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

Lufthansa and Air Canada are the most popular carriers operating from Des Moines to India

What airlines fly to India?

Qatar Airways, Lufthansa and United Airlines 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 48% of people opting to fly with this airline when traveling to India. Keep in mind that there are 6 different airlines that fly to India on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

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 6 as of August 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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10:35 am - 7:55 amDSM Des Moines-DEL New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl

34h 50m2 stops Chicago O'Hare Intl Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

4:50 am - 12:04 amDEL New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl-DSM Des Moines

29h 44m2 stops Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl Chicago O'Hare Intl

$1,025Multiple Airlines

Sat, Sep 26 - Sat, Oct 3

2:44 pm - 7:55 amDSM Des Moines-DEL New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl

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

3:55 pm - 11:52 pmDEL New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl-DSM Des Moines

42h 27m2 stops Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl Charlotte Douglas

$1,026Multiple Airlines

Sat, Sep 26 - Sat, Oct 3

9:51 am - 8:55 amDSM Des Moines-DEL New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl

36h 34m2 stops Dallas/Fort Worth Doha Hamad Intl

4:10 pm - 6:58 pmDEL New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl-DSM Des Moines

37h 18m2 stops Doha Hamad Intl Dallas/Fort Worth

$1,161Qatar Airways

Wed, Sep 23 - Wed, Sep 30

10:35 am - 2:30 amDSM Des Moines-BLR Bengaluru Intl

29h 25m2 stops Chicago O'Hare Intl Doha Hamad Intl

4:00 am - 6:58 pmBLR Bengaluru Intl-DSM Des Moines

49h 28m2 stops Doha Hamad Intl Dallas/Fort Worth

$1,162Qatar Airways

Wed, Sep 23 - Wed, Sep 30

8:00 am - 9:30 pmDSM Des Moines-DEL New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl

27h 00m3 stops Chicago O'Hare Intl Washington, D.C. Reagan-National Newark

11:35 pm - 2:15 pmDEL New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl-DSM Des Moines

25h 10m2 stops Newark Chicago O'Hare Intl

$1,370United Airlines

Sat, Sep 26 - Sat, Oct 10

7:55 am - 9:30 pmDSM Des Moines-DEL New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl

27h 05m3 stops Chicago O'Hare Intl Washington, D.C. Reagan-National Newark

11:35 pm - 2:14 pmDEL New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl-DSM Des Moines

25h 09m2 stops Newark Houston George Bush Intcntl

$1,370United Airlines

Tue, Sep 8 - Tue, Sep 15

3:22 pm - 7:35 amDSM Des Moines-HYD Hyderabad Rajiv Gandhi Intl

29h 43m3 stops Chicago O'Hare Intl Frankfurt am Main Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl

3:10 am - 5:57 pmHYD Hyderabad Rajiv Gandhi Intl-DSM Des Moines

25h 17m2 stops Frankfurt am Main Chicago O'Hare Intl

$1,550Lufthansa

Thu, Sep 10 - Wed, Sep 16

6:55 pm - 12:30 amDSM Des Moines-BLR Bengaluru Intl

43h 05m3 stops Chicago O'Hare Intl London Heathrow Munich Franz Josef Strauss

3:00 am - 5:48 pmBLR Bengaluru Intl-DSM Des Moines

25h 18m2 stops Frankfurt am Main Chicago O'Hare Intl

$1,600Lufthansa

Fri, Sep 25 - Thu, Oct 1

2:44 pm - 5:45 amDSM Des Moines-HYD Hyderabad Rajiv Gandhi Intl

28h 31m2 stops Chicago O'Hare Intl London Heathrow

7:00 pm - 12:14 amHYD Hyderabad Rajiv Gandhi Intl-DSM Des Moines

39h 44m3 stops Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl London Heathrow Chicago O'Hare Intl

$1,689British Airways

Sun, Sep 27 - Sun, Oct 4

5:56 pm - 5:45 amDSM Des Moines-HYD Hyderabad Rajiv Gandhi Intl

25h 19m2 stops Chicago O'Hare Intl London Heathrow

7:00 pm - 5:26 pmHYD Hyderabad Rajiv Gandhi Intl-DSM Des Moines

32h 56m3 stops Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl London Heathrow Chicago O'Hare Intl

$1,721British Airways

Thu, Sep 10 - Wed, Sep 16

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7:56 pm - 7:55 pmDSM Des Moines-HYD Hyderabad Rajiv Gandhi Intl

