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Find cheap flights from Des Moines to Chennai from $1,929

This is the cheapest round-trip flight price found by a KAYAK user in the last 72 hours by searching for a flight from Des Moines to Chennai departing on 6/15. 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.
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Cheap flight deals from Des Moines to Chennai (DSM-MAA)

Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Des Moines to Chennai 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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5:40 am - 3:30 amDSM-MAA
59h 20m2 stops
5:35 am - 12:05 amMAA-DSM
53h 00m2 stops
$1,929American Airlines
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Sat, Jun 15 - Tue, Jul 2
11:30 am - 10:45 amDSM-MAA
36h 45m3 stops
5:25 pm - 9:44 pmMAA-DSM
38h 49m3 stops
$1,995Lufthansa
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Fri, Jun 14 - Tue, Jul 2
11:30 am - 10:45 amDSM-MAA
36h 45m3 stops
5:25 pm - 9:44 pmMAA-DSM
38h 49m3 stops
$2,013Lufthansa
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Sat, Jun 15 - Tue, Jul 2
7:31 pm - 3:30 amDSM-MAA
69h 29m2 stops
5:35 am - 12:05 amMAA-DSM
29h 00m2 stops
$2,136American Airlines
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Fri, Jun 14 - Tue, Jul 2
11:30 am - 10:45 amDSM-MAA
36h 45m3 stops
1:50 am - 9:44 pmMAA-DSM
30h 24m3 stops
$2,170Lufthansa
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Fri, Jun 14 - Mon, Jul 1
11:30 am - 10:45 amDSM-MAA
36h 45m3 stops
1:50 am - 9:44 pmMAA-DSM
30h 24m3 stops
$2,188Lufthansa
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Sat, Jun 15 - Mon, Jul 1
6:54 am - 3:30 amDSM-MAA
34h 06m2 stops
5:35 am - 9:29 amMAA-DSM
38h 24m3 stops
$2,212American Airlines
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Fri, Jun 14 - Tue, Jul 2
6:54 am - 3:30 amDSM-MAA
34h 06m2 stops
5:35 am - 9:29 amMAA-DSM
38h 24m3 stops
$2,308American Airlines
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Sat, Jun 15 - Tue, Jul 2
11:30 am - 7:20 amDSM-MAA
33h 20m3 stops
1:50 am - 5:51 pmMAA-DSM
26h 31m2 stops
$2,611Lufthansa
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Fri, Jun 14 - Mon, Jul 1
3:10 pm - 10:45 amDSM-MAA
33h 05m3 stops
1:50 am - 5:51 pmMAA-DSM
26h 31m2 stops
$2,739Lufthansa
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Sat, Jun 15 - Mon, Jul 1

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August

High season

June

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$1,929
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 27% drop in price.
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Flight from Des Moines to Chennai

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FAQs for booking flights from Des Moines to Chennai

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

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Des Moines to Chennai was $1,929 for a round-trip ticket.

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

    Yes, you’ll need a passport to travel to Chennai from Des Moines.

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

    On your way to Chennai, you’ll fly out from Des Moines. You’ll be landing at Chennai.

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

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

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

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

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Des Moines to Chennai, American Airlines or Lufthansa?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Des Moines to Chennai are American Airlines and Lufthansa. With an average price for the route of $2,057 and an overall rating of 7.3, American Airlines is the most popular choice. Lufthansa is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $1,777 and an overall rating of 7.0.

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

    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 Chennai.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Chennai 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 Chennai?

    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 Chennai with an airline and back to Des Moines with another airline. Booking your flights between Des Moines and MAA 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 Des Moines to Chennai?

    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 Chennai 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 4 airlines serving from Des Moines to Chennai

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Des Moines to Chennai. 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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EmiratesOverall score based on 3970 reviews
8.2Boarding
8.1Comfort
8.3Entertainment
8.3Crew
7.9Food
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we bought trip insurance from you and could not use it. 'underrated' only return 50 % of trip cost. my doctor told me i have stage 4 cancer and that I might not live till the end of the month..

2.0 MediocreAnonymous, May 2024EWR - ATH
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we bought trip insurance from you and could not use it. 'underrated' only return 50 % of trip cost. my doctor told me i have stage 4 cancer and that I might not live till the end of the month..

Flight got canceled without any prior information and it caused lot of trouble

Worst ever. No assistance and communication from Emirates crew. No visibility of when the flight is flying. Couldn’t understand if we can go to lounge to take rest. Emirates system at a certain point said flight is not operating and suggested to take the next flight and in few minutes it suddenly opened the gate for boarding. unsupportive and rude crew. Worst experience ever. Flight was delayed by 5 hours so need the compensation for that.

