Distance from Des Moines to Columbus (United States)

The distance between Des Moines, Iowa and Columbus, Ohio is 913 kilometers (568 miles).

Des Moines, Iowa, United States

Columbus, Ohio, United States

From Des Moines to Columbus, the straight-line distance is 913 kilometers, heading east. Both cities are at a similar altitude, with Des Moines at 264 meters above sea level and Columbus at 242 meters.

Travel time

Mode Estimated time
Bicycle 3-4 days
Motorcycle 1-2 days
Car 1 day
Airplane 1-2 hours
Speed Time
50 km/h
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Des Moines, United States

Local time:

Time Zone: America/Chicago

Coordinates: 41.6005° N 93.6091° W

Elevation: 264 m (866 ft)

Nearby airports:
  • Des Moines International Airport (DSM)
  • Ankeny Regional Airport (IKV)
  • Oskaloosa Municipal Airport (OOA)
  • Arthur N Neu Airport (CIN)
  • Ottumwa Industrial Airport (OTM)
Columbus, United States

Local time:

Time Zone: America/New_York

Coordinates: 39.9612° N 82.9988° W

Elevation: 242 m (794 ft)

Nearby airports:
  • John Glenn Columbus International Airport (CMH)
  • Ohio State University Airport (OSU)
  • Rickenbacker International Airport (LCK)
  • Springfield-Beckley Municipal Airport (SGH)
  • Marion Municipal Airport (MNN)

Other distances from Des Moines

Distance between cities Kilometers
From Des Moines to New York City 1,645 km
From Des Moines to Los Angeles 2,315 km
From Des Moines to Chicago 497 km
From Des Moines to Houston 1,323 km
From Des Moines to Phoenix 1,861 km

Other distances from Columbus

Distances between cities Kilometers
From Columbus to New York City 768 km
From Columbus to Los Angeles 3,183 km
From Columbus to Chicago 444 km
From Columbus to Houston 1,596 km
From Columbus to Phoenix 2,683 km

Cities within similar distances

The following list contains the cities of United States that are at equal or similar distances as between Des Moines and Columbus.

From To Distance (kilometers)
Washington, United States Nashville, United States 913 km
Pune, India Chennai, India 913 km
Dallas, United States Saltillo, Mexico 912 km
Amsterdam, Netherlands Oslo, Norway 914 km
Reynosa, Mexico New Orleans, United States 914 km
Portland, United States San Jose, United States 911 km
Edmonton, Canada Seattle, United States 910 km
Helsinki, Finland Warsaw, Poland 917 km
Kingston, Jamaica Valledupar, Colombia 917 km
Bogotá, Colombia Valencia, Venezuela 909 km
Ciudad Juárez, Mexico Dallas, United States 917 km
Brussels, Belgium Vienna, Austria 917 km
Barcelona, Spain Vigo, Spain 908 km
Navi Mumbai, India Jaipur, India 918 km
Zapopan, Mexico Chihuahua, Mexico 918 km
Guadalupe, Mexico El Paso, United States 908 km
Bengaluru, India Nagpur, India 918 km

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