There are 7 ways to get from Des Moines to Phuket by plane, ferry, bus, or car
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Fly Des Moines to Phuket International Airport
best- Fly from Des Moines (DSM) to Phuket International Airport (HKT)plane DSM - HKT
27h 1m฿25,656–70,798Drive to Fort Dodge Municipal Airport, fly to Phuket International Airport
cheapest- Drive from Des Moines to Fort Dodge Municipal Airport (FOD)car
- Fly from Fort Dodge Municipal Airport (FOD) to Phuket International Airport (HKT)plane FOD - HKT
28h 17m฿16,618–42,899Fly Des Moines to Krabi Airport, ferry
- Fly from Des Moines (DSM) to Krabi Airport (KBV)plane DSM - KBV
- Take the ferry from Ao Nang to Rassada Pier Phuketferry
36h 17m฿29,521–79,968Bus to Mason City, fly to Phuket International Airport
- Take the bus from Des Moines to Mason Citybus
- Fly from Mason City (MCW) to Phuket International Airport (HKT)plane MCW - HKT
32h 14m฿17,292–43,787Bus to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport, fly to Phuket International Airport
- Take the bus from Des Moines to MSP Airportbus
- Fly from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Phuket International Airport (HKT)plane MSP - HKT
31h 21m฿28,164–57,986Bus, bus to The Eastern Iowa Airport, fly to Phuket International Airport
- 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 Phuket International Airport (HKT)plane CID - HKT
33h 4mBus to Waterloo Municipal Airport, fly to Phuket International Airport
- Take the bus from Des Moines to Waterloobus
- Fly from Waterloo Municipal Airport (ALO) to Phuket International Airport (HKT)plane ALO - HKT
34h 25m฿17,317–44,059
Des Moines (DSM) to Phuket International Airport (HKT) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Des Moines to Phuket is to drive and fly which costs ฿16000 - ฿43000 and takes 28h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Des Moines to Phuket is to fly which takes 27h 1m and costs ฿25000 - ฿75000.
The distance between Des Moines and Phuket is 14412 km.
It takes approximately 27h 1m to get from Des Moines to Phuket, including transfers.
Phuket is 12h ahead of Des Moines. It is currently 1:50 AM in Des Moines and 1:50 PM in Phuket.
There are 7282+ hotels available in Phuket.
What companies run services between Des Moines, IA, USA and Phuket, Thailand?
Delta, Korean Air, and five other airlines fly from Des Moines (DSM) to Phuket International Airport (HKT) 5 times a day.
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Des Moines to Phuket International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿25,000–70,000
Flights from Des Moines to Krabi Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿28,000–75,000
Flights from Mason City to Phuket International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿16,000–42,000
Flights from Fort Dodge Municipal Airport to Phuket International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿16,000–42,000
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Phuket International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿32,000–85,000
Flights from Waterloo Municipal Airport to Phuket International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿16,000–42,000
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Des Moines to Krabi Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 58m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿40,000–110,000
Flights from Mason City to Phuket International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿23,000–65,000
Flights from Fort Dodge Municipal Airport to Phuket International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿23,000–65,000
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Phuket International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿46,000–130,000
Flights from Waterloo Municipal Airport to Phuket International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿23,000–65,000
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Des Moines to Krabi Airport via Denver, Tokyo Narita, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿33,000–110,000
Flights from Des Moines to Krabi Airport via Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport, Tokyo Haneda, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿33,000–110,000
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Phuket International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿29,000–75,000
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Phuket International Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿21,000–75,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Des Moines to Phuket International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿32,000–95,000
Flights from Mason City to Phuket International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿20,000–60,000
Flights from Fort Dodge Municipal Airport to Phuket International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿20,000–60,000
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Phuket International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿26,000–55,000
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Phuket International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿24,000–80,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Des Moines to Phuket International Airport via Detroit, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿30,000–100,000
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Des Moines to Phuket International Airport via Detroit, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿30,000–100,000
- Website
- ceair.com
Flights from Des Moines to Phuket International Airport via Detroit, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿30,000–100,000
- Website
- vietjetair.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Phuket International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ฿24,000–80,000
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Des Moines to Mason City
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ฿1,200–1,700
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- ฿1,200–1,700
Bus from Des Moines to MSP Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ฿2,100–2,900
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- ฿2,100–2,900
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- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Des Moines to Iowa City
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ฿550–1,100
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Des Moines to Waterloo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- ฿650–1,300
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1-319-362-0375
- Website
- 380express.com
Bus from Court St Transportation Center to GTC Bay 9
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.380express.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.380express.com/schedule/
- Phone
- +66 980 168 181
- [email protected]
- Website
- tigerlineferry.com
Ferry from Ao Nang to Rassada Pier Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ฿800–4,100
- Website
- https://www.tigerlineferry.com/
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