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Find cheap flights from Ontario to Des Moines from $79

This is the cheapest one-way flight price found by a KAYAK user in the last 72 hours by searching for a flight from Ontario to Des Moines departing on 5/18. 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 Ontario to Des Moines, as well as popular online travel agencies
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Cheap flight deals from Ontario to Des Moines (ONT-DSM)

Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Ontario 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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8:56 pm - 8:33 pmONT-DSM
21h 37m1 stop
9:42 pm - 11:59 pmDSM-ONT
28h 17m1 stop
$154Frontier
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Fri, May 17 - Mon, May 20
12:59 am - 2:25 pmONT-DSM
11h 26m1 stop
3:13 pm - 11:59 pmDSM-ONT
10h 46m1 stop
$158Frontier
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Tue, Apr 30 - Sat, May 4
10:00 pm - 10:19 amONT-DSM
10h 19m1 stop
2:14 pm - 10:37 pmDSM-ONT
10h 23m1 stop
$345Delta
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Tue, Jul 9 - Tue, Jul 16
10:00 pm - 10:19 amONT-DSM
10h 19m1 stop
5:50 pm - 11:43 pmDSM-ONT
7h 53m2 stops
$350Delta
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Tue, Jul 9 - Tue, Jul 16
7:21 pm - 8:59 amONT-DSM
11h 38m2 stops
5:00 am - 9:56 amDSM-ONT
6h 56m1 stop
$361American Airlines
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Fri, Jul 19 - Mon, Jul 29
11:59 pm - 8:54 amONT-DSM
6h 55m1 stop
7:31 pm - 11:49 pmDSM-ONT
6h 18m1 stop
$375American Airlines
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Wed, Jul 3 - Sat, Jul 6
1:36 pm - 11:38 pmONT-DSM
8h 02m1 stop
6:00 am - 8:48 pmDSM-ONT
16h 48m1 stop
$425United Airlines
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Wed, May 22 - Tue, May 28
5:20 am - 11:46 pmONT-DSM
16h 26m1 stop
5:08 pm - 8:48 pmDSM-ONT
5h 40m1 stop
$430United Airlines
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Sat, Jun 29 - Tue, Jul 2
6:00 am - 10:04 pmONT-DSM
14h 04m2 stops
6:04 am - 3:26 pmDSM-ONT
11h 22m2 stops
$866Alaska Airlines
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Wed, May 22 - Tue, May 28
6:00 am - 10:00 pmONT-DSM
14h 00m2 stops
8:00 am - 9:28 pmDSM-ONT
15h 28m2 stops
$876Alaska Airlines
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Mon, Apr 29 - Sat, May 4

Flights from Ontario to Des Moines - Travel Insights & Trends

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

The average price of all flights from Ontario to Des Moines clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.
If your flying dates are flexible, you should consider flying to Des Moines on a Saturday, 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 Ontario to Des Moines. For your return ticket, we recommend flying on a Thursday and avoiding Sundays for the best deals.

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights from Ontario 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 Ontario to Des Moines is July, where tickets cost $304 on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are April and March, where the average cost of tickets is $581 and $573 respectively.

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

To calculate daily average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each day before departure over the last year for flights from Ontario 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 Ontario to Des Moines, you should book around 4 days before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 84 days before departure.

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

The cheapest price for the route for each airline clicked by KAYAK users in the last 72 hours.
The cheapest return flight ticket from Ontario to Des Moines found by KAYAK users in the last 72 hours was for $154 on Frontier, followed by Delta ($345). One-way flight deals have also been found from as low as $79 on Frontier and from $235 on United Airlines.

Good to know

Low season

April

High season

August

Cheapest flight

$79
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 6% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 13% increase in price.
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When to book flights from Ontario to Des Moines

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

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

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Ontario to Des Moines was $79 for a one-way ticket and $154 for a round-trip.

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

    No

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

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

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

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

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

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Ontario to Des Moines are United Airlines and American Airlines. With an average price for the route of $567 and an overall rating of 7.4, United Airlines is the most popular choice. American Airlines is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $502 and an overall rating of 7.3.

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

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Des Moines from Ontario 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 Ontario 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 Ontario with another airline. Booking your flights between Ontario 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 Ontario 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 Ontario 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 Ontario to Des Moines

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Ontario 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 Ontario 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.
7.4
United AirlinesOverall score based on 11325 reviews
7.7boarding
8.1crew
7.1entertainment
6.7food
7.2comfort
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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.

8.0 ExcellentAnonymous, Apr 2024SFO - BOS
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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.

United WiFi is consistently unusable (it can take 10 mins to load a single web page). If you need Wifi to do work, be prepared to lose half a day of productivity.

Awful. I got stuck next to a person carrying a dog and behind someone with a dog. People need to board these dogs downstairs. The cabin is crowded enough with your pets

Packed in like sardines, very uncomfortable. Sitting the aisle my shoulder was rammed into numerous times by rushing flight attendants. Also flight was very cold.

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

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.

For a 22 minute flight all you expect is for it to be safe and comfortable

Flight was on time. Staff were friendly. I paid for Economy Plus but was required to check my standard carry-on luggage due to lack of space on the aircraft. This cost me 30 minutes, unexpectedly, in waiting at the baggage claim. This experience did not meet my expectations.

Wouldn’t let me check in said couldn’t find a ticket had to wait very long Time

Airline did not explain reasons why flight was delayed two hours. Explanations were badly needed and rarely provided. Problem seemed to clearly be the airline’s fault and not the fault of the weather or airport.

