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Cheap flight deals from Des Moines to Amsterdam (DSM-AMS)

Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Des Moines to Amsterdam that are departing in the next months. While these flights were available on KAYAK in the last 72 hours, prices and availability are subject to change and deals may expire.
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6:05 am - 9:20 amDSM-AMS
20h 15m1 stop
12:15 pm - 9:44 pmAMS-DSM
40h 29m2 stops
$822United Airlines
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Tue, Jun 18 - Wed, Jun 26
8:00 am - 7:15 amDSM-AMS
16h 15m2 stops
12:15 pm - 10:27 amAMS-DSM
29h 12m2 stops
$826United Airlines
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Wed, May 22 - Wed, May 29
11:37 am - 9:20 amDSM-AMS
14h 43m1 stop
11:15 am - 10:15 pmAMS-DSM
18h 00m1 stop
$838United Airlines
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Wed, May 22 - Wed, May 29
8:00 am - 9:20 amDSM-AMS
18h 20m1 stop
12:15 pm - 10:28 amAMS-DSM
29h 13m2 stops
$872United Airlines
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Wed, Sep 18 - Fri, Sep 27
9:40 am - 8:40 amDSM-AMS
16h 00m1 stop
10:55 am - 9:38 pmAMS-DSM
17h 43m2 stops
$890American Airlines
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Wed, Sep 18 - Fri, Sep 27
11:30 am - 11:00 amDSM-AMS
16h 30m3 stops
12:35 pm - 10:28 amAMS-DSM
28h 53m2 stops
Wed, Sep 18 - Fri, Sep 27
8:00 am - 10:15 amDSM-AMS
19h 15m2 stops
2:40 pm - 10:28 amAMS-DSM
26h 48m3 stops
Wed, Sep 18 - Fri, Sep 27
10:08 am - 6:15 amDSM-AMS
13h 07m1 stop
8:30 am - 4:47 pmAMS-DSM
15h 17m1 stop
$958KLM
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Wed, Sep 25 - Sat, Oct 5
7:00 am - 8:00 amDSM-AMS
18h 00m2 stops
10:55 am - 10:56 pmAMS-DSM
19h 01m2 stops
$996American Airlines
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Wed, Jul 24 - Sun, Aug 18
10:09 am - 12:20 pmDSM-AMS
19h 11m1 stop
8:30 am - 4:49 pmAMS-DSM
15h 19m1 stop
$1,283Delta
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Sun, Jul 28 - Sun, Aug 4

Flights from Des Moines to Amsterdam - Travel Insights & Trends

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Des Moines to Amsterdam to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Des Moines to Amsterdam?

To calculate daily average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each day before departure over the last year for flights from Des Moines to Amsterdam, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each month.
To get a below average price on the flight from Des Moines to Amsterdam, you should book around 1 day before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 43 days before departure.

Which airlines provide the cheapest flights from Des Moines to Amsterdam?

The cheapest price for the route for each airline clicked by KAYAK users in the last 72 hours.
In the last 3 days, Turkish Airlines offered the best one-way deal for that route, at $749. KAYAK users also found Des Moines to Amsterdam round-trip flights on United Airlines from $822 and on American Airlines from $890.

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February

High season

July

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$715
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 30% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 3% increase in price.
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FAQs for booking flights from Des Moines to Amsterdam

  • What is the cheapest flight from Des Moines to Amsterdam?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Des Moines to Amsterdam was $715 for a one-way ticket and $822 for a round-trip.

  • Do I need a passport to fly between Des Moines and Amsterdam?

    Yes

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from Des Moines to Amsterdam?

    We unfortunately don’t have that data for this specific route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Des Moines to Amsterdam?

    Star Alliance, oneworld, and SkyTeam are the airline alliances operating flights between Des Moines and Amsterdam, with Star Alliance being the most commonly used for this route.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Des Moines to Amsterdam, Delta or KLM?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Des Moines to Amsterdam are Delta and KLM. With an average price for the route of $1,242 and an overall rating of 8.0, Delta is the most popular choice. KLM is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $903 and an overall rating of 7.8.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Des Moines to Amsterdam?

    KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights from Des Moines to Amsterdam.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from Des Moines to Amsterdam?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Amsterdam from Des Moines is likely to change within 7 days, so travelers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from Des Moines to Amsterdam?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional round-trip ticket. You could then fly to Amsterdam with an airline and back to Des Moines with another airline. Booking your flights between Des Moines and AMS can sometimes prove cheaper using this method.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Des Moines to Amsterdam?

    Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying to Amsterdam from Des Moines up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

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Top 4 airlines serving from Des Moines to Amsterdam

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Des Moines to Amsterdam. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
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8.0
DeltaOverall score based on 10778 reviews
7.4Food
7.9Comfort
8.0Entertainment
8.6Crew
8.2Boarding
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West Jet has a horrible boarding process and the seats have no cushion.

