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Cheapest return fare
$2,977
American Airlines
Fri 25/9Fri 2/10
MEL - DSM • 2 stops
Cheapest one-way flight
$1,049
Multiple Airlines
Tue 25/8
MEL - DSM • 2 stops
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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

Fri, 25 Sep - Fri, 2 Oct
American Airlines Logo
09:45 - 19:21MEL  Melbourne-DSM Des Moines
24h 36m2 stops Los Angeles Chicago O'Hare Intl
American Airlines Logo
18:57 - 05:45DSM  Des Moines-MEL Melbourne
43h 48m1 stop Los Angeles
$2,977American Airlines
Fri, 25 Sep - Fri, 2 Oct
American Airlines Logo
09:45 - 18:26MEL  Melbourne-DSM Des Moines
23h 41m1 stop Los Angeles
American Airlines Logo
18:57 - 05:45DSM  Des Moines-MEL Melbourne
43h 48m1 stop Los Angeles
$2,977American Airlines
Fri, 25 Sep - Fri, 2 Oct
Delta Logo
10:00 - 22:26MEL  Melbourne-DSM Des Moines
27h 26m2 stops Los Angeles Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson
Delta Logo
14:46 - 07:50DSM  Des Moines-MEL Melbourne
26h 04m2 stops Minneapolis St Paul Los Angeles
$3,013Delta
Fri, 25 Sep - Fri, 2 Oct
Multiple Airlines Logo
07:25 - 15:10MEL  Melbourne-DSM Des Moines
46h 45m2 stops Hong Kong Intl Dallas/Fort Worth
Multiple Airlines Logo
18:57 - 07:35DSM  Des Moines-MEL Melbourne
45h 38m3 stops Los Angeles Hong Kong Intl Sydney Kingsford Smith
$3,295Multiple Airlines
Fri, 25 Sep - Fri, 2 Oct
Multiple Airlines Logo
06:00 - 17:26MEL  Melbourne-DSM Des Moines
26h 26m3 stops Sydney Kingsford Smith Los Angeles Chicago O'Hare Intl
Multiple Airlines Logo
14:29 - 09:35DSM  Des Moines-MEL Melbourne
28h 06m3 stops Chicago O'Hare Intl San Francisco Sydney Kingsford Smith
$3,434Multiple Airlines
Fri, 25 Sep - Fri, 2 Oct
Qatar Airways Logo
22:45 - 23:12PER  Perth-DSM Des Moines
37h 27m2 stops Doha Hamad Intl Dallas/Fort Worth
Qatar Airways Logo
14:29 - 18:35DSM  Des Moines-PER Perth
39h 06m2 stops Chicago O'Hare Intl Doha Hamad Intl
$3,656Qatar Airways
Fri, 25 Sep - Fri, 2 Oct
Multiple Airlines Logo
23:55 - 21:23PER  Perth-DSM Des Moines
34h 28m3 stops Sydney Kingsford Smith Dallas/Fort Worth Chicago O'Hare Intl
Multiple Airlines Logo
14:29 - 10:20DSM  Des Moines-PER Perth
30h 51m3 stops Chicago O'Hare Intl San Francisco Sydney Kingsford Smith
$3,841Multiple Airlines
Fri, 25 Sep - Fri, 2 Oct
Multiple Airlines Logo
23:55 - 18:26PER  Perth-DSM Des Moines
31h 31m2 stops Sydney Kingsford Smith Los Angeles
Multiple Airlines Logo
14:29 - 10:20DSM  Des Moines-PER Perth
30h 51m3 stops Chicago O'Hare Intl San Francisco Sydney Kingsford Smith
$3,841Multiple Airlines
Sat, 29 Aug - Mon, 31 Aug
Multiple Airlines Logo
00:10 - 23:07PER  Perth-DSM Des Moines
35h 57m2 stops Hong Kong Intl Dallas/Fort Worth
Multiple Airlines Logo
18:22 - 22:40DSM  Des Moines-PER Perth
39h 18m2 stops Dallas/Fort Worth Hong Kong Intl
$4,190Multiple Airlines
Sat, 29 Aug - Mon, 31 Aug
Multiple Airlines Logo
00:10 - 23:07PER  Perth-DSM Des Moines
35h 57m2 stops Hong Kong Intl Dallas/Fort Worth
Multiple Airlines Logo
06:55 - 17:00DSM  Des Moines-PER Perth
45h 05m3 stops Chicago O'Hare Intl Hong Kong Intl Sydney Kingsford Smith
$6,917Multiple 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 stopover will also be longer. The most popular routes to Des Moines on KAYAK are from Melbourne, which takes 25h 28m, and Perth, which takes 37h 27m.

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$1,048
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 airline 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.
7.4
United AirlinesOverall score based on 10111 reviews
8.1Crew
6.7Food
7.3Comfort
7.1Entertainment
7.7Boarding
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Uncomfortable plastic seats even in premium economy. No free wifi. Even paid wifi was spotty to nonexistent. Bad food. Much worse than economy on foreign carriers like Qantas.

4.0 Okayziv, May 2026
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Uncomfortable plastic seats even in premium economy. No free wifi. Even paid wifi was spotty to nonexistent. Bad food. Much worse than economy on foreign carriers like Qantas.

A long delay. Don't travel late in the day.

The seat was comfortable. There was a lot of turbulence. If it weren't for that,it would have been okay.

Good flight. However, when booked flight with United, assumed the layover included by United in San Francisco of 1 hr and 40 minutes was sufficient . Not so and would recommend at least 2 hours or more. Needed to go through US immigration (very long lineups), then pick up bags, take all the way to another terminal, running because we did not have sufficient time. We made the flight because they held the door for us but luggage didn’t follow.

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

I found the staff to not be very attentive at all. When paying for Business Class you expect a certain type of service and that was not found. They were almost rude even

It was great, I’m very grateful for the pilots and crew flight attendants for everything.

Flight was great. Efficient boarding. Short flight. Early arrival. Friendly flight crew. The entertainment system did not work well. Could not access it until the aircraft reached 10K feet or more. Lots of glitches.

Great. Food going from Australia to the US was better than other way around, but still needs improvement in terms of quality and quantity!!!

No food service almost missed because of first flight delays

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Flights with popular airlines flying to Des Moines

Flights from the other most popular airlines that fly from Australia to Des Moines according to KAYAK users. Prices are the lowest found on KAYAK over the last 7 days. Price and availability are not guaranteed.
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