Comfort of seats, ease of boarding. Food selection could be better

Food options were limited which is absolutely embarrassing for a Flight of this size The staff did not come around as much and I am not accustomed to such poor service from American Airlines Drinks I believe were limited to soda and water

Crew were attentive and friendly. Flight was smooth and early! I enjoyed the less crowded plane. Thank you!

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

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.

The staff was unprofessional and didn’t communicate very well. The boarding process was very disheveled, potentially due to a power outage the previous day but there was no contingency plan to properly get passengers boarded the following day. Once boarded the aircraft stayed on the tarmac for over 45 minutes due to high winds. The communication was sporadic but an announcement was finally made an additional 30 minutes later that the flight was cancelled but we couldn’t get off the plane. Prior to deplaning one of the gate agents came on the plane and made an announcement for everyone to pickup their checked bags and take a card to rebook a new reservation because they didn’t have adequate staff. Flights were missed, passengers went to different airports and there was little to no assistance from AA.

Apart from the delay due to unforeseen circumstances. The leg from sjc to dfw was fine. It was the leg from dfw to orf that we encountered issues mainly due to the flight attendant crew not being friendly. We had two small children and we needed some assistance to warm up milk so the baby would sleep. The crew just didn’t get it and made things very difficult. One made a remark that the baby’s dirty diaper smell was a “gift” to the plane in a rude way. Normally I’d brush that off as a funny comment if the rest of the trip the attendants were helpful or understanding of the difficulty we faced. But that wasn’t the case. We were met with rudeness on the second leg. Whereas on the first leg the crew were so nice and helpful.

Flight From PHX to CVG was on time, very professional staff

Flight was delayed and missed connecting flight. Did not give warning about delay until we showed up at the airport. Not good.

The usual wait at Columbus once you land to get to an open gate (20 minutes) and then the usual 30 minutes for your luggage to appear.

Not have to pay for every single item to take a flight. Seating and delays sucked.

Flight was cancelled and I had to spend the night in the airport lugging my suitcase around

If you don’t check in 24 hours in advance, they will charge you $110 to check your bag instead of the $30. I did not get an email with this information and did not check in. In addition, my flight home was cancelled at layover and I had to spend the night in the airport, and then have another layover at another airport before making it home. Will not fly frontier again.

Terrible. Seats are bad and the baggage policy is inconsistent

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.

I paid for extra leg room. The flimsy plastic seat underneath the floatation seat did not line up with the arm rests. It seemed as if the plastic part was zip tied on but immovable. This caused severe uncomfortable for the duration of the flight.

Better than I expected but I did pay for a seat and carry on bags ahead of time.

I hope to avoid flying with them in the future. First flight got cancelled then got stuck with a 13 hour layover in Denver. The process was long and frustrating to many people.

Flight was delayed on the runway for 40 minutes the crew did not even offer even water to passengers to compensate for the flight delayed. The flight was delayed due to aircraft mechanical issues. Worst customer service ever

The flight was delayed and I had to cancel because I would have missed my connection and there were no other flights for the next two days. They also lost my bag!!

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Recent one-way flight deals

 
Only flying one-way? Below are some of the best one-way flight deals from Ontario to Des Moines found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
5/18Sat
1 stopFrontier
10h 09mONT-DSM
$79
5/17Fri
1 stopFrontier
17h 34mONT-DSM
$83
8/15Thu
1 stopFrontier
5h 05mONT-DSM
$129
8/16Fri
1 stopFrontier
21h 48mONT-DSM
$149
5/2Thu
1 stopUnited Airlines
8h 02mONT-DSM
$235
6/11Tue
1 stopDelta
8h 53mONT-DSM
$268
4/29Mon
1 stopUnited Airlines
16h 28mONT-DSM
$309
6/2Sun
1 stopAmerican Airlines
8h 12mONT-DSM
$328
5/2Thu
2 stopsAmerican Airlines
8h 06mONT-DSM
$333
6/16Sun
1 stopDelta
8h 53mONT-DSM
$338

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Last minute flights from Ontario 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 Ontario to Des Moines that are departing in the next 10 days.
4/24Wed
multi-stopUnited Airlines
5h 26mONT-DSM
4/28Sun
multi-stopUnited Airlines
13h 35mDSM-ONT
$646
4/24Wed
multi-stopUnited Airlines
8h 07mONT-DSM
4/28Sun
multi-stopUnited Airlines
15h 59mDSM-ONT
$651
4/21Sun
multi-stopUnited Airlines
8h 07mONT-DSM
4/23Tue
multi-stopUnited Airlines
5h 35mDSM-ONT
$677
4/24Wed
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
10h 17mONT-DSM
4/28Sun
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
10h 56mDSM-ONT
$685
4/20Sat
multi-stopAlaska Airlines
14h 00mONT-DSM
4/23Tue
multi-stopAlaska Airlines
15h 28mDSM-ONT
$926
4/23Tue
multi-stopUnited Airlines
8h 07mONT-DSM
4/25Thu
multi-stopUnited Airlines
5h 35mDSM-ONT
$1,035
4/20Sat
multi-stopUnited Airlines
5h 01mONT-DSM
4/23Tue
multi-stopUnited Airlines
5h 35mDSM-ONT
$1,096
4/23Tue
multi-stopAlaska Airlines
14h 00mONT-DSM
4/25Thu
multi-stopAlaska Airlines
13h 53mDSM-ONT
$2,085

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Ontario - Des Moines Flights

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Ontario (ONT)United States

Destination:

Des Moines (DSM)United States

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Des Moines - Ontario

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