What airlines fly to India?

Qatar Airways, Lufthansa and Delta are the top three most popular airlines that fly to India from Des Moines according to our data. Qatar Airways is the first choice among our users, with 45% of people opting to fly with this airline when traveling to India. Keep in mind that there are 5 different airlines that fly to India on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

What is the cheapest airline that flies from Des Moines to India?

Qatar Airways, Etihad Airways, and Lufthansa are the most popular carriers operating from Des Moines to India

When did momondo last update prices for flights from Des Moines Airport to India?

Prices for flights from Des Moines Airport to India were last updated today.

How many operators does momondo search for flights from Des Moines Airport to India?

The number of operators available for flights from Des Moines Airport to India is 5 as of September 2026.

How old do you have to be to fly from Des Moines Airport to India?

The minimum age for a child to fly alone is five, but airlines offering an unaccompanied minor (UNMR) service may have their age restrictions, such as regulations concerning flight duration, timing, and layovers. It is recommended that you verify with the airline you are booking with for travel from Des Moines Airport to India.

What documentation or ID do you need to fly to India?

The travel and health documents required for your trip to India can vary based on your itinerary and personal situation. As a rule, consider having multiple documents such as a national ID card or driver’s license, and a passport valid for six-months after you plan to arrive at India. We always recommend checking with your airline or a trusted third party such as IATA to get advice.

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7:05 am - 3:10 amDSM Des Moines-DEL New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl

33h 35m2 stops Chicago O'Hare Intl Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

4:50 am - 12:14 amDEL New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl-DSM Des Moines

29h 54m2 stops Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl Chicago O'Hare Intl

$1,026Multiple Airlines

Sat, Sep 26 - Sat, Oct 10

9:26 am - 2:45 amDSM Des Moines-HYD Hyderabad Rajiv Gandhi Intl

30h 49m2 stops Chicago O'Hare Intl Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

4:15 am - 12:14 amHYD Hyderabad Rajiv Gandhi Intl-DSM Des Moines

30h 29m2 stops Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl Chicago O'Hare Intl

$1,049Multiple Airlines

Fri, Oct 16 - Sat, Oct 31

6:00 am - 2:15 amDSM Des Moines-HYD Hyderabad Rajiv Gandhi Intl

32h 45m2 stops Dallas/Fort Worth Doha Hamad Intl

3:35 am - 11:56 pmHYD Hyderabad Rajiv Gandhi Intl-DSM Des Moines

30h 51m2 stops Doha Hamad Intl Miami

$1,109Qatar Airways

Mon, Mar 1 - Mon, Mar 15

7:42 pm - 8:25 amDSM Des Moines-BOM Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl

26h 13m2 stops Dallas/Fort Worth Doha Hamad Intl

4:10 am - 11:07 pmBOM Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl-DSM Des Moines

29h 27m2 stops Doha Hamad Intl Dallas/Fort Worth

$1,154Qatar Airways

Thu, Oct 22 - Thu, Oct 29

10:57 am - 1:10 amDSM Des Moines-DEL New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl

27h 43m2 stops Minneapolis St Paul Amsterdam Schiphol

5:10 am - 10:35 pmDEL New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl-DSM Des Moines

28h 55m2 stops Paris Charles de Gaulle Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson

$1,338Delta

Thu, Oct 29 - Wed, Nov 18

10:22 am - 1:10 amDSM Des Moines-DEL New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl

28h 18m2 stops Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Amsterdam Schiphol

3:20 am - 7:15 pmDEL New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl-DSM Des Moines

27h 25m2 stops Amsterdam Schiphol Minneapolis St Paul

$1,338Delta

Thu, Oct 29 - Sun, Nov 15

1:24 pm - 8:20 amDSM Des Moines-HYD Hyderabad Rajiv Gandhi Intl

32h 26m3 stops Chicago O'Hare Intl Munich Franz Josef Strauss New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl

3:40 am - 5:33 pmHYD Hyderabad Rajiv Gandhi Intl-DSM Des Moines

24h 23m2 stops Frankfurt am Main Chicago O'Hare Intl

$1,514Lufthansa

Fri, Oct 16 - Fri, Oct 30

1:15 pm - 9:15 amDSM Des Moines-HYD Hyderabad Rajiv Gandhi Intl

32h 30m3 stops Chicago O'Hare Intl Munich Franz Josef Strauss New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl

