--- title: "Des Moines to Ames – 2 ways by car, taxi | Mixroutes" description: "Des Moines to Ames is 48 km. Fastest: undefined in 0 min. Cheapest: undefined from –. Real timetables, prices labelled live, quoted or estimated." url: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/des-moines-to-ames" markdown: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/des-moines-to-ames.md" image: "https://www.mixroutes.com/og.png" --- # How to get from Des Moines to Ames [Plan it for your day](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Des+Moines&to=Ames) [Ames to Des Moines](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/ames-to-des-moines) **Fastest:** –\ \ **Cheapest:** –\ \ **Distance:** 48 km\ as the crow flies\ **Departures today:** 0\ 2 ways, Sat 31 Oct\ ## 2 ways to travel 48 km apart. Times are the timetables for Sat 31 Oct, planned from 08:00; every price says whether it is live, the operator's fare or our estimate. We add nothing to any fare. best$100 cheaper than a cab and about as quick. - [**Drive** best 48 min$4.5–6 Estimated 56 km · fuel only](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Des+Moines&to=Ames) - [**Taxi** 48 min$90–125 Estimated one-way cab](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Des+Moines&to=Ames) Data: [Roads © OpenStreetMap contributors, routed by OSRM](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright) · [Places from GeoNames, CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) · [All credits and licences](https://www.mixroutes.com/credits) ## Departures today Timetable data via Transitous and the operators' own GTFS feeds. Live delays arrive when an operator publishes a real-time feed. ## Questions people ask How long does it take to get from Des Moines to Ames? The fastest way is by car: about 48 min door to door. The straight-line distance is 48 km. What is the cheapest way from Des Moines to Ames? Drive is the cheapest, from $4.5. That figure is an estimate from the operator's fare bands, not a live quote. How far is Ames from Des Moines by road? About 56 km, roughly 48 min of driving in normal traffic. Fuel alone costs around $4.5–6; tolls and parking are extra. ## In Ames City in Iowa, US Ames is a city in Story County, Iowa, United States, located approximately 30 miles (48 km) north of Des Moines in central Iowa. It is the home of Iowa State University (ISU). According to the 2020 census, Ames had a population of 66,427, making it the state's ninth-most populous city. Iowa State University was home to 30,177 students as of fall 2023, which make up approximately one half of the city's population. [The Ames guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/places/ames) [Hotels in Ames Compare prices on Hotels70](https://www.hotels70.com) ## More routes - [Kochi to Bengaluru](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/kochi-to-bengaluru) - [Kochi to Chennai](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/kochi-to-chennai) - [Kochi to Thiruvananthapuram](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/kochi-to-thiruvananthapuram) - [Kochi to Munnar](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/kochi-to-munnar) - [Kochi to Alappuzha](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/kochi-to-alappuzha) - [Kochi to Kozhikode](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/kochi-to-kozhikode) --- This is the markdown version of https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/des-moines-to-ames, for search crawlers and AI assistants. The HTML page is the canonical copy. Mixroutes is made by Lascade LLC, Sharjah Media City, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. Index of every page: https://www.mixroutes.com/llms.txt