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 21m$331–1,226Train 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
17h 22m$307–1,182Train 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 44m$310–1,082Train, 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
18h 6m$356–1,211Train, 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
18h 56m$369–1,013
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 $360 - $1,100 and takes 18h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Stuttgart to Des Moines is to train and fly which takes 15h 44m and costs $310 - $1,100.
The distance between Stuttgart and Des Moines is 4686 miles.
It takes approximately 17h 21m to get from Stuttgart to Des Moines, including transfers.
Des Moines is 7h behind Stuttgart. It is currently 4:40 PM in Stuttgart and 9:40 AM in Des Moines.
There are 241+ hotels available in Des Moines.
What companies run services between Stuttgart, Germany and Des Moines, IA, USA?
Lufthansa, United Airlines, 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 3m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Des Moines via London Heathrow, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 13m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Des Moines via Amsterdam Schiphol, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 43m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Frankfurt to Des Moines via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
Flights from Frankfurt to Des Moines via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Munich International Airport to Des Moines via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Munich International Airport to Des Moines via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
Flights from Munich International Airport to Des Moines via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Zurich Airport to Des Moines via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Des Moines via Frankfurt, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 13m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Zurich Airport to Des Moines via Brussels, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Fort Dodge Municipal Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Frankfurt to Fort Dodge Municipal Airport via Munich International Airport, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 52m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Frankfurt to Fort Dodge Municipal Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Frankfurt to Fort Dodge Municipal Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Des Moines via Amsterdam Schiphol, Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 24m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Des Moines via Copenhagen, Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Frankfurt to Des Moines via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
Flights from Munich International Airport to Des Moines via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 43m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Munich International Airport to Des Moines via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Zurich Airport to Des Moines via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 57m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Des Moines via Munich International Airport, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Des Moines via Amsterdam Schiphol, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 43m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Munich International Airport to Des Moines via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Zurich Airport to Des Moines via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Des Moines via Frankfurt, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 33m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Des Moines via Amsterdam Schiphol, Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 24m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Des Moines via Copenhagen, Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Frankfurt to Des Moines via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
Flights from Munich International Airport to Des Moines via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 43m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Munich International Airport to Des Moines via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Des Moines via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Munich International Airport to Des Moines via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Pasing
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–75
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Schaffhausen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- 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
- $22–40
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–40
- 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
- $50–80
- 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
- $8
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Schaffhausen to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $18–29
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
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