Greyhound
buses
out of Chicago call at all Iowa's major towns, with at least seven services per day in each direction along I-80. St Louis is also well served by six daily buses from Des Moines and Iowa City; these towns are connected less frequently with Minneapolis/St Paul. Amtrak's east-west route misses the cities, stopping instead at assorted small communities in the south, though a bus usually makes the short trip to Des Moines from Osceola. The only sizeable
airport
is in Des Moines. Somewhat surprisingly, Iowa is a good place for
cycle touring
. Each year the extremely popular cross-state bike ride - the
RAGBRAI
- attracts thousands of entrants, any of whom can tell you that the plains aren't always flat (tour details tel 1-800/474-3342,
).
Iowa city guides
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