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6:00 am - 2:55 pmDSM-NRT
18h 55m2 stops
5:25 pm - 2:07 pmNRT-DSM
34h 42m2 stops
$985Air Canada
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Wed, Aug 28 - Thu, Sep 5
6:00 am - 2:55 pmDSM-NRT
18h 55m2 stops
4:55 pm - 11:44 pmNRT-DSM
20h 49m2 stops
Mon, Aug 26 - Fri, Sep 6
8:00 am - 5:00 amDSM-HND
31h 00m2 stops
5:15 pm - 8:05 pmHND-DSM
16h 50m1 stop
$1,777United Airlines
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Sat, Aug 24 - Fri, Sep 6
6:45 pm - 2:50 pmDSM-NRT
30h 05m2 stops
4:30 pm - 4:15 pmNRT-DSM
13h 45m1 stop
$1,782United Airlines
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Sat, Aug 24 - Fri, Sep 6
6:29 pm - 1:10 pmDSM-HND
28h 41m1 stop
6:25 pm - 10:19 pmHND-DSM
17h 54m1 stop
$1,783Delta
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Sat, Aug 24 - Fri, Sep 6
8:00 am - 3:00 pmDSM-NRT
17h 00m1 stop
5:00 pm - 8:05 pmNRT-DSM
17h 05m1 stop
$1,786ANA
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Wed, Aug 28 - Thu, Sep 5
3:19 pm - 9:05 pmDSM-HND
15h 46m1 stop
5:15 pm - 8:05 pmHND-DSM
16h 50m1 stop
$1,789ANA
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Mon, Aug 26 - Fri, Sep 6
7:00 am - 2:20 pmDSM-HND
17h 20m1 stop
3:25 pm - 10:19 pmHND-DSM
20h 54m2 stops
$1,833Delta
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Wed, Aug 28 - Wed, Sep 4
5:15 am - 3:30 pmDSM-NRT
19h 15m1 stop
6:25 pm - 10:39 pmNRT-DSM
19h 14m1 stop
$1,878American Airlines
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Mon, Nov 4 - Mon, Nov 18
5:15 am - 3:30 pmDSM-NRT
19h 15m1 stop
6:05 pm - 11:40 pmNRT-DSM
20h 35m2 stops
$1,882American Airlines
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Mon, Nov 4 - Mon, Nov 18
6:00 am - 2:50 pmDSM-NRT
18h 50m2 stops
5:45 pm - 4:11 pmNRT-DSM
36h 26m2 stops
$1,747Air Canada
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Tue, Jun 4 - Thu, Jun 6
2:56 pm - 4:45 pmDSM-NRT
35h 49m1 stop
8:40 pm - 2:55 pmNRT-DSM
56h 15m2 stops
$1,801
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Mon, Jun 3 - Wed, Jun 5
6:30 am - 6:45 amDSM-NRT
34h 15m3 stops
2:40 pm - 11:55 amNRT-DSM
35h 15m2 stops
$1,803
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Tue, Jun 4 - Thu, Jun 6
6:30 am - 6:45 amDSM-NRT
34h 15m3 stops
2:40 pm - 3:33 pmNRT-DSM
38h 53m3 stops
$1,860
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Tue, Jun 4 - Thu, Jun 6
6:41 pm - 3:45 pmDSM-NRT
31h 04m2 stops
6:30 pm - 2:55 pmNRT-DSM
34h 25m2 stops
$1,925
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Tue, Jun 4 - Thu, Jun 6
2:06 pm - 3:40 pmDSM-HND
35h 34m2 stops
8:05 pm - 10:55 pmHND-DSM
40h 50m3 stops
$2,100
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Mon, Jun 3 - Wed, Jun 5
8:00 am - 3:55 pmDSM-HND
17h 55m1 stop
5:15 pm - 9:44 pmHND-DSM
18h 29m1 stop
$2,507ANA
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Tue, Jun 4 - Thu, Jun 6
8:00 am - 3:55 pmDSM-HND
17h 55m1 stop
9:05 pm - 9:44 pmHND-DSM
38h 39m2 stops
$2,549ANA
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Tue, Jun 4 - Thu, Jun 6
8:00 am - 3:55 pmDSM-HND
17h 55m1 stop
10:25 am - 10:15 pmHND-DSM
25h 50m1 stop
$2,562United Airlines
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Tue, Jun 4 - Thu, Jun 6
9:21 am - 9:00 pmDSM-HND
21h 39m2 stops
5:45 pm - 8:41 pmHND-DSM
16h 56m2 stops
$2,566United Airlines
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Flights from Des Moines to Tokyo - Travel Insights & Trends

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

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Des Moines to Tokyo?

