Ron DeSantis’s affinity for private air travel, regardless of expense or the financial condition of his campaign, was well documented leading up to Monday night’s Iowa caucuses.
If DeSantis campaign staffers are indeed moving on to New Hampshire, where the next votes in the Republican primary will be cast Jan. 23, they will find that even commercial airfare will drain precious donor dollars in a major way.
Same for staffers of Donald Trump’s other remaining challengers: former South Caroline Gov. Nikki Haley, businessman Vivek Ramaswamy and former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson.
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A check of Google Flights showed the cheapest one-way flight Tuesday from Des Moines, Iowa, to Manchester, N.H., is $1,770 — and it leaves at 5:45 a.m., makes two stops, and after 10 hours, 8 minutes, arrives at 4:53 p.m. local time.
Another option, for $2,793: a three-stop flight leaving Des Moines at 7:39 a.m. that arrives in New Hampshire 15 hours, 1 minute later at 11:40 p.m. local time.
Even flights from Des Moines to a major city, Boston, which is about 50 miles from Manchester, are still expensive. They range from about $1,200 to $2,100, one way.
A Greyhound bus ride would only cost $233 to $330, but the trip takes 52 to 61 hours.
A rental car ride would cover the 1,339 miles in an estimated 20 hours, 18 minutes if you drive without overnighting. A one-way car rental for 24 hours — have fun fighting the snow — would be under $200, not including fuel.
Amtrak is theoretically an option, but no trains are scheduled to pass through Iowa’s several stations until Wednesday — and even then, the quickest trip to Boston is predicted to last more than 35 hours.
At least the weather will be warmer in New Hampshire than Iowa, with temperatures in the 20s.
It is, however, expected to snow Tuesday.
Trump has few worries thanks to owning his own Boeing 757 that he’s dubbed “Trump Force One.”
The former president is scheduled to travel to New York City for the beginning of a new E. Jean Carroll civil damages trial, then head to New Hampshire, according to NBC News.