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$46 Find Cheap Flights from Boston to Des Moines

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Cheapest round-trip
$115
Typical prices: $466-$159
Allegiant Air
tor. 5/7søn. 5/10
BOS - DSM • Non-stop
Cheapest one-way
$46
Typical prices: $49-$320
Allegiant Air
tor. 5/14
BOS - DSM • Non-stop
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You can fly direct with Allegiant Air. Average duration is 3h 08m
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Cheap Flights from Boston to Des Moines (BOS-DSM)

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

tor., maj 7 - søn., maj 10
Allegiant Air Logo
11:39 am - 1:46 pm
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DSM
3h 07mnonstop
Allegiant Air Logo
7:00 am - 10:49 am
DSM
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BOS
2h 49mnonstop
$115Allegiant Air
tor., maj 21 - søn., maj 24
Allegiant Air Logo
12:07 pm - 2:16 pm
BOS
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DSM
3h 09mnonstop
Allegiant Air Logo
7:30 am - 11:17 am
DSM
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BOS
2h 47mnonstop
$122Allegiant Air
tor., maj 21 - søn., maj 24
Allegiant Air Logo
12:07 pm - 2:16 pm
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DSM
3h 09mnonstop
Allegiant Air Logo
7:30 am - 11:17 am
DSM
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BOS
2h 47mnonstop
$136Allegiant Air
fre., sep. 18 - man., sep. 21
Allegiant Air Logo
12:11 pm - 2:14 pm
BOS
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DSM
3h 03mnonstop
Allegiant Air Logo
6:30 am - 10:21 am
DSM
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BOS
2h 51mnonstop
$137Allegiant Air
tor., maj 14 - søn., maj 17
Allegiant Air Logo
11:39 am - 1:46 pm
BOS
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DSM
3h 07mnonstop
Allegiant Air Logo
7:00 am - 10:49 am
DSM
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BOS
2h 49mnonstop
$143Allegiant Air
tor., maj 14 - søn., maj 17
Allegiant Air Logo
11:39 am - 1:46 pm
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DSM
3h 07mnonstop
Allegiant Air Logo
7:00 am - 10:49 am
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BOS
2h 49mnonstop
$148Allegiant Air
man., sep. 14 - man., sep. 21
Allegiant Air Logo
11:11 am - 1:14 pm
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DSM
3h 03mnonstop
Allegiant Air Logo
6:30 am - 10:21 am
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2h 51mnonstop
$154Allegiant Air
tor., maj 14 - søn., maj 17
Allegiant Air Logo
11:39 am - 1:46 pm
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DSM
3h 07mnonstop
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7:00 am - 10:49 am
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2h 49mnonstop
$158Allegiant Air
man., aug. 31 - fre., sep. 4
Allegiant Air Logo
11:08 am - 1:18 pm
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DSM
3h 10mnonstop
Allegiant Air Logo
7:30 am - 11:21 am
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2h 51mnonstop
$179Allegiant Air
fre., sep. 4 - man., sep. 7
Allegiant Air Logo
12:11 pm - 2:14 pm
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3h 03mnonstop
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6:30 am - 10:21 am
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$183Allegiant Air
Booking Insights

KAYAK's insights & trends for Boston to Des Moines flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Boston to Des Moines to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

How much is a round-trip flight from Boston to Des Moines?

This analysis is based on the cheapest round-trip price found on KAYAK in the last 12 months by searching for a flight from Boston to Des Moines departing in May.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Boston to Des Moines?

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

If you are looking for a flight deal from Boston to Des Moines, look for departures on Thursdays and avoid leaving on a Wednesday, as it's usually the priciest day. When flying back from Des Moines, Monday is the cheapest day to fly and Wednesday is the most expensive.

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Boston 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 Boston to Des Moines is December, where tickets cost $167 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are February and March, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $670 and $550 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Boston 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 Boston 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 Boston to Des Moines, you should book around 3 weeks before departure, which saves you about 55% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 26 weeks before departure.

