$283 Find Cheap Flights from Costa Rica to Des Moines

This is the cheapest one-way flight price found by a KAYAK user in the last 72 hours by searching for a flight to Des Moines departing on 5/8. Fares are subject to change and may not be available on all flights or dates of travel. Click the price to replicate the search for this deal.
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Cheap Flights from Costa Rica to Des Moines

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

Tue, Aug 25 - Mon, Sep 14
Southwest Logo
9:00 am - 9:55 pm
SJO
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DSM
11h 55m
2 stops
Southwest Logo
7:00 am - 6:40 pm
DSM
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SJO
12h 40m
2 stops
$549Southwest
Fri, Aug 21 - Sun, Aug 23
Southwest Logo
9:00 am - 10:10 pm
SJO
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DSM
12h 10m
2 stops
Southwest Logo
5:40 am - 6:40 pm
DSM
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SJO
14h 00m
2 stops
$556Southwest
Thu, Jul 16 - Sun, Jul 26
Southwest Logo
8:45 am - 11:20 pm
SJO
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DSM
13h 35m
2 stops
Southwest Logo
6:10 pm - 12:45 pm
DSM
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SJO
19h 35m
2 stops
$638Southwest
Tue, Aug 25 - Mon, Sep 14
American Airlines Logo
12:30 pm - 11:03 pm
SJO
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DSM
9h 33m
1 stop
American Airlines Logo
5:25 am - 5:50 pm
DSM
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SJO
13h 25m
1 stop
$649American Airlines
Fri, May 1 - Mon, May 4
United Airlines Logo
1:25 pm - 10:37 am
SJO
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DSM
20h 12m
2 stops
United Airlines Logo
8:25 pm - 12:21 pm
DSM
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SJO
16h 56m
2 stops
$654United Airlines
Wed, Aug 26 - Tue, Sep 15
Delta Logo
1:21 pm - 10:26 pm
SJO
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DSM
8h 05m
1 stop
Delta Logo
5:45 am - 11:54 am
DSM
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SJO
7h 09m
1 stop
$662Delta
Fri, Jul 3 - Sun, Jul 19
American Airlines Logo
11:41 pm - 6:33 pm
SJO
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DSM
17h 52m
1 stop
American Airlines Logo
8:06 pm - 1:00 pm
DSM
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SJO
17h 54m
2 stops
$675American Airlines
Fri, May 1 - Mon, May 4
United Airlines Logo
1:25 pm - 9:23 am
SJO
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DSM
18h 58m
2 stops
United Airlines Logo
7:05 pm - 12:21 pm
DSM
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SJO
18h 16m
2 stops
$680United Airlines
Fri, Aug 21 - Sun, Aug 23
American Airlines Logo
12:57 pm - 11:07 pm
SJO
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DSM
9h 10m
1 stop
American Airlines Logo
6:12 pm - 1:15 pm
DSM
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SJO
20h 03m
1 stop
$681American Airlines
Fri, Jul 3 - Sun, Jul 19
American Airlines Logo
11:41 pm - 6:33 pm
SJO
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DSM
17h 52m
1 stop
American Airlines Logo
1:41 pm - 1:00 pm
DSM
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SJO
24h 19m
1 stop
$682American Airlines
Booking Insights

KAYAK's insights & trends for flights to Des Moines

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

What is the cheapest flight to Des Moines?

These are the best round-trip prices found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.

In the last 3 days, the cheapest flight deal to Des Moines was found on the route from San José, at $549 return. The most popular connection is from Denver to Des Moines and KAYAK users have found round-trip deals for as low as $138 in the last 3 days.

Good to know

Cheapest flight$283
Flight from San José to Des Moines

FAQs - booking Des Moines flights

  • What is the cheapest flight to Des Moines?

    In the last 3 days, the cheapest flight deal to Des Moines was found on the route from San José, at $549 return. The most popular connection is from Denver to Des Moines and KAYAK users have found round-trip deals for as low as $138 in the last 3 days.

  • How far is Des Moines Airport from central Des Moines?

    The distance between Des Moines Airport and downtown Des Moines is 4 miles.

  • What is the name of Des Moines’s airport?

