Flights from Des Moines Airport DSM to Chicago Airport ORD

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Returns from £139.86

One-way from £158.45

Getting to Des Moines International from O'Hare International Airport is very straight forward. There are 21 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
Alaska Airlines655674505:0019:31VIEW FLIGHTS
Aer Lingus555555505:0017:58VIEW FLIGHTS
Air New Zealand555554406:2518:45VIEW FLIGHTS
Air Canada555554406:2518:45VIEW FLIGHTS
American Eagle444446407:2417:58VIEW FLIGHTS
Iberia333333309:3717:58VIEW FLIGHTS
AlphaSky550008305:0019:31VIEW FLIGHTS
Qatar Airways223334307:2413:58VIEW FLIGHTS
United Airlines333330208:0018:45VIEW FLIGHTS
Lufthansa222222211:1618:45VIEW FLIGHTS
Japan Airlines222222207:2411:09VIEW FLIGHTS
British Airways222222213:5817:58VIEW FLIGHTS
All Nippon Airways222222208:0011:20VIEW FLIGHTS
United Express111114211:2018:45VIEW FLIGHTS
Emirates111111115:3515:38VIEW FLIGHTS
Avianca111111108:0008:00VIEW FLIGHTS
American Airlines111111105:0006:00VIEW FLIGHTS
SkyWest Airlines111120006:2515:23VIEW FLIGHTS
Copa Airlines111111008:0008:00VIEW FLIGHTS
Jet Linx Aviation200000007:2409:37VIEW FLIGHTS
NetJets010000007:5407:54VIEW FLIGHTS

Alaska Airlines offer the highest number of flights for this route with departures times between 05:00 and 19:31.

