There are 5 ways to get from Iowa to Germany by plane, train, or bus
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Fly Des Moines to Frankfurt
best- Fly from Des Moines (DSM) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane DSM - FRA
12h 49m€488–924Fly Quad City International Airport to Frankfurt
cheapest- Fly from Quad City International Airport (MLI) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane MLI - FRA
14h 10m€235–958Fly Quad City International Airport to Munich International Airport, train
- Fly from Quad City International Airport (MLI) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane MLI - MUC
- Take the train from Flughafen München to Marienplatztrain
14h 42m€283–1,119Fly Waterloo Municipal Airport to Frankfurt
- Fly from Waterloo Municipal Airport (ALO) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane ALO - FRA
13h 7m€259–975Bus to The Eastern Iowa Airport, fly to Frankfurt
- 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 38m
Des Moines (DSM) to Frankfurt (FRA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Iowa to Germany is to fly which costs €230 - €1000 and takes 14h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Iowa to Germany is to fly which takes 12h 49m and costs €480 - €950.
The distance between Iowa and Germany is 7365 km.
It takes approximately 12h 49m to get from Iowa to Germany, including transfers.
There are 2632+ hotels available in Germany.
What companies run services between Iowa, USA and Germany?
Delta, Lufthansa, and five other airlines fly from Des Moines (DSM) to Frankfurt (FRA) 5 times a day.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Des Moines to Frankfurt via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €420–1,800
Flights from Des Moines to Frankfurt via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 39m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €470–900
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Frankfurt via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–1,100
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Frankfurt via Chicago O'Hare, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 48m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €240–950
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Frankfurt via Chicago O'Hare, Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 53m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €230–950
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Munich International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €270–1,300
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Munich International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €300–1,300
Flights from Waterloo Municipal Airport to Frankfurt via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–950
Flights from Waterloo Municipal Airport to Frankfurt via Chicago O'Hare, Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €240–950
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Frankfurt via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €340–1,600
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
- €350–1,400
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Frankfurt via Chicago O'Hare, Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 6m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,400
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Des Moines to Frankfurt via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €420–1,800
Flights from Des Moines to Frankfurt via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 39m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €470–900
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Frankfurt via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–1,100
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Munich International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €300–1,300
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Munich International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €300–1,300
Flights from Waterloo Municipal Airport to Frankfurt via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–950
Flights from Waterloo Municipal Airport to Frankfurt via Chicago O'Hare, Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €240–950
Flights from Waterloo Municipal Airport to Frankfurt via Chicago O'Hare, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–950
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Frankfurt via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €340–1,600
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Des Moines to Frankfurt via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €380–1,500
Flights from Des Moines to Frankfurt via Detroit, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €380–1,500
Flights from Des Moines to Frankfurt via Detroit, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €390–1,600
Flights from Waterloo Municipal Airport to Frankfurt via Chicago O'Hare, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–950
Flights from Waterloo Municipal Airport to Frankfurt via Chicago O'Hare, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–950
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Frankfurt via Minneapolis, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €350–1,400
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Des Moines to Frankfurt via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €380–1,500
Flights from Des Moines to Frankfurt via Detroit, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €380–1,500
Flights from Waterloo Municipal Airport to Frankfurt via Chicago O'Hare, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–950
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Frankfurt via Minneapolis, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €350–1,400
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Des Moines to Frankfurt via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €380–1,500
Flights from Des Moines to Frankfurt via Detroit, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €390–1,600
Flights from Waterloo Municipal Airport to Frankfurt via Chicago O'Hare, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–950
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Des Moines to Frankfurt via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 39m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €470–900
Flights from Waterloo Municipal Airport to Frankfurt via Chicago O'Hare, Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €240–950
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Frankfurt via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €260–1,100
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Munich International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €310–1,200
- Website
- airbus.com
Flights from Des Moines to Frankfurt via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 39m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €470–900
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Des Moines to Frankfurt via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €400–1,300
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Flughafen München to Marienplatz
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- 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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