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Cheap flight deals to Des Moines

Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip 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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12:30 - 23:32MEL-DSM
26h 02m2 stops
16:02 - 09:35DSM-MEL
26h 33m2 stops
$2,136American Airlines
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Thu, 22 Aug - Thu, 29 Aug
12:30 - 23:32MEL-DSM
26h 02m2 stops
15:02 - 10:05DSM-MEL
28h 03m3 stops
$3,631
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Thu, 22 Aug - Thu, 29 Aug
02:25 - 22:27MEL-DSM
59h 02m3 stops
15:19 - 05:30DSM-MEL
47h 11m2 stops
$5,607Emirates
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Wed, 21 Aug - Thu, 29 Aug
02:25 - 22:27MEL-DSM
59h 02m3 stops
15:19 - 19:35DSM-MEL
37h 16m3 stops
$5,618Emirates
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Wed, 21 Aug - Thu, 29 Aug
18:10 - 09:04MEL-DSM
29h 54m3 stops
15:02 - 09:35DSM-MEL
27h 33m3 stops
$7,600
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Thu, 22 Aug - Thu, 29 Aug

Flights to Des Moines - Travel Insights & Trends

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights to Des Moines to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

What is the cheapest day to fly to Des Moines?

The average price of all flights to Des Moines clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.
Based on KAYAK data, the cheapest day to fly to Des Moines is Tuesday where tickets can be as cheap as $2,379. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Friday, where prices are $2,890 on average.

What is the cheapest month to fly to Des Moines?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights to Des Moines, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the median of all values for each month.
The cheapest month for flights to Des Moines is May, where tickets cost $2,068 on average for one-way flights. On the other hand, the most expensive months are October and September, where the average cost of tickets from Australia is $2,940 and $2,914 respectively. For return trips, the best month to travel is May with an average price of $2,068.

What is the cheapest time of day to fly to Des Moines?

The average price for all flights to Des Moines depending on the time of departure, clicked by users on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.
The cheapest time of day to fly to Des Moines is generally in the evening, when flights cost $2,453 on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to Des Moines is generally in the afternoon, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $2,512.

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 25h 17m, and Perth, which takes 44h 07m.

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Low season

January

High season

June

Cheapest flight

$1,415
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 2% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 3% lower on average.
Flight from Perth to Des Moines

When to book flights to Des Moines

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel to Des Moines based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
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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.

  • Which airline offers the most flights to Des Moines?

    Of the 6 airlines that fly to Des Moines, American Airlines offers the most flights, with around 160 per week, followed by United Airlines with 115 flights per week.

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Direct departures

Australia to Des Moines

Monday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Aeromexico, +23 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +24 more

Tuesday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Aeromexico, +21 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +22 more

Wednesday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Aeromexico, +23 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +24 more

Thursday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Aeromexico, +23 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +24 more

Friday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Aeromexico, +24 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +25 more

Saturday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Aeromexico, +23 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +24 more

Sunday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Aeromexico, +24 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +25 more

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Direct returns

Des Moines to Australia

Monday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Aeromexico, +23 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +24 more

Tuesday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Aeromexico, +21 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +22 more

Wednesday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Aeromexico, +23 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +24 more

Thursday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Aeromexico, +23 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +24 more

Friday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Aeromexico, +24 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +25 more

Saturday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Aeromexico, +23 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +24 more

Sunday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Aeromexico, +24 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +25 more

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Top 4 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.
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8.1
Air New ZealandOverall score based on 564 reviews
8.4Boarding
8.7Crew
7.6Food
8.1Comfort
7.8Entertainment
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Gate agent was fantastic in Auckland. They wanted to charge me for my two bags even though I was gold member with United in Tonga. So I had to pay for an upgrade. The meals on both flights had no vegetarian option. The only one item the salad was not tasty at all. Good thing I had brought my own snacks. The bread was white roll which is so not healthy. I think New Zealand air can definitely improve their food offering.

6.0 GoodSteve, July 2024TBU - AKL
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Gate agent was fantastic in Auckland. They wanted to charge me for my two bags even though I was gold member with United in Tonga. So I had to pay for an upgrade. The meals on both flights had no vegetarian option. The only one item the salad was not tasty at all. Good thing I had brought my own snacks. The bread was white roll which is so not healthy. I think New Zealand air can definitely improve their food offering.

The entire process was excellent! The economy sits are a bit snug so I'll have to be sure to purchase premier or business class next time but, other than that, food, service, attendants were exceptional. Gate agents and ticket agents too!

