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$89 Find cheap flights from Salt Lake City to Des Moines

This is the cheapest one-way flight price found by a KAYAK user in the last 72 hours by searching for a flight from Salt Lake City to Des Moines departing on 6/27. 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 Salt Lake City to Des Moines (SLC-DSM)

Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Salt Lake City 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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5:45 am - 8:19 pmSLC-DSM
13h 34m1 stop
2:24 pm - 8:05 amDSM-SLC
18h 41m1 stop
$158Frontier
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Sat, Jun 8 - Thu, Jun 13
1:49 pm - 8:15 pmSLC-DSM
5h 26m1 stop
9:15 pm - 6:36 amDSM-SLC
10h 21m1 stop
$160Frontier
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Wed, Jul 10 - Wed, Jul 17
5:49 pm - 8:15 pmSLC-DSM
25h 26m1 stop
9:15 pm - 9:59 pmDSM-SLC
25h 44m1 stop
$166Frontier
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Tue, Jul 16 - Sat, Jul 20
5:49 pm - 8:15 pmSLC-DSM
25h 26m1 stop
9:15 pm - 6:36 amDSM-SLC
10h 21m1 stop
$168Frontier
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Tue, Jul 16 - Sat, Jul 20
11:27 am - 11:56 amSLC-DSM
23h 29m2 stops
7:00 am - 10:23 amDSM-SLC
28h 23m2 stops
Thu, May 30 - Sun, Jun 2
11:27 am - 10:59 pmSLC-DSM
34h 32m3 stops
7:00 am - 10:23 amDSM-SLC
28h 23m2 stops
Thu, May 30 - Sun, Jun 2
8:25 am - 4:11 pmSLC-DSM
6h 46m1 stop
6:00 am - 9:39 amDSM-SLC
4h 39m1 stop
$336United Airlines
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Thu, May 30 - Sun, Jun 2
12:05 pm - 11:17 pmSLC-DSM
10h 12m2 stops
5:00 am - 10:52 amDSM-SLC
6h 52m1 stop
$371American Airlines
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Tue, Jul 16 - Sat, Jul 20
5:15 am - 11:37 pmSLC-DSM
17h 22m1 stop
9:21 am - 7:28 amDSM-SLC
23h 07m1 stop
$441United Airlines
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Tue, Jun 11 - Wed, Jun 12
4:00 pm - 11:55 pmSLC-DSM
6h 55m1 stop
12:23 pm - 9:51 pmDSM-SLC
10h 28m1 stop
$470American Airlines
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Thu, May 23 - Thu, May 30

Flights from Salt Lake City to Des Moines - Travel Insights & Trends

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Salt Lake City 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 Salt Lake City to Des Moines?

The average price of all flights from Salt Lake City to Des Moines clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.
Your flight ticket price will generally be cheaper if you fly to Des Moines on a Friday and more expensive on a Monday. On your return trip to Salt Lake City, you should consider flying back on a Tuesday, and avoid Sundays for better deals.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Salt Lake City to Des Moines?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights from Salt Lake City 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 Salt Lake City to Des Moines is May, where tickets cost $387 on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are January and November, where the average cost of tickets is $683 and $598 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Salt Lake City to Des Moines?

To calculate daily average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each day before departure over the last year for flights from Salt Lake City 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 Salt Lake City to Des Moines, you should book around 1 week before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 18 days before departure.

Which airlines provide the cheapest flights from Salt Lake City 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 Salt Lake City to Des Moines found by KAYAK users in the last 72 hours was for $158 on Frontier, followed by United Airlines ($336). One-way flight deals have also been found from as low as $89 on Frontier and from $308 on American Airlines.

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February

High season

December

Cheapest flight

$89
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 20% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 16% increase in price.
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When to book flights from Salt Lake City to Des Moines

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Salt Lake City 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 Salt Lake City to Des Moines

  • What is the cheapest flight from Salt Lake City to Des Moines?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Salt Lake City to Des Moines was $89 for a one-way ticket and $158 for a round-trip.

  • Do I need a passport to fly between Salt Lake City and Des Moines?

    A passport is not required to fly from Salt Lake City to Des Moines.

  • Which airports will I be using when flying from Salt Lake City to Des Moines?

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

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from Salt Lake City to Des Moines?

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

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Salt Lake City to Des Moines?

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

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

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Salt Lake City to Des Moines are United Airlines and American Airlines. With an average price for the route of $581 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 $401 and an overall rating of 7.3.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Salt Lake City 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 Salt Lake City to Des Moines.

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

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

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Salt Lake City 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 Salt Lake City 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.
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DeltaOverall score based on 10736 reviews
8.2Boarding
8.0Entertainment
7.9Comfort
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.

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!!

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

It wasn't really their fault it was the horrible winds and we just got unlucky.

There is no free Wi-Fi or screens in the seats for this flight. It would be nice if they had actual actual healthy drink options like a flavored sparkling water. The flight was very dark because nobody was sitting on the left side and they didn't open any of the windows. The plane was kind of and had small overhead bins. There was no distinguishable difference between economy and comfort Plus.

I recently had foot surgery and traveled my first time needing assistance. The flight attendants on this flight went above and beyond accommodating my partner and I. I had a panic attack from the medication I was on, and the flight attendants made me feel safe and comfortable when they saw me in distress. They relocated me to an area of the aircraft that made me feel more comfortable and we had our own row which helped reduce my anxiety tremendously.

