There are 6 ways to get from Cairo to Des Moines by plane, car, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Des Moines
best- Fly from Cairo International Airport (CAI) to Des Moines (DSM)plane CAI - DSM
19h 13m$419–1,424Fly to Fort Dodge Municipal Airport, drive
- Fly from Cairo International Airport (CAI) to Fort Dodge Municipal Airport (FOD)plane CAI - FOD
- Drive from Fort Dodge Municipal Airport (FOD) to Des Moinescar
25h 23m$426–1,424Fly to Mason City, bus
- Fly from Cairo International Airport (CAI) to Mason City (MCW)plane CAI - MCW
- Take the bus from Mason City to Des Moinesbus
22h 24m$436–1,456Fly to Waterloo Municipal Airport, bus
- Fly from Cairo International Airport (CAI) to Waterloo Municipal Airport (ALO)plane CAI - ALO
- Take the bus from Waterloo to Des Moinesbus
28h 11m$441–1,458Fly to Omaha, bus
- Fly from Cairo International Airport (CAI) to Omaha (OMA)plane CAI - OMA
- Take the bus from Omaha, NE to Des Moinesbus
25h 21m$827–1,143Fly to The Eastern Iowa Airport, bus
- Fly from Cairo International Airport (CAI) to The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID)plane CAI - CID
- Take the bus from GTC Bay 9 to Court St Transportation Centerbus
- Take the bus from Iowa City to Des Moinesbus
25h 51m
Cairo International Airport (CAI) to Des Moines (DSM) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cairo to Des Moines is to fly and drive which costs $420 - $1,500 and takes 25h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Cairo to Des Moines is to fly which takes 19h 13m and costs $410 - $1,500.
The distance between Cairo and Des Moines is 6439 miles.
It takes approximately 19h 13m to get from Cairo to Des Moines, including transfers.
Des Moines is 8h behind Cairo. It is currently 4:00 PM in Cairo and 8:00 AM in Des Moines.
There are 240+ hotels available in Des Moines.
What companies run services between Cairo, Egypt and Des Moines, IA, USA?
Egyptair, American Airlines, and six other airlines fly from Cairo International Airport (CAI) to Des Moines (DSM) 3 times a day.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Des Moines via Athens, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 21m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,400
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Fort Dodge Municipal Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 17m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,500
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Fort Dodge Municipal Airport via Frankfurt, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,600
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Fort Dodge Municipal Airport via Munich, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,400
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Fort Dodge Municipal Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 22m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,400
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Mason City via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 49m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,500
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Mason City via Frankfurt, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,600
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Mason City via Munich, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 43m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,400
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Omaha via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 33m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,100
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Omaha via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 12m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,100
Flights from Cairo International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 16m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,500
Flights from Cairo International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Frankfurt, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,600
Flights from Cairo International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Athens, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,400
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Des Moines via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 56m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,500
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Des Moines via Athens, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,400
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Waterloo Municipal Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 23m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,500
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Waterloo Municipal Airport via Frankfurt, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,600
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Waterloo Municipal Airport via Munich, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,600
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Waterloo Municipal Airport via Athens, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,400
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Waterloo Municipal Airport via Milan Malpensa, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 38m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,400
Flights from Cairo International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Athens, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,400
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cairo International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Munich, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,600
Flights from Cairo International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Frankfurt, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,600
Flights from Cairo International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Athens, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,400
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Des Moines via Amsterdam Schiphol, Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 43m
- When
- Saturday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,400
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Omaha via Amsterdam Schiphol, Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 26m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Omaha via Frankfurt, Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 16m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $800–1,100
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Des Moines via Amsterdam Schiphol, Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,400
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Des Moines via Toronto, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 44m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,500
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Omaha via Amsterdam Schiphol, Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 4m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Omaha via Frankfurt, Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 16m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $800–1,100
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Mason City to Des Moines
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Book at
- Jefferson Lines
- Adult
- $35–55
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Waterloo to Des Moines
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–35
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Omaha, NE to Des Moines
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $24–40
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Iowa City to Des Moines
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $21–35
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1-319-362-0375
- Website
- 380 Express Corridor Rides
Bus from GTC Bay 9 to Court St Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- 380 Express Corridor Rides
- Schedules at
- 380 Express Schedule
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