9:30 pm - 9:41 pmHYD Hyderabad Rajiv Gandhi Intl-DSM Des Moines

35h 41m3 stops New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl Munich Franz Josef Strauss Chicago O'Hare Intl

$1,529Lufthansa

Tue, Dec 1 - Tue, Jan 19

8:00 am - 7:50 pmDSM Des Moines-DEL New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl

49h 20m3 stops Chicago O'Hare Intl Washington, D.C. Reagan-National Toronto Pearson Intl

10:50 pm - 11:35 pmDEL New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl-DSM Des Moines

35h 15m2 stops Toronto Pearson Intl Chicago O'Hare Intl

$1,673United Airlines

Thu, Oct 1 - Fri, Oct 16

8:00 am - 10:45 pmDSM Des Moines-DEL New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl

51h 15m3 stops Chicago O'Hare Intl Washington, D.C. Reagan-National Montreal Pierre Elliott Trudeau Intl

11:50 pm - 11:15 pmDEL New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl-DSM Des Moines

34h 55m2 stops Toronto Pearson Intl Chicago O'Hare Intl

$2,040United Airlines

Sun, Nov 15 - Fri, Dec 4

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7:05 am - 7:10 amDSM Des Moines-BOM Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl

37h 35m2 stops Chicago O'Hare Intl Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

11:10 pm - 7:21 pmBOM Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl-DSM Des Moines

30h 41m2 stops Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl Chicago O'Hare Intl

$1,057Multiple Airlines

Fri, Sep 11 - Sat, Sep 19

6:30 am - 2:30 amDSM Des Moines-BLR Bengaluru Intl

33h 30m2 stops Dallas/Fort Worth Doha Hamad Intl

4:00 am - 11:12 pmBLR Bengaluru Intl-DSM Des Moines

29h 42m2 stops Doha Hamad Intl Dallas/Fort Worth

$1,142Qatar Airways

Thu, Sep 10 - Wed, Sep 16

6:30 am - 8:55 amDSM Des Moines-BLR Bengaluru Intl

39h 55m2 stops Dallas/Fort Worth Doha Hamad Intl

4:00 am - 12:04 amBLR Bengaluru Intl-DSM Des Moines

30h 34m2 stops Doha Hamad Intl Chicago O'Hare Intl

$1,181Qatar Airways

Thu, Sep 10 - Wed, Sep 16

3:22 pm - 12:30 amDSM Des Moines-BLR Bengaluru Intl

22h 38m2 stops Chicago O'Hare Intl Munich Franz Josef Strauss

8:00 pm - 5:57 pmBLR Bengaluru Intl-DSM Des Moines

32h 27m3 stops New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl Munich Franz Josef Strauss Chicago O'Hare Intl

$1,492Lufthansa

Thu, Sep 10 - Wed, Sep 16

3:22 pm - 12:30 amDSM Des Moines-BLR Bengaluru Intl

22h 38m2 stops Chicago O'Hare Intl Munich Franz Josef Strauss

9:30 pm - 5:57 pmBLR Bengaluru Intl-DSM Des Moines

30h 57m3 stops Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl Frankfurt am Main Chicago O'Hare Intl

$1,598Lufthansa

Thu, Sep 10 - Wed, Sep 16

11:32 am - 1:20 amDSM Des Moines-BLR Bengaluru Intl

27h 18m3 stops Chicago O'Hare Intl Montreal Pierre Elliott Trudeau Intl Frankfurt am Main

2:10 am - 10:31 amBLR Bengaluru Intl-DSM Des Moines

42h 51m3 stops Munich Franz Josef Strauss Montreal Pierre Elliott Trudeau Intl Chicago O'Hare Intl

$1,668Air Canada

Thu, Sep 10 - Tue, Sep 15

11:32 am - 1:20 amDSM Des Moines-BLR Bengaluru Intl

27h 18m3 stops Chicago O'Hare Intl Toronto Pearson Intl Frankfurt am Main

2:10 am - 10:31 amBLR Bengaluru Intl-DSM Des Moines

42h 51m3 stops Munich Franz Josef Strauss Montreal Pierre Elliott Trudeau Intl Chicago O'Hare Intl

