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Find cheap flights from Des Moines to Frankfurt am Main from $849

This is the cheapest one-way flight price found by a KAYAK user in the last 72 hours by searching for a flight from Des Moines to Frankfurt am Main departing on 7/23. Fares are subject to change and may not be available on all flights or dates of travel. Click the price to replicate the search for this deal.
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Cheap flight deals from Des Moines to Frankfurt am Main

Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Des Moines to Frankfurt am Main 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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6:03 pm - 10:20 pmDSM-FRA
21h 17m2 stops
9:20 am - 10:17 pmFRA-DSM
19h 57m1 stop
$1,029American Airlines
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Wed, Apr 24 - Wed, May 1
6:30 am - 7:20 amDSM-FRA
17h 50m1 stop
9:20 am - 10:17 pmFRA-DSM
19h 57m1 stop
$1,030American Airlines
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Thu, Apr 25 - Thu, May 2
6:03 pm - 10:20 pmDSM-FRA
21h 17m2 stops
9:20 am - 8:15 pmFRA-DSM
17h 55m2 stops
$1,034American Airlines
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Wed, Apr 24 - Wed, May 1
6:03 pm - 10:25 pmDSM-FRA
21h 22m2 stops
9:20 am - 9:42 pmFRA-DSM
19h 22m1 stop
$1,079American Airlines
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Mon, Apr 29 - Mon, May 6
6:30 am - 7:20 amDSM-FRA
17h 50m1 stop
9:20 am - 9:42 pmFRA-DSM
19h 22m1 stop
$1,080American Airlines
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Mon, Apr 29 - Mon, May 6
6:03 pm - 10:25 pmDSM-FRA
21h 22m2 stops
9:20 am - 10:00 pmFRA-DSM
19h 40m2 stops
$1,084American Airlines
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Mon, Apr 29 - Mon, May 6
6:45 am - 9:40 amDSM-FRA
19h 55m2 stops
10:25 am - 9:36 amFRA-DSM
30h 11m3 stops
$1,529
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Wed, Apr 24 - Wed, May 1
11:37 am - 11:10 amDSM-FRA
16h 33m2 stops
8:20 am - 9:44 pmFRA-DSM
20h 24m3 stops
$1,743
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Thu, Apr 25 - Thu, May 2
11:37 am - 12:40 pmDSM-FRA
18h 03m3 stops
9:25 am - 9:44 pmFRA-DSM
19h 19m3 stops
$2,415Air Canada
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Wed, Apr 24 - Wed, May 1
11:37 am - 12:40 pmDSM-FRA
18h 03m3 stops
8:20 am - 9:44 pmFRA-DSM
20h 24m3 stops
$3,239Air Canada
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Thu, Apr 25 - Thu, May 2

Flights from Des Moines to Frankfurt am Main - Travel Insights & Trends

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

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Des Moines to Frankfurt am Main?

The average price of all flights from Des Moines to Frankfurt am Main Airport clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.
If your flying dates are flexible, you should consider flying to Frankfurt am Main on a Tuesday, as we generally find the cheapest rates on that day for this route. On the other hand, Saturday is the most expensive day to fly from Des Moines to Frankfurt am Main. For your return ticket, we recommend flying on a Monday and avoiding Thursdays for the best deals.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Des Moines to Frankfurt am Main Airport?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights from Des Moines to Frankfurt am Main Airport, 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 Frankfurt am Main Airport is February, where tickets cost $751 on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are August and June, where the average cost of tickets is $1,737 and $1,705 respectively.

Which airlines provide the cheapest flights from Des Moines to Frankfurt am Main?

The cheapest price for the route for each airline clicked by KAYAK users in the last 72 hours.
In the last 72 hours, the best return deals on flights connecting Des Moines to Frankfurt am Main were found on American Airlines ($1,029) and Air Canada ($2,415). Lufthansa proposed the cheapest one-way flight at $849.

How long does a flight from Des Moines to Frankfurt am Main take?

This flight route requires at least one stop and takes a minimum of 16h 33m.

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Low season

January

High season

June

Cheapest flight

$849
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 32% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 46% increase in price.
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When to book flights from Des Moines to Frankfurt am Main

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Des Moines to Frankfurt am Main based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
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FAQs for booking Des Moines to Frankfurt am Main flights

  • Which airline is suitable when traveling from Des Moines to Frankfurt with passengers with limited mobility?

