Round-trip Des Moines Shuttle

If you live in or around Des Moines, or if it’s more convenient to hook up with us there, here’s some detail on this shuttle. 

On Saturday, BEFORE RAGBRAI, we will send a bike truck and two motorcoaches to the AmericInn parking lot near the Des Moines airport in the morning (probably around 8:00 with departure at 9:00, schedule TBA). We’ll take about an hour to load bikes, then head west to the start town, getting you to our campsite by late morning. You’ll have plenty of time to check-in at our Front Desk and enjoy the huge Bike Expo and Start-Town Festivities.

Here are the features of our Des Moines/Start town shuttle on Saturday, prior to RAGBRAI:

• Includes comfortable motorcoach
• transport of  you, your bike and bags
• Ride will take you from Des Moines to Start town on Saturday before
• Weeklong parking for hotel guests; $15 for the week, limited supply
• Morning Departure TBD, from Des Moines AmericInn parking lot.
• Call 515-285-5180 to access our Friday block of rooms at Americinn.
• Mention Pork Belly Ventures when you call hotel.
• Room rates are competitive
• Shuttle offered only in the morning on Saturday before RAGBRAI.
• Free hotel shuttle from airport

• Here are the features of our End Town/Des Moines special shuttle on Saturday AFTER ragbrai:

• Includes comfortable motorcoach, transport of bike and bags
• Afternoon Departure at 1 to 2pm from End Town to Des Moines.
• Returns to Des Moines Airport AmericInn parking lot, arriving Late Afternoon.
• Call 515-285-5180 to access our Saturday block of rooms at Americinn.
• Mention Pork Belly Ventures when you call hotel.
• Offered only on Saturday after RAGBRAI
• Free hotel shuttle to airport
• Weeklong parking for hotel guests; $15 for the week, limitied supply

We have blocks of rooms reserved before and after RAGBRAI at the Des Moines AmericInn Hotel, just off of Fleur Drive.  Call (515) 285-5180 and mention Pork Belly Ventures for a reservation.  For those who drive, the hotel may offer you Park and Fly for $15, allowing you to leave a vehicle in their lot for the week (subject to availability).  We also have rooms at this hotel on Tuesday night, for those who are leaving the ride early using our Half Hog Exit Shuttle from our tuesday night shuttle to Des Moines AmericInn Hotel.