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Cheap Flights from Des Moines to Europe

Cheapest round-trip prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
London
London1 stop$564
Madrid
Madrid2 stops$427
Athens
Athens2 stops$441
Lisbon
Lisbon2 stops$443
Dublin
Dublin1 stop$433
Amsterdam
Amsterdam1 stop$489
Milan
Milan2 stops$442
Zurich
Zurich2 stops$456
Copenhagen
Copenhagen2 stops$520
Munich
Munich1 stop$514
Berlin
Berlin2 stops$505
Edinburgh
Edinburgh2 stops$554
Prague
Prague2 stops$449
London
London1 stop$564
Madrid
Madrid2 stops$427
Athens
Athens2 stops$441
Lisbon
Lisbon2 stops$443
Dublin
Dublin1 stop$433
Amsterdam
Amsterdam1 stop$489
Milan
Milan2 stops$442
Zurich
Zurich2 stops$456
Copenhagen
Copenhagen2 stops$520
Munich
Munich1 stop$514
Berlin
Berlin2 stops$505
Edinburgh
Edinburgh2 stops$554
Prague
Prague2 stops$449

Book Cheap Des Moines to Europe Plane Tickets

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Des Moines to Europe 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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Recent round-trip flight deals from Des Moines to Europe

Thu, Feb 19 - Thu, Feb 26
Virgin Atlantic Logo
10:36 am - 8:40 am
DSM
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BCN
15h 04m2 stops
Virgin Atlantic Logo
10:55 am - 8:49 pm
BCN
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DSM
16h 54m2 stops
$392Virgin Atlantic
Thu, Feb 19 - Thu, Feb 26
Virgin Atlantic Logo
11:46 am - 8:40 am
DSM
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BCN
13h 54m1 stop
Virgin Atlantic Logo
10:55 am - 9:20 pm
BCN
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DSM
17h 25m2 stops
$398Virgin Atlantic
Wed, Feb 18 - Wed, Feb 25
American Airlines Logo
10:04 am - 9:00 am
DSM
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BCN
15h 56m2 stops
American Airlines Logo
12:30 pm - 11:40 pm
BCN
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DSM
18h 10m2 stops
$426American Airlines
Wed, Feb 4 - Wed, Feb 11
Lufthansa Logo
6:48 pm - 8:10 am
DSM
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DUB
31h 22m1 stop
Lufthansa Logo
10:40 am - 5:47 pm
DUB
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DSM
13h 07m1 stop
$433Lufthansa
Wed, Feb 18 - Wed, Feb 25
American Airlines Logo
11:17 am - 8:50 am
DSM
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BCN
14h 33m1 stop
American Airlines Logo
10:40 am - 11:48 pm
BCN
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DSM
20h 08m1 stop
$435American Airlines
Sun, Mar 8 - Wed, Mar 25
Delta Logo
6:15 am - 7:00 am
DSM
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BCN
18h 45m2 stops
Delta Logo
9:45 am - 4:54 pm
BCN
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DSM
37h 09m2 stops
$440Delta
Wed, Feb 18 - Wed, Feb 25
Lufthansa Logo
6:55 pm - 6:15 pm
DSM
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FCO
16h 20m2 stops
Lufthansa Logo
9:45 am - 9:41 pm
FCO
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DSM
18h 56m1 stop
$447Lufthansa
Sun, Feb 1 - Sun, Feb 8
United Airlines Logo
6:48 pm - 8:10 am
DSM
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DUB
31h 22m1 stop
United Airlines Logo
9:00 am - 9:50 pm
DUB
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DSM
42h 50m2 stops
$458United Airlines
Fri, Feb 20 - Fri, Feb 27
United Airlines Logo
8:00 am - 10:20 am
DSM
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DUB
20h 20m2 stops
United Airlines Logo
9:00 am - 2:27 pm
DUB
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DSM
35h 27m2 stops
$462United Airlines
Tue, Feb 3 - Tue, Feb 10
Delta Logo
12:06 pm - 9:45 am
DSM
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FCO
14h 39m2 stops
Delta Logo
12:40 pm - 9:41 am
FCO
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DSM
28h 01m2 stops
$462Delta
Booking Insights

KAYAK's insights & trends for Des Moines to Europe flights

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

What is the cheapest month to fly from Des Moines to Europe?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Des Moines to Europe, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the median of all values for each month.

The cheapest month for flights from Des Moines to Europe is January, when tickets cost $706 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and July, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $1,266 and $1,123 respectively.

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

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from Des Moines to Europe, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each week.