    United Airlines will be suitable for passengers with limited mobility. United Airlines helps travelers requiring special assistance to ensure the trip is more relaxing. Assistance for individuals with special needs includes help with entering and exiting aircraft, and managing mobility aids. Furthermore, the carrier offers onboard access to oxygen supply for medical requirements.

  • Why would I opt for a business class on my flight from Des Moines to Frankfurt?

    If you select United Business Class on your trip from Des Moines to Frankfurt, you will have premium experience commencing at the check-in stage until claiming your baggage. First Class, top-notch travel support offers a stress-free initiation for your trip. They include specific Premier Access registration desks, security pathways, and preferred boarding.

  • What are the public transport options from Frankfurt am Main Airport to downtown Frankfurt?

    Several public transport alternatives are available from Frankfurt Airport to the central area of Frankfurt am Main. The most efficient option is the S-Bahn train, with lines S8 and S9, which operate direct routes to the city's heart. Moreover, you can find local trains and coaches accessible. Taxicabs and rented vehicles are additional choices for getting around from the airport to downtown Frankfurt. Nevertheless, commuter services provide a convenient and economical choice.

  • Which airline is best when flying with kids?

    Lufthansa is a great choice for flying with kids from Des Moines to Frankfurt. The airline provides entertainment while flying, offering diverse and kid-friendly movies, TV shows, and games to ensure children stay entertained. Moreover, the airline also offers children-friendly meals and snacks to meet their preferences. The company also provides diaper-changing amenities and support for parents with young children.

  • What is the cheapest flight from Des Moines to Frankfurt am Main Airport?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Des Moines to Frankfurt am Main Airport was $849 for a one-way ticket and $1,029 for a round-trip.

  • Do I need a passport to fly between Des Moines and Frankfurt am Main?

    A passport is required to fly from Des Moines to Frankfurt am Main.

  • Which airports will I be using when flying from Des Moines to Frankfurt am Main?

    Des Moines and Frankfurt am Main are both served by 1 main airport. You will leave Des Moines from Des Moines and will be arriving at Frankfurt am Main.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from Des Moines to Frankfurt am Main?

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

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Des Moines to Frankfurt am Main?

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

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Des Moines to Frankfurt am Main, American Airlines or Lufthansa?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Des Moines to Frankfurt am Main are American Airlines and Lufthansa. With an average price for the route of $1,464 and an overall rating of 7.3, American Airlines is the most popular choice. Lufthansa is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $1,641 and an overall rating of 7.0.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Des Moines to Frankfurt am Main?

    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 Frankfurt am Main.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Frankfurt am Main 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 Frankfurt am Main?

    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 Frankfurt am Main with an airline and back to Des Moines with another airline. Booking your flights between Des Moines and FRA 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 Frankfurt am Main?

    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 Frankfurt am Main 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 tips for finding a cheap flight from DSM to Frankfurt am Main

  • Passengers will have several layovers for this route depending on their flight and departure time. Passengers flying with United Airlines and Lufthansa will have a layover at Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD). Multiple airlines will have a layover at Fort Lauderdale (FLL) and London Gatwick (LGW).
  • Lufthansa permits travelers to carry a solitary personal possession that cannot surpass 11.8 x 15.7 x 3.9 inches. Economy and premium economy passengers can carry one item of regular hand luggage not exceeding a weight limit of 17.6 lb. The cabin baggage size must be at most 21.6 x 15.7 x 9 inches.
  • Des Moines Airport is about five miles from downtown Des Moines. This airport is a central hub for several airlines, including American Airlines and Delta Air Lines. It has one terminal and flights from Des Moines to Frankfurt operate from the main terminal.
  • United Airlines provide the finest pet policy on your trip from Des Moines to Frankfurt. Going on trips with animals within the aircraft cabin is exclusively authorized for domesticated cats and dogs only. Each passenger can have at most two pets, and they need to travel contained within a hard-sided carrier made of soft material. The total weight of the pet and its carrier should not exceed 100 lb.
  • Frankfurt Airport (FRA) has several car rental services. The vehicle rental counters are located in the Arrival Hall in Terminal 1, at Level 1. Firms like Avis, Budget, Enterprise, Europcar, Hertz, and SIXT are included in the airport's list of car rental providers.
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Top 4 airlines serving from Des Moines to Frankfurt am Main

Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Des Moines to Frankfurt am Main? 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 KAYAK reviews.
8.0
DeltaOverall score based on 11402 reviews
80entertainment
75food
81overall
79comfort
82boarding
86crew
Airline reviews

Carly the flight attendant was extremely helpful and very accommodating to passengers on the flight from what I noticed. Couldn't be more satisfied with the service and assistance from Delta's flight attendant, Thanks again Carly!!

