Flights from Des Moines Airport DSM to Chicago Airport ORD

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Getting to Des Moines International from O'Hare International Airport is very straight forward. There are 20 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
Air New Zealand555555508:0018:25VIEW FLIGHTS
Air Canada555555508:0018:25VIEW FLIGHTS
United Airlines555555408:0018:25VIEW FLIGHTS
Aer Lingus533543505:0018:09VIEW FLIGHTS
Iberia433433407:0318:09VIEW FLIGHTS
American Eagle422331405:0018:09VIEW FLIGHTS
Qatar Airways322322308:5518:09VIEW FLIGHTS
Alaska Airlines333521005:0018:09VIEW FLIGHTS
AlphaSky400043505:0018:09VIEW FLIGHTS
All Nippon Airways222223208:0015:25VIEW FLIGHTS
Lufthansa222222213:1018:25VIEW FLIGHTS
Jet Linx Aviation222222207:0318:09VIEW FLIGHTS
British Airways211211214:2118:09VIEW FLIGHTS
American Airlines111111207:0319:50VIEW FLIGHTS
Emirates111111115:2515:25VIEW FLIGHTS
Avianca111111108:0008:00VIEW FLIGHTS
Japan Airlines111111008:3408:39VIEW FLIGHTS
Copa Airlines111111008:0008:00VIEW FLIGHTS
SkyWest Airlines000101014:2114:21VIEW FLIGHTS
United Express000000113:1013:10VIEW FLIGHTS

Air New Zealand offer the highest number of flights for this route with departures times between 08:00 and 18:25.

