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)car
- Fly from Fort Dodge Municipal Airport (FOD) to Ben Gurion Airport (TLV)plane FOD - TLV
21h₪1,274–4,407Bus to Mason City, fly to Ben Gurion Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Des Moines to Mason Citybus
- Fly from Mason City (MCW) to Ben Gurion Airport (TLV)plane MCW - TLV
19h 10m₪1,255–4,535Fly Des Moines to Ben Gurion Airport
- Fly from Des Moines (DSM) to Ben Gurion Airport (TLV)plane DSM - TLV
16h 58m₪2,277–7,096Bus to The Eastern Iowa Airport, fly to Ben Gurion Airport
- Take the bus from Des Moines to Iowa Citybus
- Fly from The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID) to Ben Gurion Airport (TLV)plane CID - TLV
20h 34m₪1,397–4,671Fly Des Moines to Haifa International Airport
- Fly from Des Moines (DSM) to Haifa International Airport (HFA)plane DSM - HFA
19h 48m₪2,267–8,083Bus to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport, fly to Ben Gurion Airport
- Take the bus from Des Moines to MSP Airportbus
- Fly from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Ben Gurion Airport (TLV)plane MSP - TLV
21h 2m₪1,892–4,151Bus to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly to Ben Gurion Airport
- Take the bus from Des Moines to Chicagobus
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Ben Gurion Airport (TLV)plane ORD - TLV
21h 10m₪1,442–3,498Bus to Waterloo Municipal Airport, fly to Ben Gurion Airport
- Take the bus from Des Moines to Waterloobus
- Fly from Waterloo Municipal Airport (ALO) to Ben Gurion Airport (TLV)plane ALO - TLV
22h 51m₪1,378–4,300
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 ₪ 1,400 - ₪ 3,500 and takes 21h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Des Moines to Israel is to fly which takes 16h 58m and costs ₪ 2,200 - ₪ 7,500.
The distance between Des Moines and Israel is 10396 km.
It takes approximately 21h to get from Des Moines to Israel, including transfers.
Israel is 8h ahead of Des Moines. It is currently 11:32 PM in Des Moines and 7:32 AM in Israel.
There are 702+ 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 29m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₪1,200–4,300
Flights from Des Moines to Ben Gurion Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ₪2,100–8,000
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
- ₪1,200–4,300
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Ben Gurion Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 51m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₪1,200–4,300
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Ben Gurion Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ₪1,800–3,800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Ben Gurion Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₪1,000–3,700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Ben Gurion Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₪1,000–4,200
Flights from Waterloo Municipal Airport to Ben Gurion Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 32m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₪1,200–4,300
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Des Moines to Ben Gurion Airport via Boston, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ₪2,200–7,000
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
- ₪1,100–3,500
Flights from Waterloo Municipal Airport to Ben Gurion Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₪1,200–4,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Des Moines to Ben Gurion Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 22m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ₪3,100–8,500
Flights from Des Moines to Ben Gurion Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₪2,100–7,500
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
- 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
- ₪1,800–3,800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Ben Gurion Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₪1,000–4,200
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Des Moines to Haifa International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₪2,200–8,000
Flights from Des Moines to Haifa International Airport via Philadelphia, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₪2,200–8,000
- Website
- elal.com
Flights from Des Moines to Ben Gurion Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 22m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ₪3,100–8,500
Flights from Des Moines to Ben Gurion Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₪2,100–7,500
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Ben Gurion Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₪1,400–5,500
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Ben Gurion Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₪1,400–5,500
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Ben Gurion Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₪1,100–3,300
- Website
- arkia.co.il
Flights from Waterloo Municipal Airport to Ben Gurion Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₪1,200–4,300
- 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
- Schedules at
- burlingtontrailways.com
- Book at
- 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
- ₪210–453
- Schedules at
- burlingtontrailways.com
- Book at
- burlingtontrailways.com
- Saver Fares
- ₪210–310
- Flexible Fares
- ₪290–420
- Saver Fare
- ₪328
- Flex Fare
- ₪453
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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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