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$841 Find Cheap Flights to Des Moines

This is the cheapest one-way flight price found by a KAYAK user in the last 72 hours by searching for a flight to Des Moines departing on 19/8. 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.
1 adult
1 adult, Economy, 0 bags

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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
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
$1,621
American Airlines
Tue 11/8Tue 18/8
MEL - DSM • 2 stops
Cheapest one-way flight
$841
United Airlines
Wed 19/8
MEL - DSM • 3 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

Tue, 11 Aug - Tue, 18 Aug
American Airlines Logo
09:00 - 17:52
MEL
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DSM
23h 52m
2 stops
American Airlines Logo
18:48 - 10:35
DSM
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MEL
24h 47m
2 stops
$1,621American Airlines
Thu, 12 Nov - Mon, 16 Nov
American Airlines Logo
23:15 - 23:59
MEL
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DSM
41h 44m
2 stops
American Airlines Logo
17:26 - 05:00
DSM
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MEL
42h 34m
1 stop
$1,700American Airlines
Thu, 12 Nov - Mon, 16 Nov
American Airlines Logo
23:15 - 14:53
MEL
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DSM
32h 38m
1 stop
American Airlines Logo
17:26 - 05:00
DSM
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MEL
42h 34m
1 stop
$1,702American Airlines
Thu, 12 Nov - Mon, 16 Nov
American Airlines Logo
23:15 - 14:53
MEL
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DSM
32h 38m
1 stop
American Airlines Logo
17:26 - 11:40
DSM
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MEL
25h 14m
2 stops
$1,741American Airlines
Thu, 12 Nov - Mon, 16 Nov
American Airlines Logo
23:15 - 14:53
MEL
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DSM
32h 38m
1 stop
American Airlines Logo
17:26 - 11:40
DSM
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MEL
25h 14m
2 stops
$1,743American Airlines
Thu, 12 Nov - Mon, 16 Nov
Qantas Airways Logo
11:00 - 16:41
MEL
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DSM
22h 41m
2 stops
Qantas Airways Logo
17:26 - 12:05
DSM
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MEL
25h 39m
2 stops
$2,108Qantas Airways
Thu, 12 Nov - Mon, 16 Nov
Qantas Airways Logo
11:00 - 16:41
MEL
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DSM
22h 41m
2 stops
Qantas Airways Logo
15:39 - 15:50
DSM
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MEL
31h 11m
2 stops
$2,182Qantas Airways
Thu, 12 Nov - Mon, 16 Nov
Qantas Airways Logo
08:15 - 16:41
MEL
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DSM
25h 26m
2 stops
Qantas Airways Logo
15:39 - 11:40
DSM
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MEL
27h 01m
2 stops
$2,183Qantas Airways
Tue, 11 Aug - Tue, 18 Aug
American Airlines Logo
09:45 - 18:17
MEL
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DSM
23h 32m
1 stop
American Airlines Logo
18:48 - 12:40
DSM
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MEL
26h 52m
2 stops
$2,230American Airlines
Tue, 11 Aug - Tue, 18 Aug
Multiple Airlines Logo
09:00 - 00:20
MEL
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DSM
30h 20m
3 stops
Multiple Airlines Logo
18:22 - 10:00
DSM
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MEL
24h 38m
2 stops
$2,765Multiple Airlines
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KAYAK's insights & trends for flights to Des Moines

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.

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 22h 41m, and Perth, which takes 25h 41m.

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Cheapest flight$841
Flight from Melbourne 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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KAYAK looks at all historical flight data for each date to provide a predicted price for one-way trips or returns with a duration up to 40 days. The information is for flights to Des Moines based on your location. While we try to provide actual minimum prices for each date, some prices are predictions and actual prices may differ.

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

  • Enter your preferred departure airport and travel dates into the search form above to unlock the latest Des Moines flight deals.

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 9894 reviews
7.3Comfort
6.6Food
8.1Crew
7.7Boarding
7.1Entertainment
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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
SYD - LAX
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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.
United Airlines flights to Des Moines