Cheap Flights from Des Moines, IA to Chicago, IL from $59

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On Cheapflightsplus.com you will find 8 direct and 142 connecting flights from Des Moines to Chicago. You can compare airfare deals from 6 airlines and multiple travel sites from $59, book and save on cheap plane tickets and last minute offers. Also check out DSM-CHI flight schedule to find best flight time, convenient departure and arrival airports.

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Best Flights from Des Moines to Chicago Today

Take a look at the list of non stop flights and flights with layovers from Des Moines to Chicago with the lowest price of $59. The fastest direct flight takes 1h 15m and the fastest connecting – 3h 5m.

Price	Departure	Arrival	Flight Duration	Airline	Flight
from $59 Find flight	06:17 Des Moines Des Moines International Airport	07:45 Chicago O'Hare International	1h 28m	American Airlines	AA3252
from $59 Find flight	12:51 Des Moines Des Moines International Airport	14:19 Chicago O'Hare International	1h 28m	American Airlines	AA3275
from $68 Find flight	07:00 Des Moines Des Moines International Airport	08:15 Chicago O'Hare International	1h 15m	United Airlines	UA5680
from $68 Find flight	08:37 Des Moines Des Moines International Airport	10:05 Chicago O'Hare International	1h 28m	United Airlines	UA3591
from $68 Find flight	15:09 Des Moines Des Moines International Airport	16:29 Chicago O'Hare International	1h 20m	United Airlines	UA4508
from $59 Find flight	06:59 Des Moines Des Moines International Airport	12:13 Chicago O'Hare International	5h 14m layover 0h 45m - Charlotte	American Airlines	AA4377 AA2408
from $60 Find flight	17:30 Des Moines Des Moines International Airport	22:54 Chicago O'Hare International	5h 24m layover 1h 3m - Dallas	American Airlines	AA5832 AA1294
from $60 Find flight	06:00 Des Moines Des Moines International Airport	12:04 Chicago O'Hare International	6h 4m layover 1h 35m - Dallas	American Airlines	AA5738 AA2754
from $88 Find flight	11:08 Des Moines Des Moines International Airport	16:45 Chicago O'Hare International	5h 37m layover 3h 3m - Minneapolis	Delta Air Lines Inc.	DL4675 DL357
from $88 Find flight	06:00 Des Moines Des Moines International Airport	11:59 Chicago O'Hare International	5h 59m layover 3h 28m - Minneapolis	Delta Air Lines Inc.	DL5370 DL3671
from $92 Find flight	13:05 Des Moines Des Moines International Airport	16:45 Chicago O'Hare International	3h 40m layover 0h 59m - Minneapolis	Delta Air Lines Inc.	DL4647 DL357
from $92 Find flight	06:00 Des Moines Des Moines International Airport	09:50 Chicago O'Hare International	3h 50m layover 1h 6m - Minneapolis	Delta Air Lines Inc.	DL5370 DL3672

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*Departure and arrival times - local. Prices indicated for one-way flights. Information updated on September 07, 2024

Flight Schedule Des Moines (Iowa) to Chicago (Illinois)

