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 9m€437–1,322Fly Quad City International Airport to Frankfurt
cheapest- Fly from Quad City International Airport (MLI) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane MLI - FRA
14h 31m€284–1,106Fly 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 56m€320–1,215Fly Waterloo Municipal Airport to Frankfurt
- Fly from Waterloo Municipal Airport (ALO) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane ALO - FRA
13h 7m€308–1,123Bus 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 €280 - €1200 and takes 14h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Iowa to Germany is to fly which takes 12h 9m and costs €430 - €1400.
The distance between Iowa and Germany is 7364 km.
It takes approximately 12h 9m to get from Iowa to Germany, including transfers.
There are 2648+ hotels available in Germany.
What companies run services between Iowa, USA and Germany?
Delta, Airbus France, and five other airlines fly from Des Moines (DSM) to Frankfurt (FRA) every 4 hours.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Des Moines to Frankfurt via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 31m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €420–1,300
Flights from Des Moines to Frankfurt via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €440–1,800
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Frankfurt via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €280–1,300
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Frankfurt via Chicago O'Hare, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €290–1,100
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Frankfurt via Chicago O'Hare, Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 53m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €280–1,100
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Munich International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €310–1,500
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Munich International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 36m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €360–1,500
Flights from Waterloo Municipal Airport to Frankfurt via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €290–1,100
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
- €290–1,100
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Frankfurt via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €430–2,000
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Frankfurt via Chicago O'Hare, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €440–1,600
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Frankfurt via Chicago O'Hare, Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 1m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €430–1,600
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Des Moines to Frankfurt via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 31m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €420–1,300
Flights from Des Moines to Frankfurt via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €440–1,800
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Frankfurt via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €280–1,300
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Munich International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €360–1,500
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Munich International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 36m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €360–1,500
Flights from Waterloo Municipal Airport to Frankfurt via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €290–1,100
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
- €290–1,100
Flights from Waterloo Municipal Airport to Frankfurt via Chicago O'Hare, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €290–1,100
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Frankfurt via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €430–2,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Des Moines to Frankfurt via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €380–1,500
Flights from Des Moines to Frankfurt via Detroit, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €380–1,500
Flights from Des Moines to Frankfurt via Detroit, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €390–1,500
Flights from Waterloo Municipal Airport to Frankfurt via Chicago O'Hare, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €290–1,100
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Frankfurt via Minneapolis, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €430–1,600
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Des Moines to Frankfurt via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €380–1,500
Flights from Des Moines to Frankfurt via Detroit, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €380–1,500
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Frankfurt via Minneapolis, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €430–1,600
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Des Moines to Frankfurt via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €380–1,500
Flights from Des Moines to Frankfurt via Detroit, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €390–1,500
Flights from Waterloo Municipal Airport to Frankfurt via Chicago O'Hare, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €290–1,100
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Des Moines to Frankfurt via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 31m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €420–1,300
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
- €290–1,100
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Frankfurt via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €320–1,200
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Munich International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €350–1,300
- Website
- airbus.com
Flights from Des Moines to Frankfurt via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 31m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €420–1,300
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Des Moines to Frankfurt via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €390–1,400
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Flughafen München to Marienplatz
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- 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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