There are 4 ways to get from Des Moines to Bruges by plane, train, or car
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 Brussels Airport, train
best- Fly from Des Moines (DSM) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane DSM - BRU
- Take the train from Bruxelles-Midi to Brugestrain
13h 51m€304–1,161Drive to Fort Dodge Municipal Airport, fly to Brussels Airport, train
cheapest- Drive from Des Moines to Fort Dodge Municipal Airport (FOD)car
- Fly from Fort Dodge Municipal Airport (FOD) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane FOD - BRU
- Take the train from Bruxelles-Midi to Brugestrain
17h 45m€302–1,162Fly Des Moines to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
- Fly from Des Moines (DSM) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane DSM - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Antwerpen-Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Anvers-Central to Brugestrain
14h 12m€331–1,180Fly Des Moines to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, train
- Fly from Des Moines (DSM) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)plane DSM - CDG
- Take the train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Take the train from Bruxelles-Midi to Brugestrain
16h 28m€362–1,246
Des Moines (DSM) to Brussels Airport (BRU) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Des Moines to Bruges is to drive and fly and train which costs €300 - €1200 and takes 17h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Des Moines to Bruges is to fly and train which takes 13h 51m and costs €300 - €1200.
The distance between Des Moines and Bruges is 7169 km.
It takes approximately 13h 51m to get from Des Moines to Bruges, including transfers.
Bruges is 6h ahead of Des Moines. It is currently 8:31 AM in Des Moines and 2:31 PM in Bruges.
There are 4650+ hotels available in Bruges.
What companies run services between Des Moines, IA, USA and Bruges, Belgium?
There is no direct connection from Des Moines to Bruges. However, you can take the taxi to Des-Moines-Airport-DSM airport, fly to Brussels Airport (BRU), walk to Brussels Airport-Zaventem, take the train to Bruxelles-Midi, then take the train to Bruges. Alternatively, you can take the taxi to Des-Moines-Airport-DSM airport, fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS), walk to Schiphol Airport, take the train to Antwerpen-Centraal, walk to Anvers-Central, then take the train to Bruges.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Des Moines to Brussels Airport via Detroit, Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €280–1,100
Flights from Des Moines to Brussels Airport via Minneapolis, Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €280–1,100
Flights from Des Moines to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €280–1,100
Flights from Des Moines to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €280–1,100
Flights from Des Moines to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €280–1,100
Flights from Des Moines to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €270–1,000
Flights from Des Moines to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €270–1,000
Flights from Des Moines to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €280–1,100
Flights from Des Moines to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Minneapolis, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 59m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €270–1,000
Flights from Des Moines to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Minneapolis, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €270–1,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Des Moines to Brussels Airport via Detroit, Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €280–1,100
Flights from Des Moines to Brussels Airport via Minneapolis, Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €280–1,100
Flights from Des Moines to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €280–1,100
Flights from Des Moines to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €280–1,100
Flights from Des Moines to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €280–1,100
Flights from Des Moines to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €270–1,000
Flights from Des Moines to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €270–1,000
Flights from Des Moines to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €280–1,100
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Des Moines to Brussels Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €290–1,100
Flights from Des Moines to Brussels Airport via Minneapolis, Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €280–1,100
Flights from Des Moines to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €280–1,100
Flights from Fort Dodge Municipal Airport to Brussels Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €270–1,100
Flights from Fort Dodge Municipal Airport to Brussels Airport via Chicago O'Hare, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €280–1,100
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Des Moines to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €280–1,100
Flights from Des Moines to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €280–1,100
Flights from Des Moines to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €280–1,100
Flights from Des Moines to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €270–1,000
Flights from Des Moines to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €270–1,000
Flights from Des Moines to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €280–1,100
Flights from Des Moines to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Minneapolis, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €270–1,000
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Des Moines to Brussels Airport via Detroit, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €280–1,100
Flights from Des Moines to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €290–1,100
Flights from Des Moines to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Chicago O'Hare, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €280–1,100
Flights from Des Moines to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €280–1,100
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Des Moines to Brussels Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €290–1,100
Flights from Des Moines to Brussels Airport via Minneapolis, Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €280–1,100
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Des Moines to Brussels Airport via Detroit, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €280–1,100
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Des Moines to Brussels Airport via Minneapolis, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 9m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €270–1,100
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Bruxelles-Midi to Bruges
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €17–26
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Anvers-Central to Bruges
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–29
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Bruxelles-Midi to Bruges
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €17–26
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Bruxelles-Midi to Bruges
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €17–26
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bruxelles-Midi to Bruges
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bruxelles-Midi to Bruges
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bruxelles-Midi to Bruges
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Antwerpen-Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–30
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €60–95
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €110–190
- Website
- Eurostar
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