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Departure	Flight Details	Flight Duration	Price
06:17 — 07:45	06:17 — 07:45 AA3252 American Airlines Des Moines — Chicago	1h 28m	Find flight from$59
07:00 — 08:15	07:00 — 08:15 UA5680 United Airlines Des Moines — Chicago	1h 15m	Find flight from$68
08:37 — 10:05	08:37 — 10:05 UA3591 United Airlines Des Moines — Chicago	1h 28m	Find flight from$68
11:50 — 13:15	11:50 — 13:15 UA4417 United Airlines Des Moines — Chicago	1h 25m	Find flight from$263
11:50 — 13:15	11:50 — 13:15 UA5802 United Airlines Des Moines — Chicago	1h 25m	Find flight from$311
12:51 — 14:19	12:51 — 14:19 AA3275 American Airlines Des Moines — Chicago	1h 28m	Find flight from$59
15:09 — 16:29	15:09 — 16:29 UA4508 United Airlines Des Moines — Chicago	1h 20m	Find flight from$68
16:17 — 17:45	16:17 — 17:45 AA2968 American Airlines Des Moines — Chicago	1h 28m	Find flight from$317
06:59 — 12:13	06:59 — 10:25 AA4377 American Airlines Des Moines — Charlotte 45m stop 11:10 — 12:13 AA2408 American Airlines Charlotte — Chicago	5h 14m including layover	Find flight from$59
07:00 — 10:05	07:00 — 08:00 WN374 Southwest Airlines Des Moines — Lake Saint Louis 55m stop 08:55 — 10:05 WN431 Southwest Airlines Lake Saint Louis — Chicago	3h 5m including layover	Find flight from$101
09:30 — 15:45	09:30 — 11:21 AA2326 American Airlines Des Moines — Dallas 1h 53m stop 13:14 — 15:45 AA2429 American Airlines Dallas — Chicago	6h 15m including layover	Find flight from$60
11:08 — 16:45	11:08 — 12:13 DL4675 Delta Air Lines Inc. Des Moines — Minneapolis 3h 3m stop 15:16 — 16:45 DL357 Delta Air Lines Inc. Minneapolis — Chicago	5h 37m including layover	Find flight from$88
11:53 — 19:16	11:53 — 15:21 AA5421 American Airlines Des Moines — Charlotte 2h 39m stop 18:00 — 19:16 AA2488 American Airlines Charlotte — Chicago	7h 23m including layover	Find flight from$76
12:30 — 19:50	12:30 — 13:25 WN1596 Southwest Airlines Des Moines — Denver 3h 10m stop 16:35 — 19:50 WN1555 Southwest Airlines Denver — Chicago	7h 20m including layover	Find flight from$123
13:05 — 16:45	13:05 — 14:17 DL4647 Delta Air Lines Inc. Des Moines — Minneapolis 59m stop 15:16 — 16:45 DL357 Delta Air Lines Inc. Minneapolis — Chicago	3h 40m including layover	Find flight from$92
16:02 — 08:05 +1 day	16:02 — 17:31 G42453 Allegiant Air Des Moines — Nashville 12h 44m stop 06:15 — 08:05 UA5741 United Airlines Nashville — Chicago	16h 3m including layover	Find flight from$128
17:30 — 22:54	17:30 — 19:27 AA5832 American Airlines Des Moines — Dallas 1h 3m stop 20:30 — 22:54 AA1294 American Airlines Dallas — Chicago	5h 24m including layover	Find flight from$60
09:30 — 22:18	09:30 — 11:21 AA2326 American Airlines Des Moines — Dallas 1h 9m stop 12:30 — 16:32 AA2823 American Airlines Dallas — Miami 3h 28m stop 20:00 — 22:18 AA2457 American Airlines Miami — Chicago	12h 48m including layover	Find flight from$137
15:24 — 06:13 +1 day	15:24 — 18:50 AA4670 American Airlines Des Moines — Charlotte 1h 20m stop 20:10 — 21:44 AA624 American Airlines Charlotte — Las Vegas 2h 55m stop 00:39 — 06:13 F91418 Frontier Airlines Las Vegas — Chicago	14h 49m including layover	Find flight from$108
16:02 — 20:10 +1 day	16:02 — 17:31 G42453 Allegiant Air Des Moines — Nashville 16h 59m stop 10:30 — 13:38 NK1169 Spirit Airlines Nashville — Newark 4h 57m stop 18:35 — 20:10 UA1601 United Airlines Newark — Chicago	28h 8m including layover	Find flight from$114
17:59 — 12:55 +1 day	17:59 — 18:54 F9155 Frontier Airlines Des Moines — Denver 5h 56m stop 00:50 — 06:20 F9290 Frontier Airlines Denver — Tampa 4h 40m stop 11:00 — 12:55 NK728 Spirit Airlines Tampa — Chicago	18h 56m including layover	Find flight from$60
18:10 — 12:54 +1 day	18:10 — 19:05 F9155 Frontier Airlines Des Moines — Denver 5h 39m stop 00:44 — 05:41 F9418 Frontier Airlines Denver — Atlanta 5h 49m stop 11:30 — 12:54 UA717 United Airlines Atlanta — Chicago	18h 44m including layover	Find flight from$80
18:10 — 08:45 +2 days	18:10 — 19:05 F9155 Frontier Airlines Des Moines — Denver 5h 20m stop 00:25 — 06:08 F9486 Frontier Airlines Denver — Fort Myers 24h 52m stop 07:00 — 08:45 WN293 Southwest Airlines Fort Myers — Chicago	38h 35m including layover	Find flight from$87
19:25 — 22:00 +1 day	19:25 — 20:20 F9155 Frontier Airlines Des Moines — Denver 14h 39m stop 10:59 — 13:54 NK1316 Spirit Airlines Denver — Minneapolis 6h 31m stop 20:25 — 22:00 WN462 Southwest Airlines Minneapolis — Chicago	26h 35m including layover	Find flight from$175
20:02 — 13:01 +2 days	20:02 — 21:05 G42455 Allegiant Air Des Moines — Las Vegas 19h 35m stop 16:40 — 19:41 NK799 Spirit Airlines Las Vegas — Denver 13h 44m stop 09:25 — 13:01 F9412 Frontier Airlines Denver — Chicago	40h 59m including layover	Find flight from$143
20:02 — 09:20 +2 days	20:02 — 21:05 G42455 Allegiant Air Des Moines — Las Vegas 19h 35m stop 16:40 — 19:41 NK799 Spirit Airlines Las Vegas — Denver 10h 12m stop 05:53 — 09:20 AA2606 American Airlines Denver — Chicago	37h 18m including layover	Find flight from$154

