There are 7 ways to get from Santa Claus to Des Moines by bus, plane, taxi, train 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.
Recommended option
Bus to Evansville, fly
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Take the bus from Dale, IN to Evansville Airport
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Fly from Evansville (EVV) to Des Moines (DSM)
Cheapest option
Bus via Kansas City
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Take the bus from Dale, IN to Evansville, IN
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Take the bus from Evansville to St Louis
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Take the bus from St Louis to Kansas City
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Take the bus from Kansas City, MO to Des Moines, IA
5 alternative options
Taxi to Owensboro, fly
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Take a taxi from Santa Claus to Owensboro
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Fly from Owensboro (OWB) to Des Moines (DSM)
Bus to Louisville, fly
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Take the bus from Dale, IN to Louisville, KY
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Fly from Louisville (SDF) to Des Moines (DSM)
Bus
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Take the bus from Dale, IN to Evansville, IN
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Take the bus from Evansville to St Louis
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Take the bus from St Louis Lambert Fld to Burlington, Ia
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Take the bus from Burlington, Ia to Des Moines, Ia
Bus, train
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Take the bus from Dale, IN to Evansville, IN
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Take the bus from Evansville to St Louis
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Take the train from St. Louis to Kansas City
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Take the bus from Kansas City, MO to Des Moines, IA
Drive
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Drive from Santa Claus to Des Moines
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Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santa Claus to Des Moines is to drive which costs $50 - $80 and takes 9h 48m.
The quickest way to get from Santa Claus to Des Moines is to bus and fly which costs $400 - $950 and takes 6h 52m.
The distance between Santa Claus and Des Moines is 431 miles. The road distance is 544.2 miles.
The best way to get from Santa Claus to Des Moines without a car is to bus via Kansas City which takes 15h 38m and costs $110 - $180.
It takes approximately 6h 52m to get from Santa Claus to Des Moines, including transfers.
There is no direct flight from Evansville Airport to Des Moines Airport. The quickest flight takes 4h 47m and has one stopover.
Yes, the driving distance between Santa Claus to Des Moines is 544 miles. It takes approximately 9h 48m to drive from Santa Claus to Des Moines.
American Airlines and Delta offer flights from Evansville Airport to Des Moines Airport.
There are 117+ hotels available in Des Moines. Prices start at $100 USD per night.
- Distance: 431.1 miles
- Duration: 6h 52m
What companies run services between Santa Claus, IN, USA and Des Moines, IA, USA?
You can take a bus from Santa Claus to Des Moines via Dale, IN, Evansville, St Louis, Kansas City, and Kansas City, MO in around 15h 38m.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Evansville to Des Moines via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350 - $1,300
Flights from Evansville to Des Moines via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350 - $1,300
Flights from Evansville to Des Moines via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $300 - $1,000
Flights from Evansville to Des Moines via Charlotte, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350 - $1,300
Flights from Owensboro to Des Moines via Nashville, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170 - $650
Flights from Owensboro to Des Moines via Nashville, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 18m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150 - $550
Flights from Owensboro to Des Moines via St. Louis, Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 22m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $180 - $700
Flights from Owensboro to Des Moines via St. Louis, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150 - $500
Flights from Owensboro to Des Moines via St. Louis, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 31m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170 - $600
Flights from Louisville to Des Moines via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240 - $850
Flights from Louisville to Des Moines via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280 - $1,000
Flights from Louisville to Des Moines via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290 - $1,100
Flights from Louisville to Des Moines via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290 - $1,100
Flights from Louisville to Des Moines via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 4m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340 - $1,300
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Evansville to Des Moines via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360 - $850
Flights from Evansville to Des Moines via Atlanta, Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 53m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400 - $950
Flights from Evansville to Des Moines via Atlanta, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400 - $950
Flights from Louisville to Des Moines via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280 - $700
Flights from Louisville to Des Moines via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260 - $650
Flights from Louisville to Des Moines via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 41m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $260 - $650
Flights from Louisville to Des Moines via New York La Guardia
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350 - $800
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Louisville to Des Moines via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220 - $800
Flights from Louisville to Des Moines via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300 - $1,100
Flights from Louisville to Des Moines via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300 - $1,100
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from Owensboro to Des Moines via Orlando Sanford
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 3m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $140 - $600
Flights from Owensboro to Des Moines via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 44m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60 - $340
Flights from Louisville to Des Moines via Punta Gorda
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270 - $1,100
Amtrak is a rail service that connects the US and three Canadian provinces. Covering 21,000 route miles (34,000km) Amtrak operates more than 300 trains daily. These medium and long distance intercity services operate at speeds of up to 240km/h, to more than 500 destinations. Founded in 1971, it is based in Washington, D.C. and offers four classes of travel: First Class, Sleeper, Business and Coach. Ticket fares are divided into five subclasses: Saver, Value, Flexible, Business and Premium. Amtrak trains are known for their wide seats, plug-in power, big windows and storage capabilities.
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from St. Louis to Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40 - $60
- Website
- Amtrak
- Coach Seat
- $40 - $60
- Premium
- $210 - $300
- Flexi Coach Seat
- $75 - $110
- Business Seat
- $75 - $110
- Phone
- +1 800-544-2383
- Website
- hoosierride.com
Bus from Dale, IN to Evansville Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $10 - $20
- Book at
- hoosierride.com
- Child Fares
- $10 - $15
Bus from Dale, IN to Louisville, KY
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14 - $28
- Book at
- hoosierride.com
- Child Fares
- $14 - $21
Bus from Dale, IN to Evansville, IN
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11 - $22
- Book at
- hoosierride.com
- Child Fares
- $11 - $17
Greyhound is a leading bus company based in Dallas, Texas, serving over 3800 destinations across North America, Mexico and Canada. Greyhound carries around 18 million passengers a year who travel 5.4 billion miles (8.6 billion km) a year on their fleet of around 1700 vehicles. For travel flexibility, you can board or get off a Greyhound bus at official Greyhound stations, partner stations and curbside stops. There are around 230 Greyhound stations across the US where you can both catch your bus and buy tickets, that are also available on the official website and via the mobile app.
Rome2rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100/1-800-231-2222
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Evansville to St Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23 - $35
- Website
- greyhound.com
- Economy
- $23 - $35
- Flexible
- $40 - $65
Bus from St Louis to Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30 - $45
- Website
- greyhound.com
- Economy
- $30 - $45
- Flexible
- $50 - $80
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- info@jeffersonlines.com
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Kansas City, MO to Des Moines, IA
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30 - $55
- Book at
- jeffersonlines.com
- Phone
- 1(800) 992-4618
- Website
- burlingtontrailways.com
Bus from St Louis Lambert Fld to Burlington, Ia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40 - $65
- Book at
- burlingtontrailways.com
Bus from Burlington, Ia to Des Moines, Ia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35 - $55
- Book at
- burlingtontrailways.com
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Estimated price
- $90 - $110
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