There are 8 ways to get from Ames to Puget Sound by shuttle, plane, tram, unknown, bus, train, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Shuttle to Des Moines, fly to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, tram, travel
best- Take a shuttle bus from Ames, IA - Iowa State University to Des Moines International Airport, IA
- Fly from Des Moines (DSM) to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA)plane DSM - SEA
- Take the tram from SeaTac/Airport to Mountlake Terracetram
- Walk from Mountlake Terrace to Puget Soundunknown
9h 10mBus, train, travel
- Take the bus from Ames to St. Paulbus
- Take the train from St. Paul-Minneapolis to Edmondstrain
- Walk from Edmonds to Puget Soundunknown
42h 32mBus, travel
- Take the bus from Ames to Des Moinesbus
- Take the bus from Des Moines to Denver Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Denver Union Station to Seattle Bus Stationbus
- Walk from Aurora Village Transit Center - Bay 3 to Puget Soundunknown
46h 47mTaxi to Fort Dodge Municipal Airport, fly to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, tram, travel
- Take the taxi from Ames to Fort Dodge Municipal Airport (FOD)taxi
- Fly from Fort Dodge Municipal Airport (FOD) to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA)plane FOD - SEA
- Take the tram from SeaTac/Airport to Mountlake Terracetram
- Walk from Mountlake Terrace to Puget Soundunknown
9h 33mShuttle to Des Moines, fly to Paine Field County Airport, travel
- Take a shuttle bus from Ames, IA - Iowa State University to Des Moines International Airport, IA
- Fly from Des Moines (DSM) to Paine Field County Airport (PAE)plane DSM - PAE
- Walk from Seattle-Airport-PAE to Puget Soundunknown
10h 10mBus to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport, fly to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, tram, travel
- Take the bus from Ames to MSP Airportbus
- Fly from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA)plane MSP - SEA
- Take the tram from SeaTac/Airport to Mountlake Terracetram
- Walk from Mountlake Terrace to Puget Soundunknown
10h 21mShuttle to Des Moines, fly to King County International Airport, travel
- Take a shuttle bus from Ames, IA - Iowa State University to Des Moines International Airport, IA
- Fly from Des Moines (DSM) to King County International Airport (BFI)plane DSM - BFI
- Walk from Mountlake Terrace to Puget Soundunknown
11h 9mBus, bus to Omaha, fly to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, tram, travel
- Take the bus from Ames to Des Moinesbus
- Take the bus from Des Moines to Omaha, NEbus
- Fly from Omaha (OMA) to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA)plane OMA - SEA
- Take the tram from SeaTac/Airport to Mountlake Terracetram
- Walk from Mountlake Terrace to Puget Soundunknown
11h 55m
Des Moines (DSM) to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Ames and Puget Sound is 1548 miles.
The best way to get from Ames to Puget Sound without a car is to bus and train and travel which takes 42h 32m and costs .
It takes approximately 9h 10m to get from Ames to Puget Sound, including transfers.
Puget Sound is 2h behind Ames. It is currently 2:22 PM in Ames and 12:22 PM in Puget Sound.
There are 250+ hotels available in Puget Sound.
What companies run services between Ames, IA, USA and Puget Sound, WA, USA?
There is no direct connection from Ames to Puget Sound. However, you can take the shuttle to Des Moines International Airport, IA, walk to Des Moines (DSM) airport, fly to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA), walk to SeaTac Airport Terminal - Bay 2, take the line 560 bus to SeaTac Station, walk to SeaTac/Airport, take the vehicle to Mountlake Terrace, then travel to Puget Sound. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Ames to Puget Sound via St. Paul, St. Paul-Minneapolis, and Edmonds in around 42h 32m.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Des Moines to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Des Moines to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Fort Dodge Municipal Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 29m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Fort Dodge Municipal Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Omaha to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Des Moines to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Des Moines to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Des Moines to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Omaha to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Des Moines to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Des Moines to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,400
Flights from Des Moines to Paine Field County Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Des Moines to Paine Field County Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Des Moines to Paine Field County Airport via Denver, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–550
Flights from Omaha to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,200
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Des Moines to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Omaha to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Des Moines to King County International Airport via Denver, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 46m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,600
Flights from Des Moines to King County International Airport via Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 43m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,600
Flights from Des Moines to King County International Airport via Las Vegas, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,800
Flights from Des Moines to King County International Airport via Phoenix, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,900
Flights from Des Moines to King County International Airport via Chicago Midway, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,800
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Des Moines to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Des Moines to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Omaha to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,200
- Website
- suncountry.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
- Phone
- +1 888-889-6368
- [email protected]
- Website
- soundtransit.org
Tram from SeaTac/Airport to Mountlake Terrace
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://www.soundtransit.org
- Adult
- $3
Tram from SeaTac/Airport to Mountlake Terrace
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://www.soundtransit.org
- Adult
- $3
Tram from SeaTac/Airport to Mountlake Terrace
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://www.soundtransit.org
- Adult
- $3
Tram from SeaTac/Airport to Mountlake Terrace
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://www.soundtransit.org
- Adult
- $3
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from St. Paul-Minneapolis to Edmonds
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $550–1,200
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- 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
- $80–190
- Website
- https://www.executiveexpress.biz
- Schedules at
- https://www.executiveexpress.biz/coverage-areas/
Shuttle from Ames, IA - Iowa State University to Des Moines International Airport, IA
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $80–190
- Website
- https://www.executiveexpress.biz
- Schedules at
- https://www.executiveexpress.biz/coverage-areas/
Shuttle from Ames, IA - Iowa State University to Des Moines International Airport, IA
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $80–190
- 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 St. Paul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–85
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $55–85
Bus from Ames to Des Moines
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $19–27
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $19–27
Bus from Ames to MSP Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–80
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $55–80
Bus from Ames to Des Moines
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $19–27
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $19–27
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Des Moines to Denver Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–200
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Denver Union Station to Seattle Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $210–400
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Des Moines to Omaha, NE
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $21–40
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
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