--- title: "Des Moines to Ontario Iowa – 2 ways by car, taxi | Mixroutes" description: "Des Moines to Ontario Iowa is 49 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-ontario-iowa" markdown: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/des-moines-to-ontario-iowa.md" image: "https://www.mixroutes.com/og.png" --- # How to get from Des Moines to Ontario Iowa [Plan it for your day](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Des+Moines&to=Ontario+Iowa) [Ontario Iowa to Des Moines](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/ontario-iowa-to-des-moines) **Fastest:** –\ \ **Cheapest:** –\ \ **Distance:** 49 km\ as the crow flies\ **Departures today:** 0\ 2 ways, Mon 2 Nov\ ## 2 ways to travel 49 km apart. Times are the timetables for Mon 2 Nov, 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$110 cheaper than a cab and about as quick. - [**Drive** best 53 min$5–7 Estimated 61 km · fuel only](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Des+Moines&to=Ontario+Iowa) - [**Taxi** 53 min$100–135 Estimated one-way cab](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Des+Moines&to=Ontario+Iowa) 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/) · [Places © OpenStreetMap contributors](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright) · [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 Ontario Iowa? The fastest way is by car: about 53 min door to door. The straight-line distance is 49 km. What is the cheapest way from Des Moines to Ontario Iowa? Drive is the cheapest, from $5. That figure is an estimate from the operator's fare bands, not a live quote. How far is Ontario Iowa from Des Moines by road? About 61 km, roughly 53 min of driving in normal traffic. Fuel alone costs around $5–7; tolls and parking are extra. ## In Ontario Iowa Ontario is a community within the corporate limits of the city of Ames, in Story County, Iowa, United States. [The Ontario Iowa guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/places/ontario-iowa) [Hotels in Ontario Iowa 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-ontario-iowa, 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