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 25 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 Lingus565554405:3218:13VIEW FLIGHTS
American Eagle444454506:3018:13VIEW FLIGHTS
Alaska Airlines345554405:3218:13VIEW FLIGHTS
Air New Zealand444454406:2518:45VIEW FLIGHTS
Air Canada444454406:2518:45VIEW FLIGHTS
British Airways454443411:5118:13VIEW FLIGHTS
Iberia444443411:5118:13VIEW FLIGHTS
Qatar Airways242244311:5116:15VIEW FLIGHTS
United Airlines333330108:0015:42VIEW FLIGHTS
United Express211124306:2518:45VIEW FLIGHTS
Lufthansa222222211:1218:45VIEW FLIGHTS
All Nippon Airways222222208:0015:34VIEW FLIGHTS
Japan Airlines222220005:3218:13VIEW FLIGHTS
Emirates111111115:3415:42VIEW FLIGHTS
Avianca111111108:0008:07VIEW FLIGHTS
American Airlines121111005:3215:55VIEW FLIGHTS
AlphaSky320001005:3218:13VIEW FLIGHTS
Copa Airlines111110008:0008:07VIEW FLIGHTS
Jet Linx Aviation000002118:1318:13VIEW FLIGHTS
Royal Jordanian020000015:5516:15VIEW FLIGHTS
SkyWest Airlines010000007:0007:00VIEW FLIGHTS
Qantas010000015:5515:55VIEW FLIGHTS
NetJets100000017:3017:30VIEW FLIGHTS
Gulf Air010000015:5515:55VIEW FLIGHTS
Executive Jet Management010000014:0014:00VIEW FLIGHTS

Aer Lingus offer the highest number of flights for this route with departures times between 05:32 and 18:13.

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
05:32
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7411
Alaska AirlinesAS4658
American AirlinesAA2460
Japan AirlinesJL7347
08:07
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1363
Air New ZealandNZ2306
Air CanadaAC4947
All Nippon AirwaysNH7715
AviancaAV2309
Copa AirlinesCM1122
11:26
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA400
Air New ZealandNZ2300
Air CanadaAC5383
LufthansaLH8763
11:53
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7489
Alaska AirlinesAS6536
British AirwaysBA4358
IberiaIB4981
American EagleAA3361
12:45
AirlineFlight  No
United ExpressUA5143
14:20
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7384
British AirwaysBA6518
IberiaIB4764
Qatar AirwaysQR2610
American EagleAA6285
AlphaSkyAS6843
15:34
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1568
Air New ZealandNZ2302
Air CanadaAC3585
All Nippon AirwaysNH7207
EmiratesEK6060
16:04
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7479
British AirwaysBA4360
IberiaIB4836
Qatar AirwaysQR2233
American EagleAA6264
AlphaSkyAS4493
17:30
AirlineFlight  No
NetJetsEJA391
17:33
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS4493
18:13
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7573
British AirwaysBA6604
Japan AirlinesJL7643
IberiaIB4467
American EagleAA3967
AlphaSkyAS4073
18:45
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ2310
Air CanadaAC4418
LufthansaLH7635
United ExpressUA5573
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Tuesday
05:32
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7411
American AirlinesAA2460
Japan AirlinesJL7347
AlphaSkyAS4658
07:00
AirlineFlight  No
SkyWest AirlinesOO5143
08:07
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1363
Air New ZealandNZ2306
Air CanadaAC4947
All Nippon AirwaysNH7715
AviancaAV2309
Copa AirlinesCM1122
11:26
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA400
Air New ZealandNZ2300
Air CanadaAC5383
LufthansaLH8763
11:51
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7479
British AirwaysBA4360
IberiaIB4307
Qatar AirwaysQR2781
American EagleAA4963
AlphaSkyAS6429
13:20
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS6429
14:00
AirlineFlight  No
Executive Jet ManagementEJM503
14:20
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7384
Alaska AirlinesAS6843
British AirwaysBA6518
IberiaIB4764
Qatar AirwaysQR2610
American EagleAA6285
15:34
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1568
Air New ZealandNZ2302
Air CanadaAC3585
All Nippon AirwaysNH7207
EmiratesEK6060
15:55
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7506
American AirlinesAA2716
British AirwaysBA5253
IberiaIB4345
Qatar AirwaysQR9629
Royal JordanianRJ7742
Gulf AirGF4117
QantasQF4465
16:15
