There are 4 ways to get from Melbourne to Des Moines by plane or bus
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Fly to Des Moines
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Des Moines (DSM)plane MEL - DSM
22h 12m$509–1,733Fly to Omaha, bus
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Omaha (OMA)plane MEL - OMA
- Take the bus from Omaha, NE to Des Moinesbus
27h 7m$1,039–3,754Fly to Kansas City, bus
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Kansas City (MCI)plane MEL - MCI
- Take the bus from Kansas City to Des Moinesbus
27h 41m$680–2,602Fly to The Eastern Iowa Airport, bus
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID)plane MEL - CID
- Take the bus from GTC Bay 9 to Court St Transportation Centerbus
- Take the bus from Iowa City to Des Moinesbus
31h 6m
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Des Moines (DSM) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Des Moines is to fly which costs $500 - $1,800 and takes 22h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Des Moines is to fly which takes 22h 12m and costs $500 - $1,800.
The distance between Melbourne and Des Moines is 9445 miles.
It takes approximately 22h 12m to get from Melbourne to Des Moines, including transfers.
Des Moines is 17h behind Melbourne. It is currently 6:59 AM in Melbourne and 1:59 PM in Des Moines.
There are 244+ hotels available in Des Moines.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Des Moines, IA, USA?
Qantas, American Airlines, and United Airlines fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Des Moines (DSM) 4 times a day.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Des Moines via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–2,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Des Moines via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 18m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Omaha via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–4,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Omaha via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 54m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kansas City via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 22m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 26m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Des Moines via Los Angeles, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–1,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Des Moines via San Francisco, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Omaha via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Omaha via Los Angeles, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kansas City via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kansas City via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via San Francisco, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Los Angeles, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,800
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Omaha via Los Angeles, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kansas City via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,500
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kansas City via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–3,000
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Omaha, NE to Des Moines
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $25–40
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Iowa City to Des Moines
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $23–28
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Kansas City to Des Moines
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $18–90
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Phone
- +1-319-362-0375
- Website
- 380express.com
Bus from GTC Bay 9 to Court St Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.380express.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.380express.com/schedule/
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