$1,672Air Canada

Thu, Sep 10 - Tue, Sep 15

7:05 am - 7:55 pmDSM Des Moines-BOM Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl

26h 20m2 stops Chicago O'Hare Intl Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

11:10 pm - 11:52 pmBOM Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl-DSM Des Moines

35h 12m2 stops Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl Charlotte Douglas

$4,101Etihad Airways

Fri, Sep 11 - Sat, Sep 19

9:51 am - 2:50 amDSM Des Moines-BOM Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl

30h 29m2 stops Dallas/Fort Worth Doha Hamad Intl

4:10 am - 9:36 pmBOM Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl-DSM Des Moines

27h 56m2 stops Doha Hamad Intl Philadelphia

$5,284Qatar Airways

Sat, Sep 12 - Sat, Sep 19

4:14 pm - 2:40 amDSM Des Moines-BOM Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl

47h 56m2 stops Dallas/Fort Worth Doha Hamad Intl

4:10 am - 9:36 pmBOM Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl-DSM Des Moines

27h 56m2 stops Doha Hamad Intl Philadelphia

$6,157Qatar Airways

Sat, Sep 12 - Sat, Sep 19

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Delta flights from Des Moines to India

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Delta

Oct 29

DSM10:22 amDes Moines

28h 18m

2 stops

DEL1:10 amNew Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl

Nov 15

DEL3:20 amNew Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl

27h 25m

2 stops

DSM7:15 pmDes Moines

$1,338

Delta

Oct 29

DSM11:27 amDes Moines

27h 13m

2 stops

DEL1:10 amNew Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl

Nov 13

DEL3:20 amNew Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl

41h 56m

2 stops

DSM9:46 amDes Moines

$1,344

Delta

Oct 29

DSM6:00 amDes Moines

32h 40m

2 stops

DEL1:10 amNew Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl

Nov 14

DEL3:20 amNew Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl

28h 50m

2 stops

DSM8:40 pmDes Moines

$1,495

United Airlines flights from Des Moines to India

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United Airlines

Oct 1

DSM8:00 amDes Moines

49h 20m

3 stops

DEL7:50 pmNew Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl

Oct 16

DEL10:50 pmNew Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl

35h 15m

2 stops

DSM11:35 pmDes Moines

$1,673

United Airlines

Nov 15

DSM8:00 amDes Moines

51h 15m

3 stops

DEL10:45 pmNew Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl

Dec 4

DEL11:50 pmNew Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl

34h 55m

2 stops

DSM11:15 pmDes Moines

$2,040

United Airlines

Nov 1

DSM8:00 amDes Moines

26h 20m

3 stops

DEL9:50 pmNew Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl

Nov 15

DEL11:50 pmNew Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl

33h 35m

2 stops

DSM9:55 pmDes Moines

$2,421

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Des MoinesNew Delhi

DSM Des Moines - DEL New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl

DSMDEL

Des Moines

Sat 9/26

7:05 am-3:10 am

2 stops33h 35m

New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl

Sat 10/10

4:50 am-12:14 am

2 stops29h 54m

$1,026

Des MoinesHyderabad

DSM Des Moines - HYD Hyderabad Rajiv Gandhi Intl

DSMHYD

Des Moines

Fri 10/16

9:26 am-2:45 am

2 stops30h 49m

Hyderabad Rajiv Gandhi Intl

Sat 10/31

4:15 am-12:14 am

2 stops30h 29m

$1,049

Des MoinesHyderabad

DSM Des Moines - HYD Hyderabad Rajiv Gandhi Intl

DSMHYD

Des Moines

Mon 3/1

6:00 am-2:15 am

2 stops32h 45m

Hyderabad Rajiv Gandhi Intl

Mon 3/15

3:35 am-11:56 pm

2 stops30h 51m

$1,109

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Des MoinesMumbai

DSM Des Moines - BOM Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl

DSMBOM

Des Moines

Thu 10/22

7:42 pm-8:25 am

2 stops26h 13m

Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl

Thu 10/29

4:10 am-11:07 pm

2 stops29h 27m

$1,154

Des MoinesNew Delhi

DSM Des Moines - DEL New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl

DSMDEL

Des Moines

Thu 10/29

10:57 am-1:10 am

2 stops27h 43m

New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl

