What is the cheapest airline that flies from Iowa to India?

Royal Jordanian, Qatar Airways, and Ethiopian Air are the most popular carriers operating from Iowa to India

How long is the flight from Iowa to India?

On average, it takes 24h 25m to fly from Iowa to India if you fly out of Cedar Rapids (the most popular airport in Iowa) and into New Delhi (the most popular airport in India). If you’re flying out of Des Moines and into New Delhi, then the flight time is around 26h 41m.

What airlines fly to India?

Qatar Airways, Lufthansa and Etihad Airways are the top three most popular airlines that fly to India from Iowa 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 7 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 Iowa to India?

Prices for flights from Iowa to India are refreshed on a daily basis.

How many operators does momondo search for flights from Iowa to India?

As of October 2026, there are 7 operators available to choose from for flights from Iowa to India.

How old do you have to be to fly from Iowa to India?

The minimum age a child must be to fly alone is five but airlines that offer an unaccompanied minor (UNMR) service will have their own age restrictions, including rules around flight length, timings, and stopovers. We always recommend checking with the individual airline you are booking with to travel from Iowa to India.

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

The required travel and health documents for your India trip may vary depending on your itinerary and personal circumstances. As a general rule, you should carry multiple documents, including a national ID card or driver's license and a passport valid for six months after your intended arrival at India. We recommend that you seek guidance from your airline or a reliable third party such as IATA.

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6:00 am - 8:05 amCID Cedar Rapids-MAA Chennai

38h 35m2 stops Charlotte Douglas Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

9:55 am - 10:26 pmMAA Chennai-CID Cedar Rapids

48h 01m2 stops Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl Charlotte Douglas

$1,114Multiple Airlines

Sun, Jan 31 - Wed, Feb 10

7:30 am - 7:30 pmDSM Des Moines-HYD Hyderabad Rajiv Gandhi Intl

24h 30m2 stops Boston Logan Intl Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

4:00 am - 2:18 pmHYD Hyderabad Rajiv Gandhi Intl-DSM Des Moines

45h 48m2 stops Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl Boston Logan Intl

$1,153Multiple Airlines

Fri, Nov 13 - Wed, Nov 18

6:00 am - 3:05 pmCID Cedar Rapids-MAA Chennai

45h 35m2 stops Charlotte Douglas Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

4:05 pm - 10:26 pmMAA Chennai-CID Cedar Rapids

41h 51m2 stops Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl Charlotte Douglas

$1,154Etihad Airways

Sun, Jan 31 - Wed, Feb 10

7:18 am - 2:50 amDSM Des Moines-BOM Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl

32h 02m2 stops Chicago O'Hare Intl Doha Hamad Intl

10:20 pm - 7:04 pmBOM Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl-DSM Des Moines

32h 14m2 stops Doha Hamad Intl Chicago O'Hare Intl

$1,157Qatar Airways

Sun, Feb 14 - Tue, Mar 2

2:38 pm - 2:15 amCID Cedar Rapids-MAA Chennai

24h 07m2 stops Chicago O'Hare Intl Doha Hamad Intl

4:05 am - 6:28 pmMAA Chennai-CID Cedar Rapids

25h 53m2 stops Doha Hamad Intl Chicago O'Hare Intl

$1,170Qatar Airways

Wed, Feb 3 - Wed, Feb 10

6:00 am - 7:50 pmCID Cedar Rapids-MAA Chennai

26h 20m2 stops Charlotte Douglas Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

4:05 pm - 11:34 amMAA Chennai-CID Cedar Rapids

30h 59m2 stops Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl Chicago O'Hare Intl

$1,201Etihad Airways

Tue, Nov 24 - Fri, Dec 4

3:20 pm - 1:00 amDSM Des Moines-BLR Bengaluru Intl

46h 10m2 stops Chicago O'Hare Intl Munich Franz Josef Strauss

3:30 am - 9:23 pmBLR Bengaluru Intl-DSM Des Moines

29h 23m2 stops Frankfurt am Main Chicago O'Hare Intl

$1,374Lufthansa

Tue, Dec 1 - Wed, Dec 16

6:15 am - 9:50 pmDSM Des Moines-DEL New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl

