There are 8 ways to get from Des Moines to Olympic National Park by plane, ferry, bus, train, bus (Greyhound), or car
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Fly Des Moines to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, ferry, bus
best- Fly from Des Moines (DSM) to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA)plane DSM - SEA
- Take the ferry from Seattle to Bainbridge Islandferry
- Take the bus from Bainbridge Ferry Terminal to Port Angeles Gateway Transit Centerbus
12h 16m$223–883Bus to Omaha, fly to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, ferry, bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Des Moines to Omaha, NEbus
- Fly from Omaha (OMA) to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA)plane OMA - SEA
- Take the ferry from Seattle to Bainbridge Islandferry
- Take the bus from Bainbridge Ferry Terminal to Port Angeles Gateway Transit Centerbus
14h 46m$177–752Bus, train
- Take the bus from Des Moines to St. Paulbus
- Take the train from St. Paul-Minneapolis to Edmondstrain
- Take the bus from Edmonds Ferry Westbound to Port Angeles Gateway Transit Centerbus
47h 47m$656–1,342Bus
- Take the bus from Des Moines to Denver Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Denver Union Station to Seattle Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Seattle Greyhound Station to Port Angeles Gateway Transit Centerbus
2d 1h$349–652Drive 1,874.3 mi
- Drive from Des Moines to Olympic National Park Visitor Centercar 1,874.3 mi
29h 33m$343–495Fly Des Moines to Paine Field County Airport, bus
- Fly from Des Moines (DSM) to Paine Field County Airport (PAE)plane DSM - PAE
- Take the bus from Edmonds Ferry Westbound to Port Angeles Gateway Transit Centerbus
15h 56m$245–842Fly Des Moines to King County International Airport, ferry, bus
- Fly from Des Moines (DSM) to King County International Airport (BFI)plane DSM - BFI
- Take the ferry from Seattle to Bainbridge Islandferry
- Take the bus from Bainbridge Ferry Terminal to Port Angeles Gateway Transit Centerbus
14h 9m$400–1,680Fly Des Moines to Portland International Airport, train, ferry, bus
- Fly from Des Moines (DSM) to Portland International Airport (PDX)plane DSM - PDX
- Take the train from Portland to Seattletrain
- Take the ferry from Seattle to Bainbridge Islandferry
- Take the bus from Bainbridge Ferry Terminal to Port Angeles Gateway Transit Centerbus
16h 18m$275–1,050
Des Moines to Olympic National Park by bus, train, and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Des Moines to Olympic National Park is to bus which costs $340 - $650 and takes 2 days 1h.
The fastest way to get from Des Moines to Olympic National Park is to fly and ferry and bus which takes 12h 16m and costs $220 - $900.
No, there is no direct bus from Des Moines to Olympic National Park. However, there are services departing from Des Moines and arriving at Southbound Lake Angeles Trailhead via Denver Union Station, Seattle Greyhound Station and Port Angeles Gateway Transit Center. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 1h.
The distance between Des Moines and Olympic National Park is 1583 miles. The road distance is 1885.2 miles.
The best way to get from Des Moines to Olympic National Park without a car is to bus and train which takes 47h 47m and costs $650 - $1,400.
It takes approximately 12h 16m to get from Des Moines to Olympic National Park, including transfers.
Des Moines to Olympic National Park bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Des Moines station.
Des Moines to Olympic National Park bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Denver Union Station.
Olympic National Park is 2h behind Des Moines. It is currently 2:21 PM in Des Moines and 12:21 PM in Olympic National Park.
Yes, the driving distance between Des Moines to Olympic National Park is 1885 miles. It takes approximately 29h 33m to drive from Des Moines to Olympic National Park.
What companies run services between Des Moines, IA, USA and Olympic National Park, Clallam County, WA, USA?
You can take a bus from Des Moines to Northbound Lake Angeles Trailhead via Denver Union Station, Seattle Greyhound Station, Port Angeles Gateway Transit Center, and Southbound Lake Angeles Trailhead in around 2d 1h.