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*Departure and arrival times - local. Updated on September 7, 2024

Flight Information

Below we will explain in detail what the flights cost on the destination from Des Moines to Chicago depends on and how to choose the most interesting flight option for you.

Distance between Des Moines and Chicago is 501 miles. Time difference between the cities is 0h. Airplanes depart 06:00 to 20:02 from 1 Des Moines airport and arrive 06:00 to 20:02 to 7 Chicago airports. Average flight time is 1h 27m.

The fastest flight 1h 15m
Average flight time 1h 27m
The earliest flight 06:00
The latest flight 20:02
Distance 312 ml

What is the lowest airfare Des Moines to Chicago?

The cheapest plane ticket found by our users is $59. This airfare is for economy class on one-way AA4377 flight by American Airlines for August 24, 2020 which leaves Des Moines International Airport in Des Moines at 06:59 am and arrives at Chicago O'Hare International at 12:13.

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Popular Airlines on the Route

The flight Des Moines — Chicago is served by 6 regular airlines and 3 low-cost airlines. Most of the flights on this route are operated by American Airlines - 49 departures per week at the price of from $ 59 . And the most expensive tickets are offered by Delta Air Lines Inc. airline - from $ 717.

Direct flights

There are 8 nonstop flights on the route. The fastest direct flight is UA5680 by United Airlines takes 1h 15m and the cheapest is AA4377 by American Airlines for $59.

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Connecting Flights

There are 142 flights with layovers on the route. The fastest connecting flight is WN374 by Southwest Airlines takes 3h 5m and the cheapest is AA4377 by American Airlines for $59.

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Airports

You can fly from Des Moines to Chicago from 1 airports (Des Moines International Airport).

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Airplanes

There are flights to Chicago from Des Moines by 6 airlines that use 6 aircraft brands. They range from huge modern airplanes to small-sized.

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Top Domestic Destinations from Des Moines

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Top International Destinations from Des Moines

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Des Moines — Guadalajara

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