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Find cheap flights from Des Moines to Cleveland from $110

This is the cheapest one-way flight price found by a KAYAK user in the last 72 hours by searching for a flight from Des Moines to Cleveland departing on 4/12. 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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These are the airlines KAYAK users have selected most often from within our search results in flight searches from Des Moines to Cleveland, as well as popular online travel agencies
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Cheap flight deals from Des Moines to Cleveland

Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Des Moines to Cleveland 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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3:13 pm - 10:15 amDSM-CLE
18h 02m1 stop
8:48 pm - 2:25 pmCLE-DSM
18h 37m1 stop
$187Frontier
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Sat, Apr 27 - Tue, Apr 30
5:17 pm - 2:25 pmDSM-CLE
20h 08m1 stop
8:48 pm - 4:17 pmCLE-DSM
20h 29m1 stop
$190Frontier
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Fri, Apr 26 - Thu, May 2
7:30 am - 1:19 amDSM-CLE
16h 49m1 stop
4:34 pm - 3:33 pmCLE-DSM
23h 59m2 stops
Fri, Apr 26 - Thu, May 2
1:00 pm - 6:36 pmDSM-CLE
4h 36m1 stop
8:12 am - 12:12 pmCLE-DSM
5h 00m1 stop
$303American Airlines
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Wed, May 1 - Sat, May 4
5:44 pm - 10:47 pmDSM-CLE
4h 03m1 stop
7:10 am - 11:26 amCLE-DSM
5h 16m1 stop
$306Delta
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Wed, Apr 24 - Wed, May 1
1:00 pm - 10:40 pmDSM-CLE
8h 40m2 stops
8:12 am - 12:12 pmCLE-DSM
5h 00m1 stop
$308American Airlines
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Sat, Apr 27 - Tue, Apr 30
7:30 am - 1:19 amDSM-CLE
16h 49m1 stop
1:49 pm - 11:05 pmCLE-DSM
34h 16m3 stops
Fri, Apr 26 - Wed, May 1
5:44 pm - 10:47 pmDSM-CLE
4h 03m1 stop
7:10 am - 11:26 amCLE-DSM
5h 16m1 stop
$336Delta
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Mon, Apr 29 - Wed, May 1
6:37 pm - 11:59 pmDSM-CLE
4h 22m1 stop
5:47 pm - 9:44 pmCLE-DSM
4h 57m1 stop
$406United Airlines
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Wed, Apr 24 - Mon, Apr 29
9:13 am - 11:59 pmDSM-CLE
13h 46m2 stops
11:08 am - 2:33 pmCLE-DSM
4h 25m1 stop
$411United Airlines
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Sat, Apr 27 - Wed, May 1

Flights from Des Moines to Cleveland - Travel Insights & Trends

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

The average price of all flights from Des Moines to Cleveland clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.
When flying from Des Moines to Cleveland, you should consider leaving on a Sunday and avoid Tuesdays if you are looking for the best rates. For your return to Des Moines, you’ll find the best rates on Saturdays and the most expensive ones on Sundays.

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights from Des Moines to Cleveland, 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 Cleveland is January, where tickets cost $277 on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are November and April, where the average cost of tickets is $628 and $544 respectively.

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

To calculate daily average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each day before departure over the last year for flights from Des Moines to Cleveland, 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 Cleveland, you should book around 2 weeks before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 53 days before departure.

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

The cheapest price for the route for each airline clicked by KAYAK users in the last 72 hours.
In the last 3 days, Frontier offered the best one-way deal for that route, at $110. KAYAK users also found Des Moines to Cleveland round-trip flights on Frontier from $187 and on American Airlines from $303.

How long does a flight from Des Moines to Cleveland take?

There are no direct flights for this route listed on KAYAK. The shortest multi-flight duration is 3h 26m.

Good to know

Low season

January

High season

August

Cheapest flight

$110
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 36% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 12% increase in price.
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When to book flights from Des Moines to Cleveland

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Des Moines to Cleveland 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 round-trips with a duration up to 40 days. While we try to provide actual minimum prices for each date, some prices are predictions and actual prices may differ.