28h 05m2 stops Chicago O'Hare Intl Newark

11:55 pm - 8:22 pmDEL New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl-DSM Des Moines

31h 57m2 stops Newark Chicago O'Hare Intl

$1,401United Airlines

Sun, Jan 31 - Tue, Feb 2

8:00 am - 9:50 pmDSM Des Moines-DEL New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl

26h 20m3 stops Chicago O'Hare Intl Washington, D.C. Reagan-National Newark

11:55 pm - 8:22 pmDEL New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl-DSM Des Moines

31h 57m2 stops Newark Chicago O'Hare Intl

$1,401United Airlines

Sun, Jan 31 - Tue, Feb 2

1:15 pm - 1:50 amDSM Des Moines-BLR Bengaluru Intl

25h 05m2 stops Chicago O'Hare Intl Frankfurt am Main

3:30 am - 9:23 pmBLR Bengaluru Intl-DSM Des Moines

29h 23m2 stops Frankfurt am Main Chicago O'Hare Intl

$1,442Lufthansa

Wed, Dec 2 - Wed, Dec 16

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8:30 pm - 9:35 pmCID Cedar Rapids-DEL New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl

37h 35m2 stops Chicago O'Hare Intl New York John F Kennedy Intl

9:55 am - 3:17 pmDEL New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl-CID Cedar Rapids

40h 52m2 stops Doha Hamad Intl Dallas/Fort Worth

$1,661Multiple Airlines

Wed, Nov 4 - Wed, Nov 11

7:23 am - 3:00 amDSM Des Moines-DEL New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl

32h 07m2 stops Chicago O'Hare Intl Tokyo Narita

4:35 am - 1:28 pmDEL New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl-DSM Des Moines

44h 23m2 stops Tokyo Narita Chicago O'Hare Intl

$2,070Japan Airlines

Wed, Nov 4 - Sat, Nov 14

8:00 am - 5:25 pmDSM Des Moines-DEL New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl

45h 55m2 stops Chicago O'Hare Intl Tokyo Haneda

4:10 pm - 6:54 pmDEL New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl-DSM Des Moines

38h 14m2 stops Doha Hamad Intl Dallas/Fort Worth

$2,158Multiple Airlines

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

26h 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

$2,347KLM

Wed, Nov 4 - Sun, Nov 15

4:02 pm - 9:05 amDSM Des Moines-DEL New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl

29h 33m3 stops Chicago O'Hare Intl Dublin Cairo

9:40 am - 9:44 amDEL New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl-DSM Des Moines

35h 34m2 stops Toronto Pearson Intl Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County

$2,369Multiple Airlines

Wed, Nov 4 - Sun, Nov 15

8:00 am - 9:50 pmDSM Des Moines-DEL New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl

26h 20m3 stops Chicago O'Hare Intl Washington, D.C. Reagan-National Newark

11:50 pm - 10:59 pmDEL New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl-DSM Des Moines

34h 39m2 stops Toronto Pearson Intl Chicago O'Hare Intl

$2,489United Airlines

Wed, Nov 4 - Sun, Nov 15

6:00 am - 12:05 amCID Cedar Rapids-DEL New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl

30h 35m3 stops Chicago O'Hare Intl Toronto Pearson Intl Munich Franz Josef Strauss

11:55 pm - 5:00 pmDEL New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl-CID Cedar Rapids

28h 35m2 stops Newark Denver Intl

$2,905Multiple Airlines

Wed, Nov 4 - Wed, Nov 11

4:02 pm - 9:05 amDSM Des Moines-DEL New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl

29h 33m3 stops Chicago O'Hare Intl Dublin Cairo

12:30 am - 7:16 pmDEL New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl-DSM Des Moines