- 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
- $190–800
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
- $140–650
Flights from Des Moines to Portland International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Des Moines to Portland International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Des Moines to Portland International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Des Moines to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
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 Omaha to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Des Moines to Portland International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Des Moines to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,400
Flights from Des Moines to Paine Field County Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Des Moines to Paine Field County Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Des Moines to Paine Field County Airport via Santa Ana
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Des Moines to Paine Field County Airport via Denver, Portland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Omaha to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Des Moines to King County International Airport via Denver, Portland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 48m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,600
Flights from Des Moines to King County International Airport via Minneapolis, Portland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 43m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,600
Flights from Des Moines to King County International Airport via Las Vegas, Portland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,800
Flights from Des Moines to King County International Airport via Phoenix, Portland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,900
Flights from Des Moines to King County International Airport via Chicago Midway, Portland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,800
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Des Moines to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Omaha to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Des Moines to Portland International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Des Moines to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 2m
- 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 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Des Moines to Portland International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
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
Train from Portland to Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $55–120
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 360-452-4511
- [email protected]
- Website
- clallamtransit.com
Bus from Bainbridge Ferry Terminal to Port Angeles Gateway Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $1–24
- Website
- https://www.clallamtransit.com
- Youth 6-19, All routes except 14, 30 and 123
- $1
- All routes except 14, 30 and 123
- $1
- Youth 6-19 Premium Routes 14 and 30
- $1
- Premium Routes 14 and 30
- $2
- Youth 6-19 Route 123 (Strait Shot)
- $12
- Route 123 (Strait Shot)
- $24
Bus from Bainbridge Ferry Terminal to Port Angeles Gateway Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $1–24
- Website
- https://www.clallamtransit.com
- Youth 6-19, All routes except 14, 30 and 123
- $1
- All routes except 14, 30 and 123
- $1
- Youth 6-19 Premium Routes 14 and 30
- $1
- Premium Routes 14 and 30
- $2
- Youth 6-19 Route 123 (Strait Shot)
- $12
- Route 123 (Strait Shot)
- $24
Bus from Bainbridge Ferry Terminal to Port Angeles Gateway Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $1–24
- Website
- https://www.clallamtransit.com
- Youth 6-19, All routes except 14, 30 and 123
- $1
- All routes except 14, 30 and 123
- $1
- Youth 6-19 Premium Routes 14 and 30
- $1
- Premium Routes 14 and 30
- $2
- Youth 6-19 Route 123 (Strait Shot)
- $12
- Route 123 (Strait Shot)
- $24
Bus from Bainbridge Ferry Terminal to Port Angeles Gateway Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $1–24
- Website
- https://www.clallamtransit.com
- Youth 6-19, All routes except 14, 30 and 123
- $1
- All routes except 14, 30 and 123
- $1
- Youth 6-19 Premium Routes 14 and 30
- $1
- Premium Routes 14 and 30
- $2
- Youth 6-19 Route 123 (Strait Shot)
- $12
- Route 123 (Strait Shot)
- $24
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Des Moines to St. Paul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $60–90
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $60–90
- Phone
- +1 360-417-0700
- Website
- dungeness-line.com
Bus from Edmonds Ferry Westbound to Port Angeles Gateway Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–50
- Website
- https://dungeness-line.com/
- Schedules at
- https://dungeness-line.com/schedules/
Bus from Seattle Greyhound Station to Port Angeles Gateway Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–55
- Website
- https://dungeness-line.com/
- Schedules at
- https://dungeness-line.com/schedules/
Bus from Edmonds Ferry Westbound to Port Angeles Gateway Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–50
- Website
- https://dungeness-line.com/
- Schedules at
- https://dungeness-line.com/schedules/
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
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $100–200
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Denver Union Station to Seattle Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $200–400
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Des Moines to Omaha, NE
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $20–40
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 360 705 7000
- Website
- wsdot.wa.gov
Ferry from Seattle to Bainbridge Island
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–29
- Schedules at
- wsdot.wa.gov
- Passenger
- $7–16
- Vehicle & Driver
- $21–29
Ferry from Seattle to Bainbridge Island
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–29
- Schedules at
- wsdot.wa.gov
- Passenger
- $7–16
- Vehicle & Driver
- $21–29
Ferry from Seattle to Bainbridge Island
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–29
- Schedules at
- wsdot.wa.gov
- Passenger
- $7–16
- Vehicle & Driver
- $21–29
Ferry from Seattle to Bainbridge Island
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–29
- Schedules at
- wsdot.wa.gov
- Passenger
- $7–16
- Vehicle & Driver
- $21–29
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