FAQs for booking flights from Des Moines to Cleveland

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

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Des Moines to Cleveland was $110 for a one-way ticket and $187 for a round-trip.

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

    No, a passport isn't needed to fly from Des Moines to Cleveland. However, local authorities might ask for an official ID.

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

    Des Moines and Cleveland are both served by 1 main airport. You will leave Des Moines from Des Moines and will be arriving at Cleveland Hopkins Intl.

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

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

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

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

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

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Des Moines to Cleveland are Delta and United Airlines. With an average price for the route of $382 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 $480 and an overall rating of 7.4.

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

    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 Cleveland.

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

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

    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 Cleveland with an airline and back to Des Moines with another airline. Booking your flights between Des Moines and CLE 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 Cleveland?

    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 Cleveland 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 3 airlines serving from Des Moines to Cleveland

Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Des Moines to Cleveland? 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 KAYAK reviews.
8.0
DeltaOverall score based on 11402 reviews
81overall
82boarding
80entertainment
75food
86crew
79comfort
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Carly the flight attendant was extremely helpful and very accommodating to passengers on the flight from what I noticed. Couldn't be more satisfied with the service and assistance from Delta's flight attendant, Thanks again Carly!!

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Carly the flight attendant was extremely helpful and very accommodating to passengers on the flight from what I noticed. Couldn't be more satisfied with the service and assistance from Delta's flight attendant, Thanks again Carly!!

I didn’t not like that I could not select my seat and ended up with the worse seat.

I didn’t like that I could not select my seat and was assigned a seat when I checked in at LAX

Delta did an awful job w logistics at DTW. Missed connection. We were there an hour early. SUCKED

Inflight entertainment stopped working as we taxi to runway and never worked again until landing and taxi to gate. Grrrr

Had to run to make it only to have the flight delayed to wait for all the late connectors Second drink service skipped up

Boarding was a sh!t show. JFK BOARDING was awful. The agent called three sections at a time Clogging the area then yelling at people to not block the walk way. How are you going to call delta one , premium select and comfort plus at once and the yell at highest paying passengers. Need to do a lot better and the flight attendants in the galley need to understand that their voices travel. They were talking about others and everyone in the cabin heard them

Uncomfortable seats on 14 hour flight. Mediocre food. On time and great crew.

MSP to Atlanta was much better than Atlanta to St. Kitts. Paid $180 each for myself and wife for Delta comfort from Atlanta to St. Kitts. Seats were more narrow and obviously old and worn out. Tailbone is killing me. Seat would not recline. Seats behind reclined and we were not an exit row or in front of an exit row. Entertainment did not work in that the movie jumped forward and back and there was no audio. The plug in the arm rest was loose. Flight attendant tried “resetting” the video for my seat but no good. She never checked back. Someone else near me had the same issue. Touch screen was unresponsive. No where near as comfortable as MSP to Atlanta flight. 3 plus hrs. flight time without the basic amenities and not even remotely close to comfortable but paid for Comfort plus. I will be very disappointed if I have the same on my return “Comfort Plus” flight St. Kitts to Atlanta. At the very least my wife and I should be refunded for round trip “Comfort Plus” charges. Please feel free to contact me directly for more details.

public website still broken for years randomly blocking browsers with privacy options active after loading a page maybe once. check-in on laptop was almost impossible but eventually randomly worked. had to print pass at airport since couldn't get back in to load digital pass on mobile firefox or chrome. red eye flight so smooth onboarding, plenty of room to spread out, easy offboarding. onboard wifi instructions mention vpn can cause problems connecting but fails to also mention private dns. no printed or built in menu list, seems weird to require personal device to point at qr code link for menu which does not even allow direct ordering. people with health condition risk related dietary restrictions trying to avoid for example cholesterol and sugar are left guessing what they can order either way without nutritional info highlights (cranberry juice was minute maid cocktail with as much suger as typical can of soda). tap to pay wasn't working and always seems sketchy to manually enter card info. good movie variety, so limited tv was okay.

The flight experience was very good! Especially the United Club!