30h 16m3 stops Montreal Pierre Elliott Trudeau Intl Toronto Island Chicago O'Hare Intl

$3,272Multiple Airlines

Wed, Nov 4 - Sat, Nov 14

7:37 pm - 9:30 pmDSM Des Moines-DEL New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl

38h 23m2 stops Dallas/Fort Worth Hong Kong Intl

6:35 pm - 6:56 pmDEL New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl-DSM Des Moines

35h 51m3 stops Kathmandu Tribhuvan Hong Kong Intl Chicago O'Hare Intl

$10,165Multiple Airlines

Wed, Nov 4 - Sun, Nov 15

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Qatar Airways flights from Iowa to India

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Qatar Airways

Feb 14

DSM7:18 amDes Moines

32h 02m

2 stops

BOM2:50 amMumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl

Mar 2

BOM10:20 pmMumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl

32h 14m

2 stops

DSM7:04 pmDes Moines

$1,157

Qatar Airways

Feb 3

CID2:38 pmCedar Rapids

24h 07m

2 stops

MAA2:15 amChennai

Feb 10

MAA4:05 amChennai

25h 53m

2 stops

CID6:28 pmCedar Rapids

$1,170

Qatar Airways

Jan 31

DSM6:14 pmDes Moines

26h 46m

2 stops

DEL8:30 amNew Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl

Feb 4

DEL9:40 pmNew Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl

31h 19m

2 stops

DSM5:29 pmDes Moines

$1,184

United Airlines flights from Iowa to India

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United Airlines

Jan 31

DSM8:00 amDes Moines

26h 20m

3 stops

DEL9:50 pmNew Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl

Feb 5

DEL11:55 pmNew Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl

29h 10m

2 stops

DSM5:35 pmDes Moines

$1,401

United Airlines

Apr 11

DSM6:15 amDes Moines

28h 45m

2 stops

DEL9:30 pmNew Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl

Apr 15

DEL10:50 pmNew Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl

49h 51m

3 stops

DSM2:11 pmDes Moines

$1,491

United Airlines

Dec 1

CID8:00 amCedar Rapids

50h 20m

2 stops

DEL9:50 pmNew Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl

Dec 22

DEL11:55 pmNew Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl

25h 46m

2 stops

CID2:11 pmCedar Rapids

$1,524

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Cedar RapidsChennai

CID Cedar Rapids - MAA Chennai

CIDMAA

Cedar Rapids

Sun 1/31

6:00 am-8:05 am

2 stops38h 35m

Chennai

Wed 2/10

9:55 am-10:26 pm

2 stops48h 01m

$1,114

Des MoinesHyderabad

DSM Des Moines - HYD Hyderabad Rajiv Gandhi Intl

DSMHYD

Des Moines

Fri 11/13

7:30 am-7:30 pm

2 stops24h 30m

Hyderabad Rajiv Gandhi Intl

Wed 11/18

4:00 am-2:18 pm

2 stops45h 48m

$1,153

Cedar RapidsChennai

CID Cedar Rapids - MAA Chennai

CIDMAA

Cedar Rapids

Sun 1/31

6:00 am-3:05 pm

2 stops45h 35m

Chennai

Wed 2/10

4:05 pm-10:26 pm

2 stops41h 51m

$1,154

Des MoinesMumbai

DSM Des Moines - BOM Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl

DSMBOM

Des Moines

Sun 2/14

7:18 am-2:50 am

2 stops32h 02m

Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl

Tue 3/2

10:20 pm-7:04 pm

2 stops32h 14m

$1,157

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Cedar RapidsChennai

CID Cedar Rapids - MAA Chennai

CIDMAA

Cedar Rapids

Wed 2/3

2:38 pm-2:15 am

2 stops24h 07m

Chennai

Wed 2/10

4:05 am-6:28 pm

2 stops25h 53m

$1,170

Cedar RapidsChennai

CID Cedar Rapids - MAA Chennai

CIDMAA

Cedar Rapids

Tue 11/24

6:00 am-7:50 pm

2 stops26h 20m

Chennai

Fri 12/4

4:05 pm-11:34 am

2 stops30h 59m

$1,201

Des MoinesBengaluru

DSM Des Moines - BLR Bengaluru Intl

DSMBLR

Des Moines

Tue 12/1

3:20 pm-1:00 am

2 stops46h 10m

Bengaluru Intl

Wed 12/16

3:30 am-9:23 pm

2 stops29h 23m

$1,374

Des MoinesNew Delhi