If you wish to book your flight with Alaska Airlines then we advise you book direct from their website at alaskaair.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 AirlinesAA449
AlphaSkyAS6687
06:24
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS6687
06:25
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ2304
Air CanadaAC4228
SkyWest AirlinesUA5458
07:24
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7489
Qatar AirwaysQR9526
Jet Linx AviationJL7347
American EagleAA4519
AlphaSkyAS6144
08:00
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1363
Air New ZealandNZ2306
Air CanadaAC4947
All Nippon AirwaysNH7715
AviancaAV2309
Copa AirlinesCM1122
09:10
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS6144
Japan AirlinesJL7347
09:37
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7384
IberiaIB4515
Jet Linx AviationJL7643
American EagleAA6260
AlphaSkyAS6700
11:09
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS6700
Japan AirlinesJL7643
11:16
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2306
Air New ZealandNZ2300
Air CanadaAC5383
All Nippon AirwaysNH7207
LufthansaLH8763
13:58
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7411
British AirwaysBA4360
IberiaIB4168
Qatar AirwaysQR7890
American EagleAA6480
AlphaSkyAS4196
15:23
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS4196
15:38
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1568
Air New ZealandNZ2302
Air CanadaAC3585
EmiratesEK6060
17:58
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7573
Alaska AirlinesAS6282
British AirwaysBA6518
IberiaIB4560
American EagleAA6536
AlphaSkyAS4374
18:45
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ2310
Air CanadaAC4418
LufthansaLH7635
United ExpressUA3586
19:31
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS4374
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Tuesday
06:00
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7479
Alaska AirlinesAS6687
American AirlinesAA449
06:25
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ2304
Air CanadaAC4228
SkyWest AirlinesUA5458
07:24
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7489
Alaska AirlinesAS6144
Japan AirlinesJL7347
Qatar AirwaysQR9526
American EagleAA4519
AlphaSkyAS6687
07:54
AirlineFlight  No
NetJetsEJA701
08:00
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1363
Air New ZealandNZ2306
Air CanadaAC4947
All Nippon AirwaysNH7715
AviancaAV2309
Copa AirlinesCM1122
09:10
AirlineFlight  No
AlphaSkyAS6144
09:37
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7384
Alaska AirlinesAS6700
Japan AirlinesJL7643
IberiaIB4515
American EagleAA6260
11:09
AirlineFlight  No
AlphaSkyAS6700
11:16
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2306
Air New ZealandNZ2300
Air CanadaAC5383
All Nippon AirwaysNH7207
LufthansaLH8763
13:58
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7411
Alaska AirlinesAS4196
British AirwaysBA4360
IberiaIB4168
Qatar AirwaysQR7890
American EagleAA6480
15:23
AirlineFlight  No
AlphaSkyAS4196
15:38
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1568
Air New ZealandNZ2302
Air CanadaAC3585
EmiratesEK6060
17:58
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7573
Alaska AirlinesAS4374
British AirwaysBA6518
IberiaIB4560
American EagleAA6536
18:45
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ2310
Air CanadaAC4418
LufthansaLH7635
United ExpressUA3586
19:31
AirlineFlight  No
AlphaSkyAS4374
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Wednesday
06:00
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7479
Alaska AirlinesAS6687
American AirlinesAA449
06:25
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ2304
Air CanadaAC4228
SkyWest AirlinesUA5458
07:24
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7489
Alaska AirlinesAS6144
Japan AirlinesJL7347
Qatar AirwaysQR2301
Qatar AirwaysQR9526
American EagleAA4519
08:00
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1363
Air New ZealandNZ2306
Air CanadaAC4947
All Nippon AirwaysNH7715
AviancaAV2309
Copa AirlinesCM1122
09:37
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7384
Alaska AirlinesAS6700
Japan AirlinesJL7643
IberiaIB4515
American EagleAA6260
11:16
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2306
Air New ZealandNZ2300
Air CanadaAC5383
All Nippon AirwaysNH7207
LufthansaLH8763
13:58
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7411
Alaska AirlinesAS4196
British AirwaysBA4360
IberiaIB4168
Qatar AirwaysQR7890
American EagleAA6480
15:38
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1568
Air New ZealandNZ2302
Air CanadaAC3585
EmiratesEK6060
17:58
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7573
Alaska AirlinesAS4374
British AirwaysBA6518
IberiaIB4560
American EagleAA6536
18:45
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ2310
Air CanadaAC4418
LufthansaLH7635
United ExpressUA3586
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Thursday
05:00
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7479
Alaska AirlinesAS6687
American AirlinesAA449
06:25
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ2304
Air CanadaAC4228
SkyWest AirlinesUA5458
07:24
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7489
Alaska AirlinesAS6144
Japan AirlinesJL7347
Qatar AirwaysQR2301
Qatar AirwaysQR7878
American EagleAA4519
08:00
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1363
Air New ZealandNZ2306
Air CanadaAC4947
All Nippon AirwaysNH7715
AviancaAV2309
Copa AirlinesCM1122
09:37
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7384
Alaska AirlinesAS6700
Japan AirlinesJL7643
IberiaIB4515
American EagleAA6260
11:16
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2306
Air New ZealandNZ2300
Air CanadaAC5383
All Nippon AirwaysNH7207
LufthansaLH8763