Can you please process refund. Mum died and dad went to Pakistan to bury her after cancelling flight.

Short flight so no entertainment, turbulence so no food service - overall flight as expected

Great meal. Best seats ever! They need to teach other airlines how to do that.

Overall excellent but the Captain kept the seat belt sign on for far too long, especially at the beginning and end of the flight. It was 2 hours after take-off before the crew were able to start the service (on an 11 hour night flight, reducing our sleeping time) and the seat belt sign on went on during breakfast (90 mins before landing) and was not turned off again until we landed. This made for an uncomfortable journey of trying to limit fluid intake because it was unclear when the toilets would be available for use.

The staff and crew on board were excellent. Business class however, was very weird. I thought we would have individual pods, but the way it was set up was unexpected. Not very private and If you wanted to lay down, you had to have an entire bed made up for you by the crew, rather than how Delta one works where you could just lie down whenever you feel like it. It was a 16 hour flight. I chose not to have my bed made, and that turned out to be a good idea because everybody who had their bed made had to wait for the crew to roll up their mattresses. So strange!

Food was not good. We asked for Muslim food and it was weird tasteless type of boiled veges.

Couldn’t request a vegan meal somehow but I noticed other people getting them

United flight from SFO to PDX was cancelled. I will ask for a refund. Had to book on Alaska

Do I need to repeat my complaints about my lost carry on bag?

Noice cancelling headphones would be better since it’s a crowded plane And kids behaviors are unavoidable

More facilities to transport to the gates......felt too much walking distance

Just happy I flew Qatar Airways awesome no wonder they are #1 in the world right now! The food was just delicious, very courteous, professional crew.

It was good no problems made it on time for the next flight overseas!

It was a really long flight from Doha to Philadelphia and it was overall a good one. The one area that I would comment on is that there is a lot of single-use plastic and disposables in the meal service for American Airlines. It would be great to see more circular options in the meal service to reduce the amount of waste.

Suddenly Flight has been change by Qatar and there’s no information is there of us from Bom to Doha and counter person is behaving like Qatar owner next I will not buy Qatar and I will not suggest anyone to fly in Qatar

The crew was fantastic and the over flight was perfect as well.

They shld provide food. Between food they are giving 10 hours gap which is toooo much

The crew was great and the food and liquor offerings were good. Seats were a bit cramped. Flight arrived early at destination. That's a plus.

Plane a little late departing, but not an issue. The pilots humour when he said “I will try to make up some time…. I know a few short cuts to Adelaide” made the passengers chuckle. This is what makes Qantas “Australian”.

I have never had a problem with flying Qantas, so this flight was the same as any other.

After British Airways cancelled my London to Sydney and Virgin Australia refused to refund, there was no ways I would try Virgin Australia again, so it was Qantas - what a good flight experience. So much easier to get off an international flight and get a local flight without having to add extra amounts for baggage

The flight was delayed by 1.5 hours and most of the flights bags were not on the flight. Have also had no communication from QANTAS

I was thrilled with the bottle of water, blanket, pillow, earphones, and little packet of toothbrush, toothpaste, earplugs. I was very satisfied with the meals and snacks and drinks. I alao was very grateful to have a seat that backs up against the lavatory, as it made it very easy to get to the bathroom without being jumped in line, as so often happens in the airplane. Of course that was just a random strike of luck, but it really made a difference.

Food was great. Customer Service not so much! Flight Delays.

The plane was delayed about 3 hours so anything else is immaterial

It was so hot on the plane mixed with being quite turbulent and a rough landing. We all felt very nauseous for hours afterwards. Crew were lovely though.

For a long haul, the flight was good. We left an hour late due to a seat in business class not working. But they made up time and we still got in on time or even early thanks to tailwinds. The crew was friendly. The meals were okay, nothing special.

Internet on internation flights is a basic comodity. Very disappointed. Same entertainment that has been on for the past year. Update your content for frequent flyers

At least the delays were short. Business class, even in the new planes is very crowded now with crappy tray tables

Everything got delayed we were supposed to land at 1pm and landes at 8-9 pm … was horrible

There were issues with the first segment but what really bothered me overall is that you rebooked me and put me in a seat away from my wife and then put her in another booking or boarding group. I don't like having to monitor every little thing you guys do in order to get what I paid for in the first place.

Calgary desperately needs a star alliance lounge in the transborder area for United.

