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 16m€360–697Drive 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
16h 51m€238–648Fly 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 7m€583–1,204
Des Moines (DSM) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Des Moines to Berlin is to drive and fly which costs €230 - €650 and takes 16h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Des Moines to Berlin is to fly which takes 15h 16m and costs €360 - €700.
The distance between Des Moines and Berlin is 7492 km.
It takes approximately 15h 16m to get from Des Moines to Berlin, including transfers.
Berlin is 6h ahead of Des Moines. It is currently 11:56 PM in Des Moines and 5:56 AM in Berlin.
There are 2667+ hotels available in Berlin.
What companies run services between Des Moines, IA, USA and Berlin, Germany?
Delta, KLM, and five 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 53m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €340–650
Flights from Fort Dodge Municipal Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €270–1,000
Flights from Fort Dodge Municipal Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 21m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €260–1,000
Flights from Des Moines to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €480–1,700
Flights from Des Moines to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Detroit, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €480–1,800
Flights from Des Moines to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Minneapolis, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 48m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €550–1,100
Flights from Des Moines to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Newark, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,800
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Des Moines to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Minneapolis, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 53m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €340–650
Flights from Des Moines to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Boston, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,100
Flights from Des Moines to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €480–1,700
Flights from Des Moines to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Detroit, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €480–1,800
Flights from Des Moines to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Minneapolis, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 48m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €550–1,100
Flights from Des Moines to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Newark, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,800
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Des Moines to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Minneapolis, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €260–950
Flights from Fort Dodge Municipal Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Denver, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €320–1,200
Flights from Fort Dodge Municipal Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 41m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €260–950
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Des Moines to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Minneapolis, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €260–950
Flights from Fort Dodge Municipal Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 41m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €260–950
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Des Moines to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Minneapolis, Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 34m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €260–950
Flights from Fort Dodge Municipal Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 56m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €220–600
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Des Moines to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Minneapolis, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 14m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €260–950
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Fort Dodge Municipal Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Denver, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €320–1,200
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €13–20
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
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