There are 8 ways to get from Louisville to Fort Dodge by plane, bus, car, shuttle, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Louisville International Airport to Fort Dodge Municipal Airport
best- Fly from Louisville International Airport (SDF) to Fort Dodge Municipal Airport (FOD)plane SDF - FOD
6h 20m$106–521Drive to Blue Grass Airport, fly to Fort Dodge Municipal Airport
cheapest- Drive from Louisville to Lexington-Airport-LEXcar
- Fly from Blue Grass Airport (LEX) to Fort Dodge Municipal Airport (FOD)plane LEX - FOD
6h 7m$92–427Bus, drive
- Take the bus from Louisville, KY to Indianapolis Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Indianapolis Union Station to Des Moinesbus
- Drive from Northglenn Dr / Johnston Public Library, Jst to Fort Dodgecar
15h 32m$127–205Drive 647.2 mi
- Drive from Louisville to Fort Dodgecar 647.2 mi
10h 56m$119–171Drive to Covington, fly to Fort Dodge Municipal Airport
- Drive from Louisville to Covington (CVG)car
- Fly from Covington (CVG) to Fort Dodge Municipal Airport (FOD)plane CVG - FOD
6h 16m$126–593Fly Louisville International Airport to Mason City, drive
- Fly from Louisville International Airport (SDF) to Mason City (MCW)plane SDF - MCW
- Drive from Mason-City-Airport-MCW to Fort Dodgecar
7h 37m$102–526Fly Louisville International Airport to Des Moines, shuttle, taxi
- Fly from Louisville International Airport (SDF) to Des Moines (DSM)plane SDF - DSM
- Take a shuttle bus from Des Moines International Airport, IA to Boone, IA
- Take the taxi from Boone, IA to Fort Dodgetaxi
7h 48m$282–863Bus, taxi
- Take the bus from Louisville, KY to Evansville, INbus
- Take the bus from Evansville Bus Station to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Kansas City Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Kansas City to Amesbus
- Take the taxi from Ames to Fort Dodgetaxi
18h 9m$290–479
Louisville International Airport (SDF) to Fort Dodge Municipal Airport (FOD) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Louisville to Fort Dodge is to drive which costs $110 - $180 and takes 10h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Louisville to Fort Dodge is to drive and fly which takes 6h 7m and costs $90 - $430.
The distance between Louisville and Fort Dodge is 551 miles. The road distance is 651 miles.
The best way to get from Louisville to Fort Dodge without a car is to bus and taxi which takes 18h 9m and costs $290 - $480.
It takes approximately 6h 20m to get from Louisville to Fort Dodge, including transfers.
Fort Dodge is 1h behind Louisville. It is currently 6:36 PM in Louisville and 5:36 PM in Fort Dodge.
Yes, the driving distance between Louisville to Fort Dodge is 651 miles. It takes approximately 10h 56m to drive from Louisville to Fort Dodge.
There are 13+ hotels available in Fort Dodge.
What companies run services between Louisville, KY, USA and Fort Dodge, IA, USA?
United Airlines and American Airlines fly from Louisville International Airport (SDF) to Fort Dodge Municipal Airport (FOD) 4 times a day.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Fort Dodge Municipal Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–500
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Fort Dodge Municipal Airport via Washington Dulles, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Fort Dodge Municipal Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–390
Flights from Covington to Fort Dodge Municipal Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Flights from Covington to Fort Dodge Municipal Airport via Washington Dulles, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Covington to Fort Dodge Municipal Airport via Toronto, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Mason City via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–500
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Mason City via Washington Dulles, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 23m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Des Moines via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–500
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Des Moines via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Des Moines via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Des Moines via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 31m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–600
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Des Moines via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–500
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Des Moines via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $95–550
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Des Moines via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–500
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Thruway
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Louisville, KY to Indianapolis Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $22–45
- Website
- Amtrak
- Adult
- $22–45
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Indianapolis Union Station to Des Moines
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–120
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Evansville Bus Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $27–45
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Kansas City Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 320.253.2226
- Website
- Executive Express
Shuttle from Des Moines International Airport, IA to Boone, IA
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $85–220
- Website
- Executive Express
- Schedules at
- Executive Express Coverage Areas for Minnesota and Iowa
- Phone
- +1 502-368-5644 x 135
- Website
- Miller Transportation
Bus from Louisville, KY to Evansville, IN
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–130
- Website
- Miller Transportation
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Kansas City to Ames
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $55–85
- Book at
- Jefferson Lines
- Adult
- $55–85
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Estimated price
- $110–160
Cyclone Cab
- Phone
- +1 515-233-3324
Cyclone Cab
- Phone
- +1 515-233-3324
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