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Find cheap flights from Des Moines to Miami from $59

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Cheap flight deals from Des Moines to Miami (DSM-MIA)

Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Des Moines to Miami 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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3:25 pm - 1:50 amDSM-MIA
9h 25m1 stop
7:40 am - 8:33 pmMIA-DSM
13h 53m1 stop
$138Frontier
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Wed, May 15 - Sat, May 18
9:33 pm - 6:00 amDSM-MIA
7h 27m1 stop
1:45 pm - 8:48 pmMIA-DSM
8h 03m1 stop
$159Frontier
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Sat, May 18 - Sat, May 25
6:14 pm - 12:49 amDSM-MIA
5h 35m1 stop
6:00 am - 11:18 amMIA-DSM
6h 18m1 stop
$216Delta
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Tue, May 28 - Fri, May 31
1:50 pm - 10:42 pmDSM-MIA
7h 52m1 stop
6:00 am - 10:15 amMIA-DSM
5h 15m1 stop
$230Delta
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Wed, Jun 5 - Wed, Jun 19
1:07 pm - 8:13 pmDSM-MIA
6h 06m1 stop
8:00 pm - 10:35 pmMIA-DSM
3h 35mnonstop
$237American Airlines
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Sat, May 18 - Sat, May 25
8:01 am - 4:27 pmDSM-MIA
7h 26m1 stop
8:00 pm - 10:35 pmMIA-DSM
3h 35mnonstop
$297American Airlines
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Wed, May 15 - Sat, May 18
6:04 am - 3:43 pmDSM-MIA
8h 39m1 stop
7:00 am - 2:13 pmMIA-DSM
8h 13m1 stop
$299United Airlines
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Tue, May 7 - Sun, May 26
2:56 pm - 10:21 pmDSM-MIA
6h 25m1 stop
7:00 am - 2:13 pmMIA-DSM
8h 13m1 stop
$302United Airlines
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Tue, May 7 - Sun, May 26
8:43 pm - 4:50 pmDSM-MIA
19h 07m2 stops
8:56 pm - 10:52 pmMIA-DSM
26h 56m2 stops
Mon, Jul 8 - Sat, Jul 13
8:43 pm - 7:54 pmDSM-MIA
22h 11m3 stops
8:56 pm - 10:52 pmMIA-DSM
26h 56m2 stops
Mon, Jul 8 - Sat, Jul 13

Flights from Des Moines to Miami - Travel Insights & Trends

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

The average price of all flights from Des Moines to Miami clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.
If your flying dates are flexible, you should consider flying to Miami on a Tuesday, as we generally find the cheapest rates on that day for this route. On the other hand, Friday is the most expensive day to fly from Des Moines to Miami. For your return ticket, we recommend flying on a Saturday and avoiding Sundays for the best deals.

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights from Des Moines to Miami, 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 Miami is October, where tickets cost $359 on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are March and May, where the average cost of tickets is $619 and $489 respectively.

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

To calculate daily average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each day before departure over the last year for flights from Des Moines to Miami, 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 Miami, you should book around 1 week before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 17 days before departure.

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

The cheapest price for the route for each airline clicked by KAYAK users in the last 72 hours.
In the past 3 days, the cheapest one-way tickets to Miami from Des Moines were found on Frontier ($59) and Delta ($99), and the lowest round-trip tickets were found on Frontier ($138) and Delta ($216).

Which airlines fly non-stop between Des Moines and Miami?

Airline and price data is aggregated from results in KAYAK’s search results from the last 2 weeks for flights from Des Moines to Miami.
There is just one airline that flies from Des Moines to Miami direct and that is American Airlines. The best one-way deal found from American Airlines for the route is $275.

How many flights are there between Des Moines and Miami per day?

There is a maximum of 1 nonstop flight a day that takes off from Des Moines and lands in Miami, with an average flight time of 3h 18m. The most common departure time is 7:00 am and most flights take off in the morning. Each week, there are 1 flights.

Which cabin class options are there for flights between Des Moines and Miami?

The average price of flights for each cabin class for the route found by users searching on KAYAK over the last 2 weeks.
There are 3 cabin class options for the route. These are First, Business and Economy. Perform a search on KAYAK to find the latest prices and availability for all cabin fares, which differ across airlines.

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

A direct flight to Miami will take on average 3h 18m to travel the 1,328 miles flying distance from Des Moines.

What’s the earliest departure time from Des Moines to Miami?

Early birds can take the earliest flight from Des Moines at 7:02 am and will be landing in Miami at 11:20 am.

What’s the latest departure time from Des Moines to Miami?

