There are 3 ways to get from Des Moines to Berlin by plane, car, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Des Moines to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
best- Fly from Des Moines (DSM) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane DSM - BER
15h 8m€568–1,039Drive to Fort Dodge Municipal Airport, fly to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
cheapest- Drive from Des Moines to Fort Dodge Municipal Airport (FOD)car
- Fly from Fort Dodge Municipal Airport (FOD) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane FOD - BER
17h 32m€248–842Fly Des Moines to Leipzig-Halle Airport, train
- Fly from Des Moines (DSM) to Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ)plane DSM - LEJ
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Berlin Hbftrain
16h 3m€898–1,768
Des Moines (DSM) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Des Moines to Berlin is to drive and fly which costs €240 - €850 and takes 17h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Des Moines to Berlin is to fly which takes 15h 8m and costs €550 - €1100.
The distance between Des Moines and Berlin is 7492 km.
It takes approximately 15h 8m to get from Des Moines to Berlin, including transfers.
Berlin is 7h ahead of Des Moines. It is currently 6:17 PM in Des Moines and 1:17 AM in Berlin.
There are 2692+ hotels available in Berlin.
What companies run services between Des Moines, IA, USA and Berlin, Germany?
Delta, KLM, and six other airlines fly from Des Moines (DSM) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) 3 times a day.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Des Moines to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Minneapolis, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 56m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €550–1,000
Flights from Des Moines to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Boston, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €490–1,700
Flights from Fort Dodge Municipal Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €270–1,000
Flights from Fort Dodge Municipal Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Denver, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €330–1,200
Flights from Fort Dodge Municipal Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €270–1,000
Flights from Des Moines to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €750–2,600
Flights from Des Moines to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Philadelphia, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 21m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €900–1,700
Flights from Des Moines to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Minneapolis, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 31m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €850–1,600
Flights from Des Moines to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Detroit, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €750–2,600
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Des Moines to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Minneapolis, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 56m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €550–1,000
Flights from Des Moines to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Boston, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €490–1,700
Flights from Des Moines to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €750–2,600
Flights from Des Moines to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Philadelphia, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 21m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €900–1,700
Flights from Des Moines to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Minneapolis, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 31m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €850–1,600
Flights from Des Moines to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Detroit, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €750–2,600
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Des Moines to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Minneapolis, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €410–1,500
Flights from Fort Dodge Municipal Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €270–1,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Des Moines to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Minneapolis, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €410–1,500
Flights from Fort Dodge Municipal Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €270–1,000
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Des Moines to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Minneapolis, Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €400–1,500
Flights from Fort Dodge Municipal Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–800
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Des Moines to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Boston, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €550–2,100
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Des Moines to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Minneapolis, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €410–1,500
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Fort Dodge Municipal Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Denver, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,200
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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