The average price of all flights from Des Moines to Tokyo clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.
For Des Moines to Tokyo, Thursday is the cheapest day to fly on average and Friday is the most expensive. Flying from Tokyo back to Des Moines, the best deals are generally found on Thursday, with Tuesday being the most expensive.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Des Moines to Tokyo?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights from Des Moines to Tokyo, 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 from Des Moines to Tokyo is February, where tickets cost $1,284 on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are June and December, where the average cost of tickets is $2,023 and $2,015 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Des Moines to Tokyo?

To calculate daily average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each day before departure over the last year for flights from Des Moines to Tokyo, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each month.
To get a below average price on the flight from Des Moines to Tokyo, you should book around 1 day before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 16 days before departure.

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June

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FAQs for booking flights from Des Moines to Tokyo

  • What is the cheapest flight from Des Moines to Tokyo?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Des Moines to Tokyo was $985 for a round-trip ticket.

  • Do I need a passport to fly between Des Moines and Tokyo?

    Yes, you'll most likely have to show a valid passport before boarding the plane in Des Moines and on arrival in Tokyo.

  • Which airports will I be using when flying from Des Moines to Tokyo?

    Des Moines is served by only 1 airport and there are 2 airports in Tokyo. You will leave Des Moines from Des Moines and you will be arriving in Tokyo at one of these airports: Tokyo Haneda or Tokyo Narita.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from Des Moines to Tokyo?

    We unfortunately don’t have that data for this specific route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Des Moines to Tokyo?

    Star Alliance, SkyTeam, and oneworld are the airline alliances operating flights between Des Moines and Tokyo, with SkyTeam being the most commonly used for this route.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Des Moines to Tokyo, ANA or Delta?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Des Moines to Tokyo are ANA and Delta. With an average price for the route of $1,545 and an overall rating of 8.4, ANA is the most popular choice. Delta is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $1,758 and an overall rating of 8.0.

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

    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 from Des Moines to Tokyo.

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

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

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

    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 Tokyo with an airline and back to Des Moines with another airline.

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

    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 Tokyo from Des Moines up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

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Top 5 airlines serving from Des Moines to Tokyo

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Des Moines to Tokyo. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
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ANAOverall score based on 914 reviews
7.8Food
8.6Boarding
8.3Comfort
8.8Crew
8.0Entertainment
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excellent, the food was excellent and delicious, and the crew were very helpful and accommodating. thank you very much

10.0 Excellentgreggacad, May 2024MNL - HND
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excellent, the food was excellent and delicious, and the crew were very helpful and accommodating. thank you very much

Excellent. All the ticket prices have gone up so much. With only economy as the option, I thought I better pay for a good airline and I am glad I took ANA. The only thing is the long layover at Hanaeda enroute to Singapore. Any chance to bring back the service to land at Narita instead for the transit and a shorter layover will be fantastic. I am a fan of ANA.

Good. Got me there and back safely and mostly on time. 30 min delay for maintenance once but that means more time for nap. Crew was super nice.

Incredible. Amazing legroom. Over head fans for each person. Tv screens were great. Headphones were adequate. Seats were comfortable and spacious. Loved it.

The space for the seats i like it. Its not too close like other air line. The food is ok and also the staff. I'm waiting for my flight rewards point because until now i didn't recieved it.

The staff, ground and air, at ANA was very helpful and friendly during check in, boarding and during the flight. This is the reason why I always fly ANA whenever I go to Manila. The food was not the best but the flight crew more than makes up for the shortfall.

First I will say this was really NOT an ANA flight. ANA used a UNITED jet to perform this flight. I specifically booked with ANA because I did NOT WANT TO FLY UNITED FOR INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS. So to spend $1800.00 and then discover after booking that it was going to be handled by United was very disappointing. I will be more careful next time when I book. The interior was very cramped in economy class; the dinner meal was terrible and also had extremely small portions for an international flight - the bread roll was ice cold and stale - that salad was very wilted; I’ve never had a “snack” that was so salty that it was difficult to eat; the breakfast “waffle” was practically unrecognizable. Really horrible meals for a very expensive international flight. Bathroom floor was also pretty dirty. I’m hoping my return flight is a real ANA airplane that is cleaned and serviced by ANA personnel with ANA meals. I will never book with ANA again if they continue to use UNITED airline jets. Yuck!!!🤢

Ticket was purchased as a United Airlines flight (operated by All Nippon) like what does that even mean? Makes for a VERY confusing flight experience. For instance, what do I look for a United drop off signage and ticket counter or ANA? No explanation anywhere to be found. I also felt a little bit scammed by the obsurdely restrictive seat selection provided. Only middle seats available!! Are you kidding me!! On 6hr + 10hr flights you're forcing me into the middle seat without telling me before I purchased the ticket?? This should be illegal. And to top it off, on the Tokyo LA leg there were quite a few empty seats including window seats! I must also say, the food was a dissappointing as well for my taste, fish with rice ( mostly plain white rice) or a vegetable medly for the breakfast meal? Should be at least 4 choices and at least 1 with eggs. Outside of these issues flight was otherwise ok.

