There are 6 ways to get from Sarnia to Iowa by train, plane, bus, or car
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Train to Bishop International Airport, fly to Quad City International Airport
best- Take the train from Port Huron Station to Flint Amtrak Stationtrain
- Fly from Bishop International Airport (FNT) to Quad City International Airport (MLI)plane FNT - MLI
7h 35m$99–404Train, bus
- Take the train from Port Huron Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain Blue Water
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Des Moinesbus Greyhound US0123S / ...
14h 9m$149–309Drive 649.6 mi
- Drive from Sarnia to Des Moinescar 649.6 mi
10h 45m$149–215Train, bus to Detroit, fly to Des Moines
- Take the train from Port Huron Station to Flint Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Flint Amtrak to Detroit Greyhoundbus
- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Des Moines (DSM)plane DTW - DSM
8h 29m$159–790Train to Bishop International Airport, fly to The Eastern Iowa Airport, bus
- Take the train from Port Huron Station to Flint Amtrak Stationtrain
- Fly from Bishop International Airport (FNT) to The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID)plane FNT - CID
- Take the bus from GTC Bay 9 to Court St Transportation Centerbus
9h 7mTrain, bus to Detroit, fly to Omaha
- Take the train from Port Huron Station to Flint Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Flint Amtrak to Detroit Greyhoundbus
- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Omaha (OMA)plane DTW - OMA
8h 49m$187–849
Bishop International Airport (FNT) to Quad City International Airport (MLI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sarnia to Iowa is to train and bus which costs $140 - $310 and takes 14h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Sarnia to Iowa is to train and fly which takes 7h 35m and costs $95 - $410.
The distance between Sarnia and Iowa is 443 miles. The road distance is 653.4 miles.
The best way to get from Sarnia to Iowa without a car is to train and bus which takes 14h 9m and costs $140 - $310.
It takes approximately 7h 35m to get from Sarnia to Iowa, including transfers.
Iowa is 1h behind Sarnia. It is currently 2:39 AM in Sarnia and 1:39 AM in Iowa.
Yes, the driving distance between Sarnia to Iowa is 653 miles. It takes approximately 10h 45m to drive from Sarnia to Iowa.
There are 246+ hotels available in Iowa.
What companies run services between Sarnia, ON, Canada and Iowa, USA?
There is no direct connection from Sarnia to Iowa. However, you can take the train to Flint Amtrak Station, take the taxi to Bishop International Airport (FNT) airport, fly to Quad City International Airport (MLI), walk to QC Airport Shelter, take the line 20 bus to Centre Station, then take the line 10 bus to District. Alternatively, you can take a train from Port Huron Station to Des Moines via Chicago Union Station, Chicago Bus Station, and Des Moines in around 14h 9m.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Bishop International Airport to Quad City International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–320
Flights from Detroit to Des Moines via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–700
Flights from Bishop International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–330
Flights from Detroit to Omaha via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–750
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Detroit to Des Moines
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–700
Flights from Detroit to Des Moines via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–800
Flights from Detroit to Omaha
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–750
Flights from Detroit to Omaha via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–800
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Bishop International Airport to Quad City International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–320
Flights from Detroit to Des Moines via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–700
Flights from Bishop International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–330
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Detroit to Des Moines via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–700
Flights from Detroit to Omaha via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–750
Flights from Detroit to Omaha via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–900
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Port Huron Station to Flint Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–40
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Port Huron Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $85–190
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $55–110
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 989-725-5105
- Website
- indiantrails.com
Bus from Flint Amtrak to Detroit Greyhound
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $11–28
- Website
- https://indiantrails.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/
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