If you wish to book your flight with Air New Zealand then we advise you book direct from their website at airnewzealand.co.nz. 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 LingusEI7645
American EagleAA4390
AlphaSkyAS4259
06:28
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS4259
07:08
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7411
American AirlinesAA2309
IberiaIB4836
AlphaSkyAS6587
08:00
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1363
Air New ZealandNZ2306
Air CanadaAC4947
All Nippon AirwaysNH7715
AviancaAV2309
Copa AirlinesCM1122
08:39
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS6587
Japan AirlinesJL7643
08:55
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7573
IberiaIB4981
Qatar AirwaysQR7995
Jet Linx AviationJL7347
American EagleAA6324
AlphaSkyAS6884
11:35
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2306
Air New ZealandNZ2300
Air CanadaAC5383
13:10
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1276
Air New ZealandNZ2304
Air CanadaAC4228
LufthansaLH8763
14:21
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7384
British AirwaysBA6518
IberiaIB4531
Qatar AirwaysQR2375
American EagleAA4893
AlphaSkyAS4217
15:25
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1568
Air New ZealandNZ2302
Air CanadaAC3585
All Nippon AirwaysNH7207
EmiratesEK6060
18:09
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7479
Alaska AirlinesAS4589
British AirwaysBA4358
IberiaIB4085
Qatar AirwaysQR7878
Jet Linx AviationJL7643
American EagleAA6252
18:25
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA657
Air New ZealandNZ2310
Air CanadaAC4418
LufthansaLH7635
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Tuesday
07:03
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7411
Alaska AirlinesAS6587
American AirlinesAA2309
IberiaIB4836
Jet Linx AviationJL7347
08:00
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1363
Air New ZealandNZ2306
Air CanadaAC4947
All Nippon AirwaysNH7715
AviancaAV2309
Copa AirlinesCM1122
08:34
AirlineFlight  No
Japan AirlinesJL7347
10:16
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7573
Alaska AirlinesAS6884
IberiaIB4981
Qatar AirwaysQR7995
American EagleAA6324
11:35
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2306
Air New ZealandNZ2300
Air CanadaAC5383
13:10
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1276
Air New ZealandNZ2304
Air CanadaAC4228
LufthansaLH8763
15:25
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1568
Air New ZealandNZ2302
Air CanadaAC3585
All Nippon AirwaysNH7207
EmiratesEK6060
16:25
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7479
Alaska AirlinesAS4589
British AirwaysBA4358
IberiaIB4085
Qatar AirwaysQR7878
Jet Linx AviationJL7643
American EagleAA6252
18:25
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA657
Air New ZealandNZ2310
Air CanadaAC4418
LufthansaLH7635
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Wednesday
07:03
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7411
Alaska AirlinesAS6587
American AirlinesAA2309
IberiaIB4836
Jet Linx AviationJL7347
08:00
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1363
Air New ZealandNZ2306
Air CanadaAC4947
All Nippon AirwaysNH7715
AviancaAV2309
Copa AirlinesCM1122
08:34
AirlineFlight  No
Japan AirlinesJL7347
10:16
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7573
Alaska AirlinesAS6884
IberiaIB4981
Qatar AirwaysQR7995
American EagleAA6324
11:35
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2306
Air New ZealandNZ2300
Air CanadaAC5383
13:10
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1276
Air New ZealandNZ2304
Air CanadaAC4228
LufthansaLH8763
15:25
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1568
Air New ZealandNZ2302
Air CanadaAC3585
All Nippon AirwaysNH7207
EmiratesEK6060
16:20
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7479
Alaska AirlinesAS4589
British AirwaysBA4358
IberiaIB4085
Qatar AirwaysQR7878
Jet Linx AviationJL7643
American EagleAA6252
18:25
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA657
Air New ZealandNZ2310
Air CanadaAC4418
LufthansaLH7635
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Thursday
05:00
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7645
Alaska AirlinesAS4259
American EagleAA4390
07:08
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7411
Alaska AirlinesAS6587
American AirlinesAA2309
IberiaIB4836
Jet Linx AviationJL7643
08:00
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1363
Air New ZealandNZ2306
Air CanadaAC4947
All Nippon AirwaysNH7715
AviancaAV2309
Copa AirlinesCM1122
08:39
AirlineFlight  No
Japan AirlinesJL7643
08:55
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7573
Alaska AirlinesAS6884
IberiaIB4981
Qatar AirwaysQR7995
Jet Linx AviationJL7347
American EagleAA6324
11:35
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2306
Air New ZealandNZ2300
Air CanadaAC5383
13:10
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1276
Air New ZealandNZ2304
Air CanadaAC4228
LufthansaLH8763
14:21
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7384
Alaska AirlinesAS4217
British AirwaysBA6518
IberiaIB4531
Qatar AirwaysQR2375
SkyWest AirlinesAA4893
15:25
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1568
Air New ZealandNZ2302
Air CanadaAC3585
All Nippon AirwaysNH7207
EmiratesEK6060
18:09
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7479
Alaska AirlinesAS4589
British AirwaysBA4358
IberiaIB4085
Qatar AirwaysQR7878
American EagleAA6252
18:25
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA657
Air New ZealandNZ2310
Air CanadaAC4418
LufthansaLH7635
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Friday
05:00
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7645
American EagleAA4390
AlphaSkyAS4259
06:28
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS4259
07:08
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7411
American AirlinesAA2309
IberiaIB4836
AlphaSkyAS6587
08:00
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1363
Air New ZealandNZ2306
Air CanadaAC4947
All Nippon AirwaysNH7715
AviancaAV2309
Copa AirlinesCM1122
08:39
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS6587
Japan AirlinesJL7643
08:55
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7573
IberiaIB4981
Qatar AirwaysQR7995
Jet Linx AviationJL7347
American EagleAA6324
AlphaSkyAS6884
11:35
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2306
Air New ZealandNZ2300
Air CanadaAC5383
13:10
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1276
Air New ZealandNZ2304
Air CanadaAC4228
LufthansaLH8763
15:25
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1568
Air New ZealandNZ2302
Air CanadaAC3585
All Nippon AirwaysNH7207
EmiratesEK6060
16:20
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7479
British AirwaysBA4358
IberiaIB4085
Qatar AirwaysQR7878
Jet Linx AviationJL7643
American EagleAA6252
AlphaSkyAS4589
18:25
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA657
Air New ZealandNZ2310
Air CanadaAC4418
LufthansaLH7635
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Saturday
07:08
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7411
American AirlinesAA2309
IberiaIB4836
AlphaSkyAS6587
08:00
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1363
Air New ZealandNZ2306
Air CanadaAC4947
All Nippon AirwaysNH7715
AviancaAV2309
Copa AirlinesCM1122
08:39
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS6587
Japan AirlinesJL7347
10:21
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7573
IberiaIB4981
Qatar AirwaysQR7995
SkyWest AirlinesAA6324
Jet Linx AviationJL7347
AlphaSkyAS6884
11:35
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2306
Air New ZealandNZ2300
Air CanadaAC5383
LufthansaLH8763
15:25
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1568
Air New ZealandNZ2302
Air CanadaAC3585
All Nippon AirwaysNH7207
EmiratesEK6060
16:20
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7479
British AirwaysBA4358
IberiaIB4085
Qatar AirwaysQR7878
Jet Linx AviationJL7643
American EagleAA6252
AlphaSkyAS4589
17:05
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2059
Air New ZealandNZ2578
Air CanadaAC5041
All Nippon AirwaysNH7753
18:25
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA657
Air New ZealandNZ2310
Air CanadaAC4418
LufthansaLH7635
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Sunday
05:00
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7645
American EagleAA4390
AlphaSkyAS4259
07:08
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7411
American AirlinesAA2309
IberiaIB4836
Jet Linx AviationJL7643
AlphaSkyAS6587
08:00
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1363
Air New ZealandNZ2306
Air CanadaAC4947
All Nippon AirwaysNH7715
AviancaAV2309
08:55
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7573
IberiaIB4981
Qatar AirwaysQR7995
Jet Linx AviationJL7347
American EagleAA6324
AlphaSkyAS6884
11:35
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2306
Air New ZealandNZ2300
Air CanadaAC5383
13:10
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ2304
Air CanadaAC4228
LufthansaLH8763
United ExpressUA5810
14:21
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7384
British AirwaysBA6518
IberiaIB4531
Qatar AirwaysQR2375
American EagleAA4893
AlphaSkyAS4217
15:25
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1568
Air New ZealandNZ2302
Air CanadaAC3585
All Nippon AirwaysNH7207
EmiratesEK6060
18:09
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7479
British AirwaysBA4358
IberiaIB4085
Qatar AirwaysQR7878
American EagleAA6252
AlphaSkyAS4589
18:25
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA657
Air New ZealandNZ2310
Air CanadaAC4418
LufthansaLH7635
19:50
AirlineFlight  No
American AirlinesAA6252
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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
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
Iowa City to Chicago O'Hare054 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 United
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 £159.59 ($213 €182.62)
£159.59
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DIRECT United
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 £140.86 ($188 €161.19)
£140.86
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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 £59.19 ($79 €67.73)
£59.19
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1+ STOP(S)
What is the cheapest return flight from Des Moines DSM to Chicago ORD?
The cheapest return flight from Des Moines DSM to Chicago ORD is £110.89 ($148 €126.89)
£110.89
$148 | €126.89
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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, American Airlines, American Eagle, Avianca, British Airways, Copa Airlines, Emirates, Iberia, Japan Airlines, Jet Linx Aviation, Lufthansa, Qatar Airways, SkyWest Airlines, United Airlines, United Express.
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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