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Find cheap flights from Cincinnati to Des Moines from $100

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These are the airlines KAYAK users have selected most often from within our search results in flight searches from Cincinnati to Des Moines, as well as popular online travel agencies
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Cheap flight deals from Cincinnati to Des Moines (CVG-DSM)

Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Cincinnati 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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5:20 am - 8:19 amCVG-DSM
27h 59m1 stop
7:07 pm - 12:29 amDSM-CVG
28h 22m1 stop
$169Frontier
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Tue, Jun 11 - Tue, Jun 18
5:20 am - 8:19 amCVG-DSM
27h 59m1 stop
9:16 pm - 12:13 pmDSM-CVG
13h 57m1 stop
$218Frontier
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Tue, Jun 11 - Mon, Jun 17
5:20 am - 8:19 amCVG-DSM
27h 59m1 stop
6:57 pm - 7:38 amDSM-CVG
11h 41m1 stop
$256Frontier
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Tue, Jun 25 - Thu, Jun 27
4:15 pm - 9:15 pmCVG-DSM
6h 00m1 stop
6:30 am - 1:26 pmDSM-CVG
5h 56m1 stop
$276Delta
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Sat, Sep 14 - Wed, Sep 18
5:48 pm - 12:05 amCVG-DSM
7h 17m1 stop
6:28 pm - 12:31 amDSM-CVG
5h 03m1 stop
$283American Airlines
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Wed, Jun 12 - Sat, Jun 15
6:40 am - 9:34 amCVG-DSM
3h 54m1 stop
5:56 am - 2:12 pmDSM-CVG
7h 16m1 stop
$326Delta
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Tue, Jun 25 - Wed, Jun 26
10:00 am - 1:05 pmCVG-DSM
28h 05m3 stops
2:53 pm - 8:36 amDSM-CVG
16h 43m1 stop
Wed, Jun 12 - Sat, Jun 15
5:45 pm - 11:37 pmCVG-DSM
6h 52m1 stop
5:48 am - 3:15 pmDSM-CVG
8h 27m2 stops
$394American Airlines
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Sat, Jul 6 - Sat, Jul 13
7:15 am - 10:27 amCVG-DSM
4h 12m1 stop
6:41 pm - 10:02 amDSM-CVG
14h 21m2 stops
$439United Airlines
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Tue, Jun 11 - Tue, Jun 18
7:15 am - 10:27 amCVG-DSM
4h 12m1 stop
6:41 pm - 10:52 amDSM-CVG
15h 11m2 stops
$451United Airlines
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Tue, Jun 11 - Mon, Jun 17

Flights from Cincinnati to Des Moines - Travel Insights & Trends

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Cincinnati to Des Moines 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 Cincinnati to Des Moines?

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

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights from Cincinnati 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 from Cincinnati to Des Moines is December, where tickets cost $303 on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are March and September, where the average cost of tickets is $479 and $420 respectively.

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

To calculate daily average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each day before departure over the last year for flights from Cincinnati to Des Moines, 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 Cincinnati to Des Moines, you should book around 1 day before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 9 days before departure.

Which airlines provide the cheapest flights from Cincinnati to Des Moines?

The cheapest price for the route for each airline clicked by KAYAK users in the last 72 hours.
In the last 72 hours, the best return deals on flights connecting Cincinnati to Des Moines were found on Frontier ($169) and Delta ($276). Frontier proposed the cheapest one-way flight at $100.

Good to know

Low season

December

High season

June

Cheapest flight

$100
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 19% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 2% lower on average.
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When to book flights from Cincinnati to Des Moines

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Cincinnati 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 for booking flights from Cincinnati to Des Moines

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

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Cincinnati to Des Moines was $100 for a one-way ticket and $169 for a round-trip.

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

    No

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

    On your way to Des Moines, you’ll fly out from Cincinnati Cinci./N. Kentucky. You’ll be landing at Des Moines.