If you prefer to fly at night, the latest flight from Des Moines to Miami jets off at 7:04 am and lands at 11:20 am.

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July

High season

January

Cheapest flight

$59
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 3% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 8% lower on average.
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When to book flights from Des Moines to Miami

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Des Moines to Miami 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 Des Moines to Miami

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

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Des Moines to Miami was $59 for a one-way ticket and $138 for a round-trip.

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

    A passport is not required to fly from Des Moines to Miami.

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

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

  • Which airlines offer Wi-Fi service onboard planes from Des Moines to Miami?

    American Airlines, and Delta offer inflight Wi-Fi service on the Des Moines to Miami flight route.

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

    The Embraer 175 is the aircraft model that flies most regularly on the Des Moines to Miami flight route.

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

    oneworld is the only airline alliance operating flights between Des Moines and Miami.

  • On which days can I fly direct from Des Moines to Miami?

    You can catch a nonstop flight from Des Moines to Miami on on Saturday.

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

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Des Moines to Miami 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 $397 and an overall rating of 7.4.

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

    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 Miami.

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

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

    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 Miami with an airline and back to Des Moines with another airline. Booking your flights between Des Moines and MIA 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 Miami?

    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 Miami 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 tips for finding a cheap flight from DSM to Miami

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found flights on this route for $217 or less one-way and $447 or less round-trip.

Prefer to fly non-stop from Des Moines to Miami?

Find which airlines fly direct from Des Moines to Miami, which days they fly and book direct flights.

Nonstop departures

Des Moines to Miami

Saturday

American Airlines, Qatar Airways

American Airlines, Qatar Airways

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Miami to Des Moines

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American Airlines, Qatar Airways

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Top 5 airlines serving from Des Moines to Miami

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Des Moines to Miami. 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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DeltaOverall score based on 11004 reviews
8.0entertainment
7.5food
7.9comfort
8.6crew
8.2boarding
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Horrible. This was not first class. This was a connecting flight whi h was late. My original flight never came. I hated the fact that delta gave me a connecting flight from New York to Orlando Florida. No meals and the television screens were not working. There wasn't even any power to charge your phones. This is NOT FIRST CLASS DELTA!!! Do better next time!

4.0 OkayAndrew, Apr 2024RDU - MCO
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Horrible. This was not first class. This was a connecting flight whi h was late. My original flight never came. I hated the fact that delta gave me a connecting flight from New York to Orlando Florida. No meals and the television screens were not working. There wasn't even any power to charge your phones. This is NOT FIRST CLASS DELTA!!! Do better next time!

Flight was delayed an no one make an announcement about it., they only have Coca Cola and nothing else., the food that was served was cold… very bad experience and service

They did a fine job. Can't wait to use Delta in the future.

Seat back monitors and outlets were dead and not working.

The experience was good and the flight departed on time and landed early

The flight was delayed but we got to our final destination.

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.

Bathroom broke, had to rush to board because of late exit of previous flight

Boarding super slow with people allowed to linger in aisles

There were choices for the snacks. Good choices and tasty lunch and breakfast as well.

The net issue I had was with the gate agent. We had added a carryon to our boarding pass when we checked bags. When I got to the boarding gate the agent was rude asking why I had a backpack - I said I added it - even had an orange tag on it. She ripped my tag off and swung her monitor around to show me how she was right- saying it isn’t wasn’t listed - only a checked bag. I explained again that I wasn’t sure what the issue was but I wouldn’t have an orange tag if I hadn’t added it. Then she finally checked my husband’s boarding pass and found that the agent at checkin had added my carryon to his boarding pass instead of mine. She sent me on my way without my orange tag. Was a bit embarrassing for me the tone she used with me assuming I was trying to get away with something.

Gate agent asked if I could switch seats so a family could sit together. Agent moved me to a seat in the front of the plane, no charge. It was easy. The agent did a great job.

Great seat space. However food and drink prices outrageous. Jabbing to pay for a carry on bag or stuck paying at the gate too much.

Every Allegiant Air flight I've ever taken has been delayed. This flight was delayed a full 2 hours. It was excuse after excuse after excuse. It was a flight from southern Florida. They made us board the plane on time, but made us wait for 2 hours on the tarmac. Because the engines were kept shut off, so was the air conditioning. One can only imagine how hot the air was in the cabin over those 2 hours on the tarmac, while in the hot Florida sun. Just terrible.

Actually, for the price, I'm willing to put up with a little discomfort (upright chairs) and at times inconveniences (like any airline), lack of entertainment (I can bring my own). My flight was non stop and smooth. I would fly this route again.

The flight was delayed 6 hours and we were only offered an $8 food credit. My husband stood in line to get the credit for 45 minutes and when he got close to the end of the line the computers went down.