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7428
Alaska AirlinesAS6559
British AirwaysBA6574
Qatar AirwaysQR7618
Royal JordanianRJ7375
American EagleAA3792
18:13
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7573
Alaska AirlinesAS4073
British AirwaysBA6604
Japan AirlinesJL7643
IberiaIB4467
American EagleAA3967
18:45
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ2310
Air CanadaAC4418
LufthansaLH7635
United ExpressUA5573
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Wednesday
05:32
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7411
Alaska AirlinesAS4658
American AirlinesAA2460
Japan AirlinesJL7347
08:07
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1363
Air New ZealandNZ2306
Air CanadaAC4947
All Nippon AirwaysNH7715
AviancaAV2309
Copa AirlinesCM1122
11:26
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA400
Air New ZealandNZ2300
Air CanadaAC5383
LufthansaLH8763
11:53
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7489
Alaska AirlinesAS6536
British AirwaysBA4358
IberiaIB4981
American EagleAA3361
14:20
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7384
Alaska AirlinesAS6843
British AirwaysBA6518
IberiaIB4764
Qatar AirwaysQR2610
American EagleAA6285
15:34
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1568
Air New ZealandNZ2302
Air CanadaAC3585
All Nippon AirwaysNH7207
EmiratesEK6060
16:04
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7479
Alaska AirlinesAS4493
British AirwaysBA4360
IberiaIB4836
Qatar AirwaysQR2233
American EagleAA6264
18:13
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7573
Alaska AirlinesAS4073
British AirwaysBA6604
Japan AirlinesJL7643
IberiaIB4467
American EagleAA3967
18:45
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ2310
Air CanadaAC4418
LufthansaLH7635
United ExpressUA5573
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Thursday
05:32
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7411
Alaska AirlinesAS4658
American AirlinesAA2460
Japan AirlinesJL7347
08:00
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1363
Air New ZealandNZ2306
Air CanadaAC4947
All Nippon AirwaysNH7715
AviancaAV2309
Copa AirlinesCM1122
11:12
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2306
Air New ZealandNZ2300
Air CanadaAC5383
All Nippon AirwaysNH7207
LufthansaLH8763
11:53
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7489
Alaska AirlinesAS6536
British AirwaysBA4358
IberiaIB4981
American EagleAA3361
14:20
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7384
Alaska AirlinesAS6843
British AirwaysBA6518
IberiaIB4764
Qatar AirwaysQR2610
American EagleAA6285
15:38
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1568
Air New ZealandNZ2302
Air CanadaAC3585
EmiratesEK6060
16:04
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7479
Alaska AirlinesAS4493
British AirwaysBA4360
IberiaIB4836
Qatar AirwaysQR2233
American EagleAA6264
18:13
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7573
Alaska AirlinesAS4073
British AirwaysBA6604
Japan AirlinesJL7643
IberiaIB4467
American EagleAA3967
18:45
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ2310
Air CanadaAC4418
LufthansaLH7635
United ExpressUA3586
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Friday
05:32
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7411
Alaska AirlinesAS4658
American AirlinesAA2460
Japan AirlinesJL7347
06:25
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ2304
Air CanadaAC4228
United ExpressUA5458
06:30
AirlineFlight  No
American EagleAA9868
08:00
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1363
Air New ZealandNZ2306
Air CanadaAC4947
All Nippon AirwaysNH7715
AviancaAV2309
Copa AirlinesCM1122
11:16
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2306
Air New ZealandNZ2300
Air CanadaAC5383
All Nippon AirwaysNH7207
LufthansaLH8763
11:53
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7489
Alaska AirlinesAS6536
British AirwaysBA4358
IberiaIB4981
American EagleAA3361
14:20
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7384
Alaska AirlinesAS6843
British AirwaysBA6518
IberiaIB4764
Qatar AirwaysQR2610
