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$126 Find Cheap Flights from Atlanta to Des Moines

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Cheap Flights from Atlanta to Des Moines (ATL-DSM)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Atlanta 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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Recent round-trip flight deals from Atlanta to Des Moines

Sat, Jul 12 - Wed, Jul 16
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11:55 am - 11:53 amATL-DSM
24h 58m1 stop
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11:00 am - 11:33 pmDSM-ATL
35h 33m2 stops
Thu, Jun 26 - Mon, Jun 30
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10:45 pm - 6:11 pmATL-DSM
20h 26m2 stops
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2:06 pm - 12:17 amDSM-ATL
33h 11m2 stops
Mon, Aug 11 - Mon, Aug 25
Frontier Logo
7:45 am - 6:48 pmATL-DSM
12h 03m1 stop
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3:08 pm - 6:10 amDSM-ATL
14h 02m1 stop
$295Frontier
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Mon, Aug 11 - Mon, Aug 18
Frontier Logo
7:45 am - 6:48 pmATL-DSM
12h 03m1 stop
Frontier Logo
7:33 pm - 6:10 amDSM-ATL
9h 37m1 stop
$322Frontier
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Wed, Aug 13 - Wed, Aug 20
Southwest Logo
7:15 pm - 10:20 pmATL-DSM
4h 05m1 stop
Southwest Logo
6:30 am - 3:25 pmDSM-ATL
7h 55m1 stop
$327Southwest
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Thu, Aug 7 - Tue, Aug 12
American Airlines Logo
4:34 pm - 11:27 pmATL-DSM
7h 53m1 stop
American Airlines Logo
5:00 am - 2:48 pmDSM-ATL
8h 48m1 stop
$335American Airlines
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Mon, Aug 11 - Fri, Aug 22
Delta Logo
9:27 pm - 10:39 pmATL-DSM
2h 12mnonstop
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6:30 pm - 9:49 pmDSM-ATL
2h 19mnonstop
$339Delta
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Sun, Aug 10 - Tue, Aug 19
Delta Logo
9:20 pm - 10:33 pmATL-DSM
2h 13mnonstop
Delta Logo
5:25 pm - 11:59 pmDSM-ATL
5h 34m1 stop
$349Delta
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Mon, Aug 18 - Sat, Aug 23
Southwest Logo
7:05 am - 4:45 pmATL-DSM
10h 40m1 stop
Southwest Logo
6:10 am - 12:55 pmDSM-ATL
5h 45m1 stop
$357Southwest
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Mon, Jun 30 - Fri, Jul 4
American Airlines Logo
6:30 pm - 12:06 amATL-DSM
6h 36m1 stop
American Airlines Logo
6:00 am - 3:26 pmDSM-ATL
8h 26m2 stops
$364American Airlines
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Atlanta to Des Moines flights

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

The average price of all round-trip flights from Atlanta to Des Moines clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.

For Atlanta to Des Moines, Saturday is the cheapest day to fly on average and Sunday is the most expensive. Flying from Des Moines back to Atlanta, the best deals are generally found on Thursday, with Sunday being the most expensive.

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Atlanta 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 Atlanta to Des Moines is November, where tickets cost $416 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are October and June, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $509 and $499 respectively.

Can I save money by flying with a layover from Atlanta to Des Moines?

The average round-trip price for all non-stop flights, flights with one layover, and flights with two layovers for the route found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.

Yes, flying with a layover may cost you more time, but you can also save money on the route, with a 1 stop layover the cheapest option at $399 on average.

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

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from Atlanta to Des Moines, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each week.

To get a below average price on the flight from Atlanta to Des Moines, you should book around 5 weeks before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 14 weeks before departure.

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Low seasonFebruary
High seasonJuly
Cheapest flight$126
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 8% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 6% increase in price.
Flight from Atlanta to Des Moines

When to book flights from Atlanta to Des Moines

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

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

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Atlanta to Des Moines was $126 for a one-way ticket and $225 for a round-trip.

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

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

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

    Atlanta airport is called Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson and the only airport in Des Moines is Des Moines.

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

    Only Delta offers inflight Wi-Fi service on the Atlanta to Des Moines flight route.

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

    The Boeing 717-200 is the aircraft model that flies most regularly on the Atlanta to Des Moines flight route.

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

    SkyTeam is the only airline alliance operating flights between Atlanta and Des Moines.

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

    There are nonstop flights from Atlanta to Des Moines on a daily basis.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Atlanta to Des Moines, Delta or Southwest?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Atlanta to Des Moines are Delta and Southwest. With an average price for the route of $514 and an overall rating of 8.0, Delta is the most popular choice. Southwest is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $396 and an overall rating of 8.0.

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

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Des Moines from Atlanta 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 Atlanta 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 Atlanta with another airline. Booking your flights between Atlanta 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 Atlanta 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 Atlanta up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

KAYAK’s top tips for finding a cheap flight from Atlanta to Des Moines

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found flights on this route for $368 or less one-way and $379 or less round-trip.