Ground and flight crew were all courteous, extremely helpful and professional. Overall, process is really organized, from boarding to disembarkation.

This is a very long flight and the first time I have flown on a Japanese airline. I was very impressed with the staff. They worked hard and offered food and drink regularly. Plane was very well cared for. The let room was good . Food was ok but better than other airlines.

Friendly flight attendants. Comfort plus seats were very comfortable and had lots of leg room. 10A and 10 B.

I've flown many many times on Northwest and then Delta. The crew on this flight were absolutely the best I've had the pleasure of being looked after by.

Flew first class so everything was great. But maybe because the flights were red eye, no meals were served, just chips. I flew Alaska Air 1st class at 9PM (2 hour flight) and they served beef short rib sliders!

Had to change aircraft due to a faulty door. Surprisingly it only caused about an hour and a half of delay. Delta handled this situation as well as can be expected.

Awful. Flight was continuously getting delayed and gates kept changing without any reason. Flight was delayed for more then 3 hours

Paid premium for Delta only to be on safe but tired old 767 with ancient cabin in mediocre condition. Poor wifi and horrible inflight entertainment. Hardly a premium experience. Should have flown SW and had fun flight crew and no pretense

Our flight to Zurich was delayed by almost 3 hours, so we missed our next flight. There was no indication it would be delayed this much. We were told the gate had changed and then it apparently took over 2 hours to load the "catering" on the plane. We were not compensated in any way for the trouble.

Rated entertainment as Mediocre as there were major problems with the Infotainment system that took probably a half hour for them to fix.

Your crew could maybe answer the call bell at least one of the times I pressed it. I pressed it first time with 2.5 hours left in our flight bc my partner was hungry and wanted a sandwich. We finally got the sandwich with 40 mins left in the flight.

Half the bathrooms assigned to economy were out of action

Not worth the premium paid for the first class ticket

Not worth the price of premium class ticket paid, felt more like steerage.

Flighty delayed on boarding - then group 1 had to check their carry on bags but groups 3 and beyond could carry bags on - very inconvenient for weekend business trip with no checked baggage. Then delayed on the runway - before take off. No communication from pilot on why or how long. Wifi/Entertainment didn't work for 4+ flight. Upon arrival, attendants announced wrong carousel for baggage claim - everyone was waiting at the wrong place for their checked bags. This was a mess united!

I flew Delta last week and United Airlines is a poor substitute mechanical problems with the plane and shitty food among other things made my travel experience what’s become to be expected from United no way is it ever worth the money they make us pay

I had a great flight. Everything went smoothly and the flight arrived early.

Well....let's start from the point that I had to stay in airport for 12 hours instead of 2 that was scheduled. Poor company and even worst customer service. Never again....

The flight and boarding were easy peasy. I was traveling with my 4-year-old, so a smooth boarding experience was especially appreciated. My only piece of feedback is really about where our gate was in O'Hare. They've shoved four gates into a tiny corner of the B terminal and there isn't early enough room or seating for everyone. Not United's problem, but did dent the overall experience.

We liked the fully reclinable seats. Had center seats, so it was difficult to talk to spouse. Crew was great

Aisle chair was good and liked the foot bar preventing you from putting your foot in the isle, The breakfast on this international flight to Zurich was horrible (Europeans, specially, used to good food) may make this a dealbreaker for booking with United Airlines again. I agreed with my Spanish fellow passenger.

Dinner was okay but the breakfast was not eatable on the flight San Francisco to Zurich.

They cancelled two flight and got us onto another airline, which was also delayed.

Nothing, terrible travel experience due to weather and maintenance delays and was left stranded in Austin.

Missed connection from Philadelphia to London because flight from DC was seriously delayed. Was re-routed the next day (had to pay for hotel) to Zurich and was given a main cabin middle seat while I had paid for premium. Great job AA!!!

My husband and I pre-ordered our food, but they did not have my husband’s order, and my cheese plate was very average. I asked for a blanket and was told they don’t carry blankets on domestic routs. The flight was on time and smooth!

28 hour delay at Fort Worth/Dallas airport, part due to weather which was unavoidable, but various other reasons - no pilot, no fa, mechanical problem, plane too small, too big, crew out of flying time, seat configuration problems.... endless and hourly updates with a different excuse. Finally told us about 3.00 am, that the flight was delayed to hours later.

Experience was bad. 3.5 hour delay for a 2.5 hour trip. There was no r Transparency about the reason for the delay and it was done 30 mins at a time.

