There are 11 ways to get from Stockton to Iowa by train, plane, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), bus, or car
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Train to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly to Omaha
best- Take the train from Stockton - Robert J Cabral Station to Santa Clara Stationtrain
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Omaha (OMA)plane SJC - OMA
8h 40m$282–1,150Train, Caltrain to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Omaha
cheapest- Take the train from Stockton - Robert J Cabral Station to Santa Clara Stationtrain
- Take the train from Santa Clara Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northboundtrain
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Omaha (OMA)plane SFO - OMA
7h 59m$213–766Bus
- Take the bus from Stockton to Sacramento Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Sparks Transit Centerbus
- Take the bus from Sparks Transit Center to Denver Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Denver Union Station to Des Moinesbus
40h 35m$285–545Bus, train
- Take the bus from Stockton to Sacramentobus
- Take the train from Sacramento to Denvertrain
- Take the bus from Denver Union Station to Des Moinesbus
47h 29m$535–1,075Drive 1,751.1 mi
- Drive from Stockton to Des Moinescar 1,751.1 mi
26h 44m$320–462Bus to Oakland International Airport, fly to Omaha
- Take the bus from Stockton to Dublin-Pleasanton Amtrak Stationbus
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Omaha (OMA)plane OAK - OMA
8h 2m$247–963Bus to Sacramento International Airport, fly to Omaha
- Take the bus from Stockton to Sacramentobus
- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Omaha (OMA)plane SMF - OMA
8h 14m$334–1,158Fly Stockton Metropolitan Airport to Omaha
- Fly from Stockton Metropolitan Airport (SCK) to Omaha (OMA)plane SCK - OMA
6h 17m$236–905Fly Stockton Metropolitan Airport to Des Moines
- Fly from Stockton Metropolitan Airport (SCK) to Des Moines (DSM)plane SCK - DSM
5h 49m$268–1,046Bus, train via Omaha
- Take the bus from Stockton to Sacramentobus
- Take the train from Sacramento to Denvertrain
- Take the bus from Denver to Omaha, NEbus
- Take the bus from Omaha, NE to Des Moinesbus
47h 59m$605–1,105Train, bus
- Take the train from Stockton - Robert J Cabral Station to San Jose Station Diridontrain Ace
- Take the train from San Jose to Los Angelestrain
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Kansas Citytrain
- Take the bus from Kansas City to Des Moinesbus
2d 6h$752–1,574
Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Omaha (OMA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Stockton to Iowa is to bus which costs $280 - $550 and takes 40h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Stockton to Iowa is to fly which takes 5h 49m and costs $260 - $1,100.
No, there is no direct bus from Stockton to Iowa. However, there are services departing from Stockton and arriving at Des Moines via Sacramento Bus Station, Sparks Transit Center and Denver Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 40h 35m.
The distance between Stockton and Iowa is 1515 miles. The road distance is 1761.3 miles.
The best way to get from Stockton to Iowa without a car is to bus which takes 40h 35m and costs $280 - $550.
It takes approximately 8h 40m to get from Stockton to Iowa, including transfers.
Stockton to Iowa bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Stockton station.
The best way to get from Stockton to Iowa is to bus which takes 40h 35m and costs $280 - $550. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $230 - $950 and takes 6h 17m.
Stockton to Iowa bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Sacramento Bus Station.
Iowa is 2h ahead of Stockton. It is currently 6:06 AM in Stockton and 8:06 AM in Iowa.
What companies run services between Stockton, San Joaquin County, CA, USA and Iowa, USA?
You can take a bus from Stockton to Des Moines via Sacramento Bus Station, Sparks Transit Center, Denver Union Station, and Des Moines in around 40h 35m. Alternatively, Allegiant Air, American Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Stockton Metropolitan Airport (SCK) to Omaha (OMA) once daily.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Omaha via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Omaha via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Omaha via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Omaha via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Omaha via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,400
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Omaha via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Omaha via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Omaha via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 26m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Omaha via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Omaha via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Omaha via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 9m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Omaha via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Omaha via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Saturday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Omaha via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,400
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Omaha via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Omaha via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Stockton Metropolitan Airport to Omaha via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Stockton Metropolitan Airport to Omaha via Las Vegas, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 27m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Stockton Metropolitan Airport to Des Moines via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Omaha via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Omaha via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Omaha via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Omaha
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Omaha via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Stockton Metropolitan Airport to Omaha via Las Vegas, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 59m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Stockton Metropolitan Airport to Des Moines via Las Vegas, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Omaha via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Omaha via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Omaha via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Omaha via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Omaha via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Stockton Metropolitan Airport to Omaha via Las Vegas, Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–900
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Omaha via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Omaha via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Stockton Metropolitan Airport to Omaha via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 51m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Stockton Metropolitan Airport to Des Moines via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Omaha via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
- Phone
- +1 800-411-7245
- Website
- acerail.com
Train from Stockton - Robert J Cabral Station to Santa Clara Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $13–18
- Website
- https://acerail.com
Train from Stockton - Robert J Cabral Station to Santa Clara Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $13–18
- Website
- https://acerail.com
Train from Stockton - Robert J Cabral Station to San Jose Station Diridon
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $14–18
- Website
- https://acerail.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Sacramento to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $410–850
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Sacramento to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $410–850
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from San Jose to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–270
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Los Angeles to Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 7m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $550–1,200
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- caltrain.com
Train from Santa Clara Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northbound
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–9
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- $7–9
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Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Stockton to Sacramento Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $7–14
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Sparks Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $20–40
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Sparks Transit Center to Denver Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $150–290
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Denver Union Station to Des Moines
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–190
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Denver Union Station to Des Moines
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–190
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Omaha, NE to Des Moines
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20–40
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Stockton to Sacramento Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6–12
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Stockton to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $17–25
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Bus from Stockton to Dublin-Pleasanton Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–24
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Bus from Stockton to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $17–25
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Bus from Stockton to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $17–25
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1-877-779-2999
- tony@expressarrow.com
- Website
- expressarrow.com
Bus from Denver to Omaha, NE
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $150–180
- Website
- https://expressarrow.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
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