Flights from Des Moines Airport DSM to Chicago Airport ORD

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Returns from £147.70

One-way from £72.69

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
American Eagle544444405:4518:16VIEW FLIGHTS
Air New Zealand444444408:1018:45VIEW FLIGHTS
Air Canada444444408:1018:45VIEW FLIGHTS
Alaska Airlines445444105:4518:16VIEW FLIGHTS
Aer Lingus444333305:4518:16VIEW FLIGHTS
British Airways333333311:5618:16VIEW FLIGHTS
Qatar Airways322333311:5618:16VIEW FLIGHTS
Iberia333222211:5618:16VIEW FLIGHTS
United Express222223211:0318:45VIEW FLIGHTS
Lufthansa222222211:0318:45VIEW FLIGHTS
All Nippon Airways222222208:1015:15VIEW FLIGHTS
United Airlines222221208:1015:28VIEW FLIGHTS
Japan Airlines022212205:4518:16VIEW FLIGHTS
Emirates111111115:1515:28VIEW FLIGHTS
Copa Airlines111111108:1008:10VIEW FLIGHTS
Avianca111111108:1008:10VIEW FLIGHTS
AlphaSky001001405:4518:16VIEW FLIGHTS
Jet Linx Aviation210020005:4518:16VIEW FLIGHTS
NetJets000000205:0015:24VIEW FLIGHTS
American Airlines000000213:2319:46VIEW FLIGHTS

American Eagle offer the highest number of flights for this route with departures times between 05:45 and 18:16.