To get a below average price on the flight from Des Moines to Europe, you should book around 2 weeks before departure, which saves you about 29% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 25 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonFebruary
Cheapest flight$223
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 21% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 1% increase in price.
Flight from Des Moines to London Heathrow Airport

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Reviews of the top 5 airlines serving from Des Moines to Europe

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Des Moines to Europe? KAYAK airline reviews give an overall score for each airline based on loads of factors, including comfort, boarding, in-flight entertainment and more, to make your decision easier. See airline scores according to verified KAYAK customer reviews.
7.9
DeltaOverall score based on 8021 reviews
8.1Boarding
7.9Comfort
7.8Entertainment
8.5Crew
7.2Food
Airline reviews

Comfort Plus seat 11E seemed smaller than prior flights. The movie selection is good. Watched most of the most recent Tron movie. I'll watch the remaining part later as my movie is saved in the Delta Seatback Experience.

8.0 ExcellentG, Jan 2026
ATL - FLL
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Comfort Plus seat 11E seemed smaller than prior flights. The movie selection is good. Watched most of the most recent Tron movie. I'll watch the remaining part later as my movie is saved in the Delta Seatback Experience.

Flight was late from Newark to Atlanta, I asked flight attendant to please let my family of 3 out first when we landed to Atlanta because we were late for our connecting flight to Quito. She didn't and we were late for 5 minutes we couldn't board the plane and spend hours trying to get another flight with customer service for the next day.

I really liked the legroom. I am 6’4”.a at For some reason our seats were not together and using the app to fix it didn’t work. Passengers were nice enough to move for us but you should absolutely ensure a parent sits with their child.

Late delayed flight delays boarding and delays leaving and delays on arrival too. Cramped plane no room no food.

DTW line is too long. The flights from DTW to BWI are always delayed for unknown reasons.

Delta canceled our flight and we had to scramble to find another airline to get home. Phoenix is not a delta hub so they didn’t have another plane. It would have been a red eye though Salt Lake City. Getting in at 5am. No bueno.

This flight was no comparison to our prior flight. I'm thinking it all has to do with the age of the aircraft.

This flight was a first class choice and left much to be desired. Seat backs on seats were falling apart and torn. Seats actually didn't come to a "full & upright position". Pull out table was sprung. Not any significant leg room. All in all we were on an obviously older plane and felt overcharged for what we received as first class.

A 12 hour flight during the day with one real meal service - are you kidding? Also the breakfast was one of the worst and not what was listed

Flight was delayed several times. At one point, they "pulled back" 15 minutes from the delayed boarding and sent a text saying we would board sooner than previously advised. The flight then was delayed again. And when we boarded, there was an unspecified technical issue which had us waiting in the plane for about an hour.

Flight was on time, staff are friendly and helpful onboard.

Terrible last row seats many seats available but no offer to move to better seat

Delay on my previous leg, had to run to catch my flight. But that happens. Overall ok.

At the airport, terrible, I do not want to even remember it. It was too humiliating for a business class passenger.

Flight was ok but lack of communication cost me to literally beg to be put on another flight as connecting flight had departed

They forgot to serve food and the crew was very unfriendly. Never experienced such a bad KLM flight. Usually fly from Toronto. New York was different.

Couldn’t get boarding pass in SLC even with help from a redcoat, so had to find a desk in AMS to get boarding pass. Technical problems so not sure why. Very inconvenient. The KLM app is not as user friendly as most apps. Also had to wait almost an hour on the tarmac for a fuel truck, which caused us to miss a connecting bus in LUX.

The immigration hall in Amsterdam was understaffed, so passport checking was slower than it should be for a major airport. They need to get the automatic readers up and running for non EU passport holders. Waiting in line after a long flight feels a bit abusive.

Over 1 Hr delay. No APU so no AC on ground. Plane was hot during boarding and then they closed the doors over 20 minutes before engine start so interior of plane was steamy hot and stuffy. Could have been helped by opening doors until ready to depart.

Ad experience - been flying many years with them but they are losing out to other carriers with their service and bagage / seating policy. My 2 12-yo kids were not placed with the parent. Absurdity.

It was great with United overall except for two things. 1) It was a 5-hour flight and we were with kids, so we were asking for extra snacks. They were extremely reticent to dole them out even though there wasn't any meal and the kids were starting to hit their limit towards the end. 2) Baggage didn't arrive until 80 minutes after we landed.

They lost my luggage, so, not happy. The crew was nice but my suitcases never made it, still trying to find out what happened!