On time departure and early arrival. Excellent customer service from flight crew

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.

Over an hour delay in departure but I was notified beforehand. Another delay on tarmac upon arrival at LGA. We ended up departing the plane almost 2 hours later than expected

I fly Frontier because it’s affordable. I understand that the seats are tight and not the most comfortable…but that’s part of it. The problem with this flight was that there was a group of travelers directly behind me at the back of the plane who were ridiculously loud and obnoxious the entire flight. I’m pretty sure they were drunk and I could periodically smell an odd odor that I believe was one of them using a smokeless vape pen. The stewards had to remind them to keep quiet during the pre-flight instruction, but that was it. They never said another thing to them for the rest of the flight. It was a miserable.

I checked a bag because it was $5 less than carry on. They managed to lose my bag on a 2.5 hr direct flight! Frontier has no airport staff at baggage claim to help. As soon as I got home around 11 pm I tried to use their online system to file the claim for lost bag - system wouldn't take the # on my baggage claim ticket - said it was not the correct number. Also said that I had not checked a bag, which wasn't true - even my online boarding pass showed that I had checked a bag. Wasted about an hour on that process with no luck. Tried again in the morning - same thing. So tried online chat with Frontier bot - waited 35-40" twice to be connected to a baggage agent and it never happened. Eventually drove to PDX after work and waited 2 hrs for the Frontier ticket agents to arrive prior to the next Frontier flight out of PDX and FINALLY got some help from one of them, to take me to lost luggage area where I was able to retrive my bag. Probably took 4-5 hrs. of my time and endless frustration to get my bag. This was my first -- and LAST -- experience flying Frontier Airlines. Check-in was also extremely difficult and time consuming. The flight itself (and staff) were fine but everything else about the experience was a total disaster! The fact that Frontier literally has NO WAY to connect to a human voice for customer service (in this case for lost luggage) is the WORST!!!!!

Frontier is a crappy airline nothing about it is honest

I didn't get to do this flight l, hard to review

Not good 😐 Over priced baggage fees Small hard seats No wifi or entertainment options 😕

Didn't like anything!! Horrible flight. Small seating area and hard seats. Butt was sore after 2 hour flight to Seattle No entertainment or free refreshments No wifi or USB charging receptacles to charge phone entoute like other airliners Luggage rates were 3 times as much as competitors. Difficult to navigate online luggue process to pre pay before flight Overall bad experience WILL NEVER RIDE OR RECOMMEND FRONTIER TO FRIENDS OR FAMILY MEMBERS!!! THIS IS A SHAME!! MOST MESERIBLE FLIGHT OF MY LIFE!! AND I THOUGHT SPIRIT WAS 👎 YOU GOT THEM BEAD HANDS DOWN!!

Flight was a little late taking off. Seats are too upright, no ports to charge devices, no wifi, no entertainment

Six hour delay. Poor customer service. No voucher. Bad communication. Missed important appointments.

Our flight was delayed an hour, then when we got to board our flight finally, we were waiting in our seats for take off for 45 minutes before it was communicated that there was a maintenance issue therefore we waited on the plane for over an hour while that was resolved. We did not get to Phoenix until almost 3 hours after we were originally supposed to. This was the first and last time I will be flying Frontier.

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Recent one-way flight deals

 
Only flying one-way? Below are some of the best one-way flight deals from Salt Lake City to Des Moines found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
6/27Thu
1 stopFrontier
6h 48mSLC-DSM
$89
5/23Thu
1 stopFrontier
22h 17mSLC-DSM
$159
6/27Thu
2 stops
28h 06mSLC-DSM
$190
6/27Thu
3 stops
23h 13mSLC-DSM
$191
5/23Thu
2 stopsAmerican Airlines
9h 55mSLC-DSM
$308

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Last minute flights from Salt Lake City 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 Salt Lake City to Des Moines that are departing in the next 10 days.
5/17Fri
multi-stopFrontier
20h 53mSLC-DSM
6/1Sat
multi-stopFrontier
9h 50mDSM-SLC
$190
5/14Tue
multi-stopFrontier
22h 28mSLC-DSM
5/17Fri
multi-stopFrontier
9h 59mDSM-SLC
$328
5/17Fri
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
6h 55mSLC-DSM
6/1Sat
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
8h 58mDSM-SLC
$560
5/15Wed
multi-stopUnited Airlines
6h 33mSLC-DSM
5/22Wed
multi-stopUnited Airlines
12h 32mDSM-SLC
$579
5/15Wed
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
9h 55mSLC-DSM
5/22Wed
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
10h 28mDSM-SLC
$600
5/15Wed
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
8h 57mSLC-DSM
5/22Wed
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
10h 06mDSM-SLC
$606
5/14Tue
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
9h 55mSLC-DSM
5/17Fri
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
10h 28mDSM-SLC
$619
5/17Fri
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
9h 55mSLC-DSM
6/1Sat
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
8h 58mDSM-SLC
$642
5/14Tue
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
9h 55mSLC-DSM
5/17Fri
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
11h 10mDSM-SLC
$836

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Salt Lake City - Des Moines Flights

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Destination:

Des Moines (DSM)United States

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Des Moines - Salt Lake City

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