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

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

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

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

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Cincinnati to Des Moines, Delta or United Airlines?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Cincinnati to Des Moines are Delta and United Airlines. With an average price for the route of $415 and an overall rating of 8.0, Delta is the most popular choice. United Airlines is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $408 and an overall rating of 7.4.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Cincinnati 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 from Cincinnati to Des Moines.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Des Moines from Cincinnati 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 Cincinnati 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 to Cincinnati with another airline. Booking your flights between Cincinnati and DSM can sometimes prove cheaper using this method.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Cincinnati 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 from Cincinnati up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

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Top 3 airlines serving from Cincinnati to Des Moines

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Cincinnati to Des Moines. 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.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Cincinnati 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.
8.0
DeltaOverall score based on 10736 reviews
8.2Boarding
7.9Comfort
8.0Entertainment
7.4Food
8.6Crew
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Absolutely nothing flight was cancelled and delayed for 2 days. Barely a heads up I want a full refund

2.0 MediocreDevan, May 2024AUS - BOS
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Absolutely nothing flight was cancelled and delayed for 2 days. Barely a heads up I want a full refund

The plane from SNA wouldn’t start after 5 tries. The team gave me an option of flying direct from LAX and giving me a Lyft ride there! Perfect!

Best airline! Always friendly and welcoming. Skyclub was great and loved the fast free wifi on board. I also love that you can pre-order your meal on the app!

Atlanta boarding crew at gate were filled with arrogance and were disrespectful. In flight crew showed indifference to the needs of passengers. This is about the flight from ATL to BDL.

Boarding was somewhat chaotic. Unable to evaluate crew or food/drink because captain kept them seated due to turbulence. Have no idea if entertainment was offered.

The gate area was incredibly short staffed, with one representative manning 4-5 flights, which caused a 3 hr delay in boarding even though the plane was all ready to leave. Other flights also were delayed because of this. The flight crew was awesome and I feel bad for the only gate worker on call, but Delta needs to hire more employees.

Very frustrated with boarding gate crew. She announced the plane was small and they would be limiting us to one item to carry on. Not a problem for me as I understand the tiny planes have limited space!! Not the case here! It was a rather large plane and had plenty of room for bags! So because I don’t want to be one of “those people” who ignores the request to check a carry on I did so asking if I would be able to pick it up at the bottom of the ramp on arrival in Knoxville to which she responded “yes”! Then I watched as every other passenger held onto their 2 items and boarded!! Then when we arrived in Knoxville our 2 carry ons had been put with all the other luggage and we had to go to baggage pick up and wait for all the big checked bags to come off the carousel! So she lied!! Frustrating. Next time I won’t be so nice!

It was a good experience except when boarding a female flight attendant did not go out of her way to assist my teenage daughters in finding space for their carry-ons after their compartments were full.

On time departure, smooth trip, flight attendant told through passengers the gate we would arrive at and the gate our outbound flight was departing from. Early arrival

Checking in at the airport the agent only booked the first keg of my trip and had my checked luggage going to the airport with a layover! Never was issued a boarding pass for the second leg or received sticker fir my checked bag. All was well in the end! Delta agents helped to resolve the situation!!!

No lounge access with “United First” ticket. False alarm about late flight, jeopardizing connection. Wrong meal. Loose power socket would not hold plug, could not charge device. In-flight access to text messaging did not work. Toilet seat on plane would not stay up.

We ended up with seats in the very back. So they did not recline. Have no idea why, we reserved and checked in very early. The isles were very narrow and the seats had very little leg room. But they did give us water, and a snack.

Check in etc was very good. As for on the plane, it was like flying in a freezer. It was so cold, i have flown for years and never been so cold on a plane. Staff on board said its always cold when flying which is a load of rubbish. They wouldnt put any heating on and now i have the flu because of this .

I’ve had a couple flights this week on United that were delayed by an hour or more

Surprisingly easy! I was hesitant to try this, but the cost swayed me. I actually felt like I had less stress than all the taxiing and possible delays that occur with short regional flights where you spend less time in the air than getting to and from the plane..

This flight was delayed multiple times and eventually canceled around 2-3ish. Original take off time was around 10:30am. By 3, there were no other options out of Houston, so stuck in Houston for from 3pm - 11am the next day.

Should have video screens Plane audio was poor and without wired connection hard to understand crew. Should serve more than just cups of water and pretzels on six hour flight. Did not see crew rest of flight. Fix charging sockets to retain charging blocks.

