There are 10 ways to get from Des Moines to Bridgeport by plane, train, bus, or car
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Fly to Laguardia Airport, train
best- Fly from Des Moines (DSM) to Laguardia Airport (LGA)plane DSM - LGA
- Take the train from 125th Street - Harlem to Bridgeporttrain
5h 28m$236–1,002Fly to Newark Liberty International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Des Moines (DSM) to Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)plane DSM - EWR
- Take the train from Newark Liberty International Airport to Bridgeport Amtrak Stationtrain
5h 53m$151–621Bus, train via New York
- Take the bus from Des Moines to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to New York Midtownbus
- Take the train from Grand Central Terminal to Bridgeporttrain
27h 26m$211–360Bus, train
- Take the bus from Des Moines to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Bridgeport Amtrak Stationtrain
30h 42m$382–788Drive 1,155.7 mi
- Drive from Des Moines to Bridgeportcar 1,155.7 mi
19h 26m$211–305Fly to John F. Kennedy International Airport, train
- Fly from Des Moines (DSM) to John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK)plane DSM - JFK
- Take the train from Grand Central Terminal to Bridgeporttrain
7h 42m$157–613Fly to Bradley International Airport, train
- Fly from Des Moines (DSM) to Bradley International Airport (BDL)plane DSM - BDL
- Take the train from Windsor Locks to New Haventrain
8h 2m$189–770Fly to Westchester County Airport
- Fly from Des Moines (DSM) to Westchester County Airport (HPN)plane DSM - HPN
8h 9m$219–993Fly to Philadelphia International Airport, train
- Fly from Des Moines (DSM) to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)plane DSM - PHL
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Bridgeport Amtrak Stationtrain
7h 5m$260–1,664Bus, train via Galesburg
- Take the bus from Des Moines to Galesburgbus
- Take the train from Galesburg Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Croton-Harmon Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the train from Croton-Harmon to 125th Street - Harlemtrain
- Take the train from 125th Street - Harlem to Bridgeporttrain
31h 43m$408–861
Des Moines to Bridgeport by bus, foot, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Des Moines to Bridgeport is to bus and train via New York which costs $210 - $360 and takes 27h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Des Moines to Bridgeport is to fly and train which takes 5h 28m and costs $230 - $1,000.
The distance between Des Moines and Bridgeport is 1099 miles. The road distance is 1162.5 miles.
The best way to get from Des Moines to Bridgeport without a car is to bus and train via New York which takes 27h 26m and costs $210 - $360.
It takes approximately 5h 28m to get from Des Moines to Bridgeport, including transfers.
Bridgeport is 1h ahead of Des Moines. It is currently 12:32 AM in Des Moines and 1:32 AM in Bridgeport.
Yes, the driving distance between Des Moines to Bridgeport is 1162 miles. It takes approximately 19h 26m to drive from Des Moines to Bridgeport.
There are 130+ hotels available in Bridgeport.
What companies run services between Des Moines, IA, USA and Bridgeport, CT, USA?
Delta and American Airlines fly from Des Moines (DSM) to Westchester County Airport (HPN) every 3 hours.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Des Moines to Laguardia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–950
Flights from Des Moines to Laguardia Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–950
Flights from Des Moines to Newark Liberty International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Des Moines to Newark Liberty International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Des Moines to Newark Liberty International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Des Moines to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Des Moines to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Des Moines to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Des Moines to Bradley International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Des Moines to Bradley International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Des Moines to Westchester County Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–950
Flights from Des Moines to Westchester County Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
Flights from Des Moines to Westchester County Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Des Moines to Philadelphia International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–1,000
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Des Moines to Laguardia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–950
Flights from Des Moines to Laguardia Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–950
Flights from Des Moines to Newark Liberty International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Des Moines to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Des Moines to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Des Moines to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Des Moines to Bradley International Airport via Philadelphia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Des Moines to Bradley International Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Des Moines to Bradley International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 51m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Des Moines to Bradley International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Des Moines to Westchester County Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–950
Flights from Des Moines to Westchester County Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Des Moines to Westchester County Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 56m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–950
Flights from Des Moines to Philadelphia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–1,000
Flights from Des Moines to Philadelphia International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–1,000
Flights from Des Moines to Philadelphia International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,200
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Des Moines to Laguardia Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–950
Flights from Des Moines to Newark Liberty International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Des Moines to Bradley International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Des Moines to Philadelphia International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–1,000
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Des Moines to Laguardia Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $200–950
Flights from Des Moines to Bradley International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- When
- Saturday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Des Moines to Philadelphia International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $200–1,000
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from Des Moines to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Des Moines to Philadelphia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–1,000
- Phone
- +1 877.690.5114
- Website
- mta.info
Train from 125th Street - Harlem to Bridgeport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $15–23
- Website
- https://www.mta.info/agency/metro-north-railroad
- Schedules at
- https://www.mta.info/schedules
- Off-Peak
- $15–17
- Peak
- $20–23
Train from Grand Central Terminal to Bridgeport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $15–24
- Website
- https://www.mta.info/agency/metro-north-railroad
- Schedules at
- https://www.mta.info/schedules
- Off-Peak
- $15–18
- Peak
- $22–24
Train from Grand Central Terminal to Bridgeport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $15–24
- Website
- https://www.mta.info/agency/metro-north-railroad
- Schedules at
- https://www.mta.info/schedules
- Off-Peak
- $15–18
- Peak
- $22–24
Train from Croton-Harmon to 125th Street - Harlem
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $10–17
- Website
- https://www.mta.info/agency/metro-north-railroad
- Schedules at
- https://www.mta.info/schedules
- Off-Peak
- $10–12
- Peak
- $14–17
Train from 125th Street - Harlem to Bridgeport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $15–23
- Website
- https://www.mta.info/agency/metro-north-railroad
- Schedules at
- https://www.mta.info/schedules
- Off-Peak
- $15–17
- Peak
- $20–23
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Chicago Union Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $310–650
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Bridgeport Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $19–40
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Newark Liberty International Airport to Bridgeport Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $23–50
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Windsor Locks to New Haven
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $15–35
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $29–60
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Bridgeport Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $19–40
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Galesburg Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–110
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Croton-Harmon Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $300–650
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–600
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $20–460
- First Class
- $130–600
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Des Moines to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–100
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Des Moines to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–100
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Des Moines to Galesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to New York Midtown
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $140–230
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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