Flights from Des Moines Airport DSM to Chicago Airport ORD

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Returns from £128.32

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Getting to Des Moines International from O'Hare International Airport is very straight forward. There are 26 airliners who all offer direct flights several times a week. The official airport code for Des Moines International is DSM and for O'Hare International Airport it is ORD.

The price of the flight is dependent on the time of the day you fly and the day of the week with weekends being normally a higher price. If you know the dates you wish to travel then book you flights as soon as you can. The earlier you book your lights the cheaper they will be. You can get saving of up to 50% of you book 2 or 3 months in advance! Flight to O'Hare International Airport will get more expensive the nearer you get the departure date, so it’s advisable to book in advance if it is possible.

To see all airliners that offer flights between Des Moines International and O'Hare International Airport please see the table below.

Flights Chart
AirlinerMoTuWeThFrSaSuFirst FlightLast FlightFlights
Aer Lingus664564505:0017:14VIEW FLIGHTS
Air Canada555556406:2418:50VIEW FLIGHTS
Air New Zealand555554406:2418:50VIEW FLIGHTS
American Eagle543353405:0017:14VIEW FLIGHTS
Iberia443443409:0717:14VIEW FLIGHTS
AlphaSky554561005:0017:14VIEW FLIGHTS
United Airlines332333308:0018:50VIEW FLIGHTS
British Airways332332313:0917:14VIEW FLIGHTS
United Express223224306:2420:25VIEW FLIGHTS
Alaska Airlines332023506:3117:14VIEW FLIGHTS
Qatar Airways232223213:0916:50VIEW FLIGHTS
Lufthansa222222211:2518:50VIEW FLIGHTS
All Nippon Airways222222208:0011:25VIEW FLIGHTS
Japan Airlines122221207:3211:06VIEW FLIGHTS
American Airlines121112307:3216:50VIEW FLIGHTS
Emirates111112115:3415:38VIEW FLIGHTS
Jet Linx Aviation221002007:3211:06VIEW FLIGHTS
Copa Airlines111111108:0018:50VIEW FLIGHTS
Avianca111111108:0008:00VIEW FLIGHTS
NetJets010100009:0018:48VIEW FLIGHTS
Vista America010000011:4511:45VIEW FLIGHTS
SkyWest Airlines0000010VIEW FLIGHTS
Royal Jordanian010000016:5016:50VIEW FLIGHTS
Gulf Air010000016:5016:50VIEW FLIGHTS
Finnair0000010VIEW FLIGHTS
Americal Eagle000100015:2115:21VIEW FLIGHTS

Aer Lingus offer the highest number of flights for this route with departures times between 05:00 and 17:14.

If you wish to book your flight with Aer Lingus then we advise you book direct from their website at aerlingus.com. The best discounts can only be obtained from their website.

The flight time for the selected route vary based on the month you will travel, but below we has summarised the most common times they will fly. We recommend you only take these times as guidance and check with appropriate airline for the exact times for the date you depart.

