BFL - DSM

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Cheapest round-trip
$328
American Airlines
Thu 8/27Thu 9/3
BFL - DSM • 1 stop
Cheapest one-way
$323
American Airlines
Thu 8/20
BFL - DSM • 1 stop
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Cheap Flights from Bakersfield to Des Moines (BFL-DSM)

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

Thu, Aug 27 - Thu, Sep 3
American Airlines Logo
6:15 am - 1:29 pm
BFL
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DSM
5h 14m
1 stop
American Airlines Logo
5:30 am - 9:09 am
DSM
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BFL
5h 39m
1 stop
$328American Airlines
Wed, Aug 19 - Sun, Aug 23
American Airlines Logo
12:15 pm - 8:46 pm
BFL
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DSM
6h 31m
1 stop
American Airlines Logo
5:00 am - 9:09 am
DSM
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BFL
6h 09m
1 stop
$328American Airlines
Thu, Aug 20 - Sun, Aug 23
American Airlines Logo
12:15 pm - 8:46 pm
BFL
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DSM
6h 31m
1 stop
American Airlines Logo
5:00 am - 9:09 am
DSM
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BFL
6h 09m
1 stop
$328American Airlines
Wed, Aug 19 - Sun, Aug 23
American Airlines Logo
12:15 pm - 11:25 pm
BFL
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DSM
9h 10m
2 stops
American Airlines Logo
5:00 am - 9:09 am
DSM
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BFL
6h 09m
1 stop
$334American Airlines
Thu, Aug 27 - Thu, Sep 3
American Airlines Logo
12:15 pm - 12:20 am
BFL
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DSM
10h 05m
2 stops
American Airlines Logo
5:30 am - 9:09 am
DSM
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BFL
5h 39m
1 stop
$334American Airlines
Thu, Aug 20 - Sun, Aug 23
American Airlines Logo
12:15 pm - 12:20 am
BFL
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DSM
10h 05m
2 stops
American Airlines Logo
5:00 am - 9:09 am
DSM
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BFL
6h 09m
1 stop
$334American Airlines
Thu, Aug 27 - Thu, Sep 3
United Airlines Logo
2:03 pm - 11:44 pm
BFL
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DSM
7h 41m
2 stops
United Airlines Logo
5:45 am - 11:40 am
DSM
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BFL
7h 55m
2 stops
$359United Airlines
Fri, Oct 30 - Tue, Nov 3
American Airlines Logo
4:15 pm - 11:40 pm
BFL
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DSM
5h 25m
1 stop
American Airlines Logo
9:45 am - 5:23 pm
DSM
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BFL
9h 38m
1 stop
$368American Airlines
Fri, Oct 30 - Tue, Nov 3
American Airlines Logo
4:15 pm - 11:40 pm
BFL
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DSM
5h 25m
1 stop
American Airlines Logo
6:00 am - 3:31 pm
DSM
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BFL
11h 31m
2 stops
$374American Airlines
Thu, Oct 29 - Mon, Nov 2
United Airlines Logo
5:00 am - 12:31 pm
BFL
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DSM
5h 31m
1 stop
United Airlines Logo
5:12 pm - 9:01 pm
DSM
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BFL
5h 49m
1 stop
$418United Airlines
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Which airlines provide the cheapest flights from Bakersfield to Des Moines?

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In the past 5 days, the cheapest round-trip tickets from Bakersfield to Des Moines were found on American Airlines ($328) and United Airlines ($359).

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$323
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When to book flights from Bakersfield to Des Moines

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FAQs for booking flights from Bakersfield to Des Moines

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

    In the last 5 days, the lowest price for a flight from Bakersfield to Des Moines was $323 for a one-way ticket and $328 for a round-trip.

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

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

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

    When flying out of Bakersfield you will be using Bakersfield Meadows Field. You will be landing at Des Moines, also known as Des Moines.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Reviews of the top airline flying from Bakersfield to Des Moines

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Bakersfield 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 Bakersfield 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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American AirlinesOverall score based on 11845 reviews
7.2Comfort
6.8Entertainment
6.4Food
7.5Boarding
7.9Crew
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My seat had a worn out cushion, which made it a bit uncomfortable. Other than that, the flight was excellent.

10.0 ExcellentAnonymous, Jul 2026
LAX - ORD
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My seat had a worn out cushion, which made it a bit uncomfortable. Other than that, the flight was excellent.

American was the airline that Starlux contracted for this trip. I arrived in time to make the connecting flight on American, and then the baggage-handler debacle happened. For some reason, the first class and premium economy passengers' luggage was unloaded first. Never seen this happen before. They had handlers removing the bags from the carousel for those passengers. Meanwhile, all of the economy passengers were waiting for their bags, including me. And there were a lot of bags because it was an international flight packed full. While waiting for 45 minutes, my bag didn't show. Meanwhile, an American representative showed up asking if anyone has a connecting flight to Phoenix. Of course I spoke up, and they proceeded to try to find my bag because I had to take a bus to the actual terminal to catch my flight. Which I was not informed of before I arrived. After another 15 minutes of searching, my bag was finally found with the first-class passengers' bags because they had pulled it by mistake. So I rushed to the terminal with the American representative to catch my flight, and they informed me that I missed it and could not get another flight until the next day. Of course, after being on an international flight for 18 hours, I was in no mood to hear this. Now, to be fair, there were a few American employees who tried to help me. After hearing about the missed flight, they got a supervisor to talk to. I expressed my situation to the supervisor, and she was not helpful until I asked for compensation. She agreed to get me a hotel room for the night. So I agreed, and she disappeared into her office, and I waited. And waited. And waited. And waited. While waiting, I was asked by three different employees who knew of my situation if I had been helped. I told them I was waiting for the supervisor to get the hotel room, and they said they would check. Finally, after waiting for 75 minutes, one of the employees who had asked me if I had been helped arrived with my hotel room and arranged a ride to the hotel for me. Never saw the supervisor again. It was now 8 o'clock; I arrived at 5:45! My rebooked fight was scheduled for 6:11 this morning and I have now been informed it has been delayed until 10:00. So am I happy with American? NO I'M NOT!! ;

Not good. Flight crew, was not friendly and just shoved stuff at us. Not the way I like to travel.

The WiFi didn’t work entire flight, couldn’t watch a movie. The recline button didn’t work

Well, true to American Airlines, both of my flights were delayed. But it’s a good thing that American is so consistently incompetent because if the first flight was delayed in the second flight was on time then I might’ve had a problem..

The boarding by groups is pointless. The first two groups worked fine, but almost Noone boarded in goups three thru five leaving the vast majority boarding when group six was called. It defeated the purpose of spreading out the crowd.

I blame kayak for my last trip to dca. Kayak cancelled my direct flight and put on a one stop flight and made lost whole day from my vacation and had not even refunded my ticket.

delayed multiple times. no resolution on anything from AA customer service. was put on hold in chat to talk to manager. was 6th in line to talk to manager for more than TWELVE HOURS - from sometime around 9AM until well after I had gone to bed that evening. no explanation, no attempt to make it right. just a five hour delay because of repeated maintenance claims

Was the most uncomfortable I ever had in the air. Felt like I was trapped in the seat legs cramped and was just horrible. The flight to DSM was a lot better. Even being on a smaller plane was better. Staff are outstanding. No complaints about the people.

It was exactly as I expected, on time, smooth flight, courteous staff.

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