37h 29m2 stops Chicago O'Hare Intl Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

9:20 pm - 5:26 pmHYD Hyderabad Rajiv Gandhi Intl-DSM Des Moines

30h 36m2 stops Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl Chicago O'Hare Intl

$1,065Etihad Airways

Sun, Aug 16 - Wed, Sep 16

2:45 pm - 1:55 amDSM Des Moines-DEL New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl

24h 40m2 stops Minneapolis St Paul Amsterdam Schiphol

3:55 am - 8:59 pmDEL New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl-DSM Des Moines

27h 34m2 stops Amsterdam Schiphol Minneapolis St Paul

$1,671Delta

Fri, Aug 14 - Sat, Aug 22

1:21 pm - 1:15 amDSM Des Moines-HYD Hyderabad Rajiv Gandhi Intl

25h 24m2 stops Chicago O'Hare Intl Frankfurt am Main

8:35 pm - 9:33 pmHYD Hyderabad Rajiv Gandhi Intl-DSM Des Moines

35h 28m3 stops Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl Munich Franz Josef Strauss Chicago O'Hare Intl

$1,796Lufthansa

Sun, Aug 16 - Wed, Sep 16

1:55 pm - 9:00 pmDSM Des Moines-DEL New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl

20h 35m2 stops Chicago O'Hare Intl New York John F Kennedy Intl

11:30 pm - 8:25 pmDEL New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl-DSM Des Moines

31h 25m1 stop New York John F Kennedy Intl

$1,809American Airlines

Fri, Aug 14 - Sun, Aug 23

5:21 pm - 9:30 pmDSM Des Moines-DEL New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl

41h 39m2 stops Denver Intl Newark

10:50 pm - 2:16 pmDEL New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl-DSM Des Moines

49h 56m3 stops Toronto Pearson Intl Houston George Bush Intcntl Chicago O'Hare Intl

$1,821United Airlines

Fri, Aug 14 - Sun, Aug 23

11:32 am - 1:15 amDSM Des Moines-HYD Hyderabad Rajiv Gandhi Intl

27h 13m3 stops Chicago O'Hare Intl Montreal Pierre Elliott Trudeau Intl Frankfurt am Main

5:30 pm - 12:16 pmHYD Hyderabad Rajiv Gandhi Intl-DSM Des Moines

29h 16m3 stops New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl Newark Chicago O'Hare Intl

$1,833Air India

Sun, Aug 16 - Wed, Sep 16

7:11 am - 9:00 pmDSM Des Moines-DEL New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl

27h 19m1 stop New York LaGuardia

11:30 pm - 8:25 pmDEL New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl-DSM Des Moines

31h 25m1 stop New York John F Kennedy Intl

$8,881American Airlines

Fri, Aug 14 - Sun, Aug 23

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Qatar Airways flights from Des Moines to India