Flights Time In WeekDays
DayFlight TimesFlights
Monday
05:00
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7479
American EagleAA4383
AlphaSkyAS4217
06:24
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ2304
Air CanadaAC4228
United ExpressUA4677
06:31
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS4217
07:32
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7411
Alaska AirlinesAS4584
American AirlinesAA3277
Jet Linx AviationJL7347
08:00
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1363
Air New ZealandNZ2306
Air CanadaAC4947
All Nippon AirwaysNH7715
AviancaAV2309
Copa AirlinesCM1122
09:07
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7489
IberiaIB4981
Jet Linx AviationJL7643
American EagleAA4949
AlphaSkyAS4557
10:37
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS4557
Japan AirlinesJL7643
11:25
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2306
Air New ZealandNZ2300
Air CanadaAC5383
All Nippon AirwaysNH7207
LufthansaLH8763
13:09
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7384
British AirwaysBA6518
IberiaIB4836
Qatar AirwaysQR7719
American EagleAA3409
AlphaSkyAS4745
15:21
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7694
British AirwaysBA4358
IberiaIB4307
Qatar AirwaysQR8691
American EagleAA3942
AlphaSkyAS6687
15:38
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1568
Air New ZealandNZ2302
Air CanadaAC3585
EmiratesEK6060
17:14
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7573
British AirwaysBA4360
IberiaIB4560
American EagleAA6398
AlphaSkyAS6358
18:50
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ2310
Air CanadaAC4418
LufthansaLH7635
United ExpressUA5244
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Tuesday
05:00
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7479
American EagleAA4383
AlphaSkyAS4217
06:24
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ2304
Air CanadaAC4228
United ExpressUA4677
06:31
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS4217
07:32
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7411
American AirlinesAA3277
Jet Linx AviationJL7347
AlphaSkyAS4584
08:00
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1363
Air New ZealandNZ2306
Air CanadaAC4947
All Nippon AirwaysNH7715
AviancaAV2309
Copa AirlinesCM1122
08:55
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS4584
Japan AirlinesJL7347
09:36
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7489
IberiaIB4981
Jet Linx AviationJL7643
American EagleAA4949
AlphaSkyAS4557
11:06
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS4557
Japan AirlinesJL7643
11:25
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2306
Air New ZealandNZ2300
Air CanadaAC5383
All Nippon AirwaysNH7207
LufthansaLH8763
11:45
AirlineFlight  No
Vista AmericaVJA310
13:09
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7384
British AirwaysBA6518
IberiaIB4836
Qatar AirwaysQR7719
American EagleAA3409
AlphaSkyAS4745
15:10
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7573
British AirwaysBA4360
IberiaIB4560
Qatar AirwaysQR8691
American EagleAA6398
AlphaSkyAS6358
15:38
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1568
Air New ZealandNZ2302
Air CanadaAC3585
EmiratesEK6060
16:50
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7457
American AirlinesAA332
British AirwaysBA1655
IberiaIB4582
Qatar AirwaysQR7695
Royal JordanianRJ7397
Gulf AirGF6541
18:48
AirlineFlight  No
NetJetsEJA598
18:50
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ2310
Air CanadaAC4418
LufthansaLH7635
United ExpressUA5244
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Wednesday
06:24
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ2304
Air CanadaAC4228
United ExpressUA4677
07:32
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7411
American AirlinesAA3277
Japan AirlinesJL7347
AlphaSkyAS4584
08:00
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1363
Air New ZealandNZ2306
Air CanadaAC4947
All Nippon AirwaysNH7715
AviancaAV2309
Copa AirlinesCM1122
08:55
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS4584
09:36
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7489
Japan AirlinesJL7643
IberiaIB4981
American EagleAA4949
AlphaSkyAS4557
11:06
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS4557
Jet Linx AviationJL7643
11:25
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ2300
Air CanadaAC5383
All Nippon AirwaysNH7207
LufthansaLH8763
United ExpressUA3467
13:09
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7384
British AirwaysBA6518
IberiaIB4836
Qatar AirwaysQR7719
American EagleAA3409
AlphaSkyAS4745
15:10
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7573
British AirwaysBA4360
IberiaIB4560
Qatar AirwaysQR8691
American EagleAA6398
AlphaSkyAS6358
15:38
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1568
Air New ZealandNZ2302
Air CanadaAC3585
EmiratesEK6060
18:50
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ2310
Air CanadaAC4418
LufthansaLH7635
United ExpressUA5244
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Thursday
06:24
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ2304
Air CanadaAC4228
United ExpressUA4677
07:32
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7411
American AirlinesAA3277
Japan AirlinesJL7347
AlphaSkyAS4584
08:00
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1363
Air New ZealandNZ2306
Air CanadaAC4947
All Nippon AirwaysNH7715
AviancaAV2309
09:00
AirlineFlight  No
NetJetsEJA653
09:07
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7489
Japan AirlinesJL7643
IberiaIB4981
American EagleAA4949
AlphaSkyAS4557
11:25
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2306
Air New ZealandNZ2300
Air CanadaAC5383
All Nippon AirwaysNH7207
LufthansaLH8763
13:09
