There are 9 ways to get from Tuscaloosa to Iowa by bus, plane, bus (Greyhound), train, car, or bus (Greyhound, Flixbus, Amtrak)
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Bus to Birmingham–Shuttlesworth International Airport, fly to Omaha
best- Take the bus from Embassy Suites by Hilton Tuscaloosa Alabama Dowtown to Birmingham-Shuttlesworthbus
- Fly from Birmingham–Shuttlesworth International Airport (BHM) to Omaha (OMA)plane BHM - OMA
6h 40m$203–793Drive 788.9 mi
cheapest- Drive from Tuscaloosa to Des Moinescar 788.9 mi
15h 7m$144–208Bus
- Take the bus from Tuscaloosa Bus Stop to Jacksonbus
- Take the bus from Jackson to Memphis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Memphis Bus Station to Kansas Citybus
- Take the bus from Kansas City to Des Moinesbus
22h 45m$228–366Bus, train
- Take the bus from Tuscaloosa Bus Stop to Jacksonbus
- Take the train from Jackson to Champaign-Urbanatrain
- Take the bus from Champaign Intermodal Trans Ctr to Des Moinesbus
26h 5m$293–586Bus to Birmingham–Shuttlesworth International Airport, fly to Des Moines
- Take the bus from Embassy Suites by Hilton Tuscaloosa Alabama Dowtown to Birmingham-Shuttlesworthbus
- Fly from Birmingham–Shuttlesworth International Airport (BHM) to Des Moines (DSM)plane BHM - DSM
6h 31m$255–1,034Bus to Birmingham–Shuttlesworth International Airport, fly to The Eastern Iowa Airport
- Take the bus from Embassy Suites by Hilton Tuscaloosa Alabama Dowtown to Birmingham-Shuttlesworthbus
- Fly from Birmingham–Shuttlesworth International Airport (BHM) to The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID)plane BHM - CID
6h 20m$188–663Bus to Birmingham–Shuttlesworth International Airport, fly to Quad City International Airport
- Take the bus from Embassy Suites by Hilton Tuscaloosa Alabama Dowtown to Birmingham-Shuttlesworthbus
- Fly from Birmingham–Shuttlesworth International Airport (BHM) to Quad City International Airport (MLI)plane BHM - MLI
7h 49m$150–615Bus to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, fly to Des Moines
- Take the bus from Tuscaloosa Bus Stop to Atlanta Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) to Des Moines (DSM)plane ATL - DSM
8h 30m$203–885Bus via St. Louis
- Take the bus from Tuscaloosa Bus Stop to Atlanta Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Carbondale Intermodal Stationbus
- Take the bus from Carbondale to St. Louisbus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Des Moinesbus
26h 41m$191–372
Birmingham–Shuttlesworth International Airport (BHM) to Omaha (OMA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tuscaloosa to Iowa is to drive which costs $140 - $210 and takes 15h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Tuscaloosa to Iowa is to bus and fly which takes 6h 20m and costs $180 - $700.
No, there is no direct bus from Tuscaloosa to Iowa. However, there are services departing from Tuscaloosa Bus Stop and arriving at Des Moines via Jackson, Memphis Bus Station and Kansas City. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 22h 45m.
The distance between Tuscaloosa and Iowa is 808 miles. The road distance is 793.5 miles.
The best way to get from Tuscaloosa to Iowa without a car is to bus which takes 22h 45m and costs $220 - $370.
It takes approximately 6h 40m to get from Tuscaloosa to Iowa, including transfers.
Tuscaloosa to Iowa bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Tuscaloosa Bus Stop station.
Tuscaloosa to Iowa bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Jackson station.
Yes, the driving distance between Tuscaloosa to Iowa is 794 miles. It takes approximately 15h 7m to drive from Tuscaloosa to Iowa.
There are 241+ hotels available in Iowa.
What companies run services between Tuscaloosa, AL, USA and Iowa, USA?
You can take a bus from Tuscaloosa Bus Stop to Des Moines via Jackson, Memphis Bus Station, Kansas City, and Des Moines in around 22h 45m.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Birmingham–Shuttlesworth International Airport to Omaha via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Birmingham–Shuttlesworth International Airport to Omaha via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 23m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Birmingham–Shuttlesworth International Airport to Des Moines via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
Flights from Birmingham–Shuttlesworth International Airport to Des Moines via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Birmingham–Shuttlesworth International Airport to Des Moines via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–950
Flights from Birmingham–Shuttlesworth International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Birmingham–Shuttlesworth International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Birmingham–Shuttlesworth International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Birmingham–Shuttlesworth International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Birmingham–Shuttlesworth International Airport to Quad City International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Birmingham–Shuttlesworth International Airport to Quad City International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Birmingham–Shuttlesworth International Airport to Quad City International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Des Moines via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–850
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Des Moines via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 9m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–900
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Birmingham–Shuttlesworth International Airport to Omaha via Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Birmingham–Shuttlesworth International Airport to Omaha via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Birmingham–Shuttlesworth International Airport to Des Moines via Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–950
Flights from Birmingham–Shuttlesworth International Airport to Des Moines via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
Flights from Birmingham–Shuttlesworth International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Birmingham–Shuttlesworth International Airport to Quad City International Airport via Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Des Moines
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–800
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Des Moines via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–950
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Birmingham–Shuttlesworth International Airport to Omaha via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Birmingham–Shuttlesworth International Airport to Omaha via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 31m
- When
- Sunday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Birmingham–Shuttlesworth International Airport to Omaha via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Birmingham–Shuttlesworth International Airport to Omaha via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Birmingham–Shuttlesworth International Airport to Des Moines via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $190–950
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Des Moines via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Sunday, Saturday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–850
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Birmingham–Shuttlesworth International Airport to Omaha via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Birmingham–Shuttlesworth International Airport to Des Moines via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–950
Flights from Birmingham–Shuttlesworth International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Birmingham–Shuttlesworth International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 4m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Birmingham–Shuttlesworth International Airport to Quad City International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Des Moines via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–850
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Jackson to Champaign-Urbana
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $200–410
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 (205) 719-0469
- [email protected]
- Website
- groometransportation.com
Bus from Embassy Suites by Hilton Tuscaloosa Alabama Dowtown to Birmingham-Shuttlesworth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com
- Schedules at
- https://groometransportation.com/birmingham/
Bus from Embassy Suites by Hilton Tuscaloosa Alabama Dowtown to Birmingham-Shuttlesworth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com
- Schedules at
- https://groometransportation.com/birmingham/
Bus from Embassy Suites by Hilton Tuscaloosa Alabama Dowtown to Birmingham-Shuttlesworth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com
- Schedules at
- https://groometransportation.com/birmingham/
Bus from Embassy Suites by Hilton Tuscaloosa Alabama Dowtown to Birmingham-Shuttlesworth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com
- Schedules at
- https://groometransportation.com/birmingham/
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Tuscaloosa Bus Stop to Jackson
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $29–60
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Jackson to Memphis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Tuscaloosa Bus Stop to Jackson
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $29–60
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Champaign Intermodal Trans Ctr to Des Moines
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–110
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Tuscaloosa Bus Stop to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Tuscaloosa Bus Stop to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Des Moines
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–130
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Memphis Bus Station to Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $110–160
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $110–160
Bus from Kansas City to Des Moines
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–75
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $50–75
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Carbondale Intermodal Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 21m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $70–120
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Carbondale to St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $15–25
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Carbondale to St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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