There are 8 ways to get from Hagerstown to Des Moines by bus, plane, bus (Amtrak, Greyhound), train, car, or subway
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, fly
best- Take the bus from Washington County Transfer Center to BWI Amtrak Stationbus
- Fly from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to Des Moines (DSM)plane BWI - DSM
7h 35mDrive 935.2 mi
cheapest- Drive from Hagerstown to Des Moinescar 935.2 mi
15h 45m$171–247Bus
- Take the bus from Washington County Transfer Center to Frederick Transit Centerbus
- Take the bus from Frederick Bus Station to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Des Moinesbus
24h 25m$226–374Bus, train
- Take the bus from Hagerstown to Cumberlandbus
- Take the train from Cumberland Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Des Moinesbus
24h 38m$481–744Bus, train to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Washington County Transfer Center to Frederick Transit Centerbus
- Take the train from FREDERICK MARC eb to ROCKVILLE MARC ebtrain
- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Des Moines (DSM)plane DCA - DSM
7h 28m$210–844Bus, subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Washington County Transfer Center to BWI Amtrak Stationbus
- Take the subway from New Carrollton, Orange/Silver Line Center Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platformsubway
- Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Des Moines (DSM)plane IAD - DSM
9h 44mBus, train to Philadelphia International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Washington County Transfer Center to BWI Amtrak Stationbus
- Take the train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to 30th Street Stationtrain
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Des Moines (DSM)plane PHL - DSM
8h 53mTrain, bus
- Take the train from Martinsburg Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Galesburg Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Galesburg to Des Moinesbus
26h 5m$550–855
Hagerstown to Des Moines by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Hagerstown to Des Moines is to drive which costs $170 - $250 and takes 15h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Hagerstown to Des Moines is to bus and train and fly which takes 7h 28m and costs $210 - $850.
No, there is no direct bus from Hagerstown to Des Moines. However, there are services departing from Washington County Transfer Center and arriving at Des Moines via Frederick Bus Station and Chicago Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 24h 25m.
The distance between Hagerstown and Des Moines is 997 miles. The road distance is 940.6 miles.
The best way to get from Hagerstown to Des Moines without a car is to bus which takes 24h 25m and costs $220 - $380.
It takes approximately 7h 35m to get from Hagerstown to Des Moines, including transfers.
Hagerstown to Des Moines bus services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Washington County Transfer Center station.
Hagerstown to Des Moines bus services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Frederick Transit Center station.
Des Moines is 1h behind Hagerstown. It is currently 9:27 PM in Hagerstown and 8:27 PM in Des Moines.
Yes, the driving distance between Hagerstown to Des Moines is 941 miles. It takes approximately 15h 45m to drive from Hagerstown to Des Moines.
What companies run services between Hagerstown, MD, USA and Des Moines, IA, USA?
You can take a bus from Washington County Transfer Center to Des Moines via Frederick Bus Station and Chicago Bus Station in around 24h 25m.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Des Moines via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Des Moines via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Des Moines via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Des Moines via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Des Moines via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–460
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Des Moines via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Des Moines via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–500
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Des Moines via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Des Moines via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Des Moines via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 44m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Des Moines via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Des Moines
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Des Moines via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–800
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Des Moines via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Des Moines via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 9m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- $100–500
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Des Moines
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Des Moines via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Des Moines via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Des Moines via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Des Moines via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–450
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Des Moines via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Des Moines via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Des Moines via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Des Moines via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Des Moines via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Des Moines via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Cumberland Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $340–550
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $55–90
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Martinsburg Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $380–600
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Galesburg Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $85–140
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- 1-866-743-3682
- Website
- Maryland Transit
Train from FREDERICK MARC eb to ROCKVILLE MARC eb
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $2–10
- Website
- Maryland Transit
- Standard Fare
- $2–10
Subway from New Carrollton, Orange/Silver Line Center Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–3
- Website
- Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- $2–3
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $24–650
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- $24–460
- First Class
- $140–650
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Washington County Transfer Center to BWI Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Washington County Transfer Center to Frederick Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Washington County Transfer Center to Frederick Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Washington County Transfer Center to BWI Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Washington County Transfer Center to BWI Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 410-912-6000
- [email protected]
- Website
- BayRunner Shuttle
Bus from Washington County Transfer Center to Frederick Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $55–110
- Schedules at
- BayRunner Shuttle
Bus from Hagerstown to Cumberland
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $80–110
- Schedules at
- BayRunner Shuttle
Bus from Washington County Transfer Center to Frederick Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $55–110
- Schedules at
- BayRunner Shuttle
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Frederick Bus Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–180
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Des Moines
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $60–90
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Des Moines
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $60–90
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Galesburg to Des Moines
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- Greyhound
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