Wed 11/18

5:10 am-10:35 pm

2 stops28h 55m

$1,338

Des MoinesNew Delhi

DSM Des Moines - DEL New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl

DSMDEL

Des Moines

Thu 10/29

10:22 am-1:10 am

2 stops28h 18m

New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl

Sun 11/15

3:20 am-7:15 pm

2 stops27h 25m

$1,338

Des MoinesHyderabad

DSM Des Moines - HYD Hyderabad Rajiv Gandhi Intl

DSMHYD

Des Moines

Fri 10/16

1:24 pm-8:20 am

3 stops32h 26m

Hyderabad Rajiv Gandhi Intl

Fri 10/30

3:40 am-5:33 pm

2 stops24h 23m

$1,514

Des MoinesHyderabad

DSM Des Moines - HYD Hyderabad Rajiv Gandhi Intl

DSMHYD

Des Moines

Tue 12/1

1:15 pm-9:15 am

3 stops32h 30m

Hyderabad Rajiv Gandhi Intl

Tue 1/19

9:30 pm-9:41 pm

3 stops35h 41m

$1,529

Des MoinesNew Delhi

DSM Des Moines - DEL New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl

DSMDEL

Des Moines

Thu 10/1

8:00 am-7:50 pm

3 stops49h 20m

New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl

Fri 10/16

10:50 pm-11:35 pm

2 stops35h 15m

$1,673

Des MoinesNew Delhi

DSM Des Moines - DEL New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl

DSMDEL

Des Moines

Sun 11/15

8:00 am-10:45 pm

3 stops51h 15m

New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl

Fri 12/4

11:50 pm-11:15 pm

2 stops34h 55m

$2,040

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What is the cheapest month to fly to India?

In general, September is the cheapest month to fly from Des Moines to India. Due to it being the ‘off-season’ during this time, you can expect flight prices to be around $1,263. If you aren’t able to travel during the month of September, then book flights to India from Des Moines during April instead. Flights to India in April, while not as cheap as those in September, still average around $1,264.

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Best Price Found	$595
Fastest flight time	23h 49m
Direct flights	None

The best one-way flight to India from Des Moines in the past 72 hours is $595. The best round-trip flight deal from Des Moines to India found on momondo in the last 72 hours is $1,026.

The fastest flight from Des Moines to India takes 23h 49m

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Frequently asked questions about flying from Des Moines to India

When did momondo last update prices for flights from Des Moines Airport to India?
Prices for flights from Des Moines Airport to India were last updated today.
How many operators does momondo search for flights from Des Moines Airport to India?
The number of operators available for flights from Des Moines Airport to India is 5 as of September 2026.
How old do you have to be to fly from Des Moines Airport to India?
The minimum age for a child to fly alone is five, but airlines offering an unaccompanied minor (UNMR) service may have their age restrictions, such as regulations concerning flight duration, timing, and layovers. It is recommended that you verify with the airline you are booking with for travel from Des Moines Airport to India.
What documentation or ID do you need to fly to India?
The travel and health documents required for your trip to India can vary based on your itinerary and personal situation. As a rule, consider having multiple documents such as a national ID card or driver’s license, and a passport valid for six-months after you plan to arrive at India. We always recommend checking with your airline or a trusted third party such as IATA to get advice.

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Airline	Rating	Free Cancellation	Price
United Airlines	PriceFrom $249	Free Cancellation	Rating 7.4 10,188 reviews	Search United Airlines flights
Delta	PriceFrom $911	Free Cancellation	Rating 7.8 8,554 reviews	Search Delta flights
Lufthansa	PriceFrom $912	Free Cancellation	Rating 6.8 8,217 reviews	Search Lufthansa flights
Qatar Airways	PriceFrom $1,066	Free Cancellation	Rating 7.4 3,733 reviews	Search Qatar Airways flights
British Airways	PriceFrom $1,538	Free Cancellation	Rating 6.7 8,209 reviews	Search British Airways flights

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