There are 5 ways to get from Stuttgart to Des Moines by plane, train, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Stuttgart Airport to Des Moines
best- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Des Moines (DSM)plane STR - DSM
17h 8m$352–1,239Train to Frankfurt, fly to Fort Dodge Municipal Airport, drive
cheapest- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Fort Dodge Municipal Airport (FOD)plane FRA - FOD
- Drive from Fort Dodge Municipal Airport (FOD) to Des Moinescar
18h 27m$328–1,200Train to Frankfurt, fly to Des Moines
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Des Moines (DSM)plane FRA - DSM
15h 16m$420–798Train, train to Munich International Airport, fly to Des Moines
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Pasingtrain
- Take the train from Pasing to Flughafen Münchentrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Des Moines (DSM)plane MUC - DSM
17h 13m$392–1,359Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly to Des Moines
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Schaffhausentrain
- Take the train from Schaffhausen to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Des Moines (DSM)plane ZRH - DSM
19h 32m$384–1,135
Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Des Moines (DSM) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Stuttgart to Des Moines is to train and fly which costs $420 - $800 and takes 15h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Stuttgart to Des Moines is to train and fly which takes 15h 16m and costs $420 - $800.
The distance between Stuttgart and Des Moines is 4686 miles.
It takes approximately 17h 8m to get from Stuttgart to Des Moines, including transfers.
Des Moines is 6h behind Stuttgart. It is currently 3:55 PM in Stuttgart and 9:55 AM in Des Moines.
There are 187+ hotels available in Des Moines.
What companies run services between Stuttgart, Germany and Des Moines, IA, USA?
KLM, Delta, and five other airlines fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Des Moines (DSM) 5 times a day.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Des Moines via Munich International Airport, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Des Moines via Amsterdam Schiphol, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Frankfurt to Des Moines via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Frankfurt to Des Moines via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Munich International Airport to Des Moines via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
Flights from Munich International Airport to Des Moines via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 46m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
Flights from Munich International Airport to Des Moines via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Des Moines via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Zurich Airport to Des Moines via Brussels, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Frankfurt to Fort Dodge Municipal Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Frankfurt to Fort Dodge Municipal Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Frankfurt to Fort Dodge Municipal Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Frankfurt to Fort Dodge Municipal Airport via Brussels, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Des Moines via Amsterdam Schiphol, Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 26m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Des Moines via Copenhagen, Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 46m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Frankfurt to Des Moines via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Frankfurt to Des Moines via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 41m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $380–700
Flights from Munich International Airport to Des Moines via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Munich International Airport to Des Moines via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,300
Flights from Zurich Airport to Des Moines via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 59m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Des Moines via Amsterdam Schiphol, Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 26m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Des Moines via Copenhagen, Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 46m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Frankfurt to Des Moines via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Frankfurt to Des Moines via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 41m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $380–700
Flights from Munich International Airport to Des Moines via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Munich International Airport to Des Moines via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,300
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Des Moines via Amsterdam Schiphol, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Frankfurt to Des Moines via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 34m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Munich International Airport to Des Moines via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 28m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
Flights from Zurich Airport to Des Moines via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Des Moines via Munich International Airport, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,400
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Des Moines via Amsterdam Schiphol, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Zurich Airport to Des Moines via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–75
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Pasing
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–100
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Schaffhausen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–80
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–75
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–45
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–45
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- service@westbahn.at
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Pasing
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–85
- Website
- Westbahn
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Pasing to Flughafen München
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Schaffhausen to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–35
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
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