There are 8 ways to get from Des Moines to Israel by car, plane, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Drive to Fort Dodge Municipal Airport, fly to Ben Gurion Airport
best- Drive from Des Moines to Fort Dodge Municipal Airport (FOD)
- Fly from Fort Dodge Municipal Airport (FOD) to Ben Gurion Airport (TLV)FOD - TLV
21h 5m₪1,174–4,507Bus to Mason City, fly to Ben Gurion Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Des Moines to Mason City
- Fly from Mason City (MCW) to Ben Gurion Airport (TLV)MCW - TLV
19h 10m₪1,155–4,537Fly Des Moines to Ben Gurion Airport
- Fly from Des Moines (DSM) to Ben Gurion Airport (TLV)DSM - TLV
16h 58m₪2,377–6,596Fly Des Moines to Haifa International Airport
- Fly from Des Moines (DSM) to Haifa International Airport (HFA)DSM - HFA
18h 5m₪2,167–8,083Bus to The Eastern Iowa Airport, fly to Ben Gurion Airport
- Take the bus from Des Moines to Iowa City
- Fly from The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID) to Ben Gurion Airport (TLV)CID - TLV
20h 34m₪1,297–4,672Bus to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport, fly to Ben Gurion Airport
- Take the bus from Des Moines to MSP Airport
- Fly from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Ben Gurion Airport (TLV)MSP - TLV
21h 2m₪2,093–3,853Bus to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly to Ben Gurion Airport
- Take the bus from Des Moines to Chicago
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Ben Gurion Airport (TLV)ORD - TLV
21h 10m₪1,644–3,400Bus to Waterloo Municipal Airport, fly to Ben Gurion Airport
- Take the bus from Des Moines to Waterloo
- Fly from Waterloo Municipal Airport (ALO) to Ben Gurion Airport (TLV)ALO - TLV
23h 5m₪1,379–4,401
Fort Dodge Municipal Airport (FOD) to Ben Gurion Airport (TLV) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Des Moines to Israel is to bus and fly which costs ₪ 1,600 - ₪ 3,400 and takes 21h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Des Moines to Israel is to fly which takes 16h 58m and costs ₪ 2,300 - ₪ 7,000.
The distance between Des Moines and Israel is 10396 km.
It takes approximately 21h 5m to get from Des Moines to Israel, including transfers.
Israel is 8h ahead of Des Moines. It is currently 11:53 PM in Des Moines and 7:53 AM in Israel.
There are 697+ hotels available in Israel.
What companies run services between Des Moines, IA, USA and Israel?
Allegiant Air, El Al, and four other airlines fly from Des Moines (DSM) to Ben Gurion Airport (TLV) once daily.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Fort Dodge Municipal Airport to Ben Gurion Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₪1,100–4,400
Flights from Des Moines to Ben Gurion Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ₪2,000–8,000
Flights from Des Moines to Ben Gurion Airport via Boston, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₪2,300–8,500
Flights from Mason City to Ben Gurion Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 21m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₪1,100–4,300
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Ben Gurion Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₪1,100–4,300
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Ben Gurion Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ₪2,000–3,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Ben Gurion Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₪1,000–3,800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Ben Gurion Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₪1,000–4,100
Flights from Waterloo Municipal Airport to Ben Gurion Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₪1,100–4,300
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Des Moines to Haifa International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₪2,100–8,000
Flights from Des Moines to Haifa International Airport via Philadelphia, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 54m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₪2,200–8,000
Flights from Des Moines to Haifa International Airport via Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport, Copenhagen, Larnaca
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ₪2,100–8,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Des Moines to Ben Gurion Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 22m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ₪3,000–9,000
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Ben Gurion Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₪1,400–5,500
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Ben Gurion Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₪1,400–5,500
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Des Moines to Ben Gurion Airport via Boston, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₪2,300–8,500
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Ben Gurion Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ₪2,000–3,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Ben Gurion Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₪1,000–4,100
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Des Moines to Ben Gurion Airport via Newark, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ₪2,200–7,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Ben Gurion Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 52m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₪1,100–3,600
Flights from Waterloo Municipal Airport to Ben Gurion Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₪1,200–4,100
- Website
- elal.com
Flights from Des Moines to Ben Gurion Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 22m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ₪3,000–9,000
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Ben Gurion Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₪1,400–5,500
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Ben Gurion Airport via Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 34m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₪1,100–4,300
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Ben Gurion Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₪1,400–5,500
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Ben Gurion Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₪1,400–5,500
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Ben Gurion Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₪1,400–5,500
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Des Moines to Ben Gurion Airport via Boston, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ₪2,300–6,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Ben Gurion Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₪1,100–3,300
- Website
- hisky.aero
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Ben Gurion Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₪1,400–4,100
Flights from Waterloo Municipal Airport to Ben Gurion Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₪1,600–4,700
- Website
- arkia.co.il
Flights from Waterloo Municipal Airport to Ben Gurion Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₪1,100–4,300
- Website
- bluedartaviation.com
Flights from Waterloo Municipal Airport to Ben Gurion Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₪1,100–4,300
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Des Moines to Mason City
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₪35–210
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Des Moines to MSP Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₪70–330
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Phone
- +1 (319) 753-2864
- info@burlingtontrailways.com
- Website
- burlingtontrailways.com
Bus from Des Moines to Iowa City
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₪110–220
- Website
- https://burlingtontrailways.com
- Saver Fares
- ₪110–160
- Flexible Fares
- ₪150–220
Bus from Des Moines to Chicago
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₪210–456
- Website
- https://burlingtontrailways.com
- Saver Fares
- ₪210–310
- Flexible Fares
- ₪290–420
- Saver Fare
- ₪330
- Flex Fare
- ₪456
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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 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₪100–210
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
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