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7384
British AirwaysBA6518
IberiaIB4836
Qatar AirwaysQR7719
American EagleAA3409
AlphaSkyAS4745
15:21
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7694
British AirwaysBA4358
IberiaIB4307
Qatar AirwaysQR8691
AlphaSkyAS6687
Americal EagleAA3942
15:38
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1568
Air New ZealandNZ2302
Air CanadaAC3585
EmiratesEK6060
17:14
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7573
British AirwaysBA4360
IberiaIB4560
American EagleAA6398
AlphaSkyAS6358
18:50
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ2310
Air CanadaAC4418
LufthansaLH7635
Copa AirlinesCM1122
United ExpressUA5244
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Friday
05:00
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7479
American EagleAA4383
AlphaSkyAS4217
06:24
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ2304
Air CanadaAC4228
United ExpressUA4677
06:31
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS4217
07:32
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7411
American AirlinesAA3277
Japan AirlinesJL7347
AlphaSkyAS4584
08:00
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1363
Air New ZealandNZ2306
Air CanadaAC4947
All Nippon AirwaysNH7715
AviancaAV2309
08:55
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS4584
09:07
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7489
Japan AirlinesJL7643
IberiaIB4981
American EagleAA4949
AlphaSkyAS4557
11:25
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2306
Air New ZealandNZ2300
Air CanadaAC5383
All Nippon AirwaysNH7207
LufthansaLH8763
13:09
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7384
British AirwaysBA6518
IberiaIB4836
Qatar AirwaysQR7719
American EagleAA3409
AlphaSkyAS4745
15:21
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7694
British AirwaysBA4358
IberiaIB4307
Qatar AirwaysQR8691
American EagleAA3942
AlphaSkyAS6687
15:38
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1568
Air New ZealandNZ2302
Air CanadaAC3585
EmiratesEK6060
17:14
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7573
British AirwaysBA4360
IberiaIB4560
American EagleAA6398
AlphaSkyAS6358
18:50
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ2310
Air CanadaAC4418
LufthansaLH7635
Copa AirlinesCM1122
United ExpressUA5244
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Saturday
07:32
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7411
American AirlinesAA3277
Jet Linx AviationJL7347
AlphaSkyAS4584
08:00
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1363
Air New ZealandNZ2306
Air CanadaAC4947
All Nippon AirwaysNH7715
AviancaAV2309
09:01
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7489
Alaska AirlinesAS4557
IberiaIB4981
Qatar AirwaysQR8691
Jet Linx AviationJL7643
American EagleAA4949
10:31
AirlineFlight  No
Japan AirlinesJL7643
11:00
AirlineFlight  No
United ExpressUA5198
11:25
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ2300
Air CanadaAC5383
All Nippon AirwaysNH7207
LufthansaLH8763
United ExpressUA4429
13:09
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7384
Alaska AirlinesAS4745
British AirwaysBA6518
IberiaIB4836
Qatar AirwaysQR7719
American EagleAA3409
15:00
AirlineFlight  No
SkyWest AirlinesOO5198
15:34
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ2302
Air CanadaAC3585
EmiratesEK6060
United ExpressUA3499
17:10
AirlineFlight  No
Air CanadaAC4026
EmiratesEK6697
17:14
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7573
Alaska AirlinesAS6358
British AirwaysBA4360
IberiaIB4560
American EagleAA6398
18:50
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ2310
Air CanadaAC4418
LufthansaLH7635
Copa AirlinesCM1122
United ExpressUA5244
19:06
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1655
20:03
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1868
Air CanadaAC4876
20:30
AirlineFlight  No
FinnairAY3669
American AirlinesAA1717
Qatar AirwaysQR2662
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Sunday
07:32
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7411
Alaska AirlinesAS4584
American AirlinesAA3277
Japan AirlinesJL7347
08:00
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1363
Air New ZealandNZ2306
Air CanadaAC4947
All Nippon AirwaysNH7715
AviancaAV2309
09:07
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7489
Alaska AirlinesAS4557
American AirlinesAA4949
Japan AirlinesJL7643
IberiaIB4981
10:37
AirlineFlight  No
American EagleAA4949
11:25
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA5485
Air New ZealandNZ2300
Air CanadaAC5383
All Nippon AirwaysNH7207
LufthansaLH8763
13:00
AirlineFlight  No
United ExpressUA5485
13:09
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7384
Alaska AirlinesAS4745
American AirlinesAA3409
British AirwaysBA6518
IberiaIB4836
Qatar AirwaysQR7719
14:41
AirlineFlight  No
American EagleAA3409
15:21
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7694
Alaska AirlinesAS6687
British AirwaysBA4358
IberiaIB4307
Qatar AirwaysQR8691
American EagleAA3942
15:34
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ2302
Air CanadaAC3585
EmiratesEK6060
United ExpressUA3499
17:14
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7573
Alaska AirlinesAS6358
British AirwaysBA4360
IberiaIB4560
American EagleAA6398
18:50
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA5244
Air New ZealandNZ2310
Air CanadaAC4418
LufthansaLH7635
Copa AirlinesCM1122
20:25
AirlineFlight  No
United ExpressUA5244
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If the airlines stated don’t offer flights that suite your travel times, you could look at alternative options. Below we have summarised flights from alternative departures airports and flights that are not direct.