    All flights to Des Moines land at Des Moines Airport. The airport code is DSM,and it can also be referred to as Des Moines or Des Moines Intl.

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

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

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

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights 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 with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight 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 up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

  • How many direct flights to Des Moines are there each week?

    Each week there are around 610 direct flights from within Costa Rica to Des Moines. The most common day for departures is Monday, with 18% of flights taking off on this day.

Top tips for finding cheap flights to Des Moines

  • Enter your preferred departure airport and travel dates into the search form above to unlock the latest Des Moines flight deals.

Reviews of the top airlines flying from Costa Rica to Des Moines

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying to Des Moines. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline from Costa Rica to Des Moines. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with 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.
7.4
United AirlinesOverall score based on 9428 reviews
7.3Comfort
8.1Crew
7.1Entertainment
6.6Food
7.7Boarding
Airline reviews

Both our flights were delayed. Almost didn’t get in the second flight. Staff was rude to the bone.

2.0 MediocreMary Ann, Mar 2026
EWR - MCO
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Both our flights were delayed. Almost didn’t get in the second flight. Staff was rude to the bone.

Hopped on time for the flight only to get deplaned and delayed another 2.5 hours.

Terrible experience! delay 2 time and say i dont have ticket

Both my flight where delayed Had 25min to make it to my transfer flight

Would've been great if Lufthansa union cockpit pilots didn't strike for 2 days and caused a chaos to my returning plans to USA, and then after rebooking a flight 2 days later tge plane departed 35 min later. So I did not have a good experience.

Everything was on time and service on the flight was great!

The boarding in Buenos Aires (at the on ramp) was not great. They had to check every carry on. Not a United problem but was a Buenos Aires problem.

Staff and aircraft were good. However, weather in Houston lee to a ground stop. We were looking at circling behind three other planes until the stop was lifted. Pilot said we didn’t have enough fuel for that. So we flew on to New Orleans as the closest port with immigration and customs staff. Landed there and sat in the plane for two hours plus while staff was sorted. Turned away by ICE. Waited for pilots to be switched out, but after they were approved by ICE. Then had to wait to get a runway because so many planes were ahead of us. Finally took off and flew back to Houston. We all missed our connecting flights because it took too long. Hotel voucher from United was only a link to booking site. Total BS. Finally got a flight out the next day after a night without sleep because all the Houston hotels were booked by rodeo and spring break crowds.

Wifi Bluetooth features for watching in flight movie was horrible. Screen kept blacking out no connection of sound although it said connected. Other than that smooth trip .

I paid $7,000 to fly round trip to Porto. I thought it was for business class. But on the leg from Miami to Newark, and again from Newark to Miami, i was in coach. One time in the middle seat of coach. From Newark to Porto I was in business class as expected, and it was fine. I fly to Portugal once per month, often paying $5,000 for business class. Usually i fly American Airlines. I'd be happy to fly more with United Airlines. But my experience was disappointing because i was put in the coach for almost half the flights.

Delay after delay with little communication then AA lost my luggage and at airport would not assist just said scan this QR code to track your luggage and submit a claim. However QR code provided did not work so have to go back to airport

After changing the departure gate 5 times making us mo e from one side of the airport to the other and then back the flight was delayed nearly 2 hours. The male flight attendant had a bad attitude with the guest being condescending, disrespectful with people who were already on edge.

Easy boarding. Rows are smaller but that may be an older and bigger me now :)

It would have been nice if American tried to care.

American Airlines did everything they could with the high Spring Break crowd. I was frustrated to be changed from 1st class to a middle seat at the back of the plane. This has happened before, not sure booking 1st class and paying the extra actually works.

I booked 1st class, my flights were changed and I was sitting in the middle at the back of the plane. A far cry from the 1st class I purchased for my flights. I am grateful I arrived on time.

Movie selections were very limited. Meals were not f So good.

Older airplane with worn out seats. No entertainment system at all. Connecting to Wi-Fi was problematic and hit and miss.

AA is flying sub par aging 787's to Tokyo. I fly other 787's long haul and these are at the bottom. Seats don't work well, tray tables don't work well and were dirty. The flight was great, the plane was not.

There was no beverage service and the only time I saw a crew member walk through the cabin is when we were preparing to land.

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