Cheapest€38.49
- Endeavor Air EA653106:0256m06:58Minneapolis MSPDes Moines DSM
Door to door 4h 6mCO2 95.4 kgChanges 0Fixed, no changes
Traveling from Minneapolis to Des Moines costs €38.49 at the cheapest and takes 4h 4m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 1 operator. The route covers 388 km. Cheapest is by flight, fastest is by flight.
At a glance
- Distance
- 388 km
- Fastest
- 4h 4m
- Average
- 4h 7m
- Services per day
- 6
- Cheapest
- €38.49
- CO2 per passenger
- 95.4 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 | 4h 6m | 56m | 3h 10m | €46.16 | 95.4 kg | 6 |
- 4h 6mFastest, by Flight
- €46.16Cheapest, by Flight
- 95.4 kgLowest CO2, by Flight
- 388 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.
Lowest CO2€56.78
- Delta Air Lines DA217607:3050m08:20Minneapolis MSPSioux Falls FSD
- PARTA PA258409:225h 17m14:39Sioux Area MetroDART Central Station
Changes at Sioux Falls, with 62 minutes between services and a walk of about 14 minutes.
Door to door 9h 6mCO2 91.1 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.
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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 Minneapolis to Des Moines | SunSep 13 | MonSep 14 | TueSep 15 | WedSep 16 | ThuSep 17 | FriSep 18 | SatSep 19 | SunSep 20 | MonSep 21 | TueSep 22 | WedSep 23 | ThuSep 24 | FriSep 25 | SatSep 26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight | €83.92 | €78.02 | €71.53 | €59.14 | €76.84 | €67.99 | €66.81 | €53.24 | €47.93 | €46.16 | €52.65 | €67.40 | €53.24 | €55.60 |
Cheapest day: 2026-09-29 · €38.49
That is the traveling done. What happens after you walk out into Des Moines is not something we sell.
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When to book Minneapolis to Des Moines
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €49.1190 days
- €32.0060 days
- €32.5945 days
- €43.2130 days
- €47.9321 days
- €55.6014 days
- €66.817 days
- €71.533 days
- €83.921 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €32.00.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 162 percent. The most expensive point is €83.92, 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.
- €53.24Sun
- €47.93Mon
- €46.16Tue
- €52.65Wed
- €67.40Thu
- €53.24Fri
- €55.60Sat
How the fare moves month by month
The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.
- €71.53Sep
- €44.98Oct
- €39.08Nov
- €43.21Dec
- €36.72Jan
- €32.59Feb
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 388 km against 377 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 Omaha, Madison, Sioux Falls, Cedar Rapids. The gap between arriving and leaving is 57 minutes, of which about 14 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 17 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 Minneapolis at 06:02 and the last at 14:44, across 6 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.
Minneapolis
Rail
- Minneapolis Great Northern Depot
- Midway
- Fridley
Bus
- Penn & West Broadway
- Uptown Transit Center
Air
- MSP
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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Endeavor Air | €38.49 | 4h 4m | 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 | €25.00 | 65% |
| Taxes | €4.50 | 12% |
| Supplier fees | €7.00 | 18% |
| Our service fee | €1.99 | 5% |
| Total you pay | €38.49 | 100% |
The flight gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.
Baggage storage near Des Moines Union Station
Most of the points near Des Moines Union Station open before the first train and close after the last one.
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Questions about Minneapolis to Des Moines
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 Minneapolis to Des Moines?
The fastest journey from Minneapolis to Des Moines takes 4h 4m door to door, of which 56m is spent moving, on the flight. 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 Minneapolis to Des Moines?
The cheapest fare from Minneapolis to Des Moines is €38.49, checked on September 12, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €58.85. 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 Minneapolis to Des Moines?
The cheapest way from Minneapolis to Des Moines is by flight, at €46.16 for one passenger on September 29, 2026. That journey takes 4h 6m 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 Minneapolis to Des Moines?
Fares from Minneapolis to Des Moines bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €32.00. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 162 percent, measured on September 12, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Minneapolis to Des Moines?
Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from Minneapolis to Des Moines, at €46.16. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on September 12, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Minneapolis to Des Moines?
February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Minneapolis to Des Moines, at €32.59 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 Minneapolis to Des Moines?
1 operators sell services from Minneapolis to Des Moines across 1 mode: Endeavor 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 Minneapolis to Des Moines?
33 percent of the services we sell from Minneapolis to Des Moines are direct. The rest connect at Omaha, Madison, Sioux Falls, Cedar Rapids, with about 57 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 Minneapolis to Des Moines use?
Services from Minneapolis to Des Moines by flight leave from Minneapolis MSP and arrive at Des Moines DSM. 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 Minneapolis to Des Moines?
0 of the 1 operators we sell from Minneapolis 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
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 Minneapolis to Des Moines on September 12, 2026: 388 km of route against 377 km in a straight line, 6 services a day, 1 operators, a cheapest fare of €38.49, and 4h 4m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
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