Flights from Des Moines Airport DSM to Chicago Airport ORD

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Returns from £154.76

One-way from £174.42

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
Air New Zealand444444408:0018:45VIEW FLIGHTS
Air Canada444444408:0018:45VIEW FLIGHTS
American Eagle233332105:3018:00VIEW FLIGHTS
United Express222223311:3518:45VIEW FLIGHTS
AlphaSky323122305:3018:00VIEW FLIGHTS
Lufthansa222222211:3518:45VIEW FLIGHTS
Jet Linx Aviation222222205:3018:00VIEW FLIGHTS
All Nippon Airways222222208:0011:35VIEW FLIGHTS
British Airways222221212:1518:00VIEW FLIGHTS
Aer Lingus222221212:1518:00VIEW FLIGHTS
United Airlines222221108:0011:35VIEW FLIGHTS
Qatar Airways111112207:1512:15VIEW FLIGHTS
Iberia111112207:1512:15VIEW FLIGHTS
Emirates111111115:2815:28VIEW FLIGHTS
Copa Airlines111111108:0008:00VIEW FLIGHTS
Avianca111111108:0008:00VIEW FLIGHTS
Japan Airlines111111007:0207:02VIEW FLIGHTS
Alaska Airlines010210005:3018:00VIEW FLIGHTS
Americal Eagle100000105:3007:15VIEW FLIGHTS
NetJets0000010VIEW FLIGHTS
American Airlines000000118:0018:00VIEW FLIGHTS

Air New Zealand offer the highest number of flights for this route with departures times between 08:00 and 18:45.

