There are 5 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 26m€344–1,230Fly Des Moines to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Fly from Des Moines (DSM) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane DSM - SKG
22h 10m€517–1,920Fly Des Moines to Athens International Airport
- Fly from Des Moines (DSM) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane DSM - ATH
17h 22m€514–1,827Fly Des Moines to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Fly from Des Moines (DSM) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane DSM - HER
19h 50m€566–2,120Bus to Waterloo Municipal Airport, fly to Athens International Airport
- Take the bus from Des Moines to Waterloobus
- Fly from Waterloo Municipal Airport (ALO) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane ALO - ATH
21h 47m€361–1,260
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 €340 - €1300 and takes 18h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Des Moines to Greece is to fly which takes 17h 22m and costs €500 - €1900.
The distance between Des Moines and Greece is 9283 km.
It takes approximately 18h 26m to get from Des Moines to Greece, including transfers.
Greece is 8h ahead of Des Moines. It is currently 11:43 PM in Des Moines and 7:43 AM in Greece.
There are 728+ hotels available in Greece.
What companies run services between Des Moines, IA, USA and Greece?
Allegiant Air, United Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Des Moines (DSM) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG) twice daily.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Fort Dodge Municipal Airport to Athens International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €320–1,200
Flights from Fort Dodge Municipal Airport to Athens International Airport via Denver, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €370–1,400
Flights from Fort Dodge Municipal Airport to Athens International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €380–1,500
Flights from Fort Dodge Municipal Airport to Athens International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 36m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €370–1,300
Flights from Des Moines to Athens International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €490–1,800
Flights from Des Moines to Athens International Airport via Newark, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €550–1,900
Flights from Des Moines to Athens International Airport via Boston, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €550–1,900
Flights from Des Moines to Athens International Airport via Boston, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €550–2,100
Flights from Des Moines to Athens International Airport via Boston, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €550–2,200
Flights from Waterloo Municipal Airport to Athens International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €320–1,200
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Des Moines to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Newark, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,900
Flights from Des Moines to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Newark, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €600–2,300
Flights from Des Moines to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Boston, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €600–2,300
Flights from Des Moines to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Boston, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €600–2,300
Flights from Des Moines to Athens International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €490–1,800
Flights from Des Moines to Athens International Airport via Boston, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €550–2,200
Flights from Des Moines to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Boston, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €650–2,600
Flights from Waterloo Municipal Airport to Athens International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €320–1,200
Flights from Waterloo Municipal Airport to Athens International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 38m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,200
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Des Moines to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Newark, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €600–2,000
Flights from Des Moines to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Boston, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €550–2,000
Flights from Des Moines to Athens International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €490–1,800
Flights from Des Moines to Athens International Airport via Newark, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €550–1,900
Flights from Des Moines to Athens International Airport via Boston, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €550–1,900
Flights from Des Moines to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Newark, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €650–2,200
Flights from Des Moines to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Boston, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €650–2,200
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Des Moines to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Newark, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,900
Flights from Des Moines to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Boston, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €600–2,200
Flights from Des Moines to Athens International Airport via Boston, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €550–2,100
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Fort Dodge Municipal Airport to Athens International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €320–1,200
Flights from Waterloo Municipal Airport to Athens International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €320–1,200
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Des Moines to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Newark, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €550–2,200
Flights from Des Moines to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Boston, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €550–2,100
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Des Moines to Athens International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €490–1,800
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
- €17–35
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
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