There are 7 ways to get from Des Moines to Greece by car, plane, or bus
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Drive to Fort Dodge Municipal Airport, fly to Athens International Airport
best- Drive from Des Moines to Fort Dodge Municipal Airport (FOD)car
- Fly from Fort Dodge Municipal Airport (FOD) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane FOD - ATH
18h 50m€284–880Bus to Waterloo Municipal Airport, fly to Athens International Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Des Moines to Waterloobus
- Fly from Waterloo Municipal Airport (ALO) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane ALO - ATH
21h 12m€279–948Fly Des Moines to Athens International Airport
- Fly from Des Moines (DSM) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane DSM - ATH
17h 43m€474–1,427Fly Des Moines to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Fly from Des Moines (DSM) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane DSM - SKG
22h 56m€517–1,520Fly Des Moines to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Fly from Des Moines (DSM) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane DSM - HER
19h 35m€566–1,920Bus, bus to Quad City International Airport, fly to Athens International Airport
- Take the bus from Des Moines to Iowa Citybus
- Take the bus from Iowa City to Moline Center Stationbus
- Fly from Quad City International Airport (MLI) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane MLI - ATH
23h 14m€308–963Bus, bus to The Eastern Iowa Airport, fly to Athens International Airport
- 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 Athens International Airport (ATH)plane CID - ATH
23h 5m
Fort Dodge Municipal Airport (FOD) to Athens International Airport (ATH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Des Moines to Greece is to drive and fly which costs €280 - €900 and takes 18h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Des Moines to Greece is to fly which takes 17h 43m and costs €470 - €1500.
The distance between Des Moines and Greece is 9283 km.
It takes approximately 18h 50m to get from Des Moines to Greece, including transfers.
Greece is 8h ahead of Des Moines. It is currently 11:04 PM in Des Moines and 7:04 AM in Greece.
There are 12252+ hotels available in Greece.
What companies run services between Des Moines, IA, USA and Greece?
Allegiant Air, Delta, and seven other airlines fly from Des Moines (DSM) to Athens International Airport (ATH) twice daily.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Fort Dodge Municipal Airport to Athens International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €240–900
Flights from Fort Dodge Municipal Airport to Athens International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €240–900
Flights from Fort Dodge Municipal Airport to Athens International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €260–850
Flights from Des Moines to Athens International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €420–1,600
Flights from Des Moines to Athens International Airport via Newark, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €420–1,600
Flights from Des Moines to Athens International Airport via Newark, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €460–1,500
Flights from Waterloo Municipal Airport to Athens International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–900
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Athens International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–900
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Athens International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 3m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €230–900
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Athens International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 53m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €250–850
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Athens International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 3m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €230–900
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Athens International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 18m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €240–900
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Athens International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 8m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €250–850
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Fort Dodge Municipal Airport to Athens International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–900
Flights from Des Moines to Athens International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €420–1,600
Flights from Des Moines to Athens International Airport via Newark, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €420–1,600
Flights from Des Moines to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Newark, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,900
Flights from Des Moines to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Newark, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €550–2,200
Flights from Des Moines to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Boston, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €500–2,200
Flights from Waterloo Municipal Airport to Athens International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–900
Flights from Waterloo Municipal Airport to Athens International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 12m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €240–900
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Athens International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–900
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Athens International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 3m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €230–900
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Fort Dodge Municipal Airport to Athens International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €240–900
Flights from Waterloo Municipal Airport to Athens International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–900
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Athens International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–900
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Athens International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–950
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Athens International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 11m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €230–900
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Fort Dodge Municipal Airport to Athens International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–900
Flights from Des Moines to Athens International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,900
Flights from Des Moines to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Boston, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,500
Flights from Des Moines to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Newark, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €650–2,400
Flights from Des Moines to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Boston, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €500–2,000
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Des Moines to Athens International Airport via Newark, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 47m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €460–1,500
Flights from Des Moines to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Boston, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €550–1,800
Flights from Des Moines to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Newark, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- 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
- €420–1,600
Flights from Des Moines to Athens International Airport via Boston, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €430–1,500
Flights from Des Moines to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Newark, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,900
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Des Moines to Athens International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €420–1,600
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Athens International Airport via Minneapolis, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 24m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €240–900
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Des Moines to Athens International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €420–1,600
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Athens International Airport via Minneapolis, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 24m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €240–900
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Des Moines to Athens International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,900
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Des Moines to Athens International Airport via Boston, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €450–1,400
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Des Moines to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Newark, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €550–1,800
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Des Moines to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Newark, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €500–2,000
- Website
- tui.com
Flights from Des Moines to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Boston, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €550–2,300
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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
- €15–21
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Des Moines to Iowa City
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €26–55
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Iowa City to Moline Center Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €21–50
- 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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