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Qatar Airways

Sep 23

DSM9:51 amDes Moines

36h 34m

2 stops

DEL8:55 amNew Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl

Sep 30

DEL4:10 pmNew Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl

37h 18m

2 stops

DSM6:58 pmDes Moines

$1,161

Qatar Airways

Sep 23

DSM10:35 amDes Moines

29h 25m

2 stops

BLR2:30 amBengaluru Intl

Sep 30

BLR4:00 amBengaluru Intl

49h 28m

2 stops

DSM6:58 pmDes Moines

$1,162

Qatar Airways

Sep 17

DSM7:40 pmDes Moines

26h 15m

2 stops

BOM8:25 amMumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl

Oct 20

BOM10:15 pmMumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl

27h 26m

2 stops

DSM3:11 pmDes Moines

$1,163

Etihad Airways flights from Des Moines to India

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Etihad Airways

Aug 16

DSM7:56 pmDes Moines

37h 29m

2 stops

HYD7:55 pmHyderabad Rajiv Gandhi Intl

Sep 16

HYD9:20 pmHyderabad Rajiv Gandhi Intl

30h 36m

2 stops

DSM5:26 pmDes Moines

$1,065

Etihad Airways

Sep 26

DSM2:44 pmDes Moines

25h 31m

2 stops

HYD2:45 amHyderabad Rajiv Gandhi Intl

Oct 3

HYD4:30 amHyderabad Rajiv Gandhi Intl

30h 04m

2 stops

DSM12:04 amDes Moines

$1,079

Etihad Airways

Dec 26

DSM5:30 amDes Moines

26h 20m

2 stops

DEL7:20 pmNew Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl

Jan 27

DEL4:25 amNew Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl

31h 09m

2 stops

DSM12:04 amDes Moines

$1,221

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Des MoinesNew Delhi

DSM Des Moines - DEL New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl

DSMDEL

Des Moines

Sat 9/26

10:35 am-7:55 am

2 stops34h 50m

New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl

Sat 10/3

4:50 am-12:04 am

2 stops29h 44m

$1,025

Des MoinesNew Delhi

DSM Des Moines - DEL New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl

DSMDEL

Des Moines

Sat 9/26

2:44 pm-7:55 am

2 stops30h 41m

New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl

Sat 10/3

3:55 pm-11:52 pm

2 stops42h 27m

$1,026

Des MoinesNew Delhi

DSM Des Moines - DEL New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl

DSMDEL

Des Moines

Wed 9/23

9:51 am-8:55 am

2 stops36h 34m

New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl

Wed 9/30

4:10 pm-6:58 pm

2 stops37h 18m

$1,161

Des MoinesBengaluru

DSM Des Moines - BLR Bengaluru Intl

DSMBLR

Des Moines

Wed 9/23

10:35 am-2:30 am

2 stops29h 25m

Bengaluru Intl

Wed 9/30

4:00 am-6:58 pm

2 stops49h 28m

$1,162

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Des MoinesNew Delhi

DSM Des Moines - DEL New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl

DSMDEL

Des Moines

Sat 9/26

8:00 am-9:30 pm

3 stops27h 00m

New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl

Sat 10/10

11:35 pm-2:15 pm

2 stops25h 10m

$1,370

Des MoinesNew Delhi

DSM Des Moines - DEL New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl

DSMDEL

Des Moines

Tue 9/8

7:55 am-9:30 pm

3 stops27h 05m

New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl

Tue 9/15

11:35 pm-2:14 pm

2 stops25h 09m

$1,370

Des MoinesHyderabad

DSM Des Moines - HYD Hyderabad Rajiv Gandhi Intl

DSMHYD

Des Moines

Thu 9/10

3:22 pm-7:35 am

3 stops29h 43m

Hyderabad Rajiv Gandhi Intl

Wed 9/16

3:10 am-5:57 pm

2 stops25h 17m

$1,550

Des MoinesBengaluru

DSM Des Moines - BLR Bengaluru Intl

DSMBLR

Des Moines

Fri 9/25

6:55 pm-12:30 am

3 stops43h 05m

Bengaluru Intl

Thu 10/1

3:00 am-5:48 pm

2 stops25h 18m

$1,600

Des MoinesHyderabad

DSM Des Moines - HYD Hyderabad Rajiv Gandhi Intl

DSMHYD

Des Moines

Sun 9/27

2:44 pm-5:45 am

2 stops28h 31m

Hyderabad Rajiv Gandhi Intl

Sun 10/4

7:00 pm-12:14 am

3 stops39h 44m

$1,689

Des MoinesHyderabad

DSM Des Moines - HYD Hyderabad Rajiv Gandhi Intl

DSMHYD

Des Moines

Thu 9/10

5:56 pm-5:45 am

2 stops25h 19m

Hyderabad Rajiv Gandhi Intl

Wed 9/16

7:00 pm-5:26 pm

3 stops32h 56m

$1,721

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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 $1,125. If you aren’t able to travel during the month of September, then book flights to India from Des Moines during October instead. Flights to India in October, while not as cheap as those in September, still average around $1,188.

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Fastest flight time	22h 20m
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The fastest flight from Des Moines to India takes 22h 20m

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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 6 as of August 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 10,115 reviews	Search United Airlines flights
American Airlines	PriceFrom $893	Free Cancellation	Rating 7.1 11,925 reviews	Search American Airlines flights
Delta	PriceFrom $911	Free Cancellation	Rating 7.8 8,503 reviews	Search Delta flights
Lufthansa	PriceFrom $912	Free Cancellation	Rating 6.8 8,182 reviews	Search Lufthansa flights
Qatar Airways	PriceFrom $1,066	Free Cancellation	Rating 7.4 3,742 reviews	Search Qatar Airways flights
British Airways	PriceFrom $1,538	Free Cancellation	Rating 6.7 8,161 reviews	Search British Airways flights

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