52m and costs $260 - $1,300. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $270 - $550 and takes 38h 48m.
Riverside to Des Moines bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Las Vegas Bus Terminal station.
Des Moines is 2h ahead of Riverside. It is currently 5:32 AM in Riverside and 7:32 AM in Des Moines.
What companies run services between Riverside, Riverside County, CA, USA and Des Moines, IA, USA?
Southwest Airlines, United Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Ontario International Airport (ONT) to Des Moines (DSM) every 2 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Magnolia + Sunnyside to Des Moines via University + Market, Market + University, Richton 5091 at Montclair TransCenter, Montclair Transcenter, Las Vegas Bus Terminal, and Denver Union Station in around 38h 48m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Des Moines via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,200
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Des Moines via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,200
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Des Moines via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,200
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Des Moines via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,400
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Des Moines via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–950
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Des Moines via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–950
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Des Moines via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–950
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Des Moines via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,400
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Des Moines via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,300
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Des Moines via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,300
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Des Moines via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,300
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Des Moines via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,300
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Des Moines via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,300
Flights from Long Beach Airport to Des Moines via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
Flights from Long Beach Airport to Des Moines via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
Flights from Long Beach Airport to Des Moines via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Long Beach Airport to Des Moines via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,400
Flights from Palm Springs International Airport to Des Moines via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,500
Flights from Palm Springs International Airport to Des Moines via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,500
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Des Moines via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,200
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Des Moines via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–950
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Des Moines via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,300
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Des Moines via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,300
Flights from Long Beach Airport to Des Moines via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Saturday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
Flights from Palm Springs International Airport to Des Moines via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,500
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Des Moines via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,200
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Des Moines via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,300
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Des Moines
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–950
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Des Moines via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–950
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Des Moines via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Des Moines via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,400
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Des Moines via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,500
Flights from Palm Springs International Airport to Des Moines via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,800
Flights from Palm Springs International Airport to Des Moines via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,500
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Des Moines via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Des Moines via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,500
Flights from Palm Springs International Airport to Des Moines via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,700
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Des Moines
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,300
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Des Moines
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,300
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Des Moines via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 31m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,200
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Riverside to Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $480–1,100
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- (800) 371-LINK (5465)
- Website
- metrolinktrains.com
Train from Riverside - Downtown to L.A. Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
Train from Riverside - Downtown to Norwalk / Santa Fe Springs
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
Train from Riverside - Downtown to Fullerton
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.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
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Montclair Transcenter to Las Vegas Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–80
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Las Vegas Bus Terminal to Denver Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–240
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Denver Union Station to Des Moines
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–220
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (951) 565-5002
- Website
- riversidetransit.com
Bus from Vine St. Mobility Hub to Harbor + Katella
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–4
- Website
- http://www.riversidetransit.com
- Children 46" tall and under
- $1–3
- Seniors 60+, Disabled, Medicare
- $1–3
- Adults and children over 46" tall
- $1–4
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Fullerton Amtrak Station to Palm Springs Airport Amtrak Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $27–45
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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