Alternative Direct Routes
RouteStopsDistanceFlying Time
Atlantic to Chicago O'Hare01 Hour 31 Minutes
Waterloo to Chicago O'Hare01 Hour 7 Minutes
Burlington to Chicago O'Hare053 Minutes
Cedar Rapids to Chicago O'Hare056 Minutes
Fort Dodge to Chicago O'Hare01 Hour 26 Minutes
Kirksville to Chicago O'Hare01 Hour 19 Minutes
La Crosse to Chicago O'Hare01 Hour 2 Minutes
Mason City to Chicago O'Hare01 Hour 21 Minutes
Omaha to Chicago O'Hare01 Hour 36 Minutes
Rochester to Chicago O'Hare01 Hour 17 Minutes

Whilst you will find a bureau de change at O'Hare International Airport, we recommend you change some money before you depart if you don’t have the local currency. The exchange rates within any airport are not very favorable, so exchanging money before hand is a good idea.

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Flight Price FAQ - Des Moines (DSM) to Chicago (ORD)

DIRECT American Airlines
What is the cheapest direct flight one way from Des Moines DSM to Chicago ORD?
The cheapest direct flight one way from Des Moines DSM to Chicago ORD is £155.61 ($211 €180.25)
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DIRECT American Airlines
What is the cheapest direct return flight from Des Moines DSM to Chicago ORD?
The cheapest direct return flight from Des Moines DSM to Chicago ORD is £128.32 ($174 €148.64)
£128.32
$174 | €148.64
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1+ STOP(S)
What is the cheapest flight one way from Des Moines DSM to Chicago ORD?
The cheapest flight one way from Des Moines DSM to Chicago ORD is £65.64 ($89 €76.03)
£65.64
$89 | €76.03
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Flight Info FAQ - Des Moines (DSM) to Chicago (ORD)

Who flies from Des Moines to Chicago?
The following airlines fly from Des Moines (DSM) to Chicago (ORD): Aer Lingus, Air Canada, Air New Zealand, Alaska Airlines, All Nippon Airways, AlphaSky, Americal Eagle, American Airlines, American Eagle, Avianca, British Airways, Copa Airlines, Emirates, Finnair, Gulf Air, Iberia, Japan Airlines, Jet Linx Aviation, Lufthansa, NetJets, Qatar Airways, Royal Jordanian, SkyWest Airlines, United Airlines, United Express, Vista America.
How far is the flight from Des Moines to Chicago?
The flight from Des Moines to Chicago is 480KM or 298 miles.
How long does the flight from Des Moines to Chicago to take?
The flight from Des Moines to Chicago takes 1 Hour 23 Minutes.

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