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
05:30
AirlineFlight  No
Jet Linx AviationJL7347
AlphaSkyAS4134
Americal EagleAA3467
07:02
AirlineFlight  No
Japan AirlinesJL7347
08:00
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1363
Air New ZealandNZ2306
Air CanadaAC4947
All Nippon AirwaysNH7715
AviancaAV2309
Copa AirlinesCM1122
11:35
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2306
Air New ZealandNZ2300
Air CanadaAC5383
All Nippon AirwaysNH7207
LufthansaLH8763
12:15
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7489
British AirwaysBA4360
IberiaIB4531
Qatar AirwaysQR7719
American EagleAA3469
AlphaSkyAS6532
15:28
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ2302
Air CanadaAC3585
EmiratesEK6060
United ExpressUA3457
18:00
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7384
British AirwaysBA6518
Jet Linx AviationJL7643
American EagleAA6039
AlphaSkyAS4136
18:45
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ2310
Air CanadaAC4418
LufthansaLH7635
United ExpressUA3433
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Tuesday
05:30
AirlineFlight  No
Jet Linx AviationJL7347
American EagleAA3467
AlphaSkyAS4134
07:02
AirlineFlight  No
Japan AirlinesJL7347
08:00
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1363
Air New ZealandNZ2306
Air CanadaAC4947
All Nippon AirwaysNH7715
AviancaAV2309
Copa AirlinesCM1122
11:35
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2306
Air New ZealandNZ2300
Air CanadaAC5383
All Nippon AirwaysNH7207
LufthansaLH8763
12:15
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7489
Alaska AirlinesAS6532
British AirwaysBA4360
IberiaIB4531
Qatar AirwaysQR7719
American EagleAA3469
15:28
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ2302
Air CanadaAC3585
EmiratesEK6060
United ExpressUA3457
18:00
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7384
British AirwaysBA6518
Jet Linx AviationJL7643
American EagleAA6039
AlphaSkyAS4136
18:45
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ2310
Air CanadaAC4418
LufthansaLH7635
United ExpressUA3433
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Wednesday
05:30
AirlineFlight  No
Jet Linx AviationJL7347
American EagleAA3467
AlphaSkyAS4134
07:02
AirlineFlight  No
Japan AirlinesJL7347
08:00
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1363
Air New ZealandNZ2306
Air CanadaAC4947
All Nippon AirwaysNH7715
AviancaAV2309
Copa AirlinesCM1122
11:35
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2306
Air New ZealandNZ2300
Air CanadaAC5383
All Nippon AirwaysNH7207
LufthansaLH8763
12:15
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7489
British AirwaysBA4360
IberiaIB4531
Qatar AirwaysQR7719
American EagleAA3469
AlphaSkyAS6532
15:28
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ2302
Air CanadaAC3585
EmiratesEK6060
United ExpressUA3457
18:00
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7384
British AirwaysBA6518
Jet Linx AviationJL7643
American EagleAA6039
AlphaSkyAS4136
18:45
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ2310
Air CanadaAC4418
LufthansaLH7635
United ExpressUA3433
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Thursday
05:30
AirlineFlight  No
Jet Linx AviationJL7347
American EagleAA3467
AlphaSkyAS4134
07:02
AirlineFlight  No
Japan AirlinesJL7347
08:00
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1363
Air New ZealandNZ2306
Air CanadaAC4947
All Nippon AirwaysNH7715
AviancaAV2309
Copa AirlinesCM1122
11:35
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2306
Air New ZealandNZ2300
Air CanadaAC5383
All Nippon AirwaysNH7207
LufthansaLH8763
12:15
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7489
Alaska AirlinesAS6532
British AirwaysBA4360
IberiaIB4531
Qatar AirwaysQR7719
American EagleAA3469
15:28
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ2302
Air CanadaAC3585
EmiratesEK6060
United ExpressUA3457
18:00
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7384
Alaska AirlinesAS4136
British AirwaysBA6518
Jet Linx AviationJL7643
American EagleAA6039
18:45
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ2310
Air CanadaAC4418
LufthansaLH7635
United ExpressUA3433
VIEW FLIGHTS
Friday
05:30
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS4134
Jet Linx AviationJL7347
American EagleAA3467
07:02
AirlineFlight  No
Japan AirlinesJL7347
08:00
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1363
Air New ZealandNZ2306
Air CanadaAC4947
All Nippon AirwaysNH7715
AviancaAV2309
Copa AirlinesCM1122
11:35
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2306
Air New ZealandNZ2300
Air CanadaAC5383
All Nippon AirwaysNH7207
LufthansaLH8763
12:15
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7489
British AirwaysBA4360
IberiaIB4531
Qatar AirwaysQR7719
American EagleAA3469
AlphaSkyAS6532
15:28
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ2302
Air CanadaAC3585
EmiratesEK6060
United ExpressUA3457
18:00
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7384
British AirwaysBA6518
Jet Linx AviationJL7643
American EagleAA6039
AlphaSkyAS4136
18:45
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ2310
Air CanadaAC4418
LufthansaLH7635
United ExpressUA3433
VIEW FLIGHTS
Saturday
05:30
AirlineFlight  No
IberiaIB4586
Qatar AirwaysQR2238
Jet Linx AviationJL7347
American EagleAA3467
AlphaSkyAS4134
07:02
AirlineFlight  No
Japan AirlinesJL7347
08:00
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1363
Air New ZealandNZ2306
Air CanadaAC4947
All Nippon AirwaysNH7715
AviancaAV2309
Copa AirlinesCM1122
10:54
AirlineFlight  No
NetJetsEJA912
11:35
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ2300
Air CanadaAC5383
All Nippon AirwaysNH7207
LufthansaLH8763
United ExpressUA4469
12:15
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7489
British AirwaysBA4360
IberiaIB4531
Qatar AirwaysQR7719
Jet Linx AviationJL7643
American EagleAA3469
AlphaSkyAS6532
15:28
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ2302
Air CanadaAC3585
EmiratesEK6060
United ExpressUA3457
18:45
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ2310
Air CanadaAC4418
LufthansaLH7635
United ExpressUA5286
VIEW FLIGHTS
Sunday
07:15
AirlineFlight  No
IberiaIB4586
Qatar AirwaysQR2238
Jet Linx AviationJL7347
AlphaSkyAS4134
Americal EagleAA3467
08:00
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 ExpressUA4469
12:15
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7489
British AirwaysBA4360
IberiaIB4531
Qatar AirwaysQR7719
American EagleAA3469
AlphaSkyAS6532
15:28
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ2302
Air CanadaAC3585
EmiratesEK6060
United ExpressUA3457
18:00
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7384
American AirlinesAA6039
British AirwaysBA6518
Jet Linx AviationJL7643
AlphaSkyAS4136
18:45
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ2310
Air CanadaAC4418
LufthansaLH7635
United ExpressUA5286
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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
Ottumwa to Chicago O'Hare01 Hour 10 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 £174.42 ($213 €206.66)
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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 £154.76 ($189 €183.37)
£154.76
$189 | €183.37
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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 £85.16 ($104 €100.90)
£85.16
$104 | €100.90
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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, 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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