American EagleAA6285
15:42
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1568
Air New ZealandNZ2302
Air CanadaAC3585
EmiratesEK6060
16:04
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7479
Alaska AirlinesAS4493
British AirwaysBA4360
IberiaIB4836
Qatar AirwaysQR2233
Qatar AirwaysQR2875
Qatar AirwaysQR9053
American EagleAA6264
18:13
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7573
Alaska AirlinesAS4073
British AirwaysBA6604
Japan AirlinesJL7643
IberiaIB4467
American EagleAA3967
18:45
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ2310
Air CanadaAC4418
LufthansaLH7635
United ExpressUA3586
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Saturday
05:50
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7411
American AirlinesAA2027
Jet Linx AviationJL7347
AlphaSkyAS6687
07:00
AirlineFlight  No
American EagleAA9867
07:12
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS6687
08:00
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ2306
Air CanadaAC4947
All Nippon AirwaysNH7715
AviancaAV2309
United ExpressUA3433
11:20
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ2300
Air CanadaAC5383
All Nippon AirwaysNH7207
LufthansaLH8763
United ExpressUA4396
11:53
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7489
Alaska AirlinesAS6536
British AirwaysBA4358
IberiaIB4981
American EagleAA3361
14:20
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7384
Alaska AirlinesAS6843
British AirwaysBA6518
IberiaIB4764
Qatar AirwaysQR2610
American EagleAA6285
15:35
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ2302
Air CanadaAC3585
EmiratesEK6060
United ExpressUA3429
16:04
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7479
Alaska AirlinesAS4493
British AirwaysBA4360
IberiaIB4836
Qatar AirwaysQR2233
Qatar AirwaysQR2875
Qatar AirwaysQR9053
Jet Linx AviationJL7643
American EagleAA6264
18:45
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ2310
Air CanadaAC4418
LufthansaLH7635
United ExpressUA4404
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Sunday
08:00
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1363
Air New ZealandNZ2306
Air CanadaAC4947
All Nippon AirwaysNH7715
AviancaAV2309
American EagleAA9867
11:20
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ2300
Air CanadaAC5383
All Nippon AirwaysNH7207
LufthansaLH8763
United ExpressUA5397
11:53
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7489
Alaska AirlinesAS6536
British AirwaysBA4358
IberiaIB4981
American EagleAA3361
14:20
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7384
Alaska AirlinesAS6843
British AirwaysBA6518
IberiaIB4764
Qatar AirwaysQR2610
American EagleAA6285
15:35
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ2302
Air CanadaAC3585
EmiratesEK6060
United ExpressUA3429
16:04
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7479
Alaska AirlinesAS4493
British AirwaysBA4360
IberiaIB4836
Qatar AirwaysQR2233
Qatar AirwaysQR9053
American EagleAA6264
18:13
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7573
Alaska AirlinesAS4073
British AirwaysBA6604
IberiaIB4467
Jet Linx AviationJL7643
American EagleAA3967
18:45
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ2310
Air CanadaAC4418
LufthansaLH7635
United ExpressUA4404
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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
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 £111.89 ($151 €133.29)
£111.89
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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 £141.53 ($191 €168.60)
£141.53
$191 | €168.60
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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 £68.91 ($93 €82.09)
£68.91
$93 | €82.09
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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, Executive Jet Management, Gulf Air, Iberia, Japan Airlines, Jet Linx Aviation, Lufthansa, NetJets, Qantas, Qatar Airways, Royal Jordanian, 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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