How to get fromIowa State University to Des Moinesby bus, car, taxi, or shuttle

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There are 4 ways to get from Iowa State University to Des Moines by bus, car, taxi, or shuttle

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Bus
best
1. Take the bus from Ames to Des Moinesbus Jefferson Lines 803 / ...
57 min
$19–27
Drive 31.9 mi
cheapest
1. Drive from Iowa State University to Des Moinescar 31.9 mi
47 min
$6–9
Taxi
1. Take the taxi from Iowa State University to Des Moinestaxi 31.9 mi
47 min
$75–90
Shuttle
1. Take a shuttle bus from Ames, IA - Iowa State University to Des Moines International Airport, IAshuttle
1h 4m
$99–211

Iowa State University to Des Moines by foot and bus

18Weekly Services

57 minAverage Duration

$19Cheapest Price

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Map of how to get from Iowa State University to Des Moines.

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Distance: 32.2 mi
Duration: 57 min

What companies run services between Iowa State University, IA, USA and Des Moines, IA, USA?

Jefferson Lines operates a bus from Ames to Des Moines 3 times a day. Tickets cost $19–27 and the journey takes 50 min.

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Des Moines(opens in a new window), United States(opens in a new window)

Des Moines is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Iowa. It is the county seat of Polk County with parts extending into Warren County. It was incorporated on September 22, 1851, as Fort Des Moines, which was shortened to "Des Moines" in 1857. It is located on, and named after, the Des Moines River, which likely was adapted from the early French name, Rivière des Moines, meaning "River of the Monks". The city's population was 214,133 as of the 2020 census. The six-county metropolitan area is ranked 81st in terms of population in the United States, with 709,466 residents according to the 2020 census by the United States Census Bureau, and is the largest metropolitan area fully located within the state.

Things to do in Des Moines

Adventureland(Opens in a new window)

Adventureland Resort (often referred to as Adventureland for short) is a theme park in Altoona, Iowa (just northeast of Des Moines). It is marketed as the Home of Iowa's Best Thrills.

Riverview Park(Opens in a new window)

Riverview Park was an amusement park in Des Moines, Iowa, from 1915 to 1978. What began in pre-1915 as a zoological garden and trolley destination in an area of Des Moines known as Highland Park would become Riverview Amusement Park, a popular family entertainment oasis in early Iowa history. It was built upon an island, accessed via a wooden bridge, by a group of nine local businessmen that were headed up by a Des Moines movie-theater mogul named Abe Frankle. In the early years various entertaining events and attractions that made Riverview Park a fondly remembered family get-away included free acts featuring death-defying daredevils and musical band concerts. The early amusement rides included in 1923 a new carousel (PTC#65) from the Philadelphia Toboggan Company, whose carousels represented some of the finest examples of hand carved carousel horses in America, and a large Carousel Pavilion building to house it. In 1928 a Herschell-Spillman menagerie carousel with intricate hand-carved animals replaced the PTC carousel. In 1920 John Miller–designed a figure-eight roller coaster featuring eight full dips that all went to the ground level for the park. In 1940, the Riviera Ballroom was added and provided big band dances throughout the 1940s and 1950s and teen dances in the 1960s and 1970s. The Riviera Ballroom was inducted into the Iowa Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2010.

Dragon Slayer (roller coaster)(Opens in a new window)

Dragon Slayer is a 4D Free Spin roller coaster at Adventureland in Altoona, Iowa. The coaster was built as a replacement for the Dragon looping coaster, which opened in 1990 and was mostly dismantled during the first half of 2020. Dragon Slayer began public operations on May 29, 2021.

Tornado (Adventureland)(Opens in a new window)

The Tornado is a wooden roller coaster located at Adventureland in Altoona, Iowa, near Des Moines.

Places to stay in Des Moines

Comfort Inn & Suites Event Center(Opens in a new window)

8.1Very Good

Hilton Des Moines Downtown(Opens in a new window)

8.6Fabulous

Staybridge Suites Des Moines Downtown by IHG(Opens in a new window)

8.6Fabulous

Hampton Inn & Suites Des Moines Downtown(Opens in a new window)

8.5Very Good

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