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Cheapest round-trip
$267
Typical prices: $337-$417
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CLE - DSM • 1 stop
Cheapest one-way
$118
Typical prices: $263-$330
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Mon 8/24
CLE - DSM • 1 stop
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Cheapest • from $322 (round-trip)
Best reviews • 8.0 score
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Cheapest • Avg $404 (round-trip)
Shortest trip • 3h 44m (one-way)
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Cheapest • 34% price drop
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Cheap Flights from Cleveland to Des Moines (CLE-DSM)

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

Fri, Oct 9 - Sun, Oct 11
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1:28 pm - 10:08 pm-
9h 40m
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3:54 pm - 12:08 pm-
19h 14m
$267Multiple Airlines
Fri, Oct 9 - Sun, Oct 11
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1:28 pm - 10:08 pm-
9h 40m
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3:54 pm - 11:20 am-
18h 26m
$278Multiple Airlines
Tue, Sep 1 - Mon, Sep 7
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8:23 am - 12:20 pm-
4h 57m
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8:00 am - 1:09 pm-
4h 09m
$322United Airlines
Thu, Sep 3 - Thu, Sep 10
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10:52 am - 4:50 pm-
6h 58m
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11:31 am - 6:37 pm-
6h 06m
$335Delta
Tue, Oct 6 - Tue, Oct 13
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4h 32m
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3:46 pm - 11:30 pm-
6h 44m
$335Delta
Fri, Sep 18 - Tue, Sep 22
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5:30 am - 8:39 am-
4h 09m
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5:56 pm - 11:51 pm-
4h 55m
$338American Airlines
Thu, Sep 3 - Thu, Sep 10
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10h 50m
$340Southwest
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6h 25m
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6h 20m
$340Southwest
Fri, Sep 18 - Tue, Sep 22
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5:30 am - 8:39 am-
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4h 55m
$351American Airlines
Sun, Sep 13 - Sat, Sep 19
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3h 49m
$366United Airlines
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Cleveland to Des Moines flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Cleveland 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 Cleveland 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 Cleveland to Des Moines departing in October.

Flight prices are below average for this route right now.

Flights to Des Moines from Cleveland usually cost between $313 and $424 in October.
The lowest price found in the past 5 days was $267 on Multiple Airlines (Oct 9-Oct 11).

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Cleveland 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 Cleveland to Des Moines is November, where tickets cost $296 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are June and March, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $662 and $602 respectively.

Good to know

Low season

March

Cheapest flight

$118
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 34% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 14% lower on average.
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When to book flights from Cleveland to Des Moines

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

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

    In the last 5 days, the lowest price for a flight from Cleveland to Des Moines was $118 for a one-way ticket and $267 for a round-trip.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Cleveland to Des Moines are Southwest and Delta. With an average price for the route of $406 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 $412 and an overall rating of 7.8.

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

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

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

Reviews of the top 4 airlines serving from Cleveland to Des Moines

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Cleveland 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 Cleveland 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 4222 reviews
8.0Comfort
7.5Entertainment
7.0Food
8.6Crew
8.1Boarding
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Crew was rude, flight was late, wifi didn't work, no food, basically nothing about this flight was good.

2.0 MediocreIrene, Jun 2026
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Crew was rude, flight was late, wifi didn't work, no food, basically nothing about this flight was good.

Flight was delayed over 3 hours. Planes were dirty. Staff indifferent. And they serve vegan pretzels as snacks.

Airline is not very senior friendly. Flights are late, forcing us to run to the connecting flight. Food is awful. Wish they would go back to pretzels and peanuts. During flight, pressurization isn’t quite right and all of our ears get plugged. Everything is nickel and dime, charging for boarding, seat selection and legroom. While a screen at the desk in the gate area says check your roll on bag now for free due to space limitation, the employee at the desk will not check the bag without a $100 fee. Insane.

Seats were very comfortable. They tilted back. Drinks and snacks were free and served 3 times. Attendants were awesome.

Tried watching free movie and it kept freezing so I couldn’t finish.

Everything was great except the food. The pretzels are really crappy.

Overall is was a pretty good flight. However we were 15 mins late taking off and no one told us anything. We were all in our seats just sitting there for 15mins and all the sudden the pilot stayed we are leaving now. I think they should have at least said something after our take off time passed. Everyone was wondering what was going on. I will say the pilot did increase the speed of the plane so we arrived in time. So we weren't late.

