DSM pickup guide: Des Moines International

How chauffeur pickups work at Des Moines International (DSM), serving Des Moines: where you are met, what waiting is included, and what to send when you book.

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Arriving at DSM

Des Moines International (DSM) serves Des Moines. Your chauffeur parks and meets you inside at baggage claim with a name sign, rather than waiting on the arrivals road.

Des Moines International is ten minutes from Downtown, and the insurance corridor west of the city is another fifteen.

What is included

Flight tracking on every pickup, so a delayed landing moves the pickup with it at no charge. International arrivals include 60 minutes of waiting from touchdown and domestic arrivals 30.

Your chauffeur carries your bags to the car. The meeting point for your terminal is written in the confirmation email.

Getting into Des Moines

Most journeys from DSM run to Downtown Des Moines, East Village, West Des Moines, Clive and the rest of the metro.

Every four years the caucus season brings a surge of political and media travel that books out vehicles months ahead.

What to send when you book

The flight number, the arrival date and time, passenger count, luggage, and any child seats. For departures from DSM, tell us the check-in time you are aiming for and we will work back from it.

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Tell us where and when, and we will send back a fixed fare.
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