Prefer to fly direct from Atlanta to Des Moines?

Find which airlines fly direct from Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson Airport to Des Moines Airport, which days they fly and book direct flights.

Direct departures

Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson to Des Moines

Monday

Aeromexico, Air France, Delta, +5 more

Aeromexico, Air France, +6 more

Tuesday

Aeromexico, Air France, Delta, +4 more

Aeromexico, Air France, +5 more

Wednesday

Aeromexico, Air France, Delta, +5 more

Aeromexico, Air France, +6 more

Thursday

Aeromexico, Air France, Delta, +5 more

Aeromexico, Air France, +6 more

Friday

Aeromexico, Air France, Delta, +5 more

Aeromexico, Air France, +6 more

Saturday

Aeromexico, Air France, Delta, +5 more

Aeromexico, Air France, +6 more

Sunday

Aeromexico, Air France, Delta, +5 more

Aeromexico, Air France, +6 more

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Direct returns

Des Moines to Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson

Monday

Aeromexico, Air France, Delta, +5 more

Aeromexico, Air France, +6 more

Tuesday

Aeromexico, Air France, Delta, +4 more

Aeromexico, Air France, +5 more

Wednesday

Aeromexico, Air France, Delta, +5 more

Aeromexico, Air France, +6 more

Thursday

Aeromexico, Air France, Delta, +5 more

Aeromexico, Air France, +6 more

Friday

Aeromexico, Air France, Delta, +5 more

Aeromexico, Air France, +6 more

Saturday

Aeromexico, Air France, Delta, +5 more

Aeromexico, Air France, +6 more

Sunday

Aeromexico, Air France, Delta, +5 more

Aeromexico, Air France, +6 more

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Top 4 airlines serving from Atlanta to Des Moines

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Atlanta 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 Atlanta 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.
8.0
SouthwestOverall score based on 4287 reviews
8.2Boarding
7.1Food
8.6Crew
8.0Comfort
7.6Entertainment
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Southwest is typically delayed, and it gets wearisome. It is no longer a discount airline and you get way less than you pay for when it comes to comfort and Ce.

6.0 GoodDavid, Jun 2025BWI - COS
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Southwest is typically delayed, and it gets wearisome. It is no longer a discount airline and you get way less than you pay for when it comes to comfort and Ce.

We sat on the plane on the tarmac for 4 hours.

I'm not a fan of Southwest's model. I don't like the herding style of boarding.

Flight crew and cabin crew were great. I had to rearrange flights because my original flight was 3hrs delayed for weather, the rub is the flight I moved to boarded on time then we sat at the gate for 2 hours because scheduling stole our first officer for another flight, TWICE. Then our actual FO was an hour delayed. To make it worse my original flight went from a 3 hour delay to departing 15min EARLY. Just poor scheduling operations all around.

Bring back peanuts Take our drink orders when were all seated, especially after you switch to assigned seating.

Staff was far less than helpful at all times. Departure and arrival times mean nothing to Southwest. Extremely disappointed, will never fly with them again, and I’ll be sure to share my experience with all.

It is southwest seat was ok. Not the most comfortable seat

I’ve always loved Southwest. No issues at all. I was flying standby and the gate agent was extremely friendly and helpful. Boarding was smooth and I was able to get a window seat in the emergency exit row. Crew was fantastic! They were very professional and accommodating. We had to divert from our destination due to weather but the flight crew kept everyone at ease and informed us of all pertinent information. Excellent flight

The price of the tickets isn't matching the flight experience. No matter how long the flight is, you're only getting pretzels. The flight attendants looked unkept and over it.

Plz don't take away free bags and free seating

Overall, it was okay. Seat was a little cramped. Would’ve liked more substantial snacks or opportunity to buy some.

I was with one of the last zones to board. It was kind of annoying to finally get called to board and my whole section was already on the plane. Clearly they boarded with previous zones. So by the time I got on board, there were no spaces for my luggage above my head. I had to put my luggage 4+ rows behind me, which meant that I had to wait even longer to get off the plane, since I had to wait for those rows to clear the aisle before I could retrieve my luggage and exit the plane. This also held up the plane cleaners, as they couldn't service my row until I cleared it, so they were all standing there waiting for me, while I'm standing there waiting for the other passengers to clear the aisle. Anyways, I wasn't in a rush this time, so I just waited, but I could see that being a problem in the future. Now, I could have checked my luggage, of course, but coincidentally, a friend of mine on the same flight got their luggage damaged (wheel completely knocked off) and was told by the Baggage Attendant in the airport that Delta doesn't "cover wheel damage" on luggage. This was disappointing to hear. I'm glad I didn't check mine through. If it were my luggage, I'd be highly frustrated to hear that. It makes me not want to check my luggage in the future.