Being paid like a full service airline , I felt some features like no screen on seat, very poor entertainment content and no headphone provided. I like the checked bag benefit. Open seating concept is not nicely implemented as people were boarding out of order.

2 hour delayed departure, then sat on the tarmac for 30 minutes waiting for a gate in SRQ

Love Southwest! Always a good trip with a happy crew who goes out of their way to be kind and fun.

The flight was over 2 hours late.. once we finally got boarded things were fine

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.

Absolutely no communication on why there's a delay and multiple flight time reschedules. I would have canceled the flight and drove back home if I known it was going to be rescheduled 3 or 4 times.

Good flight. Connector flight was delayed so made a short turnaround in Atlanta which was stressful. Otherwise, great crew, Staff in ATL was very informative about the delay and ensured people their connections were fine. Notified the ones that were not. Great communication.

Seat was extremely hard which made even a short 1 hour 20 minute flight fairly uncomfortable.

Only water, tea or coffee served midflight, even to comfort seating. Man next to me needed two seats and took up a portion of my seat and Delta did nothing.

was sitting in the jet bridge for 10 minutes in -20 degree weather waiting for my bag

Outdated equipment in disrepair, wifi inoperable. Broken seats, taped air vents, generally poor condition, the 717 showed its age and lack of upkeep.

Delta made it easy, comfortable and timely. The crew was fantastic.

I like for how they process during check in. It was very smoothly.

Flight was delayed 14 hours due to DC air show and weather. Missed connection to MUC.

A long delay. Don't travel late in the day.

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

There was no WiFi available, there were mechanical problems with the plane and we landed at C 124, then the gate was switched to A 26, then all the way back to C126! For a 75 yo woman traveling alone, this was a difficult journey, indeed!

Teeny tiny bathrooms, crew was not realistic about when we'd arrive.

It was great, I’m very grateful for the pilots and crew flight attendants for everything.

Flight was great. Efficient boarding. Short flight. Early arrival. Friendly flight crew. The entertainment system did not work well. Could not access it until the aircraft reached 10K feet or more. Lots of glitches.

The flight from Cleveland to Newark was great. The connecting flight wasn’t so good.

Flight was not comfortable and crew was rude and not wanted to help, i would never choose united if there is alternate options . not cooperative with baby

Seat comfort is still an issue. Seats way too hard or lacking lumbar support. Entertainment system has lots of nice features like “Don’t wake me for meals”. The Bluetooth headphone pairing works well if you know how to make your pods available for pairing. While this trip I didn’t find any of the many many movies that interesting, there is plenty in there for all tastes. Crew were excellent. Captain was good about telling us how limg seat belt sign would be on while going around a storm system. Wi-Fi was quite good for only $8 bucks for mileage plus members. Be sure to load a credit card into your United app to pay for food or drinks.

Take this flight regularly. Every single week same thing. Departure delayed. Make up some time in the air. Land at ORD and then wait for gate in "L" concourse Terminal 3 for 30-40 min-which yields a very delayed final arrival. Plus I get to taxi around and see every runway and drive over the bridge (IFKYK) over the expressway 2-4 times in most cases. Change the sched of incoming plane/work with FAA to improve traffic flow at ORD/change the timing of these flights. Whatever it takes. But do better.

Terrible steward... Plane was quite empty... I asked to move "back" in the plane and the steward said no... Unnecessary power trip of mediocre people.

It was a typical flight. We had a delay which seems to be the normality now. And we had no in flight service due to conditions.

It was a code share with Alaska - would have been great if I actually made it on the plane, claimed I didn’t have a ticket or a seat even thought I was checked in.

Plenty of overhead space but forced to check my carry-ons both legs

The flight from CLE to JFK was fantasti! Pilots and cre were informative and accommodating.

Everything was ok except that we had to de-ice the plane which took about 20 mins. I realize this is a safety issue, but it caused us to miss a connection in Charlotte by 15 mins which meant a four hour layover. I think the thing that bothered me was American Airlines knew we were only 15 mins late, so couldn’t they have waited for us? There were about 10 of us that had to take alternate planes. I remember recently waiting 15 to 20 mins for passengers connecting with flights we were on. Just wondering why they couldn’t do the same for ours.

Another American flight delay. Gate staff was gratuitously abusive of anyone expressing frustration. This will be my last American Airlines flight

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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