Cheapest€52.59
- Amtrak A212206:023h 30m09:32O'Fallon stationDes Moines Union Station
Door to door 4h 14mCO2 15.0 kgChanges 0Refundable
Travelling from O'Fallon to Des Moines costs €52.59 at the cheapest and takes 3h 53m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 1 operator. The route covers 456 km. Cheapest is by train, fastest is by train.
At a glance
- Distance
- 456 km
- Fastest
- 3h 53m
- Average
- 4h 7m
- Services per day
- 5
- Cheapest
- €52.59
- CO2 per passenger
- 15.0 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | 4h 14m | 3h 30m | 44m | €64.14 | 15.0 kg | 5 |
- 4h 14mFastest, by Train
- €64.14Cheapest, by Train
- 15.0 kgLowest CO2, by Train
- 456 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.
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.
Checking the live timetables.
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 O'Fallon to Des Moines | Sun13 Sept | Mon14 Sept | Tue15 Sept | Wed16 Sept | Thu17 Sept | Fri18 Sept | Sat19 Sept | Sun20 Sept | Mon21 Sept | Tue22 Sept | Wed23 Sept | Thu24 Sept | Fri25 Sept | Sat26 Sept |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | €167.54 | €109.24 | €112.54 | €105.94 | €124.64 | €130.69 | €108.14 | €92.19 | €64.14 | €77.88 | €82.28 | €105.39 | €96.04 | €95.49 |
Cheapest day: 2026-09-29 · €52.59
That is the travelling done. What happens after you walk out into Des Moines is not something we sell.
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When to book O'Fallon to Des Moines
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €82.2990 days
- €42.6960 days
- €47.6445 days
- €43.2430 days
- €63.5921 days
- €95.4914 days
- €108.147 days
- €112.543 days
- €167.541 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €42.69.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 292 percent. The dearest point is €167.54, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 60 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 60 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.
- €92.19Sun
- €64.14Mon
- €77.88Tue
- €82.28Wed
- €105.39Thu
- €96.04Fri
- €95.49Sat
How the fare moves month by month
The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.
- €112.54Sept
- €61.39Oct
- €53.69Nov
- €49.84Dec
- €63.03Jan
- €49.84Feb
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 456 km against 397 km in a straight line, a detour of 15 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at St. Louis, North Peoria, Davenport, East Independence. The gap between arriving and leaving is 52 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 18 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is ours to fix and you are rebooked at no charge.
- First and last departure
- The first service of the day leaves O'Fallon at 06:02 and the last at 07:30, across 5 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Amtrak | €52.59 | 3h 53m | 140 km/h | Refundable | Power sockets, Wi-Fi |
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 | €46.00 | 87% |
| Taxes | €4.60 | 9% |
| Our service fee | €1.99 | 4% |
| Total you pay | €52.59 | 100% |
A day in Des Moines carrying a suitcase is a shorter day than it needs to be. We do not store bags.
Somewhere to leave the bags in Des Moines?
Most of the points near Des Moines Union Station open before the first train and shut after the last one.
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Questions about O'Fallon to Des Moines
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 O'Fallon to Des Moines?
The fastest journey from O'Fallon to Des Moines takes 3h 53m door to door, of which 3h 30m is spent moving, on the train. Most services take around 4h 7m, 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 O'Fallon to Des Moines?
The cheapest fare from O'Fallon to Des Moines is €52.59, checked on 12 September 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €92.19. 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 O'Fallon to Des Moines?
The cheapest way from O'Fallon to Des Moines is by train, at €64.14 for one passenger on 29 September 2026. That journey takes 4h 14m 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 O'Fallon to Des Moines?
Fares from O'Fallon to Des Moines bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €42.69. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the dearest lead time is 292 percent, measured on 12 September 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for O'Fallon to Des Moines?
Monday is the cheapest day to depart from O'Fallon to Des Moines, at €64.14. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on 12 September 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for O'Fallon to Des Moines?
December is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from O'Fallon to Des Moines, at €49.84 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 O'Fallon to Des Moines?
1 operators sell services from O'Fallon to Des Moines across 1 mode: Amtrak. 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 O'Fallon to Des Moines?
20 percent of the services we sell from O'Fallon to Des Moines are direct. The rest connect at St. Louis, North Peoria, Davenport, East Independence, with about 52 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 O'Fallon to Des Moines use?
Services from O'Fallon to Des Moines by train leave from O'Fallon station and arrive at Des Moines Union Station. Allow about 44m 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 O'Fallon to Des Moines?
1 of the 1 operators we sell from O'Fallon to Des Moines 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
Derived from service area No carrier record names this exact pair. The operators listed publish a service area covering both places at a distance their mode plausibly carries people, which is evidence that the corridor is served and not evidence of a specific service. Pages state which, because presenting the two as the same thing would be dishonest.
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 O'Fallon to Des Moines on 12 September 2026: 456 km of route against 397 km in a straight line, 5 services a day, 1 operators, a cheapest fare of €52.59, and 3h 53m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
Our job ends on the platform. What fills the days in Des Moines afterwards does not belong to us.
Anything to book in Des Moines before you go?
Day trips that leave Des Moines in the morning and cover a good part of United States by evening.
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