4.0 OkayDouglas, May 2024MSP - YEG
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West Jet has a horrible boarding process and the seats have no cushion.

Everything went smoothly. I didn’t like that when I booked in the main cabin my wife and I weren’t seated together. One would think when booking on an option that allows picking your seat. They would put you and your travel partner together. Had to call to get it sorted. They did fix.

The gate area was incredibly short staffed, with one representative manning 4-5 flights, which caused a 3 hr delay in boarding even though the plane was all ready to leave. Other flights also were delayed because of this. The flight crew was awesome and I feel bad for the only gate worker on call, but Delta needs to hire more employees.

Very frustrated with boarding gate crew. She announced the plane was small and they would be limiting us to one item to carry on. Not a problem for me as I understand the tiny planes have limited space!! Not the case here! It was a rather large plane and had plenty of room for bags! So because I don’t want to be one of “those people” who ignores the request to check a carry on I did so asking if I would be able to pick it up at the bottom of the ramp on arrival in Knoxville to which she responded “yes”! Then I watched as every other passenger held onto their 2 items and boarded!! Then when we arrived in Knoxville our 2 carry ons had been put with all the other luggage and we had to go to baggage pick up and wait for all the big checked bags to come off the carousel! So she lied!! Frustrating. Next time I won’t be so nice!

It was a good experience except when boarding a female flight attendant did not go out of her way to assist my teenage daughters in finding space for their carry-ons after their compartments were full.

On time departure, smooth trip, flight attendant told through passengers the gate we would arrive at and the gate our outbound flight was departing from. Early arrival

Checking in at the airport the agent only booked the first keg of my trip and had my checked luggage going to the airport with a layover! Never was issued a boarding pass for the second leg or received sticker fir my checked bag. All was well in the end! Delta agents helped to resolve the situation!!!

Delayed due to an ill passenger after loading. Not preventable on Delta's part. Was in first class. The seats are becoming worn and detaching from their velcro attachments. Only got snacks on flight. The attendant was not the friendliest.

I would fly again the whole experience was great. The only feed back I can give that they don't do that American Airlines does is the crew there is more humorous with boarding and thank their passengers. It makes it more fun to fly with them. I would however fly Delta again.

Big plane, long flight, absolutely no leg room and basically non existent air! I am 5”4’ and always travel Main Cabin, I was miserable on this plane and could barely move when we arrived in Cabo due to the cramped leg area!

The food from Lagos to Amsterdam was was very poor compared to AMS-YYZ

The flight was again delayed for more then 2 hours with some lousy explanation regarding the reason of the delay. Although the flight was delayed for more than 2 hours, no refreshments were offered (according to EU regulations). Last 4 flights on KLM - always at least 2 hrs late. So be prepared that you cannot plan anything with KLM.

Booked connecting flights with KlM. My serving flight was the furthest part of the airport. On arrival in Zurich. My two cases arrived but only one carry on belong to my son. His three suitcase didn't arrive. After enquiring we discovered they were still in Amsterdam. We landed at 11.12. We eventually left the airport just after one.

Seats are fair enough for medium tall people. Good food all the trip. Fight attendances are warm

I thought KLM was the best airline but the Lima - Amsterdam was 1 hours late, the Brussels - Amsterdam was 2.30 hours late and the Amsterdam - Lima was 30 minutes late

no issues at all... Kudos to the food. This time was really really good

Overall a good experience. We were disappointed when we had to check our carry on due to the plane being full. KLM hadn’t notified us and we had valuable items in the carry on but they still made us check it. Some of the food was great and some was mediocre. Crew is really kind and funny.

One of the vstewardeses wanted to bump me of the plane for absolutely nothing. There is CCTV in the plane ans everything can be verified. Very disappointing , you all will see, o other 5 years and the passangers who does not smile to flight attendent will be bumped off...

I travel frequently. The flight was late again... KLM should really try and be on time

The flight itself it was great nice food the crew were very nice and helpful, Checking in from Birmingham wasn't great long queues for bag dropped, And I had my hand luggage case taken away from me even though I requested to have it with me as I had breakables items. I was told I can not because of the length of the flight with no explanation at all no options was given for me to take my fragile items out of my case it was taken away with hold buggage I find the staff member who was checking me in very unpleasant !! Can we please be advise if the rules have changed about the the carry on hand luggage it will be easier to be advise on booking your tickect if we not allowed to take the hand luggage with me. Overall I had a good flight .

