Trains to Des Moines

30 origins, priced from the same engine that serves the search page.

30 places connect to Des Moines by Trains, across 1 country, run by 1 operator. The cheapest arrival costs €42.69. Origins run from 252 km away to 497 km, with a median of 440 km.

Checked 30 September 2026Priced for 30 September 2026One passenger, all fees included

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Arriving in Des Moines

Priced from the same engine that answers the search box, on the next three weeks of departures.

Cheapest fare and fastest journey into Des Moines, over the next three weeks.
Route	From	Fastest	Distance
Davenport to Des Moines train	€42.69	2h 46m	252 km
Cicero to Des Moines train	€43.24	4h 34m	487 km
West Town to Des Moines train	€43.79	4h 57m	493 km
Near North Side to Des Moines train	€44.34	5h 15m	497 km
Independence to Des Moines train	€48.19	3h 19m	287 km
East Independence to Des Moines train	€48.19	3h 22m	286 km
Kansas City to Des Moines train	€48.74	3h 22m	290 km
Lee's Summit to Des Moines train	€51.49	3h 19m	306 km
North Peoria to Des Moines train	€55.34	3h 50m	351 km
Chicago to Des Moines train	€59.74	4h 7m	495 km
St Louis to Des Moines train	€61.38	4h 14m	440 km
O'Fallon to Des Moines train	€65.79	4h 22m	397 km
Champaign to Des Moines train	€69.09	5h 3m	480 km
Naperville to Des Moines train	€69.64	4h 43m	454 km
Joliet to Des Moines train	€70.19	4h 32m	460 km

30Places you can arrive from
30Places you can leave for
1Countries
1Operators

The journey ends at Des Moines Union Station. Everything past the barriers belongs to somebody else, the rooms included.

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Catchment

How far people travel to get here

Every origin we sell by Trains, grouped by how far it is in a straight line.

Straight line distance from each origin we sell, not the distance the route runs.
Distance	Routes	Share	Nearest of them
200 to 600 km	30	100%	Davenport, 252 km

Origins

Which countries you can arrive from

Countries with at least one route into Des Moines that we sell.

Counted by route, so a country with several cities on the corridor counts once per route rather than once per city.
Country	Routes	Share
United States	30	100%

Carriers

Train operators

Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.

Every operator we sell on this corridor. Speed is the carrier's own typical cruising speed, not the average over this route.
Operator	From	Fastest	Typical speed	Flexibility	On board
Amtrak	None	None	140 km/h	Refundable	Power sockets, Wi-Fi

Terminals

Stations, airports and ports in Des Moines

The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.

Des Moines

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Des Moines Union Station
East Des Moines Union Depot
Des Moines Western Railway Freight House

Leaving

Leaving Des Moines

Des Moines to Chicago train Des Moines to Joliet train Des Moines to Naperville train Des Moines to Kansas City train Des Moines to St Louis train Des Moines to Independence train Des Moines to North Peoria train Des Moines to East Independence train Des Moines to Davenport train Des Moines to Lee's Summit train Des Moines to West Town train Des Moines to Champaign train Des Moines to Near North Side train Des Moines to O'Fallon train Des Moines to Cicero train

Common questions about Trains to Des Moines

Where can I travel to Des Moines by Trains from?

30 places connect to Des Moines by Trains on our network, across 1 countries. The nearest is 252 km away in a straight line and the furthest 497 km. Every one of them is a route we actually sell rather than a connection somebody could construct.

How much does the Trains to Des Moines cost?

The cheapest Trains fare into Des Moines is €42.69 for one passenger, across 30 origins over the next three weeks. The median origin is 440 km away in a straight line, which is the distance that fare should be read against.

How long does the Trains to Des Moines take?

The fastest Trains journey into Des Moines is 2h 46m door to door. The median origin sits 440 km away in a straight line, so most journeys on this list take considerably longer than the fastest one quoted here.

Which operators run the Trains to Des Moines?

1 operators run Trains services into Des Moines on our network: Amtrak. Each has its own fares and its own conditions, and every one of them is a real carrier from the published operator catalogue rather than a name we generated.

Which terminal does the Trains to Des Moines use?

Trains services into Des Moines use 3 named terminals, among them Des Moines Union Station, East Des Moines Union Depot, Des Moines Western Railway Freight House. The terminal a given service uses is shown on the route page for that journey and again on the ticket, because a city with several is a city where the wrong one costs an hour.

Where these numbers come from

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.

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Other ways to reach Des Moines

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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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