Original flight delayed several times and finally canceled at 2:30 in the morning. Staff at the gate was not very helpful in resolving problems or communicating why there were delays. I spent 34 hours at the airport before I could leave, they couldn't book me on another early flight even after canceling my original flight. Next flight available after my original flight was canceled was 22 hours later. I will never fly American Airlines again.

very very tight seats unfriendly crew who do not seem to care about the comfort of their passengers and do not know how to smile poor ground staff support at LHR and PHX

The boarding process and flight were great. However, I waited about 40 minutes for my luggage. It did not come up on the designated belt. Instead, everyone’s bags were on a cart. Not sure what the issue was, but we were not informed until another passenger went looking for her bags and found them.

There were delays on both ends. It made it less than excellent. This plane was great though

My seat was moved multiple times. I picked out the perfect seats beforehand. I even paid extra money for them. However, I was moved to a middle seat without warning at the last minute. It was like my worst nightmare. But other than that, the actual flight was good. Everything was on time or even early and the flight was smooth.

A220 plane had 5 seats across which is great for couples who can snag the A&C seats. Seat itself is borderline comfortable but still tough on a 5+ hour flight. Overhead bins are small so if you're not in at least boarding group 5, you could be in trouble. No included food service. Non-alcoholic drinks are free but even the most basic snacks are for a charge. Price was reasonable for the only direct SEA-YUL flight. Boarding is efficient even managing passport checks. Worth flying for the direct flight.

The original flight from Boston to Toronto was canceled because of a mechanical failure. I was then scheduled on a flight to go from Boston to Montreal and then Montreal to Toronto. The flight was extremely full and I had to check my carry-on bag. When I actually got on the plane there appeared to be room for my bag. I understand the mechanical failures happen. But it was frustrating that they pestered me to check my bag when I don't believe it was necessary. Additionally, not just with Air Canada, modern airline seats are incredibly uncomfortable. There is considerable research that shows that the shape of them is poor for back health.

Unable to initiate refund/reschedule the ticket #worst experience #lost 900$

Flight was delayed for almost 3 hours. Communication of gate change was poor. Email and screen said one gate and it was a different gate from that. Gate changed first to 64 B and then to 64 C. Originally it was 68B. 64C was not communicated properly!

This was a red eye return, so I doubt there would be anyway to make it better. Other than adding beds.

Direct nonstop flight was great. Flight was delayed and the crew announced a 2h delay on the sound system. 30 min or so later I hear my name on the sound system for immediate board. Several other passangers were late too. Reason: The crew incorrectly announced a 2h delay when in reality they meant a new boarding time at 2pm.

Plenty of room in the exit row. Sat on the plane an hour before taking off.☹️ Landed late and had to wait for gate availability.

Flight was on time early arrival better entertainment good staff.everything was excellent

Delayed leaving. On arrival we were taken to the airstrip and had to get off onto an over crowed bus, not all that passengers fit. Drove around the airport for 20 + minutes. Taken off the bus told to go upstairs 3 flights then all the passengers had to walk a mile or more , those of us old there was no one to direct us to were to go. I asked several people with no answers. Once I got to baggage claim my bags were not on the right bag claim. Once again asked for help and finally someone found my bags on a different carasel. Very frustrating.

Last minute flights from Des Moines to Tokyo

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These last-minute flight deals are the cheapest flights found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours for flights from Des Moines to Tokyo that are departing in the next 10 days.
6/4Tue
multi-stopAir Canada
18h 50mDSM-NRT
6/6Thu
multi-stopAir Canada
36h 26mNRT-DSM
$1,747
6/3Mon
multi-stop
35h 49mDSM-NRT
6/5Wed
multi-stop
56h 15mNRT-DSM
$1,801
6/4Tue
multi-stop
34h 15mDSM-NRT
6/6Thu
multi-stop
35h 15mNRT-DSM
$1,803
6/4Tue
multi-stop
34h 15mDSM-NRT
6/6Thu
multi-stop
38h 53mNRT-DSM
$1,860
6/4Tue
multi-stop
31h 04mDSM-NRT
6/6Thu
multi-stop
34h 25mNRT-DSM
$1,925
6/3Mon
multi-stop
35h 34mDSM-HND
6/5Wed
multi-stop
40h 50mHND-DSM
$2,100
6/4Tue
multi-stopANA
17h 55mDSM-HND
6/6Thu
multi-stopANA
18h 29mHND-DSM
$2,507
6/4Tue
multi-stopANA
17h 55mDSM-HND
6/6Thu
multi-stopANA
38h 39mHND-DSM
$2,549
6/4Tue
multi-stopUnited Airlines
17h 55mDSM-HND
6/6Thu
multi-stopUnited Airlines
25h 50mHND-DSM
$2,562
6/3Mon
multi-stopUnited Airlines
21h 39mDSM-HND
6/5Wed
multi-stopUnited Airlines
16h 56mHND-DSM
$2,566

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