Cheapest€109.88
- Allegiant Air AA981006:292h 20m08:49Des Moines DSMAustin AUS
Door to door 5h 30mCO2 332.8 kgChanges 0Fixed, no changes
Traveling from Des Moines to Austin costs €109.88 at the cheapest and takes 5h 17m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 1 operator. The route covers 1,353 km. Cheapest is by Flight, fastest is by Flight.
At a glance
- Distance
- 1,353 km
- Fastest
- 5h 17m
- Average
- 5h 26m
- Services per day
- 6
- Cheapest
- €109.88
- CO2 per passenger
- 332.8 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 September 29, 2026.
| Mode | Door to door | Moving | At the ends | From | CO2 | Per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight | 5h 26m | 2h 16m | 3h 10m | €135.25 | 332.8 kg | 4 |
- 5h 26mFastest, by Flight
- €135.25Cheapest, by Flight
- 332.8 kgLowest CO2, by Flight
- 1,353 kmDistance traveled
The cheapest and the fastest on September 29, 2026
Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.
Fastest€119.32
- Allegiant Air AA632714:422h 16m16:58Des Moines DSMAustin AUS
Door to door 5h 26mCO2 332.8 kgChanges 0Fixed, no changes
Lowest CO2€127.39
- Amtrak A381907:302h 20m09:50Des Moines Union StationUnion Station
- SkyWest SW830911:171h 53m13:10Kansas City MCIAustin AUS
Changes at Kansas City, with 87 minutes between services and a walk of about 14 minutes.
Door to door 7h 37mCO2 270.3 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 modeled until our booking connectors are live.
No live timetable for this trip yet.
Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled 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 traveling are marked.
| Cheapest fare by mode and day for Des Moines to Austin | FriSep 11 | SatSep 12 | SunSep 13 | MonSep 14 | TueSep 15 | WedSep 16 | ThuSep 17 | FriSep 18 | SatSep 19 | SunSep 20 | MonSep 21 | TueSep 22 | WedSep 23 | ThuSep 24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight | €325.82 | €250.30 | €280.39 | €209.59 | €171.83 | €200.15 | €271.54 | €187.76 | €180.68 | €173.60 | €135.25 | €137.61 | €163.57 | €197.79 |
| Train | €395.79 | €287.99 | €254.99 | €233.54 | €211.54 | €201.64 | €275.34 | €224.74 | €213.74 | €205.49 | €158.19 | €151.59 | €145.54 | €234.64 |
| Coach | €314.78 | €284.53 | €298.83 | €190.48 | €218.53 | €218.53 | €263.08 | €217.98 | €195.98 | €175.08 | €167.93 | €158.58 | €165.73 | €163.53 |
Cheapest day: 2026-09-29 · €109.88
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When to book Des Moines to Austin
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €139.9790 days
- €95.3360 days
- €100.2845 days
- €120.7930 days
- €142.9221 days
- €163.5314 days
- €263.087 days
- €254.993 days
- €314.781 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €95.33.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 230 percent. The most expensive point is €314.78, 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.
- €173.60Sun
- €135.25Mon
- €137.61Tue
- €145.54Wed
- €163.53Thu
- €187.76Fri
- €180.68Sat
How the fare moves month by month
The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.
- €171.83Sep
- €120.08Oct
- €104.68Nov
- €102.48Dec
- €118.73Jan
- €96.04Feb
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
- 33% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 67% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 1,353 km against 1,314 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 Dallas, Omaha, Kansas City, Houston. The gap between arriving and leaving is 59 minutes, of which about 5 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 14:42, across 4 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
Bus
- DART Central Station
- Dart Ride Share
Air
- DSM
Austin
Rail
- Austin
- Howard
- Downtown
Bus
- Flixbus Austin Downtown
- Howard Station
Air
- AUS
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 | €109.88 | 5h 17m | 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 | €85.50 | 78% |
| Taxes | €15.39 | 14% |
| Supplier fees | €7.00 | 6% |
| Our service fee | €1.99 | 2% |
| Total you pay | €109.88 | 100% |
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Questions about Des Moines to Austin
The questions people actually ask about this trip, 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 Austin?
The fastest journey from Des Moines to Austin takes 5h 17m door to door, of which 2h 16m is spent moving, on the Flight. Most services take around 5h 26m, 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 Austin?
The cheapest fare from Des Moines to Austin is €109.88, checked on September 29, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €181.57. 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 Austin?
The cheapest way from Des Moines to Austin is by Flight, at €135.25 for one passenger on September 29, 2026. That journey takes 5h 26m 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 Austin?
Fares from Des Moines to Austin bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €95.33. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 230 percent, measured on September 29, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Des Moines to Austin?
Monday is the cheapest day to depart from Des Moines to Austin, at €135.25. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on September 29, 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 Austin?
February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Des Moines to Austin, at €96.04 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 service from Des Moines to Austin?
1 operators sell services from Des Moines to Austin 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 Austin?
33 percent of the services we sell from Des Moines to Austin are direct. The rest connect at Dallas, Omaha, Kansas City, Houston, 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 Austin use?
Services from Des Moines to Austin by Flight leave from Des Moines DSM and arrive at Austin AUS. 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 Austin?
0 of the 1 operators we sell from Des Moines to Austin 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 modeled 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 Austin on September 10, 2026: 1353 km of route against 1314 km in a straight line, 6 services a day, 1 operators, a cheapest fare of €109.88, and 5h 17m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
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