$224 Find Cheap Flights from Costa Rica to Des Moines

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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

Mon, Sep 8 - Sat, Sep 20
American Airlines Logo
6:00 am - 9:54 pmSJO-DSM
14h 54m2 stops
American Airlines Logo
6:12 pm - 5:52 pmDSM-SJO
24h 40m1 stop
$448American Airlines
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Mon, Sep 8 - Sat, Sep 20
American Airlines Logo
6:00 am - 11:06 pmSJO-DSM
16h 06m2 stops
American Airlines Logo
4:09 pm - 5:52 pmDSM-SJO
26h 43m1 stop
$478American Airlines
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Mon, Dec 15 - Wed, Jan 7
American Airlines Logo
7:00 am - 8:06 pmSJO-DSM
13h 06m1 stop
American Airlines Logo
5:58 am - 8:02 pmDSM-SJO
14h 04m1 stop
$483American Airlines
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Mon, Dec 15 - Wed, Jan 7
American Airlines Logo
6:34 am - 8:06 pmSJO-DSM
13h 32m2 stops
American Airlines Logo
5:58 am - 8:02 pmDSM-SJO
14h 04m1 stop
$487American Airlines
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Mon, Sep 8 - Sat, Sep 20
American Airlines Logo
6:00 am - 11:28 pmSJO-DSM
16h 28m2 stops
American Airlines Logo
6:00 am - 7:42 pmDSM-SJO
14h 42m2 stops
$499American Airlines
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Mon, Sep 8 - Sat, Sep 20
American Airlines Logo
6:00 am - 11:06 pmSJO-DSM
16h 06m2 stops
American Airlines Logo
6:00 am - 7:42 pmDSM-SJO
14h 42m2 stops
$500American Airlines
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Mon, Dec 15 - Wed, Jan 7
American Airlines Logo
6:34 am - 10:42 pmSJO-DSM
16h 08m1 stop
American Airlines Logo
5:58 am - 8:02 pmDSM-SJO
14h 04m1 stop
$542American Airlines
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Mon, Dec 15 - Wed, Jan 7
United Airlines Logo
11:28 pm - 5:24 pmSJO-DSM
17h 56m2 stops
United Airlines Logo
6:45 pm - 6:16 pmDSM-SJO
23h 31m2 stops
$546United Airlines
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Mon, Sep 8 - Sat, Sep 20
United Airlines Logo
1:30 pm - 10:28 pmSJO-DSM
7h 58m1 stop
United Airlines Logo
2:58 pm - 7:37 pmDSM-SJO
29h 39m1 stop
$581United Airlines
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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 month to fly to Des Moines?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights 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 to Des Moines is February, where tickets cost $532 on average for return flights. On the other hand, the most expensive months are April and September, where the average cost of tickets from Costa Rica is $764 and $746 respectively. For one-way flights, the best month to travel is February with an average price of $532.


Good to know

Low seasonJuly
Cheapest flight$224
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 14% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 9% increase in price.
Flight from San José to Des Moines

FAQs - booking Des Moines flights

  • 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.

  • What is the cheapest day to fly to Des Moines?

    Based on KAYAK data, the cheapest day to fly to Des Moines is Tuesday where round-trip tickets can be as cheap as $499. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Sunday, where round-trip prices are $788 on average.

  • 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.

  • What is the cheapest time of day to fly to Des Moines?

    The cheapest time of day to fly to Des Moines is generally in the morning, when round-trip flights cost $604 on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to Des Moines is generally at night, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $639.

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

    Each week there are around 576 direct flights from within Costa Rica to Des Moines. The most common day for departures is Monday, with 16% of flights taking off on this day.

Top tips for finding cheap flights to Des Moines

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Reviews of the top airline 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.
7.2
American AirlinesOverall score based on 10000 reviews
7.5Boarding
6.9Entertainment
7.2Comfort
8.0Crew
6.5Food
Airline reviews

Because of rescheduling, they had to put me on a flight that didn't go through Dallas

2.0 MediocreKimber, Jul 2025DFW - PDX
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Because of rescheduling, they had to put me on a flight that didn't go through Dallas

It was very difficult to stretch my knee out and I am very short. I also had a torn tendon in my knee which made it extra uncomfortable anyways. My husband is 6'2" and I can't imagine him flying in that plane.

3 hour weather delay followed by 1 hour (and counting) maintenance delay. UGH!

Couldn’t get the door on the plane to close leading to a nearly 2 hour delay. But, hey at least they didn’t cancel the flight.

Very clean and comfortable cabin. Amazing Mediterranean salad for lunch before landing. Great range of films to watch. Really quiet and easy to sleep on the flight also. The initial food was a bit weird: odd fried chicken pieces in some weird white gloop, but that would be my lack of cultural knowledge on the grub. Salad more than made up for it at the other end. Staff were super attentive and helpful. Great and easy flight

International baggage recheck process in Philadelphia was a disaster. Waited 1 hour and 45 minutes to receive our bags. Waited 15 minutes to recheck bags, flight notification boards were blank so we asked an AA representative for our connecting gate and we were directed to the wrong terminal and gate. Our connection window was over 3 hours and we made our flight by 5 minutes. We pulled away from the gate and sat on the runway for 1 1/2 hours. 1 of our 4 bags didn’t make it to Phoenix. The mobile app for lost baggage didn’t work, the AA rep had to manually fix.

I miss my flight and they could not rebook me that day because the other flight was full, and for the next day I had to pay a whole new fee again which I think is unprofessional

Flight was cancelled 3 hrs AFTER etd. Thetefore Missed connection from JFK to New Zealand . No accommodation provided… This cost ne aporox 1000 USD in extra expenses and turned whst should have been a 24 hr trip ftom Boston - New Zealand into a VERY expensive , late 70+ hr nightmare … Complete nonsense!!!

After we'd boarded , they canceled the flight. The crew didn't even know , we just all received text messages. Then after they deplaned us , AA was just like "too bad, go F your self, we sure ain't gonna help you"

The flight got delayed 2.5 hrs due to a maintenance issue that cause a domino effect. American should have spare planes for when something like this happens.

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