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Low seasonFebruary
Cheapest flight$46
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 78% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 15% lower on average.
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When to book flights from Boston to Des Moines

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

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

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Boston to Des Moines was $46 for a one-way ticket and $115 for a round-trip.

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

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

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

    Only American Airlines offers inflight Wi-Fi service on the Boston to Des Moines flight route.

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

    The Airbus A320-100/200 is the aircraft model that flies most regularly on the Boston to Des Moines flight route.

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

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

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

    You can catch a nonstop flight from Boston to Des Moines on on Thursday, and Sunday.

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

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Boston to Des Moines are Southwest and Delta. With an average price for the route of $416 and an overall rating of 8.0, Southwest is the most popular choice. Delta is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $399 and an overall rating of 7.9.

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

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

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

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found flights on this route for $71 or less one-way and $119 or less round-trip.

Prefer to fly direct from Boston to Des Moines?

 
Direct data is based off flight results for the next 60 days. Find direct flights from all airlines flying direct from Boston Logan Intl to Des Moines.
Find which airlines fly direct from Boston Logan Intl Airport to Des Moines Airport, which days they fly and book direct flights.

Direct departures

Boston Logan Intl to Des Moines

Thursday

Allegiant Air

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Sunday

Allegiant Air

Allegiant Air

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Direct returns

Des Moines to Boston Logan Intl

Thursday

Allegiant Air

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Sunday

Allegiant Air

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Reviews of the top 5 airlines serving from Boston to Des Moines

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Boston 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 Boston 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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SouthwestOverall score based on 4330 reviews
8.0Comfort
7.5Entertainment
8.6Crew
8.1Boarding
7.0Food
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Southwest is kind of a slum airline. It’s gotten more expensive over the years for less and less service. I am a Southwest Chase Visa card holder and was forced to choose a seat in the 26th row in the middle seat. However my wife who is a rewards member but doesn’t hold a card or anything else, gets randomly assigned a normally paid seat in row 6! How does that work?

4.0 OkayDavid, Apr 2026
COS - DAL
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Southwest is kind of a slum airline. It’s gotten more expensive over the years for less and less service. I am a Southwest Chase Visa card holder and was forced to choose a seat in the 26th row in the middle seat. However my wife who is a rewards member but doesn’t hold a card or anything else, gets randomly assigned a normally paid seat in row 6! How does that work?

For the first time in a long time, the Wi-Fi actually worked the entire flight! The flight crew was amazing as usual.

The seat was not comfortable. 1D. My back was sore all night and the next day.

Great flight. I didn't get a drink because I was asleep whole on the flight.

Great flight from Seattle to Phoenix and to Chicago-Midway from Phoenix

The new boarding process was easy and straightforward. Very pleasant.

The flight was okay. The pilots did an amazing job and kept us updated on the flight. The flight attendants were okay. They found time to be chatty with each other rather than focus on the guests. One of the attendants was a little less warm when asking about my bag I had on my lap that I was using during latter part of the mid- flight. Mind you, it was not the departure descent. I’m respectful to each and every attendant, it was the tone in her voice reminding me to place my carryon bag on the floor. I hope to have a better experience next time.

The entire travel day was a disaster from beginning to end. Woke up at two in the morning to make it to San Juan airport in time for a 5:30 am flight to Milwaukee which connected in Baltimore. Massive delays lead to me missing original connection out of Baltimore. Sixteen hours of delays/rebooking/layover time later, arrived in Milwaukee to find that only one of two checked bags made it there (despite the fact that Southwest brought another 737 jet to San Juan to fly us out to our original Baltimore connection—-not squeezed into another booked flight). The flight from Baltimore to Milwaukee was barely half full, so there was no logical reason to ship my bags out of Baltimore on a different flight to Chicago to then ship to Milwaukee. Southwest decided that my bags should not have been on the same connecting flight I WAS ON to Milwaukee, and then proceeded to accidentally leave my larger bag with the important items in Chicago. Terrible logic and support all around. Extremely angered and disappointed with SW. What a clownish operation your company has become!