The staff was hospitable and professional. The seat had a bit of wear. The winner shade was stuck 1/4 open. I received the best of both worlds. The morning sun was able to come in and blind the screen i was trying to use while at the same time it was too low to look out and enjoy the view. Rather embarrassing for a 1st class ticket.

Perfect flight. Smooth flight. Arrived 20 minutes early at destination. Excellent service.

The flights were on time which was great give. It was holiday travel season and there’d been some weather issues. The only complaint and this is every time with United is the terrible seat design. The head rest is not built for comfort and having my neck bent forward for a cross country trip reminded me while I try not to take United flights as a rule.

I’m so sorry, I can’t remember her name, I believe it was Dimpti. She was stellar, also a mature Asian flight attendant, lots of flowers in her hair, just as amazing! But literally the crew was AWESOME . Only downside is there weren’t any charging outlets. Maybe I needed to ask a flight attendant , but it would’ve been nice to have one easily accessible.

The flight was delayed by two de-icings. The seatbelt did not work correctly. It did not stay tight.

Everything was absolutely wonderful from check in to baggage claim. Staff was very professional and sweet. Will definitely recommend United to family and friends.

Aircraft was noisy, old and never dimmed the lights on a night flight even on business class! I flew 17 times on United and probably another 40 on other airlines United USA /Europe flights were the worst to include luggage delayed once going to europe and once coming back

Check how old the airframe is, some older ones have inoperable seat back entertainment or power.

The economy seats are very cramped and the food was bizarre. However, I did like the greek yogurt option for breakfast.

While I didn’t watch much tv I would have liked a few more options of TV series from Apple TV or hbo max ..

Everything about the flight was lovely. My only suggestion would be to offer a few more options of tv series from Apple TV or HBO.

Nothing to write home about, average flight experience. Seats were spacious enough, crew friendly enough. Loved the AA entertainment/wifi service.

Kayak was among the missing. There was not the usual advice regarding next gate after arriving in Dallas. No communication after the reminder to check in before the Moline flight. What happened?

They should have allowed for extra time to de-ice the plane before boarding passengers. This delayed us about 10-15 mins after we boarded. Overall experience was fine. Crew was friendly and on top of everything. We didn’t have any issues during the flight.

Experience was good. We were delayed in leaving by 15 mins because the flight was waiting on a family that was late in getting to the gate. Food and drink options were as expected. I highly recommend checking in ahead of time using the airline’s app so that it’s quicker to get your luggage tags as soon as you arrive at the terminal. No more waiting in long lines!

Overall experience was great. Flights were almost on time in departing and we arrived at our destination as scheduled. No issues with amenities or flight crew. Everything went well as as expected. Will fly again with American Airlines in the future!

We never made it due to delays on both ends. Gate attendant said it was mechanical but the system said otherwise, so no compensation. That’s not right.

Our flight from Eagle to Vail was delayed to the point we missed our connection to Savannah. Now we’re a family of 4 in a hotel room with luggage, no toiletries, no clean clothes. Gate attendant said the delay was mechanical but it was put in the system as something else so no compensation. That’s just wrong.

Crew was professional and great, flight was clean. However food was pathetic. I ordered a Hindu meal assuming no meat but they served chicken. Need to be very specific- Hindu meal should be categorize as Vegetarian - no meat or egg. Or it should be specific that we are serving meat.

Late flight Delays Poor service Poor staff Worst airline ever

Ground staff and cabin crew were excellent. Flight was perfectly on time. Zero issues.

Even after a delay, getting off the ground, thanks for keeping me safe, the airline made certain that my connecting flight was rebooked to get me to my final destination. It was actually rebooked twice, and my luggage still managed to meet me. The airline gave me a credit for food and beverage to be used at the airport vendors, regretfully, the credit did not transfer to my final boarding pass. Oh, well…

Trip was smooth, good drew, average meal, almost cold coffee. Excellent landing. Did not enjoy going down the stairs, walking to the gate, walking up the stairs, going a long walk to the exchange gate, and going down the stairs again to be bussed all the way where we originally landed to take our next flight! Over all an average experience. Thank you.

I booked extra leg room, due to seat neighbor i now consider extra shoulder and arm room as well. Seems like the seats shrink in width now The crew was very friendly and professional ( 100%). Food was good not great, breakfast was bad, a dry slice of bread would have been better. Facilities clean.

Luggage transfer in Chicago was not performed in time. I received my luggage at my destination two days later.

love the crews and my only problem was the delay at Frankfurt was very bad. I have travelled with Lufthansa for over 30 years now and this was cost me some planned business appointment

The flight delay made the connection a bit tight but that's outside the flight crew's control.

We just made it to our connecting flight. A long, long speed walk!

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