There are 4 ways to get from America to Des Moines by train, plane, or bus
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Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Des Moines
best- Take the train from Horst-Sevenum to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Des Moines (DSM)plane AMS - DSM
16h 13m$409–1,476Train, train to Brussels Airport, fly to Des Moines
cheapest- Take the train from Horst-Sevenum to Eindhoventrain
- Take the train from Eindhoven to Bredatrain
- Take the train from Breda to Brussels Airport-Zaventemtrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Des Moines (DSM)plane BRU - DSM
16h 52m$338–1,142Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Des Moines
- Take the train from Venlo to Düsseldorf Hbftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Des Moines (DSM)plane DUS - DSM
18h 45m$356–1,299Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Horst-Sevenum to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP)plane AMS - MSP
- Take the bus from MSP Airport to Des Moinesbus
19h 27m$575–1,265
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Des Moines (DSM) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from America to Des Moines is to train and fly which costs $330 - $1,200 and takes 16h 52m.
The fastest way to get from America to Des Moines is to train and fly which takes 16h 13m and costs $400 - $1,500.
The distance between America and Des Moines is 4474 miles.
It takes approximately 16h 13m to get from America to Des Moines, including transfers.
Des Moines is 7h behind America. It is currently 11:18 PM in America and 4:18 PM in Des Moines.
There are 180+ hotels available in Des Moines.
What companies run services between America, Netherlands and Des Moines, IA, USA?
There is no direct connection from America to Des Moines. However, you can take the taxi to Horst-Sevenum, take the train to Schiphol Airport, walk to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) airport, fly to Des Moines (DSM), then take the taxi to Des Moines. Alternatively, you can take the taxi to Horst-Sevenum, take the train to Venlo, take the train to Düsseldorf Hbf, take the train to D-Flughafen Terminal S, walk to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) airport, fly to Des Moines (DSM), then take the taxi to Des Moines.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Des Moines via Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,400
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Des Moines via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 23m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Des Moines via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Des Moines via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 26m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Des Moines via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Des Moines via Dublin, Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 52m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,500
Flights from Brussels Airport to Des Moines via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 29m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Brussels Airport to Des Moines via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 36m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,100
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Des Moines via Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,400
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Des Moines via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 23m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Des Moines via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Des Moines via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 26m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Des Moines via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Des Moines via Dublin, Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 52m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,500
Flights from Brussels Airport to Des Moines via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 29m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Brussels Airport to Des Moines via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 36m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,100
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Des Moines via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,400
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Des Moines via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Brussels Airport to Des Moines via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Brussels Airport to Des Moines via Toronto, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 7m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 41m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,100
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Des Moines via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,400
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Des Moines via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Brussels Airport to Des Moines via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Brussels Airport to Des Moines via Toronto, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 7m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 41m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,100
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Des Moines via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
- Website
- icelandair.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–950
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Horst-Sevenum to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $36
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Venlo to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13–40
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- $13–19
- 1st Class
- $22–40
Train from Horst-Sevenum to Eindhoven
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9–25
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- $9–15
- 1st Class
- $15–25
Train from Eindhoven to Breda
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $17
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Breda to Brussels Airport-Zaventem
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $19–60
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- $19–28
- 1st Class
- $35–60
- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- info@eurobahn.de
- Website
- eurobahn.de
Train from Venlo to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $15–21
- Website
- https://www.eurobahn.de/en/
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from MSP Airport to Des Moines
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–110
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
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