Worst ever! Flight cancelled supposedly for weather even though we k ow of many others who flew into Bangor same time no problem. At the airport there was no customer service at all just refund and no possibility of rebook for 3-4 days. Aweful won’t fly with them again!!

It’s a budget airline so adjust expectations accordingly. Nothing is without a fee but such is necessary for tickets to remain so affordable.

No complaints. It’s a budget airline so can’t expect any frills.

My TSA number was missing from my ticket which shouldn’t have happened since it’s in my file. The on board flight attendant who was a male, did not want to help me put my luggage in the overhead bin and made a very rude comment and was very unpleasant. The good… the woman who fixed my ticket with the TSA number was excellent and I had extra legroom which was perfect.

Due to one crew member not showing up to work, our flight was significantly delayed causing us to miss our connecting flight in Houston to Mississippi causing us to be delayed by more than 6 hours and missing our event all together. Very disappointing. All because ONE crew member called in sick. United did grant us a $15 meal voucher, which was a small but appreciated concession that I wasn’t able to use because I ordered my lunch and paid for it before applying the concession, and the staff said it was too late to use it. Ugh! We also had a TWO delay coming back from Mississippi, but that was on American Airlines and it was due to weather, so not their fault. Anyway, not at all impressed with United’s handling of our flight and the HUGE disappointment of missing our important family event for our 90 year old mother. All that money and all that stress and emotions for nothing. Having to wait the hour to bring an employee from LAX seemed like something that should not have happened. Why don’t you have a local back-up? Santa Ana is not a little airport in a rural area.

Flight delayed from Cape Town to Washington then got diverted to miami and in miami we had to fend for ourselves , im still trying to get to Shreveport now

delay several times and wait extra long to board. no entertainment service because there are problem for some rows. always encounter some delays for the last flight of the day.

I just wrote a text which was supposed to be for the flight from Denver to spokane not Frankfurt to Denver.

On time every leg of the journey and exceptional staff at counter, gate, and on board. I haven’t travelled in US for a long time and was genuinely surprised how pleasant this was.

The delays (5 hrs) were a comedy of errors, and the multiple safety issues encountered were very concerning.

flight delays, staff only communicating when pushed, food service lasting a grand total of 7 minutes, stuck in seat from 45mins into flight until landing

Crew was great and did their best to make us comfortable and captain came out at the beginning to announce why the flight was delayed, weather situation up ahead, and kept us updated throughout the flight.

I liked everything about the flight. The service was excellent!

Delayed a day due to snow storm. Was upgraded. That kind of made up for significant delays from FLL to COS with no compensation or acknowledgement.

It was a good flight. Of course it was full, but it went well.

We are gluten free, there were not any available complimentary gluten free options.

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

Me and my husband experienced very bad in American Airlines. We missed our flight going to Doha. The American Airlines was delayed we arrived already 10:27pm. Supposed to be 9:40 pm. So what they did they rebooked our flight and they gave us a hotel. When we arrived at the hotel the front desk said it was fully booked already. Oh my gosh! I said why did you accept the booking if it's fully booked. The guy said that's American Airlines they just book even it's already full. That's 2am already, we have nothing to do so, we decided to go another hotel. We pay the room, food and taxi. Pls give an action on this matter. Refund our expenses and give us more compensation. Not only our room, food, taxi but also our efforts, tiredness looking for a room that can accommodate us.

No meal on a cross country flight? SFO-MiA is pretty much the definition of a coast to coast flight. No meal provided. Sky high wi-fi rates too. Stop nickel and diming your customers.

Absolutely filthy flight and not equipped for a trans US

The male steward shoved me hard when i sleeping on the isle, woke me up the only way incan descripe it was Violently. I wanted to cause a scene but was able to putnmy anger innch check, i want complain to AA

Good over all but my flight from. Miami to Barbados the airplane was very dirty like I have never seen before. It looked like that plane hasn’t been cleaned in a long time and I fly about one time a month.

Everything was very good EXCEPT the food, on a five and a half hour trip. They only gave to us was snacks in first class. They didn't give us pillows or blankets.

Very disappointed with the crew and the lack of attention given to the passengers. On a 5 hour flight they never offered a snack. One time offered a beverage and didn’t pick up the used cups until the flight was on final approach. The two flight attendants in our section mentioned that they were best friends and compared their pre flight shoes. When paying for first/business class there is a level of service that should be expected. These two spent the majority of the flight in their seats playing on their phones and laughing with each other. Very frustrating!!!

