Flights from Des Moines Airport DSM to Chicago Airport ORD

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Returns from £175.23

One-way from £87.24

Getting to Des Moines International from O'Hare International Airport is very straight forward. There are 19 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 Zealand666662006:0518:45VIEW FLIGHTS
Air Canada666662006:0518:45VIEW FLIGHTS
United Express444441006:0517:05VIEW FLIGHTS
Alaska Airlines444441007:2921:09VIEW FLIGHTS
American Eagle444420007:2921:09VIEW FLIGHTS
Qatar Airways333331007:2914:01VIEW FLIGHTS
Aer Lingus333331007:2915:39VIEW FLIGHTS
United Airlines222231008:0020:25VIEW FLIGHTS
Jet Linx Aviation222221007:2909:26VIEW FLIGHTS
All Nippon Airways222221008:0011:23VIEW FLIGHTS
Lufthansa222220011:2218:45VIEW FLIGHTS
Iberia222220009:2614:01VIEW FLIGHTS
British Airways222220014:0121:09VIEW FLIGHTS
Copa Airlines111111008:0008:00VIEW FLIGHTS
Emirates111110015:2415:24VIEW FLIGHTS
Avianca111110018:4318:45VIEW FLIGHTS
SkyWest Airlines001010009:2611:10VIEW FLIGHTS
American Airlines000011021:0921:09VIEW FLIGHTS
Allegiant Air010000008:1008:10VIEW FLIGHTS

