Cheapest€115.78
- Allegiant Air AA459106:292h 21m08:50Des Moines DSMWright VPS
Door to door 5h 31mCO2 351.5 kgChanges 0Fixed, no changes
Travelling from Des Moines to Wright costs €115.78 at the cheapest and takes 5h 23m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 1 operator. The route covers 1,429 km. Cheapest is by Flight, fastest is by Flight.
At a glance
- Distance
- 1,429 km
- Fastest
- 5h 23m
- Average
- 5h 32m
- Services per day
- 5
- Cheapest
- €115.78
- CO2 per passenger
- 351.5 kg
Every way to make this journey
Journey times below are door to door, so they include getting to the terminal and away from it at the other end. Fares are the cheapest we currently sell on 29 September 2026.
| Mode | Door to door | Moving | At the ends | From | CO2 | Per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight | 5h 31m | 2h 21m | 3h 10m | €132.89 | 351.5 kg | 3 |
- 5h 31mFastest, by Flight
- €132.89Cheapest, by Flight
- 351.5 kgLowest CO2, by Flight
- 1,429 kmDistance travelled
The cheapest and the fastest on 29 September 2026
Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.
Lowest CO2€132.89
- Amtrak A505507:303h 44m11:14Des Moines Union StationUnion Station
- Southwest Airlines SA395812:371h 40m14:17St. Louis STLWright VPS
Changes at St. Louis, with 83 minutes between services and a walk of about 14 minutes.
Door to door 8h 44mCO2 261.2 kgChanges 1Fixed, no changes
Today's real departures
Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modelled until our booking connectors are live.
No live timetable for this journey yet.
Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modelled until our booking connectors are live.
Prices over the next three weeks
Live from our own engine, refreshed on every request. The cheapest days for each way of travelling are marked.
| Cheapest fare by mode and day for Des Moines to Wright | Wed9 Sept | Thu10 Sept | Fri11 Sept | Sat12 Sept | Sun13 Sept | Mon14 Sept | Tue15 Sept | Wed16 Sept | Thu17 Sept | Fri18 Sept | Sat19 Sept | Sun20 Sept | Mon21 Sept | Tue22 Sept |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight | €276.26 | €364.76 | €248.53 | €215.49 | €241.45 | €206.64 | €160.62 | €170.65 | €232.60 | €210.77 | €190.71 | €181.27 | €186.58 | €132.89 |
| Train | €313.84 | €383.14 | €275.34 | €277.54 | €279.19 | €228.04 | €176.34 | €182.94 | €211.54 | €251.14 | €250.04 | €207.14 | €168.64 | €158.19 |
Cheapest day: 2026-09-29 · €115.78
The flight gets you into Wright. It does not get you a bed, and neither do we.
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When to book Des Moines to Wright
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €137.0290 days
- €120.5060 days
- €123.4545 days
- €150.5930 days
- €115.7821 days
- €132.8914 days
- €160.627 days
- €248.533 days
- €276.261 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 21 days ahead, at €115.78.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 139 percent. The dearest point is €276.26, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 21 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 21 days ahead. You are inside that window.
Which departure day costs least
Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.
- €181.27Sun
- €168.64Mon
- €132.89Tue
- €170.65Wed
- €211.54Thu
- €210.77Fri
- €190.71Sat
How the fare moves month by month
The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.
- €160.62Sept
- €154.89Oct
- €130.53Nov
- €135.09Dec
- €134.66Jan
- €101.03Feb
The route
What the journey actually looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- Direct or connecting
- 20% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 80% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 1,429 km against 1,388 km in a straight line, a detour of 3 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at North Peoria, Nashville, St. Louis, Atlanta. The gap between arriving and leaving is 59 minutes, of which about 14 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 16 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Part of this journey is a self transfer between separate tickets, so leave more time than the minimum and expect to check in again.
- First and last departure
- The first service of the day leaves Des Moines at 06:29 and the last at 07:30, across 3 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Where you leave from and where you arrive
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Des Moines
Rail
- Des Moines Union Station
- East Des Moines Union Depot
- Des Moines Western Railway Freight House
Coach
- DART Central Station
- Dart Ride Share
Air
- DSM
Wright
Air
- VPS
Who runs this route
Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.
| Operator | From | Fastest | Typical speed | Flexibility | On board |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Allegiant Air | €115.78 | 5h 23m | 740 km/h | Fixed fare | Not published |
What the fare is made of
Every part of the total, so the number at checkout is the number here.
| Part | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Operator fare | €90.50 | 78% |
| Taxes | €16.29 | 14% |
| Supplier fees | €7.00 | 6% |
| Our service fee | €1.99 | 2% |
| Total you pay | €115.78 | 100% |
Check-in is at three and you will be in Wright well before then. Lockers are not something we run.
Somewhere to leave the bags in Wright?
Priced by the bag and by the day, booked before you get there, and insured while it sits.
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Questions about Des Moines to Wright
The questions people actually ask about this journey, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does it take to get from Des Moines to Wright?
The fastest journey from Des Moines to Wright takes 5h 23m door to door, of which 2h 21m is spent moving, on the Flight. Most services take around 5h 32m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
How much does it cost to travel from Des Moines to Wright?
The cheapest fare from Des Moines to Wright is €115.78, checked on 29 September 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €183.04. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.
What is the cheapest way to get from Des Moines to Wright?
The cheapest way from Des Moines to Wright is by Flight, at €132.89 for one passenger on 29 September 2026. That journey takes 5h 31m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.
When should I book Des Moines to Wright?
Fares from Des Moines to Wright bottom out around 21 days before departure, at €115.78. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the dearest lead time is 139 percent, measured on 29 September 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Des Moines to Wright?
Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from Des Moines to Wright, at €132.89. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on 29 September 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Des Moines to Wright?
February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Des Moines to Wright, at €101.03 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.
Who runs services from Des Moines to Wright?
1 operators sell services from Des Moines to Wright across 1 modes: Allegiant Air. Journey times, fares and fare conditions differ between them, and the operator table on this page compares all of them on speed, flexibility and what is provided on board.
Is there a direct service from Des Moines to Wright?
20 percent of the services we sell from Des Moines to Wright are direct. The rest connect at North Peoria, Nashville, St. Louis, Atlanta, with about 59 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.
Which station or terminal do services from Des Moines to Wright use?
Services from Des Moines to Wright by Flight leave from Des Moines DSM and arrive at Wright VPS. Allow about 3h 10m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.
Can I change or refund a ticket from Des Moines to Wright?
0 of the 1 operators we sell from Des Moines to Wright allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.
Where these numbers come from
Observed service A carrier record shows this named operator serving this named pair, and we carry that through unchanged.
Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modelled number pass for a filed one.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Des Moines to Wright on 8 September 2026: 1429 km of route against 1388 km in a straight line, 5 services a day, 1 operators, a cheapest fare of €115.78, and 5h 23m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
The flight is the simple part. What you do once you are in Wright is somebody else's catalogue.
Things to do in Wright
Timed entry, guided walks and half-day trips out of Wright, with free cancellation on most of it.
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