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Carly the flight attendant was extremely helpful and very accommodating to passengers on the flight from what I noticed. Couldn't be more satisfied with the service and assistance from Delta's flight attendant, Thanks again Carly!!

I didn’t not like that I could not select my seat and ended up with the worse seat.

I didn’t like that I could not select my seat and was assigned a seat when I checked in at LAX

Delta did an awful job w logistics at DTW. Missed connection. We were there an hour early. SUCKED

Inflight entertainment stopped working as we taxi to runway and never worked again until landing and taxi to gate. Grrrr

Had to run to make it only to have the flight delayed to wait for all the late connectors Second drink service skipped up

Boarding was a sh!t show. JFK BOARDING was awful. The agent called three sections at a time Clogging the area then yelling at people to not block the walk way. How are you going to call delta one , premium select and comfort plus at once and the yell at highest paying passengers. Need to do a lot better and the flight attendants in the galley need to understand that their voices travel. They were talking about others and everyone in the cabin heard them

Uncomfortable seats on 14 hour flight. Mediocre food. On time and great crew.

Please see my lengthy description on MSP to Atlanta survey. Tailbone is killing me from old hard seats. Seat would not recline and were not near exit row. Entertainment did not work properly and couldn’t use. No audio and touch screen failed. 3 plus hours of discomfort in narrower seats than previous flight not in comfort plus. Very dissatisfied and deserve comfort plus charges refunds, at the very least, for both my wife and I. The plane needs to be retired. Please feel free to contact me directly for further details.

MSP to Atlanta was much better than Atlanta to St. Kitts. Paid $180 each for myself and wife for Delta comfort from Atlanta to St. Kitts. Seats were more narrow and obviously old and worn out. Tailbone is killing me. Seat would not recline. Seats behind reclined and we were not an exit row or in front of an exit row. Entertainment did not work in that the movie jumped forward and back and there was no audio. The plug in the arm rest was loose. Flight attendant tried “resetting” the video for my seat but no good. She never checked back. Someone else near me had the same issue. Touch screen was unresponsive. No where near as comfortable as MSP to Atlanta flight. 3 plus hrs. flight time without the basic amenities and not even remotely close to comfortable but paid for Comfort plus. I will be very disappointed if I have the same on my return “Comfort Plus” flight St. Kitts to Atlanta. At the very least my wife and I should be refunded for round trip “Comfort Plus” charges. Please feel free to contact me directly for more details.

Flight delayed for 2 hours due to a part. The plane sat waiting for boarding for a long time and during final preflight inspection the issue was found. Why not do the preflight inspection sooner if you know the plane is being used?

The flight experience was very good! Especially the United Club!

Overall it was good. The flight was bumpy at times, but the pilot made us aware every time. As a result, no snacks/drinks were made available. Seats were tight but that’s okay as I had a window seat.

Plane didn’t even make it off the ground. We all had to get off and walk to a different terminal (lots of confusion) to get on a different plane. Landed fairly late, connections missed.

the head jack on my seat didn't work and the power outlet didn't work for my seat

All good except paid for wifi that did not work

Flight from CLT to DUS via MUC ticketed by United Airlines and operated by Lufthansa. 2nd leg of flight from MUC to DUS was cancelled and no notification provided. At check in , Lufthansa agents at airport were unable to locate record and wanted us to contact United Airlines directly.

Boarding went well, staff was friendly. Food was not goods at all. I had ordered vegan meal. The seat I picked didn’t have storage area in the front and so had to put my small back pack at the top.my flight to Bangalore from Munich, the tv was broken so I got complimentary wifi which never worked. Food there too wasn’t good. I had paid extra for the seats. The only good thing is that the fact we have a flight direct from Charlotte to Bangalore with one stop in Munich!

one hour to board connecting flight from frankfurt trying to beat the far Z gate and with immigration of USA ppus waited for delayed boarding in gare for an hour and fly half gour late worst transit im frankfurt this airlines are for profit passengers are victim of dysfunctional airline frankfurt so crowded restroom are too small

It was a great flight, great crew, excellent service, fantastic brand new place, overall 10+ on the experience! Thank you.

