There are 7 ways to get from Des Moines to Oía by plane, car, bus, car ferry, 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 Santorini
best- Fly from Des Moines (DSM) to Santorini (JTR)plane DSM - JTR
21h 10m€401–1,226Drive to Fort Dodge Municipal Airport, fly to Santorini
cheapest- Drive from Des Moines to Fort Dodge Municipal Airport (FOD)car
- Fly from Fort Dodge Municipal Airport (FOD) to Santorini (JTR)plane FOD - JTR
20h 14m€389–1,128Bus, bus to The Eastern Iowa Airport, fly to Santorini
- Take the bus from Des Moines to Iowa Citybus
- Take the bus from Court St Transportation Center to GTC Bay 9bus
- Fly from The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID) to Santorini (JTR)plane CID - JTR
24h 54mBus to Waterloo Municipal Airport, fly to Santorini
- Take the bus from Des Moines to Waterloobus
- Fly from Waterloo Municipal Airport (ALO) to Santorini (JTR)plane ALO - JTR
25h 58m€409–1,154Bus to Mason City, fly to Santorini
- Take the bus from Des Moines to Mason Citybus
- Fly from Mason City (MCW) to Santorini (JTR)plane MCW - JTR
21h 58m€407–1,152Fly Des Moines to Athens International Airport, car ferry
- Fly from Des Moines (DSM) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane DSM - ATH
- Take the carferry from Port of Rafina to Thira Santorini Portcarferry
26h 12m€398–999Bus, train to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly to Santorini
- Take the bus from Des Moines to Galesburgbus
- Take the train from Galesburg Amtrak Station to La Grange Amtraktrain
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Santorini (JTR)plane ORD - JTR
25h 31m€409–1,082
Des Moines (DSM) to Santorini (JTR) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Des Moines to Oía is to fly and car ferry which costs €390 - €1000 and takes 26h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Des Moines to Oía is to drive and fly which takes 20h 14m and costs €380 - €1200.
The distance between Des Moines and Oía is 9395 km.
It takes approximately 21h 10m to get from Des Moines to Oía, including transfers.
Oía is 8h ahead of Des Moines. It is currently 9:51 PM in Des Moines and 5:51 AM in Oía.
There are 2269+ hotels available in Oía.
What companies run services between Des Moines, IA, USA and Oía, Greece?
Allegiant Air, Lufthansa, and five other airlines fly from Des Moines (DSM) to Santorini (JTR) once daily.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Des Moines to Santorini via Boston, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 27m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €380–1,400
Flights from Des Moines to Santorini via Newark, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €380–1,400
Flights from Fort Dodge Municipal Airport to Santorini via Denver, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 36m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €380–1,400
Flights from Fort Dodge Municipal Airport to Santorini via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €330–1,200
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Santorini via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 56m
- When
- Friday, Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €330–1,300
Flights from Waterloo Municipal Airport to Santorini via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 6m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €370–1,300
Flights from Mason City to Santorini via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 39m
- When
- Friday, Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €330–1,300
Flights from Des Moines to Athens International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €260–950
Flights from Des Moines to Athens International Airport via Newark, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €270–950
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Santorini via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Friday, Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €260–1,100
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Des Moines to Santorini via Newark, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,200
Flights from Des Moines to Santorini via Boston, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,200
Flights from Fort Dodge Municipal Airport to Santorini via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €330–1,200
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Santorini via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €330–1,200
Flights from Waterloo Municipal Airport to Santorini via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 38m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €330–1,200
Flights from Mason City to Santorini via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 23m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €330–1,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Santorini via Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €260–950
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Des Moines to Santorini via Newark, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €390–1,200
Flights from Des Moines to Santorini via Boston, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €380–1,200
Flights from Waterloo Municipal Airport to Santorini via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 43m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €370–1,100
Flights from Des Moines to Athens International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €260–950
Flights from Des Moines to Athens International Airport via Newark, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €300–900
Flights from Des Moines to Athens International Airport via Boston, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €300–900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Santorini via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €300–900
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Fort Dodge Municipal Airport to Santorini via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €370–1,100
Flights from Fort Dodge Municipal Airport to Santorini via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €330–1,200
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Santorini via Minneapolis, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €330–1,200
Flights from Mason City to Santorini via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 23m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €370–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Santorini via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €300–900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Santorini via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €260–950
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Des Moines to Athens International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €260–950
Flights from Des Moines to Athens International Airport via Newark, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €270–950
Flights from Des Moines to Athens International Airport via Newark, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €300–900
Flights from Des Moines to Athens International Airport via Boston, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €300–900
- Website
- airbus.com
Flights from Fort Dodge Municipal Airport to Santorini via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €330–1,200
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Santorini via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 23m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €330–1,200
Flights from Mason City to Santorini via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 33m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €330–1,200
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Des Moines to Athens International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €260–950
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Des Moines to Athens International Airport via Boston, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €300–850
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Galesburg Amtrak Station to La Grange Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €70–120
- Website
- Amtrak
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Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Des Moines to Iowa City
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €17–26
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Des Moines to Waterloo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €19–29
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Des Moines to Galesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1-319-362-0375
- Website
- 380 Express Corridor Rides
Bus from Court St Transportation Center to GTC Bay 9
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- 380 Express Corridor Rides
- Schedules at
- 380 Express Schedule
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Des Moines to Mason City
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Book at
- Jefferson Lines
- Adult
- €30–50
- Phone
- +30 212 222 4000
- [email protected]
- Website
- Golden Star Ferries
Car ferry from Port of Rafina to Thira Santorini Port
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- Golden Star Ferries
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