13:58
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7411
Alaska AirlinesAS4196
Alaska AirlinesAS6594
British AirwaysBA4360
IberiaIB4168
Qatar AirwaysQR7890
American EagleAA6480
15:38
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1568
Air New ZealandNZ2302
Air CanadaAC3585
EmiratesEK6060
17:58
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7573
Alaska AirlinesAS4374
British AirwaysBA6518
IberiaIB4560
American EagleAA6536
18:45
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ2310
Air CanadaAC4418
LufthansaLH7635
United ExpressUA3586
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Friday
05:00
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7479
Alaska AirlinesAS6687
American AirlinesAA449
06:25
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ2304
Air CanadaAC4228
SkyWest AirlinesUA5458
07:24
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7489
Alaska AirlinesAS6144
Japan AirlinesJL7347
Qatar AirwaysQR2301
Qatar AirwaysQR7878
American EagleAA4519
08:00
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1363
Air New ZealandNZ2306
Air CanadaAC4947
All Nippon AirwaysNH7715
AviancaAV2309
Copa AirlinesCM1122
09:37
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7384
Alaska AirlinesAS6700
Japan AirlinesJL7643
IberiaIB4515
American EagleAA6260
11:16
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2306
Air New ZealandNZ2300
Air CanadaAC5383
All Nippon AirwaysNH7207
LufthansaLH8763
13:58
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7411
Alaska AirlinesAS4196
Alaska AirlinesAS6594
British AirwaysBA4360
IberiaIB4168
Qatar AirwaysQR7890
American EagleAA6480
15:23
AirlineFlight  No
SkyWest AirlinesAA6480
15:38
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1568
Air New ZealandNZ2302
Air CanadaAC3585
EmiratesEK6060
17:58
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7573
Alaska AirlinesAS4040
Alaska AirlinesAS4374
British AirwaysBA6518
IberiaIB4560
American EagleAA6536
18:45
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ2310
Air CanadaAC4418
LufthansaLH7635
United ExpressUA3586
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Saturday
06:00
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7479
American AirlinesAA449
AlphaSkyAS6687
07:20
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7489
Japan AirlinesJL7347
Qatar AirwaysQR2251
Qatar AirwaysQR2301
Qatar AirwaysQR8199
American EagleAA4519
AlphaSkyAS6144
08:00
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ2306
Air CanadaAC4947
All Nippon AirwaysNH7715
AviancaAV2309
Copa AirlinesCM1122
United ExpressUA3433
09:06
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS6144
09:37
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7384
Japan AirlinesJL7643
IberiaIB4515
American EagleAA6260
AlphaSkyAS4394
AlphaSkyAS6700
11:09
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS6700
11:20
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ2300
Air CanadaAC5383
All Nippon AirwaysNH7207
LufthansaLH8763
United ExpressUA4396
13:50
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7411
British AirwaysBA4360
IberiaIB4168
Qatar AirwaysQR7890
American EagleAA6480
AlphaSkyAS4196
AlphaSkyAS6594
15:35
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ2302
Air CanadaAC3585
EmiratesEK6060
United ExpressUA3429
15:40
AirlineFlight  No
American EagleAA9867
16:15
AirlineFlight  No
American EagleAA9868
17:56
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7573
Alaska AirlinesAS4374
British AirwaysBA6518
IberiaIB4560
American EagleAA6536
AlphaSkyAS4040
AlphaSkyAS6282
18:45
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ2310
Air CanadaAC4418
LufthansaLH7635
United ExpressUA4404
19:29
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS4040
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Sunday
05:00
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7479
Alaska AirlinesAS6687
American AirlinesAA449
07:24
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7489
Alaska AirlinesAS6144
Japan AirlinesJL7347
Qatar AirwaysQR2251
Qatar AirwaysQR8199
American EagleAA4519
08:00
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1363
Air New ZealandNZ2306
Air CanadaAC4947
All Nippon AirwaysNH7715
AviancaAV2309
09:37
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7384
Alaska AirlinesAS4394
Japan AirlinesJL7643
IberiaIB4515
American EagleAA6260
AlphaSkyAS6700
11:20
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ2300
Air CanadaAC5383
All Nippon AirwaysNH7207
LufthansaLH8763
United ExpressUA5397
13:58
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7411
Alaska AirlinesAS6594
British AirwaysBA4360
IberiaIB4168
Qatar AirwaysQR7890
American EagleAA6480
AlphaSkyAS4196
15:35
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ2302
Air CanadaAC3585
EmiratesEK6060
United ExpressUA3429
17:58
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7573
Alaska AirlinesAS6282
British AirwaysBA6518
IberiaIB4560
American EagleAA6536
AlphaSkyAS4040
18:45
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2491
Air New ZealandNZ2310
Air CanadaAC4418
LufthansaLH7635
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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 £158.45 ($213 €185.31)
£158.45
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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 £139.86 ($188 €163.56)
£139.86
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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 £57.28 ($77 €66.99)
£57.28
$77 | €66.99
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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, NetJets, 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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