There are 7 ways to get from Des Moines to Hot Springs by plane, taxi, bus, train, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Bill And Hillary Clinton National Airport, taxi
best- Fly from Des Moines (DSM) to Bill And Hillary Clinton National Airport (LIT)plane DSM - LIT
- Take the taxi from Bill And Hillary Clinton National Airport (LIT) to Hot Springstaxi
5h 26m$238–721Drive 569.9 mi
cheapest- Drive from Des Moines to Hot Springscar 569.9 mi
11h 40m$104–151Bus, taxi
- Take the bus from Des Moines to Kansas Citybus
- Take the bus from Kansas City to Texarkanabus
- Take the bus from Texarkana to Bryant-Little Rockbus
- Take the taxi from Bryant-Little Rock to Hot Springstaxi
17h 12m$261–367Bus, train
- Take the bus from Des Moines to Bloomington-Normalbus Greyhound US0157S
- Take the train from Bloomington-Normal to Malvern Stationtrain Texas Eagle
19h 44m$226–466Fly to Texarkana Regional Airport, train
- Fly from Des Moines (DSM) to Texarkana Regional Airport (TXK)plane DSM - TXK
- Take the train from Texarkana Station to Malvern Stationtrain
8h 3m$202–711Bus, train via St. Louis
- Take the bus from Des Moines to St Louis Bus Stationbus Greyhound US0153S
- Take the train from St. Louis to Malvern Stationtrain Texas Eagle
17h 56m$203–399Bus, train via Kansas City
- Take the bus from Des Moines to Kansas City Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Kansas City to St. Louistrain
- Take the train from St. Louis to Malvern Stationtrain
20h 12m$247–511
Des Moines (DSM) to Bill And Hillary Clinton National Airport (LIT) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Des Moines to Hot Springs is to drive which costs $100 - $150 and takes 11h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Des Moines to Hot Springs is to fly and taxi which takes 5h 26m and costs $230 - $750.
The distance between Des Moines and Hot Springs is 542 miles. The road distance is 573.2 miles.
The best way to get from Des Moines to Hot Springs without a car is to bus and taxi which takes 17h 12m and costs $260 - $370.
It takes approximately 5h 26m to get from Des Moines to Hot Springs, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Des Moines to Hot Springs is 573 miles. It takes approximately 11h 40m to drive from Des Moines to Hot Springs.
There are 435+ hotels available in Hot Springs.
What companies run services between Des Moines, IA, USA and Hot Springs, AR, USA?
There is no direct connection from Des Moines to Hot Springs. However, you can take the taxi to Des-Moines-Airport-DSM airport, fly to Bill And Hillary Clinton National Airport (LIT), then take the taxi to Hot Springs. Alternatively, you can take the bus to Kansas City, take the bus to Texarkana, take the bus to Bryant-Little Rock, then take the taxi to Hot Springs.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Des Moines to Bill And Hillary Clinton National Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Des Moines to Bill And Hillary Clinton National Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Des Moines to Texarkana Regional Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Bloomington-Normal to Malvern Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $140–330
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Texarkana Station to Malvern Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $27–65
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from St. Louis to Malvern Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 7m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–230
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Kansas City to St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $75–170
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from St. Louis to Malvern Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 7m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–230
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Des Moines to Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–75
- Book at
- Jefferson Lines
- Adult
- $50–75
Bus from Kansas City to Texarkana
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $110–160
- Book at
- Jefferson Lines
- Adult
- $110–160
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Estimated price
- $80–150
Greater Little Rock Yellow Cab
- Phone
- +1 501-222-2222
- Website
- yellowcablr.com
Ken's Personal Taxi
- Phone
- +1 501-515-0462
- Website
- facebook.com
Greater Little Rock Yellow Cab
- Phone
- +1 501-222-2222
- Website
- yellowcablr.com
Ken's Personal Taxi
- Phone
- +1 501-515-0462
- Website
- facebook.com
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