Air New Zealand offer the highest number of flights for this route with departures times between 06:05 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
06:05
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ2308
United ExpressUA5308
07:29
AirlineFlight  No
American EagleAA4383
07:42
AirlineFlight  No
Air CanadaAC5479
08:00
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ2306
Air CanadaAC4947
All Nippon AirwaysNH7715
Copa AirlinesCM1122
09:10
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7645
Alaska AirlinesAS4217
Qatar AirwaysQR2683
Jet Linx AviationJL7643
09:26
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7573
Alaska AirlinesAS4241
IberiaIB4467
Qatar AirwaysQR9521
Jet Linx AviationJL7347
09:40
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2668
09:50
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ2304
Air CanadaAC5155
11:10
AirlineFlight  No
American EagleAA4928
11:22
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ2300
Air CanadaAC5383
All Nippon AirwaysNH7207
LufthansaLH8763
United ExpressUA5304
11:29
AirlineFlight  No
United ExpressUA5439
14:01
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7694
Alaska AirlinesAS6163
British AirwaysBA4358
IberiaIB4124
Qatar AirwaysQR7719
American EagleAA4933
15:24
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ2302
Air CanadaAC3585
EmiratesEK6060
United ExpressUA4659
18:45
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ2310
Air CanadaAC4418
LufthansaLH7635
AviancaAV2309
19:31
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS4147
American EagleAA4510
20:25
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2770
21:09
AirlineFlight  No
British AirwaysBA6518
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Tuesday
06:05
AirlineFlight  No
United ExpressUA5308
07:29
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS4217
American EagleAA4383
07:42
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ2308
Air CanadaAC5479
08:00
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2668
Air New ZealandNZ2306
Air CanadaAC4947
All Nippon AirwaysNH7715
Copa AirlinesCM1122
08:10
AirlineFlight  No
Allegiant AirG48001
09:10
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7645
Qatar AirwaysQR2683
Jet Linx AviationJL7643
09:26
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7573
Alaska AirlinesAS4241
IberiaIB4467
Qatar AirwaysQR9521
Jet Linx AviationJL7347
09:50
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ2304
Air CanadaAC5155
United ExpressUA5439
11:10
AirlineFlight  No
American EagleAA4928
11:22
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ2300
Air CanadaAC5383
All Nippon AirwaysNH7207
LufthansaLH8763
12:58
AirlineFlight  No
United ExpressUA5304
14:01
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS6163
IberiaIB4124
Qatar AirwaysQR7719
American EagleAA4933
15:24
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ2302
Air CanadaAC3585
EmiratesEK6060
15:39
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7694
British AirwaysBA4358
17:05
AirlineFlight  No
United ExpressUA4659
18:45
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ2310
Air CanadaAC4418
LufthansaLH7635
AviancaAV2309
19:31
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS4147
British AirwaysBA6518
American EagleAA4510
20:25
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2770
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Wednesday
06:05
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ2308
Air CanadaAC5479
United ExpressUA5308
08:00
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ2306
Air CanadaAC4947
All Nippon AirwaysNH7715
Copa AirlinesCM1122
09:10
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7645
Alaska AirlinesAS4217
Qatar AirwaysQR2683
Jet Linx AviationJL7643
American EagleAA4383
09:26
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7573
Alaska AirlinesAS4241
IberiaIB4467
Qatar AirwaysQR9521
SkyWest AirlinesOO4928
Jet Linx AviationJL7347
American EagleAA4928
09:40
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2668
09:55
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ2304
11:23
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ2300
All Nippon AirwaysNH7207
United ExpressUA5304
11:34
AirlineFlight  No
Air CanadaAC5155
United ExpressUA5439
13:01
AirlineFlight  No
Air CanadaAC5383
LufthansaLH8763
14:01
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7694
Alaska AirlinesAS6163
British AirwaysBA4358
IberiaIB4124
Qatar AirwaysQR7719
15:24
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ2302
Air CanadaAC3585
EmiratesEK6060
United ExpressUA4659
15:39
AirlineFlight  No
American EagleAA4933
18:43
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2770
Air New ZealandNZ2310
Air CanadaAC4418
LufthansaLH7635
AviancaAV2309
19:31
AirlineFlight  No
American EagleAA4510
21:09
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS4147
British AirwaysBA6518
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Thursday
06:05
AirlineFlight  No
United ExpressUA5308
07:29
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS4217
Qatar AirwaysQR2683
American EagleAA4383
07:42
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ2308
Air CanadaAC5479
08:00
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ2306
Air CanadaAC4947
All Nippon AirwaysNH7715
Copa AirlinesCM1122
09:10
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7645
Jet Linx AviationJL7643
09:26
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7573
Alaska AirlinesAS4241
IberiaIB4467
Qatar AirwaysQR9521
Jet Linx AviationJL7347
American EagleAA4928
09:40
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2668
09:50
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ2304
Air CanadaAC5155
11:22
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ2300
Air CanadaAC5383
All Nippon AirwaysNH7207
LufthansaLH8763
11:29
AirlineFlight  No
United ExpressUA5439
12:58
AirlineFlight  No
United ExpressUA5304
14:01
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7694
Alaska AirlinesAS6163
British AirwaysBA4358
IberiaIB4124
Qatar AirwaysQR7719
American EagleAA4933
15:24
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ2302
Air CanadaAC3585
EmiratesEK6060
United ExpressUA4659
18:45
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2770
Air New ZealandNZ2310
Air CanadaAC4418
LufthansaLH7635
AviancaAV2309
21:09
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS4147
British AirwaysBA6518
American EagleAA4510
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Friday
06:05
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ2308
Air CanadaAC5479
United ExpressUA5308
07:29
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7645
Alaska AirlinesAS4217
Qatar AirwaysQR2683
Jet Linx AviationJL7643
08:00
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ2306
Air CanadaAC4947
All Nippon AirwaysNH7715
Copa AirlinesCM1122
09:10
AirlineFlight  No
American EagleAA4383
09:26
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7573
Alaska AirlinesAS4241
IberiaIB4467
Qatar AirwaysQR9521
Jet Linx AviationJL7347
09:40
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2668
09:55
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ2304
Air CanadaAC5155
11:10
AirlineFlight  No
SkyWest AirlinesAA4928
11:22
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ2300
Air CanadaAC5383
All Nippon AirwaysNH7207
LufthansaLH8763
United ExpressUA5304
11:34
AirlineFlight  No
United ExpressUA5439
14:01
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7694
Alaska AirlinesAS6163
British AirwaysBA4358
IberiaIB4124
Qatar AirwaysQR7719
15:24
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ2302
Air CanadaAC3585
EmiratesEK6060
15:39
AirlineFlight  No
American EagleAA4933
17:05
AirlineFlight  No
United ExpressUA4659
17:46
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA3760
18:45
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2770
Air New ZealandNZ2310
Air CanadaAC4418
LufthansaLH7635
AviancaAV2309
19:31
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS4147
British AirwaysBA6518
21:09
AirlineFlight  No
American AirlinesAA4510
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Saturday
06:05
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ2308
Air CanadaAC5479
United ExpressUA5308
07:29
AirlineFlight  No
Aer LingusEI7645
Alaska AirlinesAS4217
American AirlinesAA4383
Qatar AirwaysQR2683
Jet Linx AviationJL7643
08:00
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2668
Air New ZealandNZ2306
Air CanadaAC4947
All Nippon AirwaysNH7715
Copa AirlinesCM1122
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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 £87.24 ($117 €104.64)
£87.24
$117 | €104.64
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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 £175.23 ($235 €210.17)
£175.23
$235 | €210.17
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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 £77.55 ($104 €93.01)
£77.55
$104 | €93.01
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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 £166.28 ($223 €199.44)
£166.28
$223 | €199.44
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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, Allegiant Air, American Airlines, American Eagle, Avianca, British Airways, Copa Airlines, Emirates, Iberia, 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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