There are 6 ways to get from Des Moines to Italy by car, plane, or train
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 Fiumicino International Airport
best- Drive from Des Moines to Fort Dodge Municipal Airport (FOD)car
- Fly from Fort Dodge Municipal Airport (FOD) to Fiumicino International Airport (FCO)plane FOD - FCO
16h 47m€252–779Drive to Fort Dodge Municipal Airport, fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
cheapest- Drive from Des Moines to Fort Dodge Municipal Airport (FOD)car
- Fly from Fort Dodge Municipal Airport (FOD) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane FOD - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Milano Cadornatrain
15h 50m€218–827Fly Des Moines to Milan Linate Airport
- Fly from Des Moines (DSM) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane DSM - LIN
18h 36m€466–1,421Fly Des Moines to Fiumicino International Airport
- Fly from Des Moines (DSM) to Fiumicino International Airport (FCO)plane DSM - FCO
18h 10m€443–1,326Fly Des Moines to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
- Fly from Des Moines (DSM) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane DSM - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Milano Cadornatrain
18h 4m€409–1,324Fly Des Moines to Naples Airport
- Fly from Des Moines (DSM) to Naples Airport (NAP)plane DSM - NAP
16h 59m€466–1,423
Fort Dodge Municipal Airport (FOD) to Fiumicino International Airport (FCO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Des Moines to Italy is to drive and fly which costs €250 - €800 and takes 16h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Des Moines to Italy is to drive and fly and train which takes 15h 50m and costs €210 - €850.
The distance between Des Moines and Italy is 8279 km.
It takes approximately 16h 47m to get from Des Moines to Italy, including transfers.
Italy is 7h ahead of Des Moines. It is currently 3:03 PM in Des Moines and 10:03 PM in Italy.
There are 21497+ hotels available in Italy.
What companies run services between Des Moines, IA, USA and Italy?
Allegiant Air, Air France, and six other airlines fly from Des Moines (DSM) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN) twice daily.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Fort Dodge Municipal Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €210–850
Flights from Fort Dodge Municipal Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €220–850
Flights from Fort Dodge Municipal Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €210–850
Flights from Fort Dodge Municipal Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200–800
Flights from Fort Dodge Municipal Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–950
Flights from Des Moines to Milan Linate Airport via Newark, Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €430–1,700
Flights from Des Moines to Fiumicino International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €380–1,500
Flights from Des Moines to Fiumicino International Airport via Newark, Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €390–1,500
Flights from Des Moines to Fiumicino International Airport via Newark, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €410–1,400
Flights from Des Moines to Fiumicino International Airport via Boston, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €440–1,700
Flights from Des Moines to Fiumicino International Airport via Boston, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €410–1,400
Flights from Des Moines to Milano Malpensa Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €360–1,400
Flights from Des Moines to Milano Malpensa Airport via Boston, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €420–1,700
Flights from Des Moines to Naples Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €410–1,600
Flights from Des Moines to Naples Airport via Newark, Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €410–1,600
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Fort Dodge Municipal Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €210–800
Flights from Des Moines to Milan Linate Airport via Newark, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €490–1,900
Flights from Des Moines to Milan Linate Airport via Boston, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €450–1,900
Flights from Des Moines to Milan Linate Airport via Boston, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €500–2,000
Flights from Des Moines to Fiumicino International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €380–1,500
Flights from Des Moines to Fiumicino International Airport via Boston, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €440–1,700
Flights from Des Moines to Milano Malpensa Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €360–1,400
Flights from Des Moines to Milano Malpensa Airport via Boston, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €420–1,700
Flights from Des Moines to Naples Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €410–1,600
Flights from Des Moines to Naples Airport via Newark, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €420–1,600
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Des Moines to Fiumicino International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €380–1,500
Flights from Des Moines to Fiumicino International Airport via Newark, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €410–1,400
Flights from Des Moines to Fiumicino International Airport via Boston, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €410–1,400
Flights from Des Moines to Milano Malpensa Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €360–1,400
Flights from Des Moines to Milano Malpensa Airport via Newark, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €390–1,400
Flights from Des Moines to Milano Malpensa Airport via Boston, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €390–1,300
Flights from Des Moines to Naples Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €410–1,600
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Fort Dodge Municipal Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €230–750
Flights from Fort Dodge Municipal Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €210–800
Flights from Des Moines to Milan Linate Airport via Boston, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €450–1,400
Flights from Des Moines to Fiumicino International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €420–1,300
Flights from Des Moines to Naples Airport via Boston, Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 27m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €450–1,400
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Fort Dodge Municipal Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 59m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €200–800
Flights from Des Moines to Milan Linate Airport via Newark, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €430–1,700
Flights from Des Moines to Milan Linate Airport via Boston, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €420–1,600
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Fort Dodge Municipal Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 59m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €200–800
Flights from Des Moines to Milan Linate Airport via Newark, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €430–1,700
Flights from Des Moines to Milan Linate Airport via Boston, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €420–1,600
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Fort Dodge Municipal Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €210–800
Flights from Des Moines to Milan Linate Airport via Boston, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €450–1,400
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Des Moines to Milano Malpensa Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €360–1,400
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Milano Cadorna
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
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