The flight was scheduled to depart DCA at 12:30 pm but was delayed twice on the ground so that we were finally scheduled to depart at around 4:00 pm. Once we boarded, it was announced that takeoff would be delayed again to fix a hydraulic problem which delayed our eventual takeoff until around 5:00 pm. Once we departed, it was a smooth flight back to ORD. We did not get any explanation about what caused the original significant delay. In my experience, this happens frequently with AA.

Plane was good but was delayed. probably not AA fault but caused a 1 hour delay. Seating was cramped.

Flight was good and arrived a little early. Very good.

Gossipy flight attendants talked the whole flight about bar hopping and dating.

Turbulence was bad and flight attendants gossiped about going to the bar and dating. Could have better awareness.

When we exited the plane our wheelchair wasn’t there. The Pilot and co pilot were so nice and helped us locate it. Great service.

Didn't like the 6 hour delay as it caused me to miss all of my connections. Still, I did get home safely 14 hours late but exhausted.

New ridiculous policy by american destroyed my allegiance to american. As a million miler with american, I expected it would be easy to get on an earlier flight when I got to airport earlier than expected, and save a five hour layover. WRONG. The online app would not let me switch flights, So I called, and was promised a call back in 90 minutes. HAH! The customer service desk at DCA said “we no longer have access to changing a flight on our screens. If the app couldn’t do it, I should send a letter to American, but there’s nothing else possible!”

We were delayed bc ground crew gave the flight crew the wrong paperwork. We taxiied to the runway then back to the gate to get the correct paperwork that no one bothered reviewing the first time we pushed back. Boarding was rude and stressful like it always is. Gate agents and flight attendants are all over 55 years of age, embittered by years of underpayment From AA leading to their passive agressive bitchiness for no reason.

Same basket of unhealthy prepackaged snacks (junk food) which was depleted by the time it got to my row!!

they canceled my flight and we’re absolutely atrocious and helping me rebook

My flight was canceled. New flight is 40 hours later and I still didn’t get the flight from Frankfurt to Zagreb.

Like: On-time performance Dislikes: Old aircraft with faded paint (A330), no WiFi availability, dismal food (dinner was a very poor selection, while "breakfast" was a joke!)

Food should be provided according to the passengers selection. In flight entertainment system must be updated with latest devices and applications. Proper over head headset must be provided rather than providing cheaper ones.

Very organized check in and boarding experience. Good crew very helpfull.

Overall good experience with boarding, and food. No entertainment was provided from Frankfurt to Delhi, that could have been better

Great except my luggage was. Lost my entire. Trip and I had. To go buy things and waste. Time trying to find. My luggage

You cancelled my flight. I paid for seats and luggage handling and was not reimburst. In addition, after having to do 2 connections instead of 1, My baggage was lost. I am now 4 days without baggage.

Deplaning at Frankfurt required ck=limbing steep stairs with no provision for escalator or elevator.

Flight crew was ok but in terms of child-friendliness, no one beats KLM and even most US carriers are better. Economy class got smaller and smaller over the years but still better than AA or Delta. Food was pretty good and pre-boarding with our infant was available.

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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 Frankfurt am Main found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
7/23Tue
1 stopLufthansa
12h 59mDSM-FRA
$849
7/23Tue
2 stopsLufthansa
14h 10mDSM-FRA
$869
7/23Tue
3 stopsAir Canada
18h 19mDSM-FRA
$1,021

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Last minute flights from Des Moines to Frankfurt am Main

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 Frankfurt am Main that are departing in the next 10 days.
3/31Sun
multi-stopAer Lingus
21h 15mDSM-FRA
4/2Tue
multi-stopAer Lingus
32h 21mFRA-DSM
$2,158
3/31Sun
multi-stopLufthansa
32h 55mDSM-FRA
4/2Tue
multi-stopLufthansa
31h 36mFRA-DSM
$2,249
3/31Sun
multi-stopLufthansa
12h 43mDSM-FRA
4/2Tue
multi-stopLufthansa
15h 46mFRA-DSM
$2,441

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Des Moines - Frankfurt am Main Flights

Departure:

Des Moines (DSM)United States

Destination:

Frankfurt am Main (FRA)Germany

Return flight deals:

Frankfurt am Main - Des Moines

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