Overall it was good. The flight was bumpy at times, but the pilot made us aware every time. As a result, no snacks/drinks were made available. Seats were tight but that’s okay as I had a window seat.

Plane didn’t even make it off the ground. We all had to get off and walk to a different terminal (lots of confusion) to get on a different plane. Landed fairly late, connections missed.

the head jack on my seat didn't work and the power outlet didn't work for my seat

All good except paid for wifi that did not work

Left 2 hours later for delayed I had to take care a kid with special need since people don’t want to move to accommodate the rest of the family. . It wasn’t bad but that made me upset that people can be that selfish.

The crew were really great, but the 4 hour delay in small chunks was the worst.

They did get us booked on a later flight, but it made us miss our connecting flight. So, we had to stay and another state overnight with no luggage or clothes. Because they kept our luggage at airport for next flight on the next day.

The leg space between me and the seat in front of me was excellent.

That flight was smooth, and staff we courteous. it was a full flight so very tight. The boarding through security was not properly controlled. it was rushed and the scanning process for our bags, etc. was pilling up at the other end with no time to empty our belonging my personal items almost toppled over on the floor if i hadn't caught it rapidly. Was it just that time, or always like this - cant say. other than that all else was fine.

Plane was good but was delayed. probably not AA fault but caused a 1 hour delay. Seating was cramped.

Flight was good and arrived a little early. Very good.

Gossipy flight attendants talked the whole flight about bar hopping and dating.

Turbulence was bad and flight attendants gossiped about going to the bar and dating. Could have better awareness.

When we exited the plane our wheelchair wasn’t there. The Pilot and co pilot were so nice and helped us locate it. Great service.

Didn't like the 6 hour delay as it caused me to miss all of my connections. Still, I did get home safely 14 hours late but exhausted.

New ridiculous policy by american destroyed my allegiance to american. As a million miler with american, I expected it would be easy to get on an earlier flight when I got to airport earlier than expected, and save a five hour layover. WRONG. The online app would not let me switch flights, So I called, and was promised a call back in 90 minutes. HAH! The customer service desk at DCA said “we no longer have access to changing a flight on our screens. If the app couldn’t do it, I should send a letter to American, but there’s nothing else possible!”

Same basket of unhealthy prepackaged snacks (junk food) which was depleted by the time it got to my row!!

Lots of weather delays that were poorly communicated and managed. I get there are weather delays but they didn’t make it clear what was happening or comfortable on the plane

Flight attendants had no personality! The looked miserable! My seat was broken in first class. I can’t believe how American Airlines changed. 😞

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Recent one-way flight deals

 
Only flying one-way? Below are some of the best one-way flight deals from Des Moines to Cleveland found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
4/12Fri
1 stopFrontier
20h 08mDSM-CLE
$110
4/12Fri
2 stopsFrontier
15h 44mDSM-CLE
$151
7/26Fri
1 stopAmerican Airlines
7h 33mDSM-CLE
$183
4/4Thu
2 stops
25h 05mDSM-CLE
$228
4/5Fri
2 stops
22h 49mDSM-CLE
$274
4/4Thu
1 stop
13h 08mDSM-CLE
$310
4/12Fri
3 stops
16h 40mDSM-CLE
$333
4/5Fri
1 stop
28h 05mDSM-CLE
$339
7/26Fri
2 stops
18h 59mDSM-CLE
$344
4/4Thu
3 stops
26h 35mDSM-CLE
$369

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Last minute flights from Des Moines to Cleveland

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 Des Moines to Cleveland that are departing in the next 10 days.
3/29Fri
multi-stopFrontier
23h 22mDSM-CLE
3/31Sun
multi-stopFrontier
15h 21mCLE-DSM
$387
3/29Fri
multi-stop
23h 22mDSM-CLE
3/31Sun
multi-stop
24h 34mCLE-DSM
$542
3/29Fri
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
7h 05mDSM-CLE
3/31Sun
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
8h 30mCLE-DSM
$756

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Des Moines - Cleveland Flights

Departure:

Des Moines (DSM)United States

Destination:

Cleveland (CLE)United States

Return flight deals:

Cleveland - Des Moines

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