It was as expected and I was grateful for the wheel chair help and ease of use.

One of the best airlines for fast boarding, on time arrivals, and top notch service!

The plan was delayed and left DC 90 minutes late. However, it showed a 20 minute delay on the delta app, then a 12 min delay. It turned out to be an hour delay. I found out where the plane was with flightaware. Stop keeping customers in the dark about what is going on.

Everything went smoothly, although the usual gripes about airline travel were still present: the boarding process is inefficient, the snack selection is limited, and so on. Since there was extra space on the flight, the gate agent rearranged many people's seats to put people on the aisles and windows, leaving the middle seats empty, as much as possible, which was pretty great.

Landed without a gate ready. Plane is extremely old and dirty.

All the amenities was wonderful, if they could keep their prices that low. I'd fly with them all the time.

Very old plane with no inflight entertainment. I purchased the internet pass and it was nearly unusable.

My tray was broken so i had no place to work or eat except my lap. Flight attendant said I would get an email with some credit or miles, it was a complete waste of time as I could only function at about 20% of normal. I have not received anything yet.

Short trip, no food and therefore no expectation for much interaction with staff who were pleasant and professional. My critique is on comfort of the seats. Exit rows and comfort seats do not provide enough personal space for 3 side-by-side seats, especially when in the middle row. Some passengers are not considerate of the middle seat and there should be signs that state something to the effect of: "please consider giving middle seats use of the armrests."

My flight yesterday evening was delayed 3.5 hours with no water or food service. Poor experience

Transparency from pilots, quick boarding and exiting the plane, staff greeted to each and everyone,

Didn't like sitting on the waiting pad for 30 minutes right after departing the gate. If you're going to do that, just don't board so people can still get up and walk around in the terminal. My luggage was damaged by the baggage handlers.

The flight was significantly delayed. The inbound flight from EWR was delayed departing because of mechanical problems. My original departure from CLT was 5:28 pm but due to the delay of the inbound flight, after arrival, deplaning, cleaning, boarding, we did not push back from the gate until 9:00 pm. Once in the air, the flight was smooth and what was originally supposed to be an arrival in ORD at 7:30 pm local time turned out to be 9:35 pm.

My bags were misplaced!!! Im in a foreign country with no bags

The entertainment options on the seat back video boards were nice.

The flight I was supposed to be on was supposed to take off at 1:50 from State College. It was delayed over and over and over again until somehow I had to rebook on a flight that was supposed to have left State College at 8 am that morning but didn't end up taking off until almost 6 pm. Not only was this completely unacceptable, the "token from United" was a 15 dollar meal voucher that has to be used by today. I would personally like some miles added to my account for this inconvenience. I was in transit for 8 hours from the time I arrive at State College Aiport to when I got home. I was supposed to be home at 3 pm and I returned at 8 pm. Unacceptable. I have not been on an on Time united flight in nearly 5 years.

Crew was friendly. Seats are too narrow, particularly when a big person is in the adjacent seat, but I understand this is due to smaller planes usually flight into Lincoln. I have experienced several flight delays going out and coming into Lincoln airport, I say maybe 50% or higher of the flights I've taken out of this airport have been delayed.

newer aircraft, ability to connect my headset via blue tooth for entertainment.

Great flight. Boarded efficiently. Arrived early at CLT. There was no in flight entertainment on this aircraft. Great crew.

The seat was comfortable. There was a lot of turbulence. If it weren't for that,it would have been okay.

It was a red-eye, but the flight felt surprisingly quick. The seats were very comfortable, and that made resting much easier. I also want to thank the gentleman seated next to me, who graciously moved so my mom could sit beside me. We slept almost the entire way. The cabin crew was respectful in not disturbing us, while also being courteous and professional throughout. Thank you, United.

