There are 5 ways to get from Tokyo 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 Narita International Airport, fly to Des Moines
best- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 Stationtrain
- Fly from Narita International Airport (NRT) to Des Moines (DSM)plane NRT - DSM
16h 57m$734–2,056Fly Tokyo International Airport to Fort Dodge Municipal Airport, drive
cheapest- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Fort Dodge Municipal Airport (FOD)plane HND - FOD
- Drive from Fort Dodge Municipal Airport (FOD) to Des Moinescar
22h 36m$410–1,530Fly Tokyo International Airport to Des Moines
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Des Moines (DSM)plane HND - DSM
17h 13m$721–2,726Fly Tokyo International Airport to Waterloo Municipal Airport, bus
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Waterloo Municipal Airport (ALO)plane HND - ALO
- Take the bus from Waterloo to Des Moinesbus
22h 46m$441–1,591Fly Tokyo International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport, bus
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP)plane HND - MSP
- Take the bus from MSP Airport to Des Moinesbus
20h 36m$1,027–2,415
Narita International Airport (NRT) to Des Moines (DSM) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tokyo to Des Moines is to fly and drive which costs $410 - $1,600 and takes 22h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Tokyo to Des Moines is to train and fly which takes 16h 57m and costs $700 - $2,100.
The distance between Tokyo and Des Moines is 6185 miles.
It takes approximately 16h 57m to get from Tokyo to Des Moines, including transfers.
Des Moines is 15h behind Tokyo. It is currently 2:09 AM in Tokyo and 11:09 AM in Des Moines.
There are 200+ hotels available in Des Moines.
What companies run services between Tokyo, Japan and Des Moines, IA, USA?
United Airlines, Japan Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Des Moines (DSM) every 3 hours.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Narita International Airport to Des Moines via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
Flights from Narita International Airport to Des Moines via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–6,000
Flights from Narita International Airport to Des Moines via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,700
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Des Moines via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–7,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Des Moines via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–8,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Fort Dodge Municipal Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–3,500
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Fort Dodge Municipal Airport via Los Angeles, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 39m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–4,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Fort Dodge Municipal Airport via San Francisco, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 34m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–3,800
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Fort Dodge Municipal Airport via Seattle, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 14m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–3,600
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Fort Dodge Municipal Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,200
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Narita International Airport to Des Moines via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–2,600
Flights from Narita International Airport to Des Moines via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
Flights from Narita International Airport to Des Moines via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Des Moines via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–3,100
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Des Moines via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–2,900
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Des Moines via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–3,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Waterloo Municipal Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–3,400
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Waterloo Municipal Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,600
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Waterloo Municipal Airport via San Francisco, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 18m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Waterloo Municipal Airport via Los Angeles, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,600
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Des Moines via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 43m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Des Moines via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–3,200
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Des Moines via Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,700
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Narita International Airport to Des Moines via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–6,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Des Moines via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–7,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Narita International Airport to Des Moines via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–2,600
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Des Moines via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–2,900
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Narita International Airport to Des Moines via Vancouver, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jreast.co.jp
Train from Tōkyō Station to Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 Station
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $17–35
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/e/nex/
- Website
- https://www.eki-net.com/en/jreast-train-reservation/Top/Index
- Green Seat (First Class)
- $27–35
- Ordinary Car
- $17–21
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Waterloo to Des Moines
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from MSP Airport to Des Moines
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–110
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
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