DSM - MUC

$834 Find Cheap Flights from Des Moines to Munich

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 Munich departing on 6/9. 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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These are the airlines KAYAK users have selected most often from within our search results in flight searches from Des Moines to Munich, as well as popular online travel agencies
These are the airlines KAYAK users have selected most often from within our search results in flight searches from Des Moines to Munich, as well as popular online travel agencies
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Everything you should know

Cheapest round-trip
$970
Typical prices: $880-$705
Scandinavian Airlines
Mon 10/12Mon 10/19
DSM - MUC • 2 stops
Cheapest one-way
$834
American Airlines
Tue 6/9
DSM - MUC • 2 stops
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Cheapest • from $970 (round-trip)
Best reviews • 7.4 score
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There are currently no direct flights between Des Moines and Munich. You'll need at least 1 connection.
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Cheapest • Avg $719 (round-trip)
Shortest trip • 11h 29m (one-way)
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Cheapest • 39% price drop
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Cheap Flights from Des Moines to Munich (DSM-MUC)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Des Moines to Munich 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.
Discover the best prices for you by selecting your travel dates on KAYAK.

Recent round-trip flight deals from Des Moines to Munich

Mon, Oct 12 - Mon, Oct 19
Scandinavian Airlines Logo
2:15 pm - 7:45 pm
DSM
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MUC
22h 30m
2 stops
Scandinavian Airlines Logo
3:10 pm - 10:29 pm
MUC
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DSM
38h 19m
2 stops
$970Scandinavian Airlines
Mon, Oct 12 - Mon, Oct 19
Virgin Atlantic Logo
10:15 am - 6:55 am
DSM
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MUC
13h 40m
1 stop
Virgin Atlantic Logo
9:00 am - 8:52 pm
MUC
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DSM
18h 52m
1 stop
$1,041Virgin Atlantic
Mon, Oct 12 - Mon, Oct 19
Multiple Airlines Logo
5:00 am - 7:45 am
DSM
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MUC
19h 45m
2 stops
Multiple Airlines Logo
3:40 pm - 9:17 pm
MUC
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DSM
12h 37m
1 stop
$1,044Multiple Airlines
Thu, Sep 3 - Tue, Sep 15
Air Canada Logo
5:00 am - 9:55 am
DSM
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MUC
21h 55m
2 stops
Air Canada Logo
4:45 pm - 2:05 pm
MUC
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DSM
28h 20m
2 stops
$1,051Air Canada
Thu, Sep 3 - Tue, Sep 15
United Airlines Logo
11:23 am - 7:05 am
DSM
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MUC
12h 42m
1 stop
United Airlines Logo
11:50 am - 10:11 am
MUC
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DSM
29h 21m
2 stops
$1,052United Airlines
Thu, Sep 3 - Tue, Sep 15
United Airlines Logo
1:40 pm - 2:10 pm
DSM
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MUC
17h 30m
1 stop
United Airlines Logo
11:50 am - 10:11 am
MUC
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DSM
29h 21m
2 stops
$1,053United Airlines
Thu, Sep 3 - Tue, Sep 15
United Airlines Logo
6:00 am - 7:45 am
DSM
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MUC
18h 45m
2 stops
United Airlines Logo
11:50 am - 10:11 am
MUC
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DSM
29h 21m
2 stops
$1,057United Airlines
Sat, Sep 26 - Sat, Oct 3
Air Canada Logo
5:18 pm - 9:55 am
DSM
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MUC
33h 37m
2 stops
Air Canada Logo
3:50 pm - 12:30 pm
MUC
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DSM
27h 40m
2 stops
$1,061Air Canada
Thu, Sep 3 - Tue, Sep 15
KLM Logo
10:15 am - 6:55 am
DSM
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MUC
13h 40m
1 stop
KLM Logo
9:00 am - 8:45 pm
MUC
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DSM
18h 45m
1 stop
$1,067KLM
Thu, Sep 3 - Tue, Sep 15
KLM Logo
10:15 am - 6:55 am
DSM
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MUC
13h 40m
1 stop
KLM Logo
9:00 am - 8:45 pm
MUC
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DSM
18h 45m
1 stop
$1,068KLM
Booking Insights

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

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

How much is a round-trip flight from Des Moines to Munich?

This analysis is based on the cheapest round-trip price found on KAYAK in the last 12 months by searching for a flight from Des Moines to Munich departing in October.

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Des Moines to Munich, 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 Munich is January, where tickets cost $589 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and August, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $1,547 and $1,224 respectively.

Good to know

Low seasonJanuary
Cheapest flight$834
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 39% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 25% increase in price.
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When to book flights from Des Moines to Munich

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Des Moines to Munich 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 flights from Des Moines to Munich

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

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Des Moines to Munich was $834 for a one-way ticket and $970 for a round-trip.

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

    Yes, you'll most likely have to show a valid passport before boarding the plane in Des Moines and on arrival in Munich.

  • Which airports will I be using when flying from Des Moines to Munich?

    On your way to Munich, you’ll fly out from Des Moines. You’ll be landing at Munich Franz Josef Strauss.

