There are 3 ways to get from Des Moines to Edinburgh by plane, car, 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.
Fly Des Moines to Edinburgh Airport
best- Fly from Des Moines (DSM) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane DSM - EDI
12h 23m£303–1,126Drive to Fort Dodge Municipal Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
cheapest- Drive from Des Moines to Fort Dodge Municipal Airport (FOD)car
- Fly from Fort Dodge Municipal Airport (FOD) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane FOD - EDI
17h 20m£213–778Fly Des Moines to Glasgow Airport, train
- Fly from Des Moines (DSM) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane DSM - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
14h 15m£304–1,161
Des Moines (DSM) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Des Moines to Edinburgh is to drive and fly which costs £210 - £800 and takes 17h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Des Moines to Edinburgh is to fly which takes 12h 23m and costs £300 - £1,200.
The distance between Des Moines and Edinburgh is 3963 miles.
It takes approximately 12h 23m to get from Des Moines to Edinburgh, including transfers.
Edinburgh is 6h ahead of Des Moines. It is currently 5:23 PM in Des Moines and 11:23 PM in Edinburgh.
There are 2782+ hotels available in Edinburgh.
What companies run services between Des Moines, IA, USA and Edinburgh, Scotland?
United Airlines and American Airlines fly from Des Moines (DSM) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) 3 times a day.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Fort Dodge Municipal Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Denver, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £260–950
Flights from Fort Dodge Municipal Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £270–1,000
Flights from Des Moines to Glasgow Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £400–1,500
Flights from Des Moines to Glasgow Airport via Minneapolis, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £400–1,500
Flights from Des Moines to Glasgow Airport via Philadelphia, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 53m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £420–1,600
Flights from Des Moines to Glasgow Airport via Boston, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £410–1,500
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Fort Dodge Municipal Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £270–1,000
Flights from Des Moines to Glasgow Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £400–1,500
Flights from Des Moines to Glasgow Airport via Minneapolis, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £400–1,500
Flights from Des Moines to Glasgow Airport via Philadelphia, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 53m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £420–1,600
Flights from Des Moines to Glasgow Airport via Boston, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £410–1,500
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Des Moines to Edinburgh Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £280–1,100
Flights from Fort Dodge Municipal Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £190–750
Flights from Des Moines to Glasgow Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £300–1,200
- Website
- icelandair.com
Flights from Des Moines to Glasgow Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £280–1,100
Flights from Des Moines to Glasgow Airport via Detroit, Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £290–1,100
Flights from Des Moines to Glasgow Airport via Minneapolis, Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 57m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £330–1,300
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Des Moines to Glasgow Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £290–1,100
Flights from Des Moines to Glasgow Airport via Philadelphia, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 18m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £310–1,200
Flights from Des Moines to Glasgow Airport via Minneapolis, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 41m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £290–1,100
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Des Moines to Edinburgh Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £300–1,200
Flights from Fort Dodge Municipal Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Denver, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £260–950
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £20–40
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0800 031 8542
- Passengerassistance@lumo.co.uk.
- Website
- lumo.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £8–16
- Website
- https://www.lumo.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £12–22
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
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