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
9hBus, 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 22mBus, travel
- Take the bus from Ames to Kansas Citybus
- Take the bus from Kansas City Bus Station 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
47h 42mTaxi 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 17mShuttle 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
9h 20mBus to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport, fly to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, tram, travel
- Take the bus from Ames to St. Paulbus
- 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 51mBus to Kansas City, fly to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, tram, travel
- Take the bus from Ames to Kansas Citybus
- Fly from Kansas City (MCI) to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA)plane MCI - SEA
- Take the tram from SeaTac/Airport to Mountlake Terracetram
- Walk from Mountlake Terrace to Puget Soundunknown
12h 50mShuttle, bus to Omaha, fly to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, tram, travel
- Take a shuttle bus from Ames, IA - Iowa State University to Des Moines International Airport, IA
- 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 56m
Des Moines (DSM) to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The distance between Ames and Puget Sound is 1546 miles.
The best way to get from Ames to Puget Sound without a car is to bus and train and travel which takes 42h 22m and costs .
It takes approximately 9h to get from Ames to Puget Sound, including transfers.
Puget Sound is 2h behind Ames. It is currently 11:17 AM in Ames and 9:17 AM in Puget Sound.
There are 285+ 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, 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 22m.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Des Moines to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Bozeman
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Spokane
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Kansas City to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Kansas City to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Kansas City to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Omaha to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Omaha to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Des Moines to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Des Moines to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Des Moines to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Des Moines to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Kansas City to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 4m
- When
- Saturday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Omaha to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Omaha to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Des Moines to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Des Moines to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Fort Dodge Municipal Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 33m
- When
- 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
- 11h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Kansas City to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Omaha to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Des Moines to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Des Moines to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 9m
- When
- Thursday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Des Moines to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Kansas City to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,300
Flights from Omaha to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Des Moines to Paine Field County Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 42m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Des Moines to Paine Field County Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 24m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Des Moines to Paine Field County Airport via Santa Ana
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Des Moines to Paine Field County Airport via Denver, San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 43m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Des Moines to Paine Field County Airport via Denver, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–500
Flights from Kansas City to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,300
Flights from Omaha to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
- Website
- suncountry.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
- Phone
- +1 888-889-6368
- [email protected]
- Website
- Sound Transit
Tram from SeaTac/Airport to Mountlake Terrace
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- Sound Transit
- Adult
- $3
Tram from SeaTac/Airport to Mountlake Terrace
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- Sound Transit
- Adult
- $3
Tram from SeaTac/Airport to Mountlake Terrace
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- Sound Transit
- Adult
- $3
Tram from SeaTac/Airport to Mountlake Terrace
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- Sound Transit
- Adult
- $3
Tram from SeaTac/Airport to Mountlake Terrace
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- Sound Transit
- Adult
- $3
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from St. Paul-Minneapolis to Edmonds
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $950–1,500
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 320.253.2226
- Website
- Executive Express
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
- Executive Express
- Schedules at
- Executive Express Coverage Areas for Minnesota and Iowa
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
- Executive Express
- Schedules at
- Executive Express Coverage Areas for Minnesota and Iowa
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
- Executive Express
- Schedules at
- Executive Express Coverage Areas for Minnesota and Iowa
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Ames to St. Paul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $55–80
- Book at
- Jefferson Lines
- Adult
- $55–80
Bus from Ames to Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $55–85
- Book at
- Jefferson Lines
- Adult
- $55–85
Bus from Ames to St. Paul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $55–80
- Book at
- Jefferson Lines
- Adult
- $55–80
Bus from Ames to Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $55–85
- Book at
- Jefferson Lines
- Adult
- $55–85
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Kansas City Bus Station to Denver Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $110–170
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Denver Union Station to Seattle Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $240–370
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Des Moines to Omaha, NE
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $24–40
- Website
- Greyhound
Want to know more about travelling around United States
Rome2Rio's Travel Guide series provide vital information for the global traveller. Filled with useful and timely travel information, the guides answer all the hard questions - such as 'How do I buy a ticket?', 'Should I book online before I travel? ', 'How much should I expect to pay?', 'Do the trains and buses have Wifi?' - to help you get the most out of your next trip.
Related travel guides
Travelling to the US: What do I need to know?
Read the travel guide
Why you should take the train in the US
Read the travel guide
Need to know: Greyhound
Read the travel guide














