There are 6 ways to get from Colombo to Iowa State University by plane, shuttle, bus, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Des Moines, shuttle
best- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Des Moines (DSM)plane CMB - DSM
- Take a shuttle bus from Des Moines International Airport, IA to Ames, IA - Iowa State University
26h 57m$907–2,922Fly to Mason City, bus
cheapest- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Mason City (MCW)plane CMB - MCW
- Take the bus from Mason City to Amesbus
28h 41m$657–1,777Fly to Fort Dodge Municipal Airport, taxi
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Fort Dodge Municipal Airport (FOD)plane CMB - FOD
- Take the taxi from Fort Dodge Municipal Airport (FOD) to Iowa State Universitytaxi
27h 7m$767–1,902Fly to Waterloo Municipal Airport, bus, shuttle
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Waterloo Municipal Airport (ALO)plane CMB - ALO
- Take the bus from Waterloo to Des Moinesbus
- Take a shuttle bus from Des Moines International Airport, IA to Ames, IA - Iowa State University
32h 14m$772–2,009Fly to The Eastern Iowa Airport, bus, taxi
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID)plane CMB - CID
- Take the bus from GTC Bay 9 to Court St Transportation Centerbus
- Take the bus from Iowa City to Des Moinesbus
- Take the taxi from Des Moines to Iowa State Universitytaxi
32h 23mFly to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport, bus
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP)plane CMB - MSP
- Take the bus from Minneapolis-St. Paul to Amesbus
28h 14m$832–2,117
Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Des Moines (DSM) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Colombo to Iowa State University is to fly and bus which costs $650 - $1,800 and takes 28h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Colombo to Iowa State University is to fly and shuttle which takes 26h 57m and costs $900 - $3,000.
The distance between Colombo and Iowa State University is 9161 miles.
It takes approximately 26h 57m to get from Colombo to Iowa State University, including transfers.
Iowa State University is 11h 30m behind Colombo. It is currently 11:39 PM in Colombo and 12:09 PM in Iowa State University.
There are 56+ hotels available in Iowa State University.
What companies run services between Colombo, Sri Lanka and Iowa State University, IA, USA?
There is no direct connection from Colombo to Iowa State University. However, you can take the taxi to Colombo-Airport-CMB airport, fly to Des Moines (DSM), walk to Des Moines International Airport, IA, take the shuttle to Ames, IA - Iowa State University, then walk to Iowa State University. Alternatively, you can take the taxi to Colombo-Airport-CMB airport, fly to Mason City (MCW), walk to Mason City, take the bus to Ames, then walk to Iowa State University.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Des Moines via Istanbul, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–2,700
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Mason City via Doha, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 33m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,400
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Mason City via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 58m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,300
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Mason City via London Heathrow, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 23m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,300
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Mason City via Frankfurt, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 8m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,300
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Mason City via Abu Dhabi, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 13m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,700
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Fort Dodge Municipal Airport via Doha, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–2,400
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Fort Dodge Municipal Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 47m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,300
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Fort Dodge Municipal Airport via London Heathrow, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 12m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,300
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Fort Dodge Municipal Airport via Frankfurt, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 57m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,300
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Fort Dodge Municipal Airport via Abu Dhabi, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–1,700
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Istanbul, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–2,600
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–2,800
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Mumbai, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,000
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Des Moines via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 33m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,300
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Waterloo Municipal Airport via Doha, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–2,400
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Waterloo Municipal Airport via Frankfurt, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 4m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,300
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Waterloo Municipal Airport via Istanbul, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–2,600
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Waterloo Municipal Airport via Abu Dhabi, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 9m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,700
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Waterloo Municipal Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 18m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,300
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Waterloo Municipal Airport via Dubai, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–2,800
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Waterloo Municipal Airport via London Heathrow, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 43m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,300
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Doha, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–2,400
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via London Heathrow, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 44m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,300
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 38m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,300
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Des Moines via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 8m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,300
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Des Moines via Frankfurt, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 14m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,300
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Des Moines via Istanbul, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–2,700
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Frankfurt, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 6m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,300
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,300
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via London Heathrow, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 35m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,300
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Istanbul, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–2,600
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Mumbai, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,000
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Mason City via Dubai, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 8m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,800
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Mason City via Doha, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 33m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,400
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Mason City via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 58m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,300
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Mason City via London Heathrow, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 23m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,300
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Mason City via Frankfurt, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 8m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,300
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Mason City via Abu Dhabi, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 13m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,700
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Mumbai, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,000
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Waterloo Municipal Airport via Doha, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–2,400
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Waterloo Municipal Airport via Istanbul, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–2,600
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Waterloo Municipal Airport via Dubai, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–2,800
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Waterloo Municipal Airport via London Heathrow, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 43m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,300
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Doha, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–2,400
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via London Heathrow, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 44m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,300
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Des Moines via London Heathrow, Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,300
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 1m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–2,800
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–2,800
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Doha, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,100
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Des Moines via London Heathrow, Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,300
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 1m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–2,800
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–2,800
- Website
- airbus.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–2,800
- Phone
- +1 320.253.2226
- Website
- Executive Express
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
- Executive Express
- Schedules at
- Executive Express Coverage Areas for Minnesota and Iowa
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
- Executive Express
- Schedules at
- Executive Express Coverage Areas for Minnesota and Iowa
- 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
- Jefferson Lines
- Adult
- $30–45
Bus from Minneapolis-St. Paul to Ames
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–85
- Book at
- Jefferson Lines
- Adult
- $55–85
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Waterloo to Des Moines
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $22–35
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Iowa City to Des Moines
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $21–35
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1-319-362-0375
- Website
- 380 Express Corridor Rides
Bus from GTC Bay 9 to Court St Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- 380 Express Corridor Rides
- Schedules at
- 380 Express Schedule
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Estimated price
- $70–170
Yellow Cab Company
- Phone
- +1 515 282 8111
- Website
- yellowcabdsm.com
Cab Trans
- Phone
- +1 515 423 5855
- Website
- cabtrans.com
Budget Taxi Cab
- Phone
- +1 515 223 6465
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