There are 5 ways to get from Santiago de Compostela to Ames by plane, shuttle, taxi, or bus
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Fly to Des Moines, shuttle
best- Fly from Santiago De Compostela Airport (SCQ) to Des Moines (DSM)plane SCQ - DSM
- Take a shuttle bus from Des Moines International Airport, IA to Ames, IA - Iowa State University
17h 58m$731–2,591Fly to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Santiago De Compostela Airport (SCQ) to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP)plane SCQ - MSP
- Take the bus from Minneapolis-St. Paul to Amesbus
20h 1m$406–1,286Fly to Fort Dodge Municipal Airport, taxi
- Fly from Santiago De Compostela Airport (SCQ) to Fort Dodge Municipal Airport (FOD)plane SCQ - FOD
- Take the taxi from Fort Dodge Municipal Airport (FOD) to Amestaxi
18h 26m$541–1,681Fly to Mason City, bus
- Fly from Santiago De Compostela Airport (SCQ) to Mason City (MCW)plane SCQ - MCW
- Take the bus from Mason City to Amesbus
20h 15m$431–1,546Fly to Waterloo Municipal Airport, bus
- Fly from Santiago De Compostela Airport (SCQ) to Waterloo Municipal Airport (ALO)plane SCQ - ALO
- Take the bus from Waterloo to Des Moinesbus
- Take the bus from Des Moines to Amesbus
26h 35m$456–1,490
Santiago De Compostela Airport (SCQ) to Des Moines (DSM) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santiago de Compostela to Ames is to fly and bus which costs $430 - $1,600 and takes 20h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Santiago de Compostela to Ames is to fly and shuttle which takes 17h 58m and costs $700 - $2,600.
The distance between Santiago de Compostela and Ames is 4231 miles.
It takes approximately 17h 58m to get from Santiago de Compostela to Ames, including transfers.
Ames is 7h behind Santiago de Compostela. It is currently 6:03 PM in Santiago de Compostela and 11:03 AM in Ames.
There are 47+ hotels available in Ames.
What companies run services between Santiago de Compostela, Spain and Ames, IA, USA?
There is no direct connection from Santiago de Compostela to Ames. However, you can take the bus to Santiago de Compostela Aeropuerto, walk to Santiago De Compostela Airport (SCQ) airport, fly to Des Moines (DSM), walk to Des Moines International Airport, IA, then take the shuttle to Ames, IA - Iowa State University. Alternatively, you can take the bus to Santiago de Compostela Aeropuerto, walk to Santiago De Compostela Airport (SCQ) airport, fly to Fort Dodge Municipal Airport (FOD), then take the taxi to Ames.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Des Moines via Madrid, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 53m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,800
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Des Moines via Madrid, Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 46m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,700
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,800
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Waterloo Municipal Airport via Madrid, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,600
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Waterloo Municipal Airport via Frankfurt, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 37m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Waterloo Municipal Airport via Newark, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 22m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,400
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Waterloo Municipal Airport via Dublin, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,200
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Waterloo Municipal Airport via Barcelona, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 47m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,700
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Fort Dodge Municipal Airport via Newark, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 52m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Fort Dodge Municipal Airport via Dublin, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,600
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Fort Dodge Municipal Airport via Madrid, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Mason City via Newark, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Mason City via Dublin, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Mason City via Madrid, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 57m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,800
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Des Moines via Dublin, Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 28m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Des Moines via Newark, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 58m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 6m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Des Moines via Madrid, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 53m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,800
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,800
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Des Moines via Madrid, Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 11m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,700
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,800
- Phone
- +1 320.253.2226
- Website
- executiveexpress.biz
Shuttle from Des Moines International Airport, IA to Ames, IA - Iowa State University
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $80–190
- Website
- https://www.executiveexpress.biz
- Schedules at
- https://www.executiveexpress.biz/coverage-areas/
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Mason City to Ames
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $30–45
Bus from Minneapolis-St. Paul to Ames
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–85
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $55–85
Bus from Des Moines to Ames
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $19–27
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $19–27
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Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Waterloo to Des Moines
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $18–40
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Estimated price
- $140–180
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