There are 5 ways to get from Des Moines to Germany by plane, car, or train
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Fly Des Moines to Düsseldorf International Airport
best- Fly from Des Moines (DSM) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane DSM - DUS
14h 27m€395–1,518Drive to Fort Dodge Municipal Airport, fly to Frankfurt
cheapest- Drive from Des Moines to Fort Dodge Municipal Airport (FOD)car
- Fly from Fort Dodge Municipal Airport (FOD) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane FOD - FRA
14h 41m€254–971Fly Des Moines to Frankfurt
- Fly from Des Moines (DSM) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane DSM - FRA
12h 50m€485–918Fly Des Moines to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
- Fly from Des Moines (DSM) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane DSM - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Utrecht Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Duesseldorf Hbftrain
14h 22mFly Des Moines to Munich International Airport, train
- Fly from Des Moines (DSM) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane DSM - MUC
- Take the train from Flughafen München to Marienplatztrain
17h 40m
Des Moines (DSM) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Des Moines to Germany is to drive and fly which costs €250 - €1000 and takes 14h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Des Moines to Germany is to fly which takes 12h 50m and costs €480 - €950.
The distance between Des Moines and Germany is 7177 km.
It takes approximately 14h 27m to get from Des Moines to Germany, including transfers.
There are 2638+ hotels available in Germany.
What companies run services between Des Moines, IA, USA and Germany?
Delta, KLM, and three other airlines fly from Des Moines (DSM) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) every 4 hours.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Des Moines to Frankfurt via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €420–1,800
Flights from Des Moines to Frankfurt via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 39m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €470–900
Flights from Fort Dodge Municipal Airport to Frankfurt via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–950
Flights from Fort Dodge Municipal Airport to Frankfurt via Chicago O'Hare, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–1,000
Flights from Fort Dodge Municipal Airport to Frankfurt via Chicago O'Hare, Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 4m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €240–950
Flights from Fort Dodge Municipal Airport to Frankfurt via Denver, Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €300–1,200
Flights from Fort Dodge Municipal Airport to Frankfurt via Chicago O'Hare, Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–950
Flights from Des Moines to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 59m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €380–1,500
Flights from Des Moines to Munich International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €470–1,800
Flights from Des Moines to Munich International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €500–2,200
Flights from Des Moines to Munich International Airport via Boston, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €470–1,900
Flights from Des Moines to Munich International Airport via Boston, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €500–2,200
Flights from Des Moines to Munich International Airport via Newark, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €500–2,200
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Des Moines to Düsseldorf International Airport via Minneapolis, Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €380–1,500
Flights from Des Moines to Düsseldorf International Airport via Detroit, Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €390–1,600
Flights from Des Moines to Frankfurt via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €380–1,500
Flights from Des Moines to Frankfurt via Detroit, Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €380–1,500
Flights from Des Moines to Frankfurt via Detroit, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €390–1,600
Flights from Des Moines to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €380–1,500
Flights from Des Moines to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €370–1,500
Flights from Des Moines to Munich International Airport via Newark, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €470–1,800
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Des Moines to Düsseldorf International Airport via Minneapolis, Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €380–1,500
Flights from Des Moines to Düsseldorf International Airport via Detroit, Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €390–1,600
Flights from Des Moines to Frankfurt via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €380–1,500
Flights from Des Moines to Frankfurt via Detroit, Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €380–1,500
Flights from Des Moines to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €380–1,500
Flights from Des Moines to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €370–1,500
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Des Moines to Düsseldorf International Airport via Detroit, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €440–1,900
Flights from Des Moines to Frankfurt via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €420–1,800
Flights from Des Moines to Frankfurt via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 39m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €470–900
Flights from Des Moines to Munich International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €470–1,800
Flights from Des Moines to Munich International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €500–2,200
Flights from Des Moines to Munich International Airport via Boston, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €500–2,200
Flights from Des Moines to Munich International Airport via Newark, Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €470–1,800
Flights from Des Moines to Munich International Airport via Newark, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €500–2,200
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Des Moines to Frankfurt via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €380–1,500
Flights from Des Moines to Frankfurt via Detroit, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €390–1,600
Flights from Des Moines to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €380–1,500
Flights from Des Moines to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €370–1,500
Flights from Des Moines to Munich International Airport via Newark, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €470–1,800
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Des Moines to Düsseldorf International Airport via Minneapolis, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 27m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €380–1,500
Flights from Des Moines to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 38m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €400–1,600
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Des Moines to Frankfurt via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 39m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €470–900
Flights from Des Moines to Munich International Airport via Boston, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €470–1,900
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Des Moines to Düsseldorf International Airport via Minneapolis, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 27m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €380–1,500
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Des Moines to Düsseldorf International Airport via Minneapolis, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 54m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €380–1,500
- Website
- airbus.com
Flights from Des Moines to Frankfurt via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 39m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €470–900
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Des Moines to Frankfurt via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €400–1,300
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Des Moines to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Chicago O'Hare, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €460–2,000
- Website
- nsinternational.nl
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Duesseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- nsinternational.nl
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