Your food is AWEFUL! For Premium Economy this was the WORST FOOD EVER - salad and tomatoes were all spoiled, "chicken" was awful and burnt. This is the WORST FOOD of ANY AIRLINE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! horrible

loved the bulkhead seats with all the extra leg room! The initial dinner was excellent unfortunately the last meal was unsatisfactory. Our salad was partially frozen and the pizza roll was 90% dough. My only complaint

We left 3 hours late. Of 4 flights on my trip, 3 left at least 3 hours late and one flight was canceled

See my previous comments. I was probably booked in business but was moved to economy

Delays!!! Serious delays. I was told by a member of staff in LGA that I would miss my DEN to LAX flight connection, so I was put on a later flight. Due to delays I would have been able to have made my original flight, where I was sat in business class - seat 1A: I was put on my original flight but bumped from business - 1A to economy 33C. I want a refund for paying business class but only flying economy

This flight was 2.5 hours delayed due to crew issues. This meant that we arrived after 2 AM. Very very inconvenient and we were not really kept well informed.

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Recent return flight deals

 
These are the cheapest return flights to Des Moines found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
22/8Thu
2 stopsAmerican Airlines
26h 02mMEL-DSM
29/8Thu
2 stopsAmerican Airlines
26h 33mDSM-MEL
$2,136
22/8Thu
2 stops
26h 02mMEL-DSM
29/8Thu
3 stops
28h 03mDSM-MEL
$3,631
21/8Wed
3 stopsEmirates
59h 02mMEL-DSM
29/8Thu
2 stopsEmirates
47h 11mDSM-MEL
$5,607
21/8Wed
3 stopsEmirates
59h 02mMEL-DSM
29/8Thu
3 stopsEmirates
37h 16mDSM-MEL
$5,618
22/8Thu
3 stops
29h 54mMEL-DSM
29/8Thu
3 stops
27h 33mDSM-MEL
$7,600

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Recent one-way flight deals

 
Only flying one-way? Below are some of the best deals for one-way flights to Des Moines found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
31/8Sat
3 stops
37h 58mPER-DSM
$1,415
29/8Thu
3 stops
44h 51mPER-DSM
$1,441
31/8Sat
2 stopsQantas Airways
42h 22mPER-DSM
$1,472
1/9Sun
3 stops
45h 30mPER-DSM
$1,617
28/8Wed
3 stops
48h 59mPER-DSM
$1,739
2/9Mon
3 stopsUnited Airlines
36h 59mPER-DSM
$1,980
30/8Fri
3 stopsUnited Airlines
36h 49mPER-DSM
$2,095
2/9Mon
2 stopsQantas Airways
37h 02mPER-DSM
$2,104
28/8Wed
2 stops
57h 06mPER-DSM
$2,115
1/9Sun
2 stopsAmerican Airlines
36h 37mPER-DSM
$2,552

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Recent domestic flight deals

27/8Tue
multi-stopDelta
7h 14mDEN-DSM
3/9Tue
multi-stopDelta
5h 00mDSM-DEN
$269
12/9Thu
directDelta
3h 10mLGA-DSM
16/9Mon
directDelta
2h 44mDSM-LGA
$274
4/9Wed
multi-stopDelta
7h 10mDEN-DSM
7/9Sat
multi-stopDelta
10h 21mDSM-DEN
$277
24/9Tue
multi-stopDelta
6h 23mDEN-DSM
26/9Thu
multi-stopDelta
6h 20mDSM-DEN
$284
24/9Tue
directUnited Airlines
1h 47mDEN-DSM
26/9Thu
directUnited Airlines
1h 55mDSM-DEN
$316
4/9Wed
directUnited Airlines
1h 44mDEN-DSM
7/9Sat
multi-stopUnited Airlines
5h 36mDSM-DEN
$332
20/8Tue
multi-stopSouthwest
10h 20mATL-DSM
22/8Thu
multi-stopSouthwest
5h 05mDSM-ATL
$509
20/8Tue
multi-stopSouthwest
7h 15mATL-DSM
22/8Thu
multi-stopSouthwest
5h 05mDSM-ATL
$517
21/8Wed
multi-stopAlaska Airlines
8h 07mSEA-DSM
3/9Tue
multi-stopAlaska Airlines
7h 58mDSM-SEA
$590
26/8Mon
multi-stopAlaska Airlines
8h 07mSEA-DSM
28/8Wed
multi-stopAlaska Airlines
7h 58mDSM-SEA
$620

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Flights to Des Moines

Destination:

Des Moines (DSM)United States

Return flight deals:

Des Moines - Australia

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