There are 5 ways to get from Iowa to Germany by plane or bus
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Fly from Des Moines
best- Fly from Des Moines (DSM) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane DSM - FRA
12h 55m€428–1,424Fly from Quad City International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Quad City International Airport (MLI) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane MLI - FRA
14h 10m€245–958Fly from Waterloo Municipal Airport
- Fly from Waterloo Municipal Airport (ALO) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane ALO - FRA
13h 7m€259–1,025Bus to The Eastern Iowa Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Court St Transportation Center to GTC Bay 9bus
- Fly from The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane CID - FRA
15h 39mFly from Omaha
- Fly from Omaha (OMA) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane OMA - FRA
16h 30m€476–959
Des Moines (DSM) to Frankfurt (FRA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Iowa to Germany is to fly which costs €240 - €1000 and takes 14h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Iowa to Germany is to fly which takes 12h 55m and costs €420 - €1500.
The distance between Iowa and Germany is 7365 km.
It takes approximately 12h 55m to get from Iowa to Germany, including transfers.
There are 2607+ hotels available in Germany.
What companies run services between Iowa, USA and Germany?
Delta, Lufthansa, and four other airlines fly from Des Moines (DSM) to Frankfurt (FRA) 3 times a day.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Des Moines to Frankfurt via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €430–1,900
Flights from Des Moines to Frankfurt via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €450–2,000
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Frankfurt via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–1,100
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Frankfurt via Chicago O'Hare, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–1,000
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Frankfurt via Chicago O'Hare, Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €240–950
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Frankfurt via Chicago O'Hare, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–950
Flights from Waterloo Municipal Airport to Frankfurt via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–1,000
Flights from Waterloo Municipal Airport to Frankfurt via Chicago O'Hare, Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €240–1,000
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Frankfurt via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €360–1,700
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Frankfurt via Chicago O'Hare, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €370–1,500
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Frankfurt via Chicago O'Hare, Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 6m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €360–1,500
Flights from Omaha to Frankfurt via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 17m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €470–950
Flights from Omaha to Frankfurt via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €420–1,800
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Des Moines to Frankfurt via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 21m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €400–1,600
Flights from Des Moines to Frankfurt via Detroit, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €400–1,600
Flights from Des Moines to Frankfurt via Detroit, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 56m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €410–1,600
Flights from Waterloo Municipal Airport to Frankfurt via Chicago O'Hare, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–1,000
Flights from Waterloo Municipal Airport to Frankfurt via Chicago O'Hare, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–1,000
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Frankfurt via Minneapolis, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 44m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €360–1,500
Flights from Omaha to Frankfurt via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €390–1,600
Flights from Omaha to Frankfurt via Minneapolis, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €380–1,500
Flights from Omaha to Frankfurt via Detroit, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €390–1,600
Flights from Omaha to Frankfurt via Detroit, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €390–1,600
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Des Moines to Frankfurt via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €430–1,900
Flights from Des Moines to Frankfurt via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €450–2,000
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Frankfurt via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €250–1,100
Flights from Waterloo Municipal Airport to Frankfurt via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–1,000
Flights from Waterloo Municipal Airport to Frankfurt via Chicago O'Hare, Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €240–1,000
Flights from Waterloo Municipal Airport to Frankfurt via Chicago O'Hare, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–1,000
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Frankfurt via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €380–1,700
Flights from Omaha to Frankfurt via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 17m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €470–950
Flights from Omaha to Frankfurt via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €420–1,800
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Des Moines to Frankfurt via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 21m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €400–1,600
Flights from Des Moines to Frankfurt via Detroit, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €400–1,600
Flights from Waterloo Municipal Airport to Frankfurt via Chicago O'Hare, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–1,000
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Frankfurt via Minneapolis, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 44m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €360–1,500
Flights from Omaha to Frankfurt via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €390–1,600
Flights from Omaha to Frankfurt via Minneapolis, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €380–1,500
Flights from Omaha to Frankfurt via Detroit, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €390–1,600
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Des Moines to Frankfurt via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 21m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €400–1,600
Flights from Des Moines to Frankfurt via Detroit, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 56m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €410–1,600
Flights from Waterloo Municipal Airport to Frankfurt via Chicago O'Hare, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–1,000
Flights from Omaha to Frankfurt via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €390–1,600
Flights from Omaha to Frankfurt via Detroit, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €390–1,600
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Waterloo Municipal Airport to Frankfurt via Chicago O'Hare, Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €240–1,000
Flights from Omaha to Frankfurt via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 17m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €470–950
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Des Moines to Frankfurt via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €410–1,400
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Frankfurt via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €270–1,100
- Website
- airbus.com
Flights from Omaha to Frankfurt via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 17m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €470–950
- 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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