Great flight. On-time, comfortable, clean aircraft, and offered snacks pre-flight to plan for a potentially turbulent route. I wish there was Wi-Fi an all Delta Aircrafts but for a short flight this is not much of a problem.

Delayed in taking off because no flight crew. The in seat entertainment was working properly.

Flight did not have seat back entertainment and the wifi was iffy.

The seats are uncomfortable, feels like a small seat pad on plywood.

Wifi did not work and they only served water, coffee, or tea.

Airline lost my luggage and set me back a day worth of travel due to having to stay in Denver to wait on my luggage

Great. Flight departed early and arrived early. Deplaning and baggage claim ww were quick.

The Gate Attendant @ Gate B36 was rude The flight was good but the entertainment system was not functioning as expected. The snacks were ok but could be better The flight crew was excellent.

It was one of my worst flight ever. First they were changing the gate for at least 4 times, changing from gate D7 to D12 to D44. Considering the size of the Miami Airport, we are talking about long distance and the train at the airport was not working. Then the flight was delayed around one hour. Then finally we boarded into the plane and when everybody was seated, there was an announcement that there is an issue with one of the tire of the plane, so we all had to get out of the plane with our belongings, to replace the tire. So we had around 2.5-hour delay

Most miserable flight ever. We waited almost 2 hours on the runway because the flight was oversold. American offered $1200 credit. Then there was some nonsense about weight distribution. Ridiculous. No food for 8 plus hours on the flight. I will be writing a letter.

Honestly, I haven’t flown American in years, probably due to the pandemic and my being unable to travel for certain periods in the last two years, but it was a good experience to dig out or obtain a new American Airlines account after many years of traveling for business with American in the past.

The plane was probably full boarding was easy. We were able to check our carry-on luggage for free. It was a return flight through Philly to LA. Never saw a stewardess do a demonstration of emergency Procedures. I think my flight was pretty full

Plane, flight, crew, captain were all great. The first flight had a Chipotle box lunch...delicious.

Plane, flight, crew, captain were all great. The first flight had a Chipotle box lunch...delicious. this return flight not as tasty, but filling.

The flight was 2 hour delayed, otherwise everything was excellent. The delay was due to the hourly limit requirement so given that as a reason, I'm happy with the flight!

Weather delay for 2.5 hours followed by half hour crew delay, did not have ginger ale, uncomfortable seats

So awful Unreliable Unfriendly Bad Mad Mean Smelly Hot Late Overbooked Understaffed Expensive Cramped Narcs If they were a fruit they’d be rotten durian

It’s a great flight. Service is good. Staff is awesome.

Book with frontier airlines with the mentality that they'll cancel your flight, kick you off and lose your luggage. Anything besides that is a win. Compare prices with other airlines (to include luggage) and if frontier is still worth it, book it but know all of their policies.

You get what you pay for nothing essentially but a hard uncomfortable seat that doesn’t recline and kids screaming all around you and chaotic boarding and limited check bag weight allowance when compared to other airlines

I never got to experience the flight because they delayed my first flight and I missed this one. Then Frontier didn't want to help me rebook a flight to get me to my final destination.

The Boarding process in Denver was chaotic, and since the line was so long, we were lined up very far from the gate. If there were any announcements from the gate staff, we didn't hear them. The flight attendants were spectacular. The only negative part of the flight was sitting by a 2 1/2 year old who was unruly and unfortunately had parents that matched his behaviors. Also, the restaurants in Denver on the E concourse, they didn't have food (passengers could only order 1 item on the entire menu) or the restaurants had 12-14 people waiting for orders to be prepared and another 6 people waiting to order. If you have a layover in Denver and need to grab food, be prepared to visit the shops with pre-packaged sandwiches, or you can visit another concourse but it may take a while to transit throughout the airport.

I liked the turn-style feature at gate 209B at LAX. Very efficient process. The gate staff also made several, clearly directed announcements so I felt very informed.

Although an hour and a half early was told by staff at check in they had overbooked and could not check us in for the flight.

The crew was delayed because they came on another flight that was delayed due to weather 10pm flight left at 1.30 am The airline made no effort to align alternate crew

Plane was down graded and I lost my uncharged exit row with more leg room. No mention or offer of refund from podium. Flight attendant was nice to explain this happens often and that I could request a refund via online form submission. I did this and have heard nothing back.

Worst airline experience. They were rude and kept changing our seats and/or giving our seats away so our family didn’t get to sit with each other. Almost everyone we dealt with at both airports with this airline was rude. The app kept giving us wrong information making things take longer. Dealing with them before TSA can take close to an hour…longer than I’ve ever had to deal with before. Never using this airline again.

Horrendous. I do not recommend Frontier. The passengers lack manners and decency, and the flight attendants lack professionalism. If I wasn’t in a bind to fly with 48 hours notice for a job interview, I would not have selected a flight with Frontier and I never plan to fly with them in the future.

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