Air

You can reach Ames by flying to Des Moines, Iowa (about 28 miles south of Ames on Interstate 35). Des Moines is served by most major Midwest carriers, including: America West Express, American Airlines, American Eagle, Chicago Express, Comair, Mesaba Airlines, Northwest Airlines, TWA, US Air Express, and United Airlines. See the Des Moines airport web page at http://www.dsmairport.com for phone numbers and flight information.

Rental cars are available (Avis, Budget, Hertz, and National) at the airport (see the airport web page for details), or you can take the shuttle bus to Ames. See MapQuest for driving directions from Des Moines.

Auto

Ames is approximately 28 miles north of Des Moines (where Interstates 80 and 35 connect). We are about 220 miles south of Minneapolis on I-35, 320 miles west of Chicago on I-80, and 168 miles east of Omaha on I-80.

Lodging

There are different type of accommodations available in Ames. They include:

Baymont Inn & Suites 2500 Elwood Drive 800-428-3438	Comfort Suites 2609 Elwood Drive 515-268-8808
Best Western Starlite Village I-35 & 13th Street 800-528-1234	Hampton Inn 1400 South Dayton 515-239-9999
Comfort Inn 1605 South Dayton 800-221-2222	The Hotel at Gateway Center Elwood & HWY 30 800-FOR-AMES
Iowa State Memorial Union Iowa State University Campus 515-292-1111

See http://www.amesev.net for more information on all Ames lodging.

Local Activities

• Iowa State Center
• Iowa State University
• Iowa State Athletics
• City of Ames
• Ames Net
• Ames Community Restaurants
• Ames Weather
• Ames Community School District
• Des Moines Register