There are 9 ways to get from Youngstown to Des Moines by bus, plane, train, car, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), or bus (Greyhound)
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 Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport, fly
best- Take the bus from Youngstown Bus Stop to Cleveland Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport (CLE) to Des Moines (DSM)plane CLE - DSM
7h 11m$126–599Bus to Akron, fly
cheapest- Take the bus from Youngstown to Akronbus
- Fly from Akron (CAK) to Des Moines (DSM)plane CAK - DSM
7h 49m$88–449Bus, train
- Take the bus from Youngstown Bus Stop to Toledo Bus Stopbus
- Take the train from Toledo to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Des Moinesbus
18h 7m$211–347Bus, train via Galesburg
- Take the bus from Youngstown Bus Stop to Pittsburgh Intermodal Stationbus
- Take the train from Pittsburgh 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
21h 32m$392–628Drive 716.3 mi
- Drive from Youngstown to Des Moinescar 716.3 mi
11h 50m$123–177Bus to Pittsburgh International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Youngstown Bus Stop to Pittsburgh Intermodal Stationbus
- Fly from Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) to Des Moines (DSM)plane PIT - DSM
8h 2m$125–591Bus, bus to John Glenn Columbus International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Youngstown to Mt Gileadbus
- Take the bus from MT. Gilead Ohio Wendys to John Glenn Columbus Intnl Airport (CMH)bus
- Fly from John Glenn Columbus International Airport (CMH) to Des Moines (DSM)plane CMH - DSM
9h 51m$143–666Bus
- Take the bus from Youngstown Bus Stop to Chicago Bus Stationbus Greyhound US0164
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Des Moinesbus Greyhound US0123S / ...
18h 30m$130–212Bus via Columbus
- Take the bus from Youngstown to Columbusbus
- Take the bus from Columbus to Chicagobus
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Des Moinesbus
20h$108–231
Youngstown to Des Moines by bus, train, and foot
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Youngstown to Des Moines is to drive which costs $120 - $180 and takes 11h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Youngstown to Des Moines is to bus and fly which takes 7h 11m and costs $120 - $600.
No, there is no direct bus from Youngstown to Des Moines. However, there are services departing from Youngstown Bus Stop and arriving at Des Moines via Chicago Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 30m.
The distance between Youngstown and Des Moines is 708 miles. The road distance is 720.5 miles.
The best way to get from Youngstown to Des Moines without a car is to bus and train which takes 18h 7m and costs $210 - $350.
It takes approximately 7h 11m to get from Youngstown to Des Moines, including transfers.
Youngstown to Des Moines bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Youngstown Bus Stop station.
Youngstown to Des Moines bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Chicago Bus Station.
Des Moines is 1h behind Youngstown. It is currently 12:57 PM in Youngstown and 11:57 AM in Des Moines.
Yes, the driving distance between Youngstown to Des Moines is 721 miles. It takes approximately 11h 50m to drive from Youngstown to Des Moines.
What companies run services between Youngstown, OH, USA and Des Moines, IA, USA?
You can take a bus from Youngstown Bus Stop to Des Moines via Chicago Bus Station in around 18h 30m.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Des Moines via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–550
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Des Moines via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Des Moines via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Des Moines via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Des Moines via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Des Moines via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Des Moines via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Des Moines via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Des Moines via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–750
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Des Moines via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–550
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Des Moines via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Flights from Akron to Des Moines via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–390
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Des Moines via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–550
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Des Moines via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–550
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Des Moines via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Des Moines via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 54m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Des Moines via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Des Moines via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Des Moines via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Akron to Des Moines via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–490
Flights from Akron to Des Moines via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–390
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Des Moines via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Des Moines via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Des Moines via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–550
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Des Moines via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Des Moines via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Des Moines via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Des Moines via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Des Moines via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–650
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from Akron to Des Moines via Valparaiso
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 23m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Toledo to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $120–200
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Pittsburgh Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $260–410
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Youngstown Bus Stop to Cleveland Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15–23
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Youngstown Bus Stop to Toledo Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Des Moines
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $60–95
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Youngstown Bus Stop to Pittsburgh Intermodal Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–18
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Galesburg to Des Moines
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Youngstown Bus Stop to Pittsburgh Intermodal Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–18
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Youngstown Bus Stop to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–120
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Des Moines
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $60–95
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Des Moines
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $60–95
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Youngstown Bus Stop to Toledo Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Youngstown Bus Stop to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $70–110
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
- Phone
- +1 888-378-3823
- [email protected]
- Website
- Barons Bus
Bus from Youngstown to Akron
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $4–40
- Website
- Barons Bus
Bus from Youngstown to Mt Gilead
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13–50
- Website
- Barons Bus
Bus from Youngstown to Columbus
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–60
- Website
- Barons Bus
Bus from Columbus to Chicago
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–80
- Website
- Barons Bus
- Phone
- +1 502-368-5644 x 135
- Website
- Miller Transportation
Bus from MT. Gilead Ohio Wendys to John Glenn Columbus Intnl Airport (CMH)
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $17–45
- Website
- Miller Transportation
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