Packed in plane small uncomfortable seats elbow to elbow nobody wants to be in that situation for the money they paid

just had water and there was plenty of leg & seat room. But then i don't weight 220#s!!

Not totally their fault- screaming kids that had zero parent intervention.

It was cold on the flight. The crew was very pleasant. I didn't order any food. We were delayed due to Captain waiting on maintenance log. He kept us informed though. The flight itself was smooth. I would definitely fly with Allegiant again!

I had a fantastic experience with Allegiant. I had wheelchair assistance and they helped me find my luggage and brought me to my car. Even loaded my luggage. Wonderful service!! Thank you Allegiant!

Superb. Staff great. Great flight. As with other airlines, seating too tight and restrictive.

There is not one likable thing about this airline. It’s starts with the deceptive pricing and continues through the whole flight. The worst staff I’ve ever experienced way over priced bags absolutely no food or drink (unacceptable and you should be embarrassed) the seats are cramped and uncomfortable there is no entertainment there is nothing about this trash airline that constitutes any amount of money. It’s worse than spirit and way more expensive it is disgraceful. Do not travel with Allegiant I repeat do not bother no matter what they say the price is it is never ever going to be the right choice I’m mind blown at how awful the entire experience was I’m embarrassed that I chose so poorly I cannot reiterate enough how beyond horrible this company and its staff are, not one person on this flight or at the airport is qualified to sweep up trash on a city sidewalk they should certainly never be given any job that requires a brain or manners or communication with human beings, what a disgrace to the human race. Your criminal chiselers and should be put out to pasture

Great flight. Friendly staff. Free snacks and drinks would be nice. I would love fewer taxes and fees added on.

My 90 year old father flew with me. He needed wheel chair assistance and is nearly deaf. The staff was amazing with him.

It was fine. Nobody was outstandingly friendly but no one was rude and everything was smooth . The captain thanked us for flying but no one greeted me as I walked on the plane or as I exited which is the least they could do lol

Clean, friendly, roomy. But check-in from the phone link was terrible. Repeated attempts wouldn’t save at the final step. Just kept spinning! It was very frustrating. Finally, I used the app (vs website link) to check-in which worked very smoothly on the first attempt.

Everything was delayed and the staff sent me to the wrong gate, causing me to miss one of my flights. I arrived at my destination 6 hours later than I was supposed to.

Got home at 3am after deboarding the plane. No compensation offered by American

Delayed flight. Missed connection, AA put us on a later connecting flight. The connection flight was delayed 4 times and we had to deplane. Didnt get home until 3am, when I was supposed to be home at 8:30p. Zero compensation offered from American. I would not fly them again.

The seats need better cushioning for a nearly 5-hour flight, it was a bit uncomfortable. I'm glad American has free wi-fi but there were was a bout 30 minutes in the middle of the flight when there was no connection which was frustrating.

My original flight got delayed day of so I had to rebook it from one layover to two layovers. The flight also left earlier which was a slight inconvenience but manageable. Then my first connection flight got delayed 3 separate times for a total of 2 hours delayed, causing me to miss my second connection flight back to Santa Barbara. Now, because of this missed flight, I am missing my college classes that I pay for.

Flight: Started on time. Comfortable flight. Arrived on time. Crew: Very cordial and helpful. Drinks and snack was served with a smile. Overall enjoyed the trip. Regards, Hari Doss Chanchala Doss

It was good, the staff was great, and the food, was as usual, tea and biscuit. Bathroom was clean, and the plane was clean as well.

Early departure meant on time arrival. Only real problem was free internet had issues, although chatting with the internet help desk (you can do this via aainflight.com) got the issue resolved.

It was really a terrific experience both going and returning on AA. Staff and crew were professional.

Flights on time w/o delays. However, my baggage was damaged. Ground crew, throws baggage from plane to the baggage carrier, carelessly.

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