There are 7 ways to get from Des Moines to Fira by plane, car, bus, subway, or car ferry
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 Santorini
best- Fly from Des Moines (DSM) to Santorini (JTR)plane DSM - JTR
21h 37m€616–1,921Bus to Mason City, fly to Santorini
cheapest- Take the bus from Des Moines to Mason Citybus
- Fly from Mason City (MCW) to Santorini (JTR)plane MCW - JTR
21h 15m€330–1,058Drive to Fort Dodge Municipal Airport, fly to Santorini
- Drive from Des Moines to Fort Dodge Municipal Airport (FOD)car
- Fly from Fort Dodge Municipal Airport (FOD) to Santorini (JTR)plane FOD - JTR
21h 19m€345–1,024Bus, bus to The Eastern Iowa Airport, fly to Santorini
- 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 Santorini (JTR)plane CID - JTR
23h 46mBus to Waterloo Municipal Airport, fly to Santorini
- Take the bus from Des Moines to Waterloobus
- Fly from Waterloo Municipal Airport (ALO) to Santorini (JTR)plane ALO - JTR
25h 44m€362–1,074Bus to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly to Santorini
- Take the bus from Des Moines to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Santorini (JTR)plane ORD - JTR
23h 31m€398–623Fly Des Moines to Athens International Airport, subway, car ferry
- Fly from Des Moines (DSM) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane DSM - ATH
- Take the subway from Athens Airport to Peiraiassubway
- Take the car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Thira Santorini Portcarferry
25h 10m€604–1,620
Des Moines (DSM) to Santorini (JTR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Des Moines to Fira is to bus and fly which costs €390 - €650 and takes 23h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Des Moines to Fira is to bus and fly which takes 21h 15m and costs €330 - €1100.
The distance between Des Moines and Fira is 9384 km.
It takes approximately 21h 37m to get from Des Moines to Fira, including transfers.
Fira is 8h ahead of Des Moines. It is currently 2:39 AM in Des Moines and 10:39 AM in Fira.
There are 2388+ hotels available in Fira.
What companies run services between Des Moines, IA, USA and Fira, Greece?
Allegiant Air, Emirates, and eight other airlines fly from Des Moines (DSM) to Santorini (JTR) once daily.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Fort Dodge Municipal Airport to Santorini via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 14m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,100
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Santorini via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 53m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,300
Flights from Waterloo Municipal Airport to Santorini via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 32m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Santorini via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €260–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Santorini via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €260–950
Flights from Mason City to Santorini via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,300
Flights from Des Moines to Athens International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €460–1,700
Flights from Des Moines to Athens International Airport via Newark, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €460–1,700
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Des Moines to Santorini via Newark, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €700–2,400
Flights from Des Moines to Santorini via Boston, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €600–2,100
Flights from Des Moines to Santorini via Newark, Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €600–2,100
Flights from Fort Dodge Municipal Airport to Santorini via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 14m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,100
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Santorini via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 14m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,100
Flights from Mason City to Santorini via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,300
Flights from Des Moines to Athens International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €550–1,900
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Des Moines to Santorini via Newark, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €600–2,000
Flights from Fort Dodge Municipal Airport to Santorini via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €330–1,000
Flights from Waterloo Municipal Airport to Santorini via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Santorini via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €270–900
Flights from Mason City to Santorini via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,000
Flights from Des Moines to Athens International Airport via Newark, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 47m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €490–1,500
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Des Moines to Santorini via Newark, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €600–2,100
Flights from Fort Dodge Municipal Airport to Santorini via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,100
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Santorini via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €300–1,100
Flights from Waterloo Municipal Airport to Santorini via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €300–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Santorini via Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €260–950
Flights from Mason City to Santorini via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,100
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Des Moines to Santorini via Boston, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €600–1,900
Flights from Fort Dodge Municipal Airport to Santorini via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Santorini via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €260–950
Flights from Mason City to Santorini via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,100
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Santorini via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,100
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Santorini via Minneapolis, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 2m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,100
Flights from Waterloo Municipal Airport to Santorini via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Santorini via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €260–950
- Website
- airbus.com
Flights from Fort Dodge Municipal Airport to Santorini via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 14m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,100
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Santorini via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 14m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,100
Flights from Mason City to Santorini via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,100
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Des Moines to Athens International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €460–1,700
Flights from Des Moines to Athens International Airport via Newark, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €460–1,700
Flights from Des Moines to Athens International Airport via Newark, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €490–1,500
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Des Moines to Santorini via Newark, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €700–2,400
Flights from Des Moines to Athens International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €550–1,900
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Des Moines to Athens International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €460–1,700
Flights from Des Moines to Athens International Airport via Boston, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €470–1,600
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Des Moines to Santorini via Newark, Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €600–2,100
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Des Moines to Athens International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €460–1,600
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Des Moines to Athens International Airport via Boston, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €490–1,500
- Phone
- +30 210 8202900
- oasa@oasa.gr
- Website
- oasa.gr
Subway from Athens Airport to Peiraias
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9
- Website
- https://www.oasa.gr/en/
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Des Moines to Iowa City
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €19–24
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Des Moines to Waterloo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €27–55
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Des Moines to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- 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/
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Des Moines to Mason City
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–55
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- reservations.dpt@seajets.gr
- Website
- seajets.com
Car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Thira Santorini Port
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €89–90
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
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