There are 9 ways to get from Connecticut to Iowa State University by plane, shuttle, train, bus, car, or bus (Greyhound)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Bradley International Airport, shuttle
best- Fly from Bradley International Airport (BDL) to Des Moines (DSM)plane BDL - DSM
- Take a shuttle bus from Des Moines International Airport, IA to Ames, IA - Iowa State University
7h 30m$192–742Train to John F. Kennedy International Airport, fly, shuttle
cheapest- Take the train from Stamford to Grand Central Terminaltrain
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Des Moines (DSM)plane JFK - DSM
- Take a shuttle bus from Des Moines International Airport, IA to Ames, IA - Iowa State University
9h 12m$190–645Train, bus, shuttle
- Take the train from Bridgeport to 125th Street - Harlemtrain
- Take the bus from New York City Chinatown to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Des Moinesbus
- Take a shuttle bus from Des Moines International Airport, IA to Ames, IA - Iowa State University
34h 11m$328–571Train, bus
- Take the train from Bridgeport Amtrak Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to St. Paul-Minneapolistrain
- Take the bus from St. Paul to Amesbus
35h 36m$807–1,335Drive 1,158.2 mi
- Drive from Bridgeport to Iowa State Universitycar 1,158.2 mi
20h 14m$212–306Train to Laguardia Airport, fly, shuttle
- Take the train from Stamford to 125th Street - Harlemtrain
- Fly from Laguardia Airport (LGA) to Des Moines (DSM)plane LGA - DSM
- Take a shuttle bus from Des Moines International Airport, IA to Ames, IA - Iowa State University
7h 6m$223–864Fly from Westchester County Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Westchester County Airport (HPN) to Des Moines (DSM)plane HPN - DSM
- Take a shuttle bus from Des Moines International Airport, IA to Ames, IA - Iowa State University
9h 33m$255–1,095Train to Philadelphia International Airport, fly, shuttle
- Take the train from Stamford Amtrak Station to 30th Street Stationtrain
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Des Moines (DSM)plane PHL - DSM
- Take a shuttle bus from Des Moines International Airport, IA to Ames, IA - Iowa State University
8h 44m$221–1,420Bus
- Take the bus from Bridgeport Bus Stop to Port Authority Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Kansas City Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Kansas City to Amesbus
36h 47m$285–445
Connecticut to Iowa State University by train, bus, and foot
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Connecticut to Iowa State University is to drive which costs $210 - $310 and takes 20h 14m.
The fastest way to get from Connecticut to Iowa State University is to train and fly and shuttle which takes 7h 6m and costs $220 - $900.
No, there is no direct bus from Connecticut to Iowa State University. However, there are services departing from Bridgeport Bus Stop and arriving at Ames via Port Authority Bus Terminal, St Louis Bus Station and Kansas City. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 36h 47m.
The distance between Connecticut and Iowa State University is 1141 miles. The road distance is 1165 miles.
The best way to get from Connecticut to Iowa State University without a car is to train and bus and shuttle which takes 34h 11m and costs $320 - $600.
It takes approximately 7h 30m to get from Connecticut to Iowa State University, including transfers.
Connecticut to Iowa State University bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Bridgeport Bus Stop station.
Connecticut to Iowa State University bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Port Authority Bus Terminal station.
Iowa State University is 1h behind Connecticut. It is currently 3:14 PM in Connecticut and 2:14 PM in Iowa State University.
Yes, the driving distance between Connecticut to Iowa State University is 1165 miles. It takes approximately 20h 14m to drive from Connecticut to Iowa State University.
What companies run services between Connecticut, USA and Iowa State University, IA, USA?
You can take a bus from Bridgeport Bus Stop to Iowa State University via Port Authority Bus Terminal, St Louis Bus Station, Kansas City Bus Station, Kansas City, and Ames in around 36h 47m.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Bradley International Airport to Des Moines via Philadelphia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Bradley International Airport to Des Moines via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Bradley International Airport to Des Moines via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Bradley International Airport to Des Moines via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Des Moines
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Des Moines via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Westchester County Airport to Des Moines via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–900
Flights from Westchester County Airport to Des Moines via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–1,000
Flights from Westchester County Airport to Des Moines via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–900
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Des Moines via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–480
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Des Moines via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–430
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Des Moines via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–420
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Des Moines
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Des Moines via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Bradley International Airport to Des Moines via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Bradley International Airport to Des Moines via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Des Moines
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Des Moines via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Des Moines via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Westchester County Airport to Des Moines via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–900
Flights from Westchester County Airport to Des Moines via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
Flights from Westchester County Airport to Des Moines via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–950
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Des Moines via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–420
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Des Moines via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–500
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Des Moines via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–460
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Des Moines via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Des Moines via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Bradley International Airport to Des Moines via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Des Moines via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Des Moines via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Des Moines via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Bradley International Airport to Des Moines via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Des Moines via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Des Moines via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
- Phone
- +1 877.690.5114
- Website
- Metro North Railroad
Train from Bridgeport to 125th Street - Harlem
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $15–23
- Website
- Metro North Railroad
- Schedules at
- Metro North Railroad Schedules
- Off-Peak
- $15–17
- Peak
- $20–23
Train from Stamford to 125th Street - Harlem
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $10–17
- Website
- Metro North Railroad
- Schedules at
- Metro North Railroad Schedules
- Off-Peak
- $10–12
- Peak
- $14–17
Train from Stamford to Grand Central Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $11–18
- Website
- Metro North Railroad
- Schedules at
- Metro North Railroad Schedules
- Off-Peak
- $11–13
- Peak
- $16–18
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Bridgeport Amtrak Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $500–850
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to St. Paul-Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 31m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $220–350
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Stamford Amtrak Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $70–110
- Website
- Amtrak
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Stamford Amtrak Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $29–650
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- $29–460
- First Class
- $150–650
- Phone
- +1 320.253.2226
- Website
- Executive Express
Shuttle from Des Moines International Airport, IA to Ames, IA - Iowa State University
- 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 Des Moines International Airport, IA to Ames, IA - Iowa State University
- 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 Des Moines International Airport, IA to Ames, IA - Iowa State University
- 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 Des Moines International Airport, IA to Ames, IA - Iowa State University
- 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 Des Moines International Airport, IA to Ames, IA - Iowa State University
- 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 Des Moines International Airport, IA to Ames, IA - Iowa State University
- 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 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from New York City Chinatown to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $150–230
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Des Moines
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $55–90
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Bridgeport Bus Stop to Port Authority Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $10–16
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $180–280
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Kansas City Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from St. Paul to Ames
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $55–85
- Book at
- Jefferson Lines
- Adult
- $55–85
Bus from Kansas City to Ames
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $55–85
- Book at
- Jefferson Lines
- Adult
- $55–85
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