The driving distance between Des Moines, IA and Portland, OR is approximately 1790 miles. The driving time would be approximately 28 hours if you were to travel non-stop in good driving conditions. (The driving time does not take into consideration conditions which may extend trip time such as weather, road work, border crossings and rush hour traffic in urban areas.)
Des Moines is in Iowa and about 1500 miles from Oregon.
It takes about 28 hours and would cost around $250 in gas.
It is 1,902 miles according to Google Maps.
It is 167.78 miles according to MapQuest.
It could be Salem since both are state capitals or in could be Portland as they are both the states largest city.
The capital of the state of Iowa is Des Moines. It is a fairly large city (city population 200,000, metro area 500,000).
The following states have a 'Portland': Arkansas Colorado Connecticut Indiana Iowa Kentucky Maine Michigan Missouri New York North Dakota Ohio Oregon Pennsylvania Tennessee Texas Wisconsin (x2)
Iowa City. They supposeably moved it to Des Moines because Des Moines is more in the "middle" of Iowa.
Des Moines is the capital and I want to know what Des Moines means
First class mail delivery takes 3 to 5 days.
The driving distance is about 1,897 road miles.
About 7.5 hours accordiing to MapQuest.