Staff were friendly, and provided great service. The food was plentiful and delicious. Food could have been hotter.

I was traveling business purposes and I only had one carry on and a personal computer back pack . My carry on was 8.5 kg little more than allowable. At jfk airport check in they did not let me carry it . I was little disappointed.

More leg room and comfortable seats at least for long flights

The entertainment selections are amazing. But the live TV is sometimes spotty. If you’re going to have it, then have it. If you can’t make it consistent, then, perhaps it’s better not to have it. The crew are always cordial when approached, but they seem to do the minimum and sit around, talking to each other in the back of the plane during the flight. I realize that delays are not always predictable, but I missed my flight in Dubai because we left 90 minutes late from Washington. I will say that Emirates took very good care of me in Dubai. But I would rather not be delayed.

Probably the best flight I’ve ever been on. Emirates first class is leagues beyond British airways and Lufthansa’s.

Great flight. Comfortable seats, courteous service, and excellent selection for entertainment.

Emirates flights always nice. Service rendered by the staff is superb.I am always comfortable in Emirates flights.

Operated by American Airlines. Very chaotic and the crew was bit rough responding any enquiries. Restricted leg space.. Qatar would have been better

No towels or tissue and chocolate and mint provided before arrival

Qatar airways from Doha to guangzhau was excellent big bird Boeing 777 more room and smoothly flight, I Love it

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

They made us deliberate waste time by holding our passports and boarding passes making us miss the flight

The made us waiting and held our passports and boarding pass making us miss our flights

Not impressed. Only allowed one carry on on such a long flight.

The flight was good but my neighbor had the vent open full power for the whole flight and because the air was blowing from the side instead of from the top and I got very cold and ended up with a sore throat.

Bad experience with the delay n long wait time for connecting flight after missing the connection flight from Doha.

Wore experience due to delay and took me 3 days to reach my destination.

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. Very comfortable business seats with nice bedding. Good food. We were delayed to let late passengers on the flight, but otherwise great experience.

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

Everything could be better. The plain was in Orlando for 3 hours prior to boarding. After boarding all the passengers they found out that plane has a mechanical problem. After an hour the problem was solved, the pilot comes on and states, (We have to go back to the gate and take on more fuel!) Are you kidding me???? Who they have for pilots, Boy scouts?? I barely made my connecting flight to Vienna, but my suitcase did not. I'm still waiting for it, in Gyor, Hungary. Am I having fun yet?? Other passenger were in the same binned. I travelled all over the world both for business and pleasure with all types of airlines. By far of all the carriers I travelled with, Discover is the worst. I'm contemplating to bight the bullet and go back to the US with a different carrier. For International flights, the seats are made for little people. The person in front of me had his seat reclined the whole way, I felt like he was sitting in my lap. For closing, I would not let my dog travel with Discover, yet alone recommend it to an other person. Does it sound like I'm frustrated, Think about having to travel back to the US with them. I'm sure I'll not hear back from you, because nobody wants to hear about bad news, but with all the hype Discover puts out there about their services, nothing could be further from the truth. Joseph A. Nagy

Only problem we experienced was not anything to do with Lufthansa. When changing planes in Frankfurt we spent over an hour on passport control line. Lufthansa did a marvelous job on everything from keeping me informed via texts, to terrific cabin crew.

Bordón could be bettet if the company say before boarding the order of the different groups.

Checked in is easy and it was a smooth flight from LAX to Munich

There is no recline on flight from DFW to FRA. Middle eastern airways provide better recline option for the same class. FRA to Bangalore has better recline option. I bid 100$ for premium economy, my request was declined. But staff handled it without issues.

The Lufthansa part was wonderful. The short connection flight was not.

German crew were very kind. Food was okay but can be better, especially bread was not good, Garbage collection was very poor.

Awful Terrible staff poor communication Flight delayed for an hour with no apology or explanation and no help re missing connecting flight. Resulted in a 7 hour layover at Munich waiting for another connecting flight. Only 15 euros refreshment voucher given. Will not fly Lufthansa again

Both flights were late for what appeared to be the airline’s not having the planes ready. Arrived over 6 hours late.

It was a busy flight and all the crew were very helpful and gracious

Des Moines - Chennai Flights

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Des Moines (undefined)United States

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Chennai (MAA)India

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