I paid $380 for my one-way ticket from California to Minnesota. The fair did not include online check-in. I received instructions from their app to check in at a kiosk. At the kiosk, the boarding pass would not print until an actual person came to verify that I had a personal item and not a carry-on item, On the plane, the person next to me was drunk and allowed to continue to order alcohol. United is garbage I’d rather fly spirit.

The plane was dirty and the in seat air wasn't blowing as planes usually do.

Generally good but there wasn’t any staff available when my luggage didn’t appear at baggage claim in Fresno. It took about half an hour to locate a staff member to open up the locked room where it was being kept.

Liked - nothing. Disliked - delayed 35+ min sitting on the plane. Caused me to miss my connection in Charlotte. American Airlines is the worst US Air Carrier company with atrocious customer service.

Worst situation ever! I booked my tickets for this trip on Alaska Airlines. I guess AA is a partner and we flew nonstop from Eugene to PHX on an AA jet. I had to pay for luggage from PHX to EUG. And this was an Alaska Airlines reservation paid for with Alaska airlines credit card! Got to the PHX airport and was not able to check bags because of some weird issue with the AA software. My reservation had to be the-entered by the agent. I will never pick another American Airlines flight on the Alaska Airlines website. While on vacation, I tried to upgrade our seats for the trip home. The request just buffered and never went through. I tried four times and was charged four times on my credit card. The card was charged but the seats were never changed. What a wreck!

Left from gate 30 minutes before flight. Never been late to a flight ever. It says 15 minutes before explicitly on the ticket.

I like the boarding process, it was fast. The seat doesn’t have a TV for a long flight and food wasn’t served, just snacks.

Use planes with TVs on flights over 4 hours. The free entertainment was a cheap in between solution for a very long flight that you don't even bother providing meals or decent snacks.

Even though we left CMI late, we mostly made up the time.

Delayed almost 4 hours for a 45 minute flight with no explanation.

Again, multiple delays and I eventually just canceled and drove!

Great crew. We were delayed so that late passengers could get on the flight. Love the bedding in business class. Good food. Great experience.

The CX617 from HK to BKK was delayed more than 1.5 hours.

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Recent one-way flight deals

 
Only flying one-way? Below are some of the best one-way flight deals from Cincinnati to Des Moines found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
7/16Tue
1 stopFrontier
6h 42mCVG-DSM
$100
7/14Sun
1 stopFrontier
13h 27mCVG-DSM
$106
8/4Sun
1 stopFrontier
7h 34mCVG-DSM
$149
7/14Sun
2 stopsAllegiant Air
15h 24mCVG-DSM
$190
5/24Fri
1 stopAllegiant Air
8h 40mCVG-DSM
$240
7/14Sun
3 stops
22h 55mCVG-DSM
$242
5/23Thu
1 stopAmerican Airlines
6h 14mCVG-DSM
$243
8/5Mon
1 stopUnited Airlines
4h 34mCVG-DSM
$274
7/16Tue
2 stopsAmerican Airlines
10h 37mCVG-DSM
$287
8/5Mon
2 stopsUnited Airlines
15h 39mCVG-DSM
$339

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Last minute flights from Cincinnati to Des Moines

Last minute flight, train and bus deals

 
These last-minute flight deals are the cheapest flights found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours for flights from Cincinnati to Des Moines that are departing in the next 10 days.
5/15Wed
multi-stopUnited Airlines
4h 19mCVG-DSM
5/15Wed
multi-stopUnited Airlines
4h 16mDSM-CVG
$460
5/17Fri
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
6h 23mCVG-DSM
5/19Sun
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
3h 16mDSM-CVG
$491
5/17Fri
multi-stop
8h 40mCVG-DSM
5/19Sun
multi-stop
29h 05mDSM-CVG
$558
5/17Fri
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
9h 31mCVG-DSM
5/19Sun
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
6h 17mDSM-CVG
$616
5/15Wed
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
7h 13mCVG-DSM
5/15Wed
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
5h 10mDSM-CVG
$690
5/15Wed
multi-stopUnited Airlines
9h 33mCVG-DSM
5/15Wed
multi-stopUnited Airlines
15h 34mDSM-CVG
$1,936

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Cincinnati - Des Moines Flights

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Cincinnati (undefined)United States

Destination:

Des Moines (DSM)United States

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Des Moines - Cincinnati

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