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$1,320 Find Cheap Flights to Des Moines

This is the cheapest return flight price found by a KAYAK user in the last 72 hours by searching for a flight to Des Moines departing on 25/2. Fares are subject to change and may not be available on all flights or dates of travel. Click the price to replicate the search for this deal.
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These are the airlines KAYAK users have selected most often from within our search results for flights to Des Moines, as well as popular online travel agencies
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Cheapest return fare
$1,320
United Airlines
Wed 25/2Wed 4/3
MEL - DSM • 2 stops
Cheapest one-way flight
Multiple Airlines
Sun 11/1
SYD - DSM • multi-stop
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Cheap Flights to Des Moines

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for return flights to Des Moines that are departing in the next months. While these flights were available on KAYAK in the last 72 hours, prices and availability are subject to change and deals may expire.
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Recent return flight deals to Des Moines

Wed, 25 Feb - Wed, 4 Mar
United Airlines Logo
13:00 - 20:07
MEL
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DSM
24h 07m2 stops
United Airlines Logo
09:04 - 10:00
DSM
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MEL
31h 56m2 stops
$1,320United Airlines
Mon, 23 Feb - Mon, 2 Mar
United Airlines Logo
11:30 - 21:41
MEL
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DSM
27h 11m2 stops
United Airlines Logo
07:52 - 09:30
DSM
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MEL
32h 38m2 stops
$1,321United Airlines
Wed, 18 Mar - Tue, 24 Mar
Delta Logo
09:10 - 16:54
MEL
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DSM
23h 44m2 stops
Delta Logo
11:33 - 07:00
DSM
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MEL
51h 27m2 stops
$1,330Delta
Wed, 18 Mar - Tue, 24 Mar
Delta Logo
09:10 - 16:54
MEL
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DSM
23h 44m2 stops
Delta Logo
11:33 - 07:00
DSM
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MEL
51h 27m2 stops
$1,332Delta
Wed, 18 Mar - Tue, 24 Mar
United Airlines Logo
10:30 - 16:07
MEL
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DSM
45h 37m3 stops
United Airlines Logo
18:49 - 09:00
DSM
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MEL
46h 11m2 stops
$1,351United Airlines
Wed, 25 Feb - Wed, 4 Mar
Delta Logo
10:10 - 22:28
MEL
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DSM
29h 18m2 stops
Delta Logo
06:50 - 08:00
DSM
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MEL
32h 10m3 stops
$2,051Delta
Wed, 18 Mar - Tue, 24 Mar
Qantas Airways Logo
16:05 - 23:42
MEL
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DSM
23h 37m1 stop
Qantas Airways Logo
18:08 - 05:00
DSM
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MEL
42h 52m1 stop
$2,311Qantas Airways
Wed, 18 Mar - Tue, 24 Mar
Qantas Airways Logo
16:05 - 23:42
MEL
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DSM
23h 37m1 stop
Qantas Airways Logo
18:08 - 05:00
DSM
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MEL
42h 52m1 stop
$2,324Qantas Airways
Wed, 11 Mar - Sun, 15 Mar
American Airlines Logo
12:00 - 13:48
MEL
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DSM
41h 48m2 stops
American Airlines Logo
19:27 - 05:00
DSM
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MEL
41h 33m1 stop
$2,326American Airlines
Thu, 19 Feb - Mon, 23 Feb
American Airlines Logo
08:00 - 14:12
PER
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DSM
44h 12m2 stops
American Airlines Logo
11:17 - 12:25
DSM
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PER
35h 08m2 stops
$3,293American Airlines
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How long is the flight to Des Moines?

The duration of your flight to Des Moines depends on your departure and arrival airports. Obviously any flights that include a layover will also be longer. The most popular routes to Des Moines on KAYAK are from Melbourne, which takes 23h 44m, and Perth, which takes 29h 22m.

Good to know – Book Cheap Des Moines Plane Tickets

Low seasonNovember
Cheapest flight$1,320
Best time to beat the crowds (9% less expensive on average)
Flight from Melbourne to Des Moines

When to book flights to Des Moines

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FAQs - booking Des Moines flights

  • How far is Des Moines Airport from central Des Moines?

    There are 6 km between Des Moines city centre and Des Moines Airport.

  • What is the name of Des Moines’s airport?

    When flying to Des Moines, you'll arrive at Des Moines Airport (DSM). The airport is also known as Des Moines or Des Moines Intl.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights to Des Moines?

    KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights to Des Moines.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket to Des Moines?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Des Moines is likely to change within 7 days, so travellers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights to Des Moines?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional round-trip ticket. You could then fly to Des Moines with an airline and back with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight to Des Moines?

    Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying to Des Moines up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

Top tips for finding cheap flights to Des Moines

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Reviews of the top airlines flying to Des Moines

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying to Des Moines. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline from Australia to Des Moines. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with to Des Moines? KAYAK airline reviews give an overall score for each airline based on loads of factors, including comfort, boarding, in-flight entertainment and more, to make your decision easier. See airline scores according to verified KAYAK customer reviews.
7.5
Qantas AirwaysOverall score based on 969 reviews
8.2Crew
7.0Food
7.5Comfort
7.7Boarding
7.2Entertainment
Airline reviews

The crew were wonderful - if only the customers were as well behaved as the attendants!! Ha ha! If you could just talk to God and ask for less turbulence next time.... Juuuuust kidding....

10.0 ExcellentAnonymous, Jan 2026
SYD - SIN
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The crew were wonderful - if only the customers were as well behaved as the attendants!! Ha ha! If you could just talk to God and ask for less turbulence next time.... Juuuuust kidding....

Flight was canceled. I was not alerted. It was only kayak that alerted me

Flight was 2.5 hours late leaving. We spent 50 minutes of that sitting on the plane with no explanation. They did reduce the time in the air so we arrived a little less late which was something. The cheese and crackers were okay but the wine was terrible.

Excellent as always, I won't fly to Australia, and back to the US on any other airline. The flight crew is always top notch, and have a way to make one feel extra special. Thank you for your service, I would rate Qantas Airways a 10+.

Basic airline, aircraft and service. AA gets you from point A to B. My flight was delayed by 2 hours too.

No internet on flight, which makes log travels really hard.

Not great. The inflight entertainment was all on an app, and I did not want to watch a film on my phone. Also, the range of options of films was limited.

My flight from Dallas to Sydney was cancelled. My entire trip was rerouted to include the following: Hartford to Washington DC Washington DC to JFK JFK to Auckland Auckland to Christchurch I paid for an aisle seat on the flight to Auckland and was asked if I would take a window seat to accommodate a family. The agent at the podium failed to mention that the family had a 3 month old baby and that a bassinet would be used during the 16 hour flight. The only way I could get out of my seat was to crawl under the bassinet of the sleeping baby. I think it is wrong that I was no given the choice to sit in another seat, that the agent knew what she was doing and chose to not properly disclose my seating arrangement. Terrible treatment.

they ran out of fruit for breakfast and so I just had a yogurt instead. other than that the flight was good

by the time they got to our row, they were out of some of the food options. games and movies were great but maybe more game options like tetris or pac man would be great

I like flying first class, and United has a nice one

Flight was delayed 45 minutes because originating flight was coming from Newark. No complimentary snacks were offered on this 5+ hour flight. No screens for the flight, but movies offered if you had already downloaded the United app (which I hadn't on my ipad). No USB ports, only a flimsy plug-in port near the bottom of the seat that was hard to see and kept coming unplugged.

It was good but only meal served is very less. Meantime good to add rice and chicken in one of meal

Teeny tiny bathrooms, crew was not realistic about when we'd arrive.

Check-in, boarding and the flight from Phoenix to Houston was quick and easy. The flight from Houston to Shreveport was delayed 5 hours. It was frustrating but I think United handled it the best they could.

They lost my luggage, so, not happy. The crew was nice but my suitcases never made it, still trying to find out what happened!

The staff was hospitable and professional. The seat had a bit of wear. The winner shade was stuck 1/4 open. I received the best of both worlds. The morning sun was able to come in and blind the screen i was trying to use while at the same time it was too low to look out and enjoy the view. Rather embarrassing for a 1st class ticket.

On the way my flight entertainment wouldn’t work the screen went black and no matter how many times I tried to turn it on it wouldn’t. Food was surprisingly good but the tray tables were tiny so you couldn’t get anything else on the table. The seats hardly go back and are not overly comfortable. Wouldn’t fly United again.

Perfect flight. Smooth flight. Arrived 20 minutes early at destination. Excellent service.

The flights were on time which was great give. It was holiday travel season and there’d been some weather issues. The only complaint and this is every time with United is the terrible seat design. The head rest is not built for comfort and having my neck bent forward for a cross country trip reminded me while I try not to take United flights as a rule.

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