DSM Des Moines - DEL New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl

DSMDEL

Des Moines

Sun 1/31

6:15 am-9:50 pm

2 stops28h 05m

New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl

Tue 2/2

11:55 pm-8:22 pm

2 stops31h 57m

$1,401

Des MoinesNew Delhi

DSM Des Moines - DEL New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl

DSMDEL

Des Moines

Sun 1/31

8:00 am-9:50 pm

3 stops26h 20m

New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl

Tue 2/2

11:55 pm-8:22 pm

2 stops31h 57m

$1,401

Des MoinesBengaluru

DSM Des Moines - BLR Bengaluru Intl

DSMBLR

Des Moines

Wed 12/2

1:15 pm-1:50 am

2 stops25h 05m

Bengaluru Intl

Wed 12/16

3:30 am-9:23 pm

2 stops29h 23m

$1,442

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What is the cheapest month to fly to India?

In general, April is the cheapest month to fly from Iowa to India. Due to it being the ‘off-season’ during this time, you can expect flight prices to be around $1,264. If you aren’t able to travel during the month of April, then book flights to India from Iowa during January instead. Flights to India in January, while not as cheap as those in April, still average around $1,290.

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Best Price Found	$630
Fastest flight time	23h 55m
Direct flights	None

The best one-way flight to India from Iowa in the past 72 hours is $630. The best round-trip flight deal from Iowa to India found on momondo in the last 72 hours is $1,114.

The fastest flight from Iowa to India takes 23h 55m

There are no direct flights from Iowa to India. There are no popular flight routes from Iowa to India.

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Frequently asked questions about flying from Iowa to India

When did momondo last update prices for flights from Iowa to India?
Prices for flights from Iowa to India are refreshed on a daily basis.
How many operators does momondo search for flights from Iowa to India?
As of October 2026, there are 7 operators available to choose from for flights from Iowa to India.
How old do you have to be to fly from Iowa to India?
The minimum age a child must be to fly alone is five but airlines that offer an unaccompanied minor (UNMR) service will have their own age restrictions, including rules around flight length, timings, and stopovers. We always recommend checking with the individual airline you are booking with to travel from Iowa to India.
What documentation or ID do you need to fly to India?
The required travel and health documents for your India trip may vary depending on your itinerary and personal circumstances. As a general rule, you should carry multiple documents, including a national ID card or driver's license and a passport valid for six months after your intended arrival at India. We recommend that you seek guidance from your airline or a reliable third party such as IATA.

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Airline	Rating	Free Cancellation	Price
United Airlines	PriceFrom $841	Free Cancellation	Rating 7.3 10,453 reviews	Search United Airlines flights
Lufthansa	PriceFrom $912	Free Cancellation	Rating 6.8 8,300 reviews	Search Lufthansa flights
Etihad Airways	PriceFrom $1,051	Free Cancellation	Rating 7.3 1,550 reviews	Search Etihad Airways flights
Qatar Airways	PriceFrom $1,066	Free Cancellation	Rating 7.3 3,712 reviews	Search Qatar Airways flights
American Airlines	PriceFrom $1,135	Free Cancellation	Rating 7.0 12,212 reviews	Search American Airlines flights
Delta	PriceFrom $1,186	Free Cancellation	Rating 7.8 8,695 reviews	Search Delta flights
British Airways	PriceFrom $1,538	Free Cancellation	Rating 6.7 8,277 reviews	Search British Airways flights

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