If you wish to book your flight with American Eagle then we advise you book direct from their website at www.google.com/search?q=American Eagle. 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
05:45
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7479
Alaska AirlinesAS4799
Jet Linx AviationJL7347
American EagleAA3785
07:30
AirlineFlight  No
American EagleAA9867
08:10
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1363
Air New ZealandNZ2306
Air CanadaAC4947
All Nippon AirwaysNH7715
AviancaAV2309
Copa AirlinesCM1122
11:35
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ2300
Air CanadaAC5383
All Nippon AirwaysNH7207
LufthansaLH8763
United ExpressUA3406
11:56
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7411
Alaska AirlinesAS4138
British AirwaysBA6518
IberiaIB4497
American EagleAA6061
14:52
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7384
Alaska AirlinesAS6675
British AirwaysBA4358
IberiaIB4981
Qatar AirwaysQR2838
Qatar AirwaysQR7590
American EagleAA4063
15:25
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1741
Air New ZealandNZ2302
Air CanadaAC3585
EmiratesEK6060
18:16
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7489
Alaska AirlinesAS6884
British AirwaysBA4360
IberiaIB4264
Qatar AirwaysQR2353
Jet Linx AviationJL7643
American EagleAA4923
18:45
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ2310
Air CanadaAC4418
LufthansaLH7635
United ExpressUA3433
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Tuesday
05:45
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7479
Alaska AirlinesAS4799
Jet Linx AviationJL7347
American EagleAA3785
07:07
AirlineFlight  No
Japan AirlinesJL7347
08:10
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1363
Air New ZealandNZ2306
Air CanadaAC4947
All Nippon AirwaysNH7715
AviancaAV2309
Copa AirlinesCM1122
11:35
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ2300
Air CanadaAC5383
All Nippon AirwaysNH7207
LufthansaLH8763
United ExpressUA3406
11:56
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7411
Alaska AirlinesAS4138
British AirwaysBA6518
IberiaIB4497
American EagleAA6061
14:17
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7384
Alaska AirlinesAS6675
British AirwaysBA4358
IberiaIB4981
Qatar AirwaysQR7590
American EagleAA4063
15:23
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7489
Alaska AirlinesAS6884
British AirwaysBA4360
Japan AirlinesJL7643
IberiaIB4264
Qatar AirwaysQR2353
American EagleAA4923
15:28
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1741
Air New ZealandNZ2302
Air CanadaAC3585
EmiratesEK6060
18:45
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ2310
Air CanadaAC4418
LufthansaLH7635
United ExpressUA3433
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Wednesday
05:45
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7479
Alaska AirlinesAS4799
Japan AirlinesJL7347
American EagleAA3785
07:07
AirlineFlight  No
AlphaSkyAS4799
08:10
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1363
Air New ZealandNZ2306
Air CanadaAC4947
All Nippon AirwaysNH7715
AviancaAV2309
Copa AirlinesCM1122
11:35
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ2300
Air CanadaAC5383
All Nippon AirwaysNH7207
LufthansaLH8763
United ExpressUA3406
11:56
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7411
Alaska AirlinesAS4016
Alaska AirlinesAS4138
British AirwaysBA6518
IberiaIB4497
Qatar AirwaysQR2353
American EagleAA6061
14:52
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7384
Alaska AirlinesAS6675
British AirwaysBA4358
IberiaIB4981
Qatar AirwaysQR7590
American EagleAA4063
15:28
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1741
Air New ZealandNZ2302
Air CanadaAC3585
EmiratesEK6060
18:16
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7489
Alaska AirlinesAS6884
British AirwaysBA4360
Japan AirlinesJL7643
IberiaIB4264
American EagleAA4923
18:45
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ2310
Air CanadaAC4418
LufthansaLH7635
United ExpressUA3433
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Thursday
05:45
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7479
Alaska AirlinesAS4799
Japan AirlinesJL7347
American EagleAA3785
08:10
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1363
Air New ZealandNZ2306
Air CanadaAC4947
All Nippon AirwaysNH7715
AviancaAV2309
Copa AirlinesCM1122
11:35
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ2300
Air CanadaAC5383
LufthansaLH8763
United ExpressUA3406
11:56
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7411
Alaska AirlinesAS4016
British AirwaysBA6518
IberiaIB4497
Qatar AirwaysQR2353
American EagleAA6061
14:52
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7384
Alaska AirlinesAS6675
British AirwaysBA4358
IberiaIB4981
Qatar AirwaysQR2838
Qatar AirwaysQR7590
American EagleAA4063
15:15
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1741
Air New ZealandNZ2302
Air CanadaAC3585
All Nippon AirwaysNH7207
EmiratesEK6060
18:16
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS6884
British AirwaysBA4360
Japan AirlinesJL7643
American EagleAA4923
18:45
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ2310
Air CanadaAC4418
LufthansaLH7635
United ExpressUA3433
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Friday
05:45
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7479
Alaska AirlinesAS4799
Japan AirlinesJL7347
American EagleAA3785
07:07
AirlineFlight  No
Jet Linx AviationJL7347
08:10
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1363
Air New ZealandNZ2306
Air CanadaAC4947
All Nippon AirwaysNH7715
AviancaAV2309
Copa AirlinesCM1122
11:35
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ2300
Air CanadaAC5383
All Nippon AirwaysNH7207
LufthansaLH8763
United ExpressUA3406
11:56
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7411
Alaska AirlinesAS4016
British AirwaysBA6518
IberiaIB4497
Qatar AirwaysQR2353
American EagleAA6061
14:52
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7384
Alaska AirlinesAS6675
British AirwaysBA4358
IberiaIB4981
Qatar AirwaysQR2838
Qatar AirwaysQR7590
American EagleAA4063
15:25
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1741
Air New ZealandNZ2302
Air CanadaAC3585
EmiratesEK6060
18:16
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS6884
British AirwaysBA4360
Jet Linx AviationJL7643
American EagleAA4923
18:45
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ2310
Air CanadaAC4418
LufthansaLH7635
United ExpressUA3433
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Saturday
05:45
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7411
Alaska AirlinesAS4134
Alaska AirlinesAS6781
Japan AirlinesJL7347
American EagleAA4451
08:10
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1363
Air New ZealandNZ2306
Air CanadaAC4947
All Nippon AirwaysNH7715
AviancaAV2309
Copa AirlinesCM1122
11:03
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ2300
Air CanadaAC5383
All Nippon AirwaysNH7207
LufthansaLH8763
United ExpressUA3406
11:56
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7384
Alaska AirlinesAS4016
British AirwaysBA6518
IberiaIB4497
Qatar AirwaysQR2353
Qatar AirwaysQR8709
American EagleAA6061
14:22
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7479
Alaska AirlinesAS4764
British AirwaysBA4358
IberiaIB4531
Qatar AirwaysQR7691
American EagleAA4517
15:34
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ2302
Air CanadaAC3585
EmiratesEK6060
United ExpressUA3470
18:16
AirlineFlight  No
British AirwaysBA4360
Japan AirlinesJL7643
American EagleAA4923
AlphaSkyAS6884
18:45
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ2310
Air CanadaAC4418
LufthansaLH7635
United ExpressUA5280
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Sunday
05:00
AirlineFlight  No
NetJetsEJA531
05:45
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7479
Alaska AirlinesAS4134
Japan AirlinesJL7347
American EagleAA4451
AlphaSkyAS6781
08:10
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1363
Air New ZealandNZ2306
Air CanadaAC4947
All Nippon AirwaysNH7715
AviancaAV2309
Copa AirlinesCM1122
11:03
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ2300
Air CanadaAC5383
All Nippon AirwaysNH7207
LufthansaLH8763
United ExpressUA3406
11:56
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7411
British AirwaysBA6518
IberiaIB4497
Qatar AirwaysQR2353
Qatar AirwaysQR8709
American EagleAA6061
AlphaSkyAS4016
13:23
AirlineFlight  No
American AirlinesAA6061
14:52
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7384
British AirwaysBA4358
IberiaIB4981
Qatar AirwaysQR2838
American EagleAA4063
AlphaSkyAS6675
15:24
AirlineFlight  No
NetJetsEJA523
15:28
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1741
Air New ZealandNZ2302
Air CanadaAC3585
EmiratesEK6060
18:16
AirlineFlight  No
British AirwaysBA4360
Japan AirlinesJL7643
American EagleAA4923
AlphaSkyAS6884
18:45
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ2310
Air CanadaAC4418
LufthansaLH7635
United ExpressUA3433
19:46
AirlineFlight  No
American AirlinesAA4923
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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
Ames to Chicago O'Hare01 Hour 22 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 £72.69 ($94 €87.25)
£72.69
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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 £147.70 ($191 €177.28)
£147.70
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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 £46.40 ($60 €55.69)
£46.40
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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 £100.53 ($130 €120.66)
£100.53
$130 | €120.66
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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, 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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