There are 4 ways to get from Milan to Des Moines by train, plane, car, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Des Moines
best- Take the train from Milano Porta Garibaldi to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Des Moines (DSM)plane MXP - DSM
16h 24m$272–1,027Train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Mason City, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Milano Porta Garibaldi to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Mason City (MCW)plane MXP - MCW
- Take the bus from Mason City to Des Moinesbus
22h 23m$266–1,076Fly Milan Linate Airport to Des Moines
- Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Des Moines (DSM)plane LIN - DSM
16h 46m$329–1,224Train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Fort Dodge Municipal Airport, drive
- Take the train from Milano Porta Garibaldi to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Fort Dodge Municipal Airport (FOD)plane MXP - FOD
- Drive from Fort Dodge Municipal Airport (FOD) to Des Moinescar
29h 48m$291–981
Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Des Moines (DSM) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Milan to Des Moines is to train and fly which costs $270 - $1,100 and takes 16h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Milan to Des Moines is to train and fly which takes 16h 24m and costs $270 - $1,100.
The distance between Milan and Des Moines is 4816 miles.
It takes approximately 16h 24m to get from Milan to Des Moines, including transfers.
Des Moines is 7h behind Milan. It is currently 3:33 PM in Milan and 8:33 AM in Des Moines.
There are 244+ hotels available in Des Moines.
What companies run services between Milan, Italy and Des Moines, IA, USA?
ITA Airways, United Airlines, and six other airlines fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Des Moines (DSM) 5 times a day.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Des Moines via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Des Moines via Brussels, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Des Moines via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 2m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Fort Dodge Municipal Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Fort Dodge Municipal Airport via Zurich, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 59m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–950
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Mason City via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 3m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Mason City via Frankfurt, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 47m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Mason City via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Mason City via Dublin, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Mason City via Amsterdam Schiphol, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Mason City via Zurich, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Des Moines via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Des Moines via Amsterdam Schiphol, Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 58m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Des Moines via Dublin, Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 39m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,500
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Des Moines via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Des Moines via Amsterdam Schiphol, Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 58m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Des Moines via Dublin, Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 39m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,500
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Des Moines via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Des Moines via Munich, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Des Moines via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 2m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Des Moines via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 11m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Milano Porta Garibaldi to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Mason City to Des Moines
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–70
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
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