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

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

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

    Star Alliance is the only airline alliance operating flights between Des Moines and Munich.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Des Moines to Munich, United Airlines or Lufthansa?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Des Moines to Munich are United Airlines and Lufthansa. With an average price for the route of $905 and an overall rating of 7.4, United Airlines is the most popular choice. Lufthansa is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $1,130 and an overall rating of 6.8.

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

    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 Munich.

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

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

    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 Munich with an airline and back to Des Moines with another airline. Booking your flights between Des Moines and MUC 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 Munich?

    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 Munich from Des Moines up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

Reviews of the top airlines flying from Des Moines to Munich

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Des Moines to Munich. 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.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Des Moines to Munich? 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.
7.4
United AirlinesOverall score based on 9682 reviews
7.7Boarding
8.1Crew
6.6Food
7.3Comfort
7.1Entertainment
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Food was surprisingly delicious. Space in the seat is horrible when the seating front is reclined. Movie offerings were terrible. Crew was friendly and helpful.

10.0 ExcellentAnonymous, Apr 2026
LAX - FRA
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Food was surprisingly delicious. Space in the seat is horrible when the seating front is reclined. Movie offerings were terrible. Crew was friendly and helpful.

Due to cancellation of connecting flight (Lufthansa) I didn’t fly with United

Vegetarian selection could be better. Bread was too hard to chew.

Crew was friendly and competent. Food, wine, and entertainment were excellent except the raw tuna on the flight to Split. Recommend against serving that - at least as the only option. Many medical conditions do not allow people to eat raw fish.

It was better than excellent. The staff in Mason City were great. The young woman that pushed my wheelchair did more than could be expected of her. She came from India 17 years ago. I don't remember her name.

Somebody entered our names incorrectly so it didn't match our passports. KAYAK first time... never again. Boarding passes and security took so much time to correct. Massive stress: both names messed up. Know we entered correctly via screen shot. Very troublesome. Never took a United airlines or planes as Kauak booked It was so messed up.

Great until we got to FRA. The next trip leg we were put in Business Class where seats had minimal padding!!!! They were awful and United Airlines needs to have their Lufthansa partner up their game or I won’t fly with them again!!

The wheelchair service is useless. They live you in different spots, not tell you anything just wait. I waited 30 minutes in Frankfurt when decided to walk the 25 minutes distance. In Budapest nobody came.

The food was terrible this time. Otherwise pleasant, quiet, on-time.

Ineffective communication with United resulted in lost baggage. Their Baggage Tracing counter at MUC was shut down from 11:00-14:15 on my arrival. Undertrained, underinformed staff had me Running all over MUC to find someone to help me to no avail. Staff was rude, unhelpful, and unable to effectively use the systems they did have operational. They refused to contact United in any way or provide any accommodation or other resources while I waited for my luggage. This has destroyed my downstream itinerary. If they had even the slightest visibility I may have been able to reschedule/plan, but again, their staff provided nothing, and did nothing more than their website, which doesn’t even work on a standard phone browser. Miserable failure at all levels that weren’t associated with the operation of the aircraft.

Terrible. Lost our luggage for 4 days. Did not advise passengers there was a strike in Barcelona Airport and had zero personnel on hand at airport to advise passengers on where to go to file claims. We had to fend for ourselves. No assistance at all other than an online claims submission process that we had to find out about on our own.

Lufthansa cancelled our flight from Los Angeles to Naples Italy on March 10 for scheduled flight on March 12 Very stressful experience trying to arrange alternatives. Will never fly again with Lufthansa

Economy Priority seats are extremely uncomfortable. There is no way to escape the boxed in feeling, particularely because the distance between to rows are too short, the hard edge of the front row is keeping legs confined. There is no elevated place to put your feet. I am of average, European size.

I was deceived on the Kayak site expecting a ticket, but instead finding a "standby" reservation. When I tried to change the ticket, I paid almost twice the price of the original ticket. Then, the airline refused to give me the reserved seat I had chosen and paid for. I think I deserve a refund for this leg of my trip because I was doubly charged and did not receive what I had paid for. I put in a complaint with Lufthansa because the ticket was sold originally sold as a flight they listed. Someone here needs to take responsibility.

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.

Lufthansa still has a good level of quality compared to US airlines, especially with respect to (1) food quality - actually tasty, (2) good French red wine - free, (3) good movie selection. Also my ticket price includes 1 free check-in luggage, while some other budget airlines sneak in an extra $150 for a checkin.

Everything went smoothly and the staff was very kind. I’m glad I purchased the extra leg room for my long flight; it was totally worth it. We were served 2 meals for a 9 hour flight which I was not expecting and they were very tasty. I appreciated them being vegetarian. Customs line in Munich was long; I had a choice to have a 1 hr 40 min layover or 2 hr 40 min layover; I took the longer layover which I was thankful for because my flight was delayed 30 minutes and there’s a good chance I would have missed my connecting flight. This was my very first international flight and I would fly Discover again without hesitation. Thank you for taking good care of me!

I liked Quiet people around me. Crew could have helped people with overhead luggage so they aren't moving other peoples bags around and causing problems for people that had there bags there first

Stop charging for alcohol overseas flights and start taking cash again not everyone wants to pay with card if the person is bigger give him seat on the outside seats not the middle in between the people is common sense and mainly if you fly for Lufthansa provides the sam service and experience...

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