There are 6 ways to get from Des Moines to Cairo by car, plane, bus, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Drive to Fort Dodge Municipal Airport, fly
best- Drive from Des Moines to Fort Dodge Municipal Airport (FOD)car
- Fly from Fort Dodge Municipal Airport (FOD) to Cairo International Airport (CAI)plane FOD - CAI
21h 8m$439–1,227Bus to Mason City, fly
- Take the bus from Des Moines to Mason Citybus
- Fly from Mason City (MCW) to Cairo International Airport (CAI)plane MCW - CAI
26h 57m$459–1,253Bus to Waterloo Municipal Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Des Moines to Waterloobus
- Fly from Waterloo Municipal Airport (ALO) to Cairo International Airport (CAI)plane ALO - CAI
22h 51m$507–1,557Fly from Des Moines
- Fly from Des Moines (DSM) to Cairo International Airport (CAI)plane DSM - CAI
16h 5m$820–2,323Bus, train to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Des Moines to Galesburgbus
- Take the train from Galesburg Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Cairo International Airport (CAI)plane ORD - CAI
23h 51m$629–1,114Bus, bus to The Eastern Iowa Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Des Moines to Iowa Citybus
- Take the bus from Court St Transportation Center to GTC Bay 9bus
- Fly from The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID) to Cairo International Airport (CAI)plane CID - CAI
21h 59m
Fort Dodge Municipal Airport (FOD) to Cairo International Airport (CAI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Des Moines to Cairo is to bus and train and fly which costs $600 - $1,200 and takes 23h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Des Moines to Cairo is to fly which takes 16h 5m and costs $800 - $2,400.
The distance between Des Moines and Cairo is 10385 km.
It takes approximately 21h 8m to get from Des Moines to Cairo, including transfers.
Cairo is 8h ahead of Des Moines. It is currently 2:06 AM in Des Moines and 10:06 AM in Cairo.
There are 7835+ hotels available in Cairo.
What companies run services between Des Moines, IA, USA and Cairo, Egypt?
Allegiant Air and Egyptair fly from Des Moines (DSM) to Cairo International Airport (CAI) once a week.
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from Fort Dodge Municipal Airport to Cairo International Airport via Denver, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,600
Flights from Fort Dodge Municipal Airport to Cairo International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,400
Flights from Fort Dodge Municipal Airport to Cairo International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 13m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,200
Flights from Mason City to Cairo International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,500
Flights from Mason City to Cairo International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,400
Flights from Mason City to Cairo International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,200
Flights from Waterloo Municipal Airport to Cairo International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Des Moines to Cairo International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Cairo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Cairo International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,800
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Cairo International Airport via Minneapolis, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 56m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,600
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Cairo International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–2,600
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Cairo International Airport via Minneapolis, Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 56m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,700
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Fort Dodge Municipal Airport to Cairo International Airport via Denver, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
Flights from Fort Dodge Municipal Airport to Cairo International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–1,500
Flights from Mason City to Cairo International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–1,500
Flights from Waterloo Municipal Airport to Cairo International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–1,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,400
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Cairo International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–2,800
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Fort Dodge Municipal Airport to Cairo International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 13m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,200
Flights from Mason City to Cairo International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,200
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Cairo International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 56m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,300
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Fort Dodge Municipal Airport to Cairo International Airport via Denver, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,500
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Cairo International Airport via Minneapolis, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 11m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,000
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,300
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Galesburg Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–100
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Des Moines to Mason City
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $35–55
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Des Moines to Waterloo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $18–35
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Des Moines to Galesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Des Moines to Iowa City
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $16–35
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1-319-362-0375
- Website
- 380express.com
Bus from Court St Transportation Center to GTC Bay 9
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.380express.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.380express.com/schedule/
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