Check in etc was very good. As for on the plane, it was like flying in a freezer. It was so cold, i have flown for years and never been so cold on a plane. Staff on board said its always cold when flying which is a load of rubbish. They wouldnt put any heating on and now i have the flu because of this .

I’ve had a couple flights this week on United that were delayed by an hour or more

Flight was delayed 2.5 hours - a big deal on an overnight when you plan to sleep.

I feel like they have upgraded the app since I last flew United and I found it to be super helpful. I had stopped flying United unless absolutely necessary and my experience on this trip indicates they have been working hard to improve their services.

Surprisingly easy! I was hesitant to try this, but the cost swayed me. I actually felt like I had less stress than all the taxiing and possible delays that occur with short regional flights where you spend less time in the air than getting to and from the plane..

This flight was delayed multiple times and eventually canceled around 2-3ish. Original take off time was around 10:30am. By 3, there were no other options out of Houston, so stuck in Houston for from 3pm - 11am the next day.

Should have video screens Plane audio was poor and without wired connection hard to understand crew. Should serve more than just cups of water and pretzels on six hour flight. Did not see crew rest of flight. Fix charging sockets to retain charging blocks.

I paid $380 for my one-way ticket from California to Minnesota. The fair did not include online check-in. I received instructions from their app to check in at a kiosk. At the kiosk, the boarding pass would not print until an actual person came to verify that I had a personal item and not a carry-on item, On the plane, the person next to me was drunk and allowed to continue to order alcohol. United is garbage I’d rather fly spirit.

The plane was dirty and the in seat air wasn't blowing as planes usually do.

Generally good but there wasn’t any staff available when my luggage didn’t appear at baggage claim in Fresno. It took about half an hour to locate a staff member to open up the locked room where it was being kept.

Worst situation ever! I booked my tickets for this trip on Alaska Airlines. I guess AA is a partner and we flew nonstop from Eugene to PHX on an AA jet. I had to pay for luggage from PHX to EUG. And this was an Alaska Airlines reservation paid for with Alaska airlines credit card! Got to the PHX airport and was not able to check bags because of some weird issue with the AA software. My reservation had to be the-entered by the agent. I will never pick another American Airlines flight on the Alaska Airlines website. While on vacation, I tried to upgrade our seats for the trip home. The request just buffered and never went through. I tried four times and was charged four times on my credit card. The card was charged but the seats were never changed. What a wreck!

Left from gate 30 minutes before flight. Never been late to a flight ever. It says 15 minutes before explicitly on the ticket.

I like the boarding process, it was fast. The seat doesn’t have a TV for a long flight and food wasn’t served, just snacks.

Use planes with TVs on flights over 4 hours. The free entertainment was a cheap in between solution for a very long flight that you don't even bother providing meals or decent snacks.

Even though we left CMI late, we mostly made up the time.

Delayed almost 4 hours for a 45 minute flight with no explanation.

Again, multiple delays and I eventually just canceled and drove!

Great crew. Very comfortable business seats with nice bedding. Good food. We were delayed to let late passengers on the flight, but otherwise great experience.

Great crew. We were delayed so that late passengers could get on the flight. Love the bedding in business class. Good food. Great experience.

The CX617 from HK to BKK was delayed more than 1.5 hours.

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Recent one-way flight deals

 
Only flying one-way? Below are some of the best one-way flight deals from Des Moines to Amsterdam found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
9/2Mon
2 stops
23h 26mDSM-AMS
$715
9/2Mon
2 stopsTurkish Airlines
35h 26mDSM-AMS
$749
9/2Mon
1 stopAmerican Airlines
19h 40mDSM-AMS
$762
9/2Mon
3 stopsAir Canada
16h 30mDSM-AMS
$768
9/2Mon
3 stopsAir Canada
16h 05mDSM-AMS
$802

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Last minute flight, train and bus deals

 
These last-minute flight deals are the cheapest flights found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours for flights from Des Moines to Amsterdam that are departing in the next 10 days.
5/13Mon
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
31h 12mDSM-AMS
5/20Mon
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
32h 13mAMS-DSM
$1,555
5/13Mon
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
31h 52mDSM-AMS
5/20Mon
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
38h 17mAMS-DSM
$1,558
5/13Mon
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
14h 00mDSM-AMS
5/20Mon
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
20h 02mAMS-DSM
$1,833
5/13Mon
multi-stop
15h 58mDSM-AMS
5/20Mon
multi-stop
16h 14mAMS-DSM
$3,755
5/13Mon
multi-stopAir Canada
16h 23mDSM-AMS
5/20Mon
multi-stopAir Canada
18h 24mAMS-DSM
$10,776

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Des Moines - Amsterdam Flights

Departure:

Des Moines (undefined)United States

Destination:

Amsterdam (AMS)Netherlands

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Amsterdam - Des Moines

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