There are 4 ways to get from Ames to Madrid by shuttle, plane, taxi, or bus
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Shuttle to Des Moines, fly
best- Take a shuttle bus from Ames, IA - Iowa State University to Des Moines International Airport, IA
- Fly from Des Moines (DSM) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane DSM - MAD
14h 4m€452–1,567Bus to Mason City, fly
cheapest- Take the bus from Ames to Mason Citybus
- Fly from Mason City (MCW) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane MCW - MAD
15h 25m€278–940Taxi to Fort Dodge Municipal Airport, fly
- Take the taxi from Ames to Fort Dodge Municipal Airport (FOD)taxi
- Fly from Fort Dodge Municipal Airport (FOD) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane FOD - MAD
16h 9m€386–1,101Bus, bus to Waterloo Municipal Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Ames to Des Moinesbus
- Take the bus from Des Moines to Waterloobus
- Fly from Waterloo Municipal Airport (ALO) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane ALO - MAD
22h€290–980
Des Moines (DSM) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ames to Madrid is to bus and fly which costs €270 - €950 and takes 15h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Ames to Madrid is to shuttle and fly which takes 14h 4m and costs €450 - €1600.
The distance between Ames and Madrid is 7252 km.
It takes approximately 14h 4m to get from Ames to Madrid, including transfers.
Madrid is 7h ahead of Ames. It is currently 1:58 AM in Ames and 8:58 AM in Madrid.
There are 7068+ hotels available in Madrid.
What companies run services between Ames, IA, USA and Madrid, Spain?
There is no direct connection from Ames to Madrid. However, you can take the shuttle to Des Moines International Airport, IA, walk to Des Moines (DSM) airport, fly to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD), walk to Madrid-Aeropuerto T4, then take the train to Madrid Chamartín. Alternatively, you can take the taxi to Fort Dodge Municipal Airport (FOD) airport, fly to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD), walk to Madrid-Aeropuerto T4, then take the train to Madrid Chamartín.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Des Moines to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €380–1,600
Flights from Des Moines to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €390–1,400
Flights from Des Moines to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €410–1,500
Flights from Fort Dodge Municipal Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €300–1,000
Flights from Fort Dodge Municipal Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Denver, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €330–1,200
Flights from Fort Dodge Municipal Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €280–1,000
Flights from Waterloo Municipal Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–1,000
Flights from Waterloo Municipal Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 1m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €270–1,000
Flights from Mason City to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–1,000
Flights from Mason City to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €270–1,000
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Des Moines to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €380–1,600
Flights from Des Moines to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 54m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €390–1,400
Flights from Fort Dodge Municipal Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €300–1,000
Flights from Fort Dodge Municipal Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Denver, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €330–1,200
Flights from Fort Dodge Municipal Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €280–1,000
Flights from Mason City to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–1,000
Flights from Mason City to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €270–1,000
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Des Moines to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €380–1,600
Flights from Des Moines to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 54m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €390–1,400
Flights from Fort Dodge Municipal Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €300–1,000
Flights from Fort Dodge Municipal Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Denver, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €330–1,200
Flights from Fort Dodge Municipal Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €280–1,000
Flights from Mason City to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–1,000
Flights from Mason City to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €270–1,000
- Website
- flytap.com
Flights from Fort Dodge Municipal Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €290–1,000
Flights from Waterloo Municipal Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 46m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €290–1,000
Flights from Mason City to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €290–1,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Des Moines to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €390–1,400
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Fort Dodge Municipal Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Shannon
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €260–950
- Phone
- +1 320.253.2226
- Website
- executiveexpress.biz
Shuttle from Ames, IA - Iowa State University to Des Moines International Airport, IA
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €70–170
- Website
- https://www.executiveexpress.biz
- Schedules at
- https://www.executiveexpress.biz/coverage-areas/
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Ames to Des Moines
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €17–24
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- €17–24
Bus from Ames to Mason City
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- €26–40
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Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Des Moines to Waterloo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
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