Kearney to Des Moines: where to stop

A stop about every 45 minutes

The best bet in each stretch: a likely-clean restroom first, then a travel center or gas. Estimates come from who runs the store until drivers review it.

• 332 Aurora Mixedest. Love's 58 mi from Kearney 1 hr in
• 360 Waco Mixedest. Phillips 66 86 mi from Kearney 1 hr 15 min in
• 439 Papillion · Bellevue Likely cleanest. QuikTrip 165 mi from Kearney 2 hr 30 min in
• 4 Kansas City Likely cleanest. Cracker Barrel Council Bluffs · 184 mi from Kearney 2 hr 45 min in
• 46 Walnut · Antique City Drive Mixedest. Kum & Go Walnut · 227 mi from Kearney 3 hr 30 min in
• 125 Hickman Road Likely cleanest. Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Clive · 305 mi from Kearney 4 hr 45 min in

Long stretches without a likely-clean stop

• 129 miles, about 2 hr: from Kearney to Exit 403 (NE). Stop before it if you can.
• 121 miles, about 1 hr 45 min: from Exit 4 (IA) to Exit 125 (IA). Stop before it if you can.

Other drives on I-80

• Kearney to North Platte
• Kearney to Lincoln
• Kearney to Omaha
• Lincoln to Des Moines
• Omaha to Des Moines