I purchased a carry on bag online…was supposed to cost $72 but after a whole slew of bs charges, the total was over $175.00. Because of these hidden charges, I will not even consider flying Frontier ever again. It’s just not worth the hassle. I’m scratching this company off my list forever.

Flight delayed 3 times, resulting in late arrival, rental car place gave car away resulting in increased BS charges because I was late. Frontier blows.

It was impossible to change a carry-on for a checked bag after the initial selection. The flight was delayed 14 hours "to allow for a late arriving aircraft." The seats were shockingly uncomfortable. This was only the second time I've seen seats that didn't recline in an airline. The first was in an East Bloc airline before the fall if the Iron Curtain.

First time flying Frontier, I am not sure the Ala Carte menu of options is for me.

I liked getting off the plane. Everything else was well below standards. Not even offering a bag of peanuts for free for a 4 hours flight is ridiculous.

There was no wifi, there was no usb charger on the planes Frontier lowered the weight limit on suitcases from 50 to 40 pounds Frontier now charges for a seat...really? If i don't pay for a basic seat, do i stand the whole flight? Frontier now charges for the carry on, just like for the checked suitcase The bundle pricing is way over priced.

Bought seats on the flight and they were supposed to be 2 and a jumpseat. Plane clearly changed and it was a regular 3 seat row. Asked for a refund and was denied. If I wanted to sit next to someone else I wouldn't have bought the seats..

Flying frontier reminded me of flying with my family in the 80’s in all of the worst ways possible. From poor customer service to little to no technology. The plane was dirty old and also stuck in the 80’s. From their seatbelts to not having anywhere to charge our phones the seats and the equipment I wasn’t sure if I was being punked or thrown back in time. Needless to say I don’t see myself flying frontier ever again.

Everything was on time and smoothly run. All employees appeared happy and enjoying their job. The delay in take-off was unrelated to anything in Frontier’s control. I wish there were a caffeine-fee, sugar free soda drink option besides water. There are multiple zero sugar caffeine free options.

Everything was on time and smoothly run. All employees appeared happy and enjoying their job. The delay in take-off was unrelated to anything in Frontier’s control.

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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 Miami found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
5/18Sat
1 stopFrontier
7h 27mDSM-MIA
$59
8/28Wed
1 stopDelta
7h 58mDSM-MIA
$99
5/25Sat
1 stopFrontier
7h 12mDSM-MIA
$101
5/6Mon
1 stopFrontier
12h 57mDSM-MIA
$105
5/14Tue
1 stopDelta
5h 35mDSM-MIA
$108
9/20Fri
1 stopFrontier
26h 20mDSM-MIA
$120
5/6Mon
1 stopAmerican Airlines
5h 35mDSM-MIA
$148
5/9Thu
1 stopAmerican Airlines
9h 00mDSM-MIA
$149
5/18Sat
2 stopsUnited Airlines
17h 50mDSM-MIA
$248
5/14Tue
2 stopsUnited Airlines
15h 13mDSM-MIA
$259

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Last minute flights from Des Moines to Miami

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 Miami that are departing in the next 10 days.
4/27Sat
multi-stopFrontier
13h 50mDSM-MIA
5/3Fri
multi-stopFrontier
16h 59mMIA-DSM
$227
4/29Mon
multi-stopDelta
5h 40mDSM-MIA
5/1Wed
multi-stopDelta
7h 47mMIA-DSM
$298
4/29Mon
multi-stopUnited Airlines
7h 34mDSM-MIA
5/1Wed
multi-stopUnited Airlines
6h 30mMIA-DSM
$326
4/29Mon
multi-stopDelta
7h 32mDSM-MIA
5/1Wed
multi-stopDelta
6h 26mMIA-DSM
$328
4/27Sat
nonstopAmerican Airlines
3h 16mDSM-MIA
5/3Fri
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
7h 02mMIA-DSM
$520
4/29Mon
multi-stopUnited Airlines
15h 13mDSM-MIA
5/1Wed
multi-stopUnited Airlines
6h 30mMIA-DSM
$523
4/27Sat
multi-stopUnited Airlines
13h 46mDSM-MIA
5/3Fri
multi-stopUnited Airlines
6h 44mMIA-DSM
$599
4/29Mon
multi-stopUnited Airlines
8h 48mDSM-MIA
5/1Wed
multi-stopUnited Airlines
6h 30mMIA-DSM
$677
4/29Mon
multi-stopUnited Airlines
15h 13mDSM-MIA
5/1Wed
multi-stopUnited Airlines
13h 59mMIA-DSM
$746

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Des Moines - Miami Flights

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Des Moines (DSM)United States

Destination:

Miami (MIA)United States

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Miami - Des Moines

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