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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 California to Iowa.

KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight from California to Iowa is likely to change within 7 days, so travelers know whether to wait or book now.

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 from California to Iowa with an airline and back with another airline.

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 from California to Iowa up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

There are 7 airports in Iowa. The busiest airport is Des Moines Airport (DSM), with 63% of all flights arriving there.

Prices will differ depending on the departure airport, but generally, the cheapest airport to fly to in Iowa is Des Moines Airport (DSM), with an average flight price of $262.

Based on KAYAK data, the cheapest day to fly to Iowa is Tuesday where round-trip tickets can be as cheap as $355. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Monday, where round-trip prices are $516 on average.

The cheapest time of day to fly to Iowa is generally in the morning, when round-trip flights cost $384 on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to Iowa is generally in the morning, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $384.

The cheapest ticket to Iowa from California found in the last 5 days was to Des Moines, at $141 round-trip. The most popular route is Burbank (BUR) to Des Moines (DSM) and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 5 days was $141.

The cheapest month for flights from California to Iowa is August, when tickets cost $210 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are March and February, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $351 and $337 respectively.

To get a below average price on the flight from California to Iowa, you should book around 4 weeks before departure, which saves you about 18% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 7 weeks before departure.

From California, there are direct flights to Iowa from 3 cities. The city with the most direct flights is Los Angeles, with 7 direct flights each week.

There are around 2 direct flights from within California to Iowa every day. Most flights (82%) depart in the morning.

Each week there are around 11 direct flights from within California to Iowa. The most common day for departures is Monday, with 18% of flights taking off on this day.

An average nonstop flight from California to Iowa takes 5h 33m, covering a distance of 1466 miles. The shortest route is Las Vegas (LAS) to Omaha (OMA) with an average flight time of 2h 42m.

There are not any long-haul (6-12 hour flight duration) or medium-haul (3-6 hour flight duration) flights to Iowa. Instead, there are 11 short-haul flights (up to 3 hour flight duration), with the most arriving from Los Angeles.

Based on KAYAK flight searches, the most popular destination is Omaha (34% of total searches to Iowa). The next most popular destinations are Des Moines (30%) and Cedar Rapids (23%). Searches for